Archive for: August 11, 2008

August 11, 2008

µTorrent 1.8 Build 11758 Final

nbsp micro Torrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint It was designed to use as little cpu memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients
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Changes in Version 1 8 build 11758 2008 08 10
Fix magnet URI file directory naming
Changes in Version 1 8 build 11742 2008 08 09
Fix work around Windows bug with network drives and sparse files
Fix crash with Torrent and RSS items selected when setting labels
Fix write MIME associations to a user writable location in the registry for limited user accounts
Fix check the 39 complete 39 folder for items downloaded from RSS same as adding manually

Nokia N96 hits the FCC, gets stripped

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: CellphonesSure, we’ve already gotten a chance to play with the Nokia N96 — and even seen a couple reviews — but you know Uncle Sam’s got to get his taste before that thing gets its rumored launch later that month. Yep, nothing spectacular in the tryout reports, but whether you’ve got …

Averatec to inevitably pump out a netbook

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: Laptops
Averatec reliably cranks out stylish-but-generic takes on most new hardware trends, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company is prepping a netbook. Although nothing’s been locked in, it sounds like we should expect an Eee 1000-class machine, with a 10.2-inch screen an…

Averatec inevitably to pump out a netbook

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: Laptops
Averatec reliably cranks out stylish-but-generic takes on most new hardware trends, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company is prepping a netbook. Although nothing’s been locked in, it sounds like we should expect an Eee 1000-class machine, with a 10.2-inch screen an…

Preamp solutions aplenty for the Mac

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Not too enlarged ago, Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com)) announced that his long-desired goal of recording his own Blues album on his Mac had run into a bit of a musical snag. He ran out of mic preamps for recording. Not to distress, readers came to the rescue, and in his latest Creative Note, Dalrymple…

LG’s planet-saving W2252TE LCD tested

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: Displays
Here’s the fact: LG’s claims of meaningful ability savings with the W2252TE 22-inch LCD are no lie. As it turns out, the monitor sips even less juice than LG claimed, a mere 19.4 watts — less than half of its Dell and Acer counterparts. The folks at SmartPlanet additionally fo…

Apple’s MobileMe suffers more downtime

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

(Credit: CNET Networks)

Apple’s MobileMe suite of Web services suffered another outage Monday that affected an unknown number of its users.

Of the included services, Mail was inaccessible for approximately two hours. Earlier in the day we had received scattered reports from users who were unable t…

First Look: Stitcher’s iPhone app beta

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Utilizing Apple’s ad hoc distribution program, Stitcher let a beta version of their iPhone app loose on 100 testers nowadays. While the app suffers from some stability issues, due to its unfinished nature, Stitcher provides a slick solution to those looking for customized audio programming.

Stit…

D90 outed by stock screen at $1,300 asking price

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras
As Photokina looms large, D90 rumors have been in abundance — with a varying range of legitimacy. that here Circuit City stock screenshot, however, has a ring of truth to it, and even unveils a pricetag in the process: $1299.99. Not not good for rumored specs that inclu…

Jobs Trumpets App Store’s Bursting Till, Confirms Kill Switch

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded by 60 million applications from the company’s App Store in the 30 days since it opened, according to CEO Steve Jobs. Although a great deal of the applications in the App Store are free, users have purchased US$30 million in software since the store…

HTC Touch Pro hands-on

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
After spending a few minutes with it, there’s no question to us that the Touch Pro is HTC’s most impressive handset to term (even whether you count the Xperia X1). Okay, the phone is still a bit thick (roughly the same as a Tilt), and there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack, but it’s…

Tech Giants Respond to Markey, Yahoo Allows Ad Opt-Out,

Filed under: Review - 11 Aug 2008
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Is your ISP or preferred search engine tracking your online behavior and potentially putting your personal information in jeopardy?

Of course not, many of the country's top Internet companies said Monday.

The companies, including Google and Yahoo, wrote to Congress this weekend in response to a letter from Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce's Internet subcommittee, that asked them to answer 11 questions relating to their data collection processes.

As a result of Markey's inquiry, Yahoo said Friday that it would it would allow customers to opt out of customized advertising by month's end.

"We understand that there are some users who prefer not to receive customized advertising and this opt-out will offer them even greater choice," Anne Toth, head of privacy and vice president for policy at Yahoo, said in a statement.

Yahoo's new policy will go into effect by the end of August, Toth said. At that point, users will be able to opt-out by visiting the Yahoo privacy center.

Responses from other companies including Comcast, Google, AOL, and Cablevision, after the jump:

Internet companies and ISPs routinely track users' activity online in order to serve up more targeted advertisements. Whether or not the data that is collected contains personally identifiable information has been a point of contention.

Markey has pushed Internet companies to make this feature opt-in rather than opt out. Specifically, he expressed concern about a technology known as deep-packet inspection (DPI), which allows for the detailed inspection of data as it travels across the Internet. ISPs can use it to filter out the illegal transfer of copyrighted material or harmful viruses and spam, but ...

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