mobile networks, phones, and other gadgets, are simply retarded and so u have to revert to simpler methods like, linux, windows, Slackware,

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Digg Toolbox: 50 New Tools and Resources March 6, 2009 at 8:50 am Using these tools you'll be able to better keep track of your conversations, visualize data in new and exciting ways, access Digg from your mobile device, and much more. Zimbra Tops Google's Gmail with 40 million Paid Mailboxes March 6, 2009 at 8:30 am It's impressive to be able to give away 31.2 million free Gmail accounts, as Google has. It's even more impressive to get customers to pay for 40 million mailboxes, as Zimbra's reported to me today, representing a sharp spike from the 20 million paid mailboxes reported in early 2009. Windows 7 test build 'turns off' Internet Explorer 8 March 6, 2009 at 5:00 am Microsoft's latest test build of Windows 7 comes loaded with an option to delete Internet Explorer 8's executable file - making it unusable on the OS. 10 Things To Consider When Choosing The Perfect CMS March 6, 2009 at 4:00 am Choosing a content management system can be tricky. Without a clearly defined set of requirements, you will be seduced by fancy functionality that you will never use. What then should you look for in a CMS? The 5 Best iPod Car Adapters March 6, 2009 at 3:40 am So your car doesn't have an iPod dock. Rather than scrapping your mp3 player for burned cds, (or scrapping your car, for that matter) owners of dockless vehicles can patch together a method for streaming their MP3s through the built-in stereo. Effort and expense will vary, and some setups will sound much better than others. Top hacker says Safari is "easiest browser to hack" March 6, 2009 at 3:20 am Security researcher Charlie Miller, who last year won $10,000 for hacking into a MacBook Air via Safari in just two minutes, says he thinks Safari will be the first browser to fall at this year's Pwn2Own contest. Apple Prepping New Snow Leopard, iWeb, ARD Updates March 6, 2009 at 1:50 am The news vacuum that's followed Apple's Mac desktop refresh offers space for some updates on the company's software-related efforts, which should soon produce new builds of Snow Leopard. Meanwhile, minor updates to iWeb, Remote Desktop, and other OS X components are also reportedly in the works. 'Toys "R" Us' Buys Toys.com Domain Name For $5.1M March 6, 2009 at 1:10 am Toy retailer ToysRUs has paid $5.1m (£3.6m) for the Toys.com domain name. Firefox 3.0.7 targets security issues March 6, 2009 at 12:10 am The Web browser's second security update in a month addresses eight issues, six of which are deemed critical. Man Assaulted For Being Linux Advocate March 6, 2009 at 12:00 am Putting fuel in my truck was the last place I expected to get into a confrontation.Especially concerning Free Open Source Software. I mean, come on... Google Launches Incredible, Expandable... Ads March 5, 2009 at 11:00 pm These are ads that start out as regular box or rectangle ads, but then expand into much larger ones that sit on top of content. Yes, they are annoying. Luckily, Google's ads won't auto-expand or do so on a mouse roll-over - only when the user clicks. Linux companies sign Microsoft patent protection pacts March 5, 2009 at 9:00 pm Microsoft is suing TomTom because of Linux-related patent violations. One reason why they think they can get away with it? It turns out Microsoft already has Linux-using customers who've signed similar deals. iPhone and iPod touch create sweet music, cool video March 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm A video of The Mentalists performing MGMT's 'Kids' on iPhones and iPods is proving an online hit. The Real Reason for Microsoft's TomTom Lawsuit March 5, 2009 at 5:50 pm Samba's Jeremy Allison says it's all about forcing TomTom either to violate the GPL or to switch from Linux to Microsoft's embedded software - and that this isn't the first time a company has had to choose. 60+ Most Beautiful and Creative Business Cards Design March 5, 2009 at 5:10 pm A showcase of creative business cards designs 3D TV: Television with a new dimension March 5, 2009 at 5:00 pm 3D televisions could be on sale next year - and you may not need the silly glasses. Kindle for iPhone: Disappointing. Yet Still Amazing. March 5, 2009 at 4:30 pm First the bad news: In multiple ways, Amazon's new Kindle reader for the iPhone falls short of being the ultimate iPhone e-book application. It fails to replicate all the major features of a $359 Kindle device. But despite that, it's a delight to have Kindle on the iPhone. What makes Kindle Kindle isn't software but content –244,000 books' worth. Audio Watermarks Locate Camcording Pirates March 5, 2009 at 4:10 pm Camcording pirates pose a serious threat to the profits of Hollywood, according to the MPAA at least. In order to stop the cammers in their tracks, theater owners have been equipped with night-vision goggles. That's not all though, the latest Hollywood blockbusters may soon come with watermarked audio that can pinpoint a pirate's seat number. Sizing up a possible NVIDIA-made x86 processor March 5, 2009 at 4:00 pm I've never believed the rumor that NVIDIA has been working on an x86 processor. But, as it turns out, the GPU maker is indeed looking seriously at the idea, and will probably wind up giving it a go in the next few years. Opinion: Windows 7's UAC is a broken mess; mend it or end it March 5, 2009 at 3:40 pm The changes Microsoft has made to Windows 7's UAC render it little more than a pesky annoyance. If this is the path the company wishes to go down, it should stop doing things by halves and kill it off altogether. 28 Adobe AIR Apps for Designers and Developers March 5, 2009 at 3:30 pm Adobe AIR is marvelous. Simple as that. It takes either or all HTML, JavaScript, Flash or Actionscript and builds you a desktop widget that is compatible across all operating systems and can be used at any time off-line. There are very few limitations, and anyone with even a little programming knowledge could build an app with relative ease. Visual History of PC Data Storage - Punch Cards to Blu-Ray March 5, 2009 at 3:10 pm Our storage options weren't always as fanciful, fast, and fat as they are today. Some of you may remember toting a 3.5-inch floppy to and from school, while others hearken all the way back to cassette tapes. And if you've lived long enough to remember the IBM Punch Card first hand, just ask and we'll SPEAK LOUDER. iPhone Apps That Foretell The Future March 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm These are the applications that offer clues as to how mobile users are likely to use their smartphones -- whether it's an iPhone or one of the iPhone's rivals -- in the months and years to come. Google Earth: 5 Fun Ways to Waste Time March 5, 2009 at 1:40 pm Let's face it: You can kill a lot of time with Google Earth 5.0. With this highly-visual, recently-released tool, you can fly anywhere on Earth for free, from your neighborhood to your upcoming fishing spots. You can check out terrain and 3D buildings, plot your ideal vacation tour, explore the ocean floor and even see Mars up close. It's a rich The Coming Facebook-Twitter Collision March 5, 2009 at 1:11 pm Forget about rivalries with MySpace and LinkedIn. Facebook's real competition is coming from upstart microblogging site Twitter By Sarah Lacy Every time monthly Web traffic numbers are released, you can expect at least a half-dozen blogs to run a graph ... Can we build a world with open source? March 5, 2009 at 11:50 am "open source" - has been confined to software through such brilliant communal projects as Wikipedia, the Firefox browser (which now has 21.5% of the global market) or the Linux operating system. Interestingly, such products don't appear in the figures for gross domestic product (GDP)... Browser Battle: Nine Browsers of Today and Tomorrow Compared March 5, 2009 at 11:30 am Anyone who may have thought the death of Netscape would signal the end of the browser wars, boy were they mistaken. In fact, it could be argued that it was at that point it all began. Firefox eclipses IE6 in web share, threatens IE7 March 5, 2009 at 10:54 am Firefox 3 has become the first non-Microsoft web browser to overtake Internet Explorer 6 in market share, according to new data from StatCounter. The open source browser climbed to 24 percent of users in February while IE6 dipped to just over 22.6 percent, making Firefox the second most popular browser by individual versions. Googlers Leaving to Start Social Sites March 5, 2009 at 10:10 am Why are Googlers leaving the search behemoth? For one, growing pains in community building initiatives...