http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/22/all xx http://www.itworld.com/business/83941/intel-antitrust-net-bug-coding-error New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed federal antitrust charges against Intel this week, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission expected to follow suit. Security problems yet again snagged a lot of IT headline attention, including news about yet another flaw affecting Facebook and MySpace users. To mix things up, we've got IT angles to Beatles music and the Boston Celtics in there, too. http://www.itworld.com/business/83941/intel-antitrust-net-bug-coding-error#comments Business Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:23 -0500 ITworld staff 83941 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/83927/windows-7-sales-it-really-hit The numbers are in and Windows 7 sales are strong, but with lagging PC sales and increased competition from other operating systems, is Windows in trouble? Apple recently reported one of its best quarters ever, and interest is high in current and future products coming out of Cupertino. Then there's the recent release of the latest Linux distribution, Ubuntu 9.10, and let's not forget pressure from Google Chrome OS, http://www.itworld.com/windows/83927/windows-7-sales-it-really-hit#comments Open Source Operating systems Software Windows Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:21 -0500 ITworld staff 83927 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83928/upgrade-mac-mini-six-minutes I've upgraded quite a few Mac minis over the past several years, from the original 2005 model to the latest version, released last week, and some in between. We've also covered the topic of Mac mini surgery on the Macworld Podcast. But we still regularly receive questions from readers about whether or not performing such upgrades yourself is a good idea--many have heard that it's quite difficult to open the Mini, or that doing so voids your warranty. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83928/upgrade-mac-mini-six-minutes#comments Hardware Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:21 -0500 ITworld staff 83928 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83918/birth-droid-fanboy It had to happen eventually. The launch of Motorola's Droid makes room for a new kind of fanboy in the tech world: The Droid fanboy, armed at last with a phone that fits with any anti-iPhone lifestyle. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83918/birth-droid-fanboy#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:10 -0500 ITworld staff 83918 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/83890/ebay-reaches-deal-skype-founders Skype users can breathe easier, now that one of technology's greatest business blunders has been fixed. The outside chance of a Skype shutdown has gone away, messy lawsuits have been resolved, and Skype's founders are back helping run the company. http://www.itworld.com/networking/83890/ebay-reaches-deal-skype-founders#comments Networking Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:05 -0500 ITworld staff 83890 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83868/twitter-tries-luring-users-back Twitter made its new retweet function available to a limited number of users on Thursday, as it tests the new feature before rolling it out across its entire network. Retweets are just one part of what looks like a larger push by the self-proclaimed "information network" to make Twitter.com just as usable as the multitude of free Twitter clients out there like Tweetdeck, HootSuite and Seesmic. In addition to Retweets, the company also announced on Thursday that it would start editing its trending topics to make the feature more relevant, and last month Twitter launched a [<a http://www.itworld.com/internet/83868/twitter-tries-luring-users-back#comments Internet Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:12 -0500 ITworld staff 83868 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83866/verizon-droid-tethering-will-cost-you The Droid hits the streets today. After all of the hype around Verizon's marketing efforts, and generally favorable reviews of the Motorola Droid, users that rush out to get the new device may be in for a shock. The Droid does tethering (or at least it will very soon), but the cost will surprise people. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83866/verizon-droid-tethering-will-cost-you#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:11 -0500 ITworld staff 83866 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83867/99-8gb-iphone-3gs-kill-motorola-droid AT&T and Apple are preparing a cheaper iPhone 3GS just in time for the holidays to distract from the popularity of the Motorola Droid, according to sources quoted by a BoyGenius report. A cheaper version of the iPhone 3GS would come with only 8GB of storage and $100 off the original price tag, replacing the current $99 8GB iPhone 3G. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83867/99-8gb-iphone-3gs-kill-motorola-droid#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:11 -0500 ITworld staff 83867 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83833/apple-syncing-patent-cant-come-soon-enough I'll say it: iPhone syncing is a pain! http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83833/apple-syncing-patent-cant-come-soon-enough#comments Mobile & wireless Opinion Apple iPhone sync Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:09:31 -0500 jfruh 83833 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83800/google-dashboard-creates-security-and-privacy-concerns The new Google Dashboard addresses concerns that users have regarding just how much Google knows about them. Providing a resource like the Google Dashboard that presents all associated information in one place may actually create more privacy and security issues than it solves though. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83800/google-dashboard-creates-security-and-privacy-concerns#comments Internet Opinion Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:26 -0500 ITworld staff 83800 at http://www.itworld.com