Geeks vs. journalists: A tale of two worldviews

Recovery with Angela Gunn Why geeks think most mainstream journalism is flaky, and why the mainstream thinks...

Can Linux do BitLocker better than Windows 7?

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Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares

Carmi Levy: Wide Angle Zoom Can you kill an operating system? Microsoft is about to find out.

The law vs. the right to know: Whose news is it anyway?

Lockdown with Angela Gunn An appeals court judge would award 'control' of a news item to its biggest reporter.

A Michael Jackson post-mortem on Internet journalism

Scott Fulton On Point An artist is being laid to rest, and something that would purport to be the new electronic...

Myka's Linux-based BitTorrent box great home theater PC for lazy people

It could very well be Linux's finest showing in the home media field to date, as Myka delivers an STB that "just works."

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Site analyzes Twitter posts to build psychological profiles (meh), match users (yes!).

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Geeks vs. journalists: A tale of two worldviews

CommentaryRecovery with Angela Gunn Why geeks think most mainstream journalism is flaky, and why the mainstream thinks geeks are trying to kill them. (They're both right.)

Posted 6:30 PM ET in Tech Policy & Law

Fire in downtown Seattle data center knocks out businesses, online services

Small fire has global impact with payment centers, city services down.

Posted 1:03 PM ET in Security

'GeoHot' gets a shower, cleans up nice, reveals new iPhone 3G S jailbreak

Either puberty has been very kind to the author of the new 'Purple Ra1n' jailbreak tool, or George Hotz may also have some adequate Photoshop skills.

Posted 12:44 PM ET in Tech Gear

What's Next: Obama gives 'Einstein' the go-ahead, while China gives 'Green Dam' a thumbs-down

What's Now | What's NextPlus: If you put up a Web site and name it after you and you're a federal judge, you might not want a bunch of weird nudity hanging around on it.

Posted 9:44 AM ET in Tech Policy & Law

Hybrid satellite cell phones aren't far off

The first satellite in Terrestar's hybrid cellular/satellite phone network has been launched.

Posted July 2, 4:03 PM ET in Tech Gear

Why would Windows 7 customers spend $120 more for BitLocker?

For pre-orders from now until July 11, Microsoft is offering the Windows 7 Professional SKU for a very steep discount. So why invest in Ultimate?

Posted July 2, 3:46 PM ET in Software

SMS could be a critical iPhone vulnerability, says white-hat hacker

Mac hacker Charlie Miller knows how to get into your iPhone.

Posted July 2, 2:31 PM ET in Security

Will Oracle's Java-based Fusion middleware 'fuse' with Java?

Now that Oracle has acquired Sun Microsystems, Java developers and supporters are wondering when Oracle will formally welcome Java into the family.

Posted July 2, 2:29 PM ET in IT Systems

Brief: All together now: iPhone and Palm Pre, likely to both grace O2's UK portfolio

European wireless network operator O2 has reportedly reached a deal to exclusively carry the Palm Pre in the UK. O2, a subsidiary of Telefónica, is Britain's largest wireless carrier, and has a similar exclusivity agreement with Apple for the iPhone.

UK paper The Guardian reported last May that O2 was vying for an exclusive agreement with Palm for the Pre, and that competition with rival carrier Orange was fierce.

Palm is expected to announce the alliance next week, along with pricing and availability of the device. Betanews is awaiting a statement from Palm about these reports.

Posted July 2, 1:37 PM ET in Tech Gear

Vista's dead: Microsoft kills an OS and no one cares

CommentaryCarmi Levy: Wide Angle Zoom Can you kill an operating system? Microsoft is about to find out.

Posted July 2, 12:51 PM ET in Software

Dish users may continue using DVRs as appeals court stays injunction

An injunction that was slated to go into effect soon, shutting off Dish Network customers DVRs and preventing their future sale, has been put on hold.

Posted July 2, 11:41 AM ET in Tech Gear

Google talks spam trends, spiffs up Gmail labels

More organization, a little less riff-raff in your inbox.

Posted July 2, 9:48 AM ET in Security

ASCAP wants money for your ringtone

'Performances' ought to be compensated, says composers' group.

Posted July 2, 9:43 AM ET in Tech Policy & Law

The law vs. the right to know: Whose news is it anyway?

CommentaryLockdown with Angela Gunn An appeals court judge would award 'control' of a news item to its biggest reporter.

Posted July 2, 9:38 AM ET in Security

What's Now: Recording industry wins big against Usenet file sharing service

What's Now | What's NextPlus: A Linux developer cuts back on the FAT, and now Nvidia's at loggerheads with Apple.

Posted July 2, 9:00 AM ET in Web Apps

A Michael Jackson post-mortem on Internet journalism

CommentaryScott Fulton On Point An artist is being laid to rest, and something that would purport to be the new electronic press is congratulating itself prematurely.

Posted July 1, 6:52 PM ET in Security

The final score: Firefox 3.5 performs at 251% the speed of 3.0

Microsoft says Web browser performance enhancements should be something you can see. If you can't see this, you're blind.

Posted July 1, 1:55 PM ET in Software

New beta of iPhone 3.1 SDK shows signs of life for MMS on AT&T

It looks like Apple may finally be reading some of those memos regarding what users of "lesser" phones are capable of doing.

Posted July 1, 1:16 PM ET in Tech Gear

USAspending.gov shows where the money goes

'IT dashboard' breaks down over 7,000 government tech projects

Posted July 1, 10:43 AM ET in Tech Policy & Law

Bing bites Google very, very slightly

It's the little engine that could, or at least someone out there thinks it can, as we can pretty much agree that more people use Bing now than Windows Live.

Posted July 1, 10:32 AM ET in Web Apps