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Symbian OS goes free and open-source, in the biggest switch in software history

Filed under: OS Updates, Symbian, Open Source, Mobile

Fans of free and open source software, I hope you have a change of pants handy, because this is some big news. Symbian, a platform that has been proprietary and closed-source for a decade, just opened up its code and turned free. It’s been close to two years [...]

Scammers exploit the iPad hype

Filed under: Security, Search

Since it’s introduction last week, people have been clamoring for more information on the iPad. Apple has released a video and has posted some basic specs and pricing, but more information has been hard to come by. Scammers have started to pick up on this and have been looking for ways to [...]

Google Chrome tablet UI begins taking shape in Chromium nightly builds

Filed under: Google, Browsers

Google’s user interface mockups and YouTube video were a hot topic the other day, and that buzz will likely continue until we finally see a tablet device emerge from Mountain View to accompany the Nexus One.

If the images and video weren’t enough proof for you, changes are under way in the [...]

Jaw-dropping and life-changing details about Chinese attacks on Google emerge

Filed under: Internet, Security, Google

Your world is about to be rocked.

If you’re not a hardened, tinfoil hat-wearing the-apocalypse-is-nigh conspiracy theorist, you soon will be. Wired has just published a stunning article detailing a really scary report from computer forensic firm Mandiant. The story brings to light some disturbing truths about the always-connected, always-on world we [...]

How Can I Make Money In A Car Wash When It Rains?

I own a car wash and would like some input and how can I make money in my businees when it rains. Abviously there is not a lot of business when the weather is bad. Please give me some creative ideas.

What Is The Easiest Way To Make Money In Runescape?

hey, i have been playing runescape for years and have tried every way to make money but they all so difficult. what is the easiest way to make money?

Bandcamp lets musicians be heard

Filed under: Audio

Promoting your music online is not an easy task; MySpace is notoriously crappy, and that means there’s room for other options.

One of these other options is Bandcamp. Gratuitous American Pie cracks aside, the service seems pretty solid. It has a nice minimalistic feel to it, while leaving enough space for a band to [...]

Skype says 3G iPhone app is coming

Filed under: VoIP, iPhone

Last week Apple changed began allowing third party applications to make VoIP calls over 3G. What that means is that you can make a telephone call over the internet using a wireless broadband connection. The upshot is that you could theoretically use an application like Skype to make free or cheap phone [...]

YouTube’s movie rental test posts dismal profits

Filed under: Video, Google, Web

YouTube began testing the waters with a movie rental service late last month. Starting small, they offered a collection of five films from the Sundance Film Festival. The movies were offered for ten days to see how users would respond to a paid movie rental service.

Charging only $3.99, the films [...]

Hands on with the WordPress app for Google Android

Filed under: Blogging, Google, Freeware, Android

The folks at Automattic make the popular WordPress blogging software. And this week they released an app for Google Android that makes it easy to update or edit a WordPress site from your smartphone.

Now, call me old fashioned, but I’m kind of a fan of physical keyboards for tasks such [...]