HP's Windows 7 Slate Strikes at the iPad - 03/08/2010
HP is set to launch a new tablet that will strike back at Apple's iPad. The new HP slate is a sleek design, startling in its resemblance to the iPad but will offer Flash support.

Intel releases 'affordable' SSD - 03/15/2010
On the heels of OCZ Technology Group's release of its first sub-$100 solid-state drive (SSD), Intel is shipping a $125 SSD called the X25-V Value SATA SSD.

AMD’s Phenom X3: Not So Odd After All - 05/19/2008
- Reseller Advocate Magazine “Admit it. A processor with three cores sounds just a little strange.

IBM says rivals behind anti-IBM report in India - 03/15/2010
IBM has slammed a report critical of the adoption of its mainframes in India, saying the report was driven by IBM competitors and has no credibility.

AMD Expands AMD Fusion Partner Program - 03/02/2010
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it is extending the reach of the AMD Fusion Partner Program to include its commercial channel and software partners. Additionally, AMD is launching the AMD Fusion Partner Portal, an all-new partner portal designed specifically with AMD’s diverse partner landscape in mind.

Taiwan LCD giant plans big China factory as rules ease - 03/15/2010
AU Optronics became the first major Taiwanese LCD screen maker to apply to the Taiwan government to build an advanced LCD factory in China under regulations that were eased last month.

How Science Fiction Writers Can Help, or Hurt, Homeland Security - 06/18/2009
A couple of years ago, the Department of Homeland Security hired a bunch of science fiction writers to come in for a day and think of ways terrorists could attack America. If our inability to prevent 9/11 marked a failure of imagination, as some said at the time, then who better than science fiction writers to inject a little imagination into counterterrorism planning? I discounted the exercise at the time, calling it "embarrassing.

How Encryption Works
How secure is the Internet for sending sensitive information? Learn all about encryption, authentication, hash algorithms and more.

Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest - 03/12/2010
Netflix has canceled a sequel to a $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendations. Netflix - Privacy - Home - Consumer Information - Arts and Entertainment

IBM continues push for Sun, but will the deal kill Solaris? - 04/02/2009
The high-stakes, but still under-the covers battle by IBM to take over Sun Microsystems is still in play, but IBM may be rethinking what it is willing to pay for the enterprise vendor.

Zeus Botnet Takes a Hit


Feds' e-mail botch earns a raspberry - 03/12/2010
As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved. Government - United States Department of Justice - Information technology - Justice Department - United States

Order Your iPad Today - 03/12/2010
Apple just started taking orders for the iPad.

Tracking the Fault Lines - 01/26/2010
The Threat of Earthquakes to the U.S.

The Haiti Effect - 01/14/2010
How Social Networking, Internet Helping To Keep Communications Open

Scientists find new way to generate electricity - 03/11/2010
Researchers have found a way to produce large amounts of electricity from tiny cylinders made from carbon atoms. Electricity - Carbon - Energy - Environment - Carbon Cycle

Funky flies offer model for surgical adhesive - 03/12/2010
An underwater fly that builds a covering of pebbles and sand by gluing them together could point the way for developing a glue that works while wet. Adhesive - Sand - Recreation - Outdoors - Shopping

Video: Shedding Light on Winter Depression - 03/14/2010
Jeff Glor reports on how new eye treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder can help someone's Winter blues.

Symbian Foundation faces up to challenges - 04/01/2009
What was billed as a roundtable discussion for members of the new Symbian Foundation turned into an opportunity for them to lay out the challenges and threats to their fledgling group.

How to Sync Your Android Phone to a Mac or PC
There's no iTunes for Google Android phones, but we've found ways to sync your media, contacts and calendar to any Android device.

Motorola CLIQ XT (T-Mobile)


Mobile giving for Chile pales compared to Haiti - 03/12/2010
So far, Americans have pledged $100,000 in donations via cell phone for victims of Chile's earthquake compared to more than $43 million raised that way for victims of Haiti's Jan. 12 quake.

Apple's Secret iPhone Developer Agreement Goes Public - 03/09/2010
Previously secret, the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement has been acquired and published with the help of the Freedom of Information Act.

New Phones Still Sold With Old Versions of Android - 03/14/2010
Google has been cranking out new versions of Android operating system faster than handset makers can keep up with. As a result, the latest Android phones to hit the stores carry an older version of the OS, which means consumers often have no access to new apps or features.

What to Expect at SXSW 2010


SXSW: Cuban, Boxee Clash at Web TV Debate
On the opening night of SXSW Interactive, HDNet founder Mark Cuban and Boxee founder Avner Ronan traded verbal barbs and a few well-reasoned arguments trying to answer the simple question: will Internet TV take over?

Netflix Prize Scrapped Over Privacy Concerns
Netflix has ditched plans for a sequel to its million dollar prize as part of a lawsuit settlement regarding the use of members' personal information.

The Power User's Guide to Google Apps - 03/12/2010
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/The_Power_Users_Guide_to_Google_Services'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://digg.com/software/The_Power_Users_Guide_to_Google_Services'; Using just a small fraction of Google's vast application offerings? That's about to end! Remember that old maxim that says we use only about 10 percent of our brain’s capacity? It’s been proven as hokum by modern neuroscience, but we think we can safely apply the same basic analogy to Google: The vast, vast, vast majority of computer users—even those practiced in hardcore nerdery—are almost certainly using a pitiful fraction of all the applications and features intrinsic to Google’s ever-expanding matrix of software code. Sure, a Maximum PC reader may be well-versed in Google’s advanced search operators (Google allintext: “advanced search operators” if you missed that chapter), but we’re willing to wager that even the most curious among you haven’t taken the time to play with more than a few Google applications, let alone explore all their advanced features. Indeed, Google HQ is a fan-friggin’-amazing hotbed of R&D, but its developers are relatively quiet about the tools they’ve released.

PCMag After Hours: Hot Five in Five 3.12.10
Bill Gates now the world's second richest man, Green Day goes Rock Band, a three-year-old's fatal Wiimote mistake, and more! Also, Alex sings! A lot!

Freeware Files: Five Unmentioned, but not Unappreciated, UI Apps for your Desktop! - 03/02/2010
Let it not be said that I don't pay attention to the demands of the readers.  No sooner did I wrap up another comparative analysis of three slammin' freeware applications for altering your desktop in new and unique ways then, well, you all talked.  And talked.  And talked. That's not a bad thing, however.  A number of you voiced support for your favorite applications and utilities that you use to radically transform the look of your traditional Windows desktop in some pretty awesome ways.  It would be a shame to let these suggestions languish in the comments thread of an old article, however.  So, this week, Freeware Files is all about you.  I'll be featuring your suggestions for applications and showing people why they should consider your alternatives for giving their desktops a refreshed look. Got it?  Let's begin! 3DNA What.  The.  Hell.  Sorry to be so blunt, and I apologize for offending anyone's sensitive ears.  Let's not kid ourselves, however.  That's the first think you'll be thinking when you go to load up 3DNA, a desktop transformation that takes the concept of a 3D environment one step further... off the deep end.  I kid, but it's just that much of a radical transformation.  Unlike the previously featured Bumptop, which allows you to manipulate your desktop as if it was a 3D cube of-sorts, 3DNA turns your desktop into the equivalent of Second Life. Is it useful from a functional standpoint?  Doubtful.  Is it cool to run through?  Admittedly...

JavaScript TreeView v1.2 - 03/14/2010
Simple but advance-featured TreeView control.

Writing Audio CDs - 06/11/2004
"Perhaps they were expecting someone to write an audio recorder in Visual Basic?" Paul DiLascia writes, somewhat sarcastically, in the April 2004 issue of MSDN Magazine on the subject of the Image Mastering API. Whether they were expecting it or not, here it is: a VB application which creates audio CDs.

Defining a Navigation Bar`s Hover State with CSS Sprites - 03/08/2010
In this penultimate part of the series I show how to use the previous CSS sprite background image to define the look of a casual artistic blog navigation bar in its hover state. The simple styling process shouldn t give you any major problems when you use this approach to build a navigation bar for your own websites.

Simple Data CD Creation Using ICDBurn - 06/11/2004
Windows XP and above include built-in support for burning CDs. This sample demonstrates how to use the simple ICDBurn API included in the shell to create data CDs from within a Visual Basic application.

Using different definitions for the same tags (no classes)and aligning block elements - 03/15/2010
Hi, I have two questions. First, I was wondering if it's possible to use two different definitions for , and .

Best Buy, Cisco, Others Add $36.5M to SiBeam
Wireless provider SiBeam received $36.5 million in a Series D funding round on Tuesday.

FCC Mobile Plan Would Auction Off TV Spectrum
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday outlined an ambitious plan for U.S.

Verizon Testing 4G LTE, Likes What it Sees
If recent speed tests are any indication, Verizon's new 700 MHz 4G LTE network will be "significantly faster" than the carrier's current 3G deployment, the company said Monday.

Apple iPad 3G Options Include a Data Monitor
In addition to kicking off its iPad pre-sale on Friday, Apple also provided some details on how the device's 3G capabilities will work, including alerts when users are running low on their 3G data.

AT&T CEO Sees iPad Mostly Used on Wi-Fi
AT&T Inc expects users of Apple Inc's iPad to connect to the Internet mostly using short-range Wi-Fi networks rather than AT&T's cellular network, the chief executive of AT&T said on Tuesday.

Sprint Reiterates WiMAX Plans
Sprint has reconfirmed plans to bring its WiMAX-powered 4G service to a number of major U.S.

Iran Hacks Opposition Web Sites, Arrests Cyber Activists - 03/14/2010
Iran's Revolutionary Guards hacked 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, an Iranian news agency reported Sunday

How Fingerprint Scanners Work
Your fingerprints are not only unique; they're also very hard to fake and even harder to misplace. What better ID to use in a security system? Learn how fingerprint scanners know it's you.

Freeware Files: Five Apps for Advanced Virus/Malware Elimination! - 03/15/2010
Alright, I'll admit it.  I finally got hit with a virus. Well, sort-of. I first thought that the strange "YOUR COMPUTER IS NOT PROTECTED" icon in my taskbar was some indication that my antivirus software of-choice had finally flipped out for good.

SXSW Apps: Tungle.me, Huddlehub and Phonebooth - 03/14/2010
I've been cruising the exhibit hall looking for cool apps (and free beer), and found a little of both.

What is a digital signature?
Digital signatures make sure the documents you send electronically are authentic. Learn about digital signatures and other authentication methods.

Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez's allegations (AP) - 03/14/2010
AP - A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors.