Man Sues Microsoft over Xbox 360
A man is suing Microsoft, claiming a design flaw in the Xbox 360 is causing it to overheat and lock up. Add comment
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Microsoft Promises Updates Without Reboots!
Microsoft is developing a new feature for Windows Vista, called the Restart Manager, that will allow parts of the Operating System to be updated without requiring the entire PC to reboot. Add comment
Nielsen Acknowledges the DVR
Nielsen Media Research, the company responsible for television ratings monitoring, has finally taken steps to measure TV watching habits that incorporate use of a DVR. Add comment
Regulators OK Adobe’s Acquisition of Macromedia
The last hurdle has been cleared in Adobe's bid to buy Macromedia. The companies say that the deal will close on December 3, 2005. Add comment
Ebayers Spurn Skype
A group of Ebay's most active sellers has stated that the addition of Skype's functionality to Ebay won't be a useful tool for them to use. Add comment
CAD Gets Animated
The popular web-based comic strip, Ctrl+Alt+Del, will offer a monthly animated comic beginning in February 2006. Add comment
Consumers Defy Market Research: Won’t Pay for Ad-Free Content
A recent statement by Chuck Porter, an advertising industry executive, shows that consumers shy away from choking up the cash when it comes to paying for advertisement-free content, a finding which defies prior market research data. Add comment
FCC Supports A La Carte TV Pricing
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has stated that the FCC will soon be releasing a report stating that customized channel packages per customer will be economically feasible and in the best interest of consumers. Add comment
Nintendo Revolution’s Details Will Be Unveiled May 9, 2006
Details on Nintendo's upcoming gaming system will be released at next year's E3 event in May. Add comment
Firefox 1.5 Final Released
Mozilla has released another version of its popular browser, Firefox. Add comment
Spitzer Targets Sony BMG
New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer has set his sights on Sony BMG now that the rootkit fiasco has come to his attention. Add comment
“Cyber Monday” Fact or Hypefiction?
Recent media coverage that points to the Monday after Thanksgiving as "Cyber Monday", or the biggest online shopping day of the year, turned out to be a false rumor which was spread by online marketing firms to try to make hype become reality. Add comment
Lakeview Polar Bear Club Presents 5th Annual Celebration of Shrinkage – starring Short-Media staff members
It's that time of year again.... Add comment
Huge increase in search engine use in the US
A new survey by Pew reports that search engine use within the United States is at an all-time high. Add comment
FBI: Surveillance E-mail Is Really a Scam
The FBI issued an alert stating that an e-mail, supposedly from the FBI, telling internet users that they are being monitored, is false and should not be acted upon. Add comment
Dell may finally be biting the AMD hook
Dell Inc is lining up its suppliers in order to begin rolling out AMD processor-based servers. Add comment
Ex-Microsoft Worker Sentenced for Theft
A federal judge sentenced a former Microsoft employee on Friday to four years in prison for illegally selling millions of dollars of company software. Add comment
Computer virus infection rate down in China
The percentage of Chinese computers infected with viruses has dropped by 8% from last year's level of virus infection. Add comment
Taking the stage against piracy
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan have teamed up to combat piracy in new TV advertisement. Add comment
Remove Virtumonde – A brief guide
Short-Media spyware removal helper Trogan_1000 shows us a quick way to get rid of the nefarious Virtumonde infection. Add comment
Remove Virtumonde – A brief guide
Short-Media spyware removal helper Trogan_1000 shows us a quick way to get rid of the nefarious Virtumonde infection. Add comment
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