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Corel VideoStudio v.11: A Small Step Forward

With the arrival of high-definition cameras, the push for video-to-go (V2G) and, of course, Windows Vista, makers of video editing software have been handed a ticket to introduce new versions of their products. Canadian application architect Corel has done just that with the new version of its VideoStudio ...

Report: Mobile Search to Ring In Ad Billions

Revenue from search-related advertising on mobile phones will crack the US$2 billion mark in 2011, according to a report released last week by a market and trend analysis firm ...

Civil Liberties, ISPs and the FBI’s Letter-Writing Campaign

Citing information from documents obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under the Freedom of Information Act, a civil liberties group Tuesday maintained the federal agency has had chronic problems with its use of anti-terror letters to collect personal information about American citizens ...

Video Game Advertising: Closing In on a Billion Bucks

Advertising inside video games will near the US$1 billion mark by the beginning of the next decade, according to a report released by a technology research firm ...

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Beware of Data Dumpster Divers

Some 30 percent of businesses in the UK leave data, some of it sensitive, on their PCs when they dispose of them, according to research findings released this week by computer maker Lenovo ...

The Social Web’s Meager Promise for Retail Marketing

Social and community networks may be great hangouts for Web surfers who shop but not so great for retailers looking for virtual "ka-chings." ...

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Social Networks and the Citizen Journalist

The popularity of social networking sites like MySpace and user-generated content sites like YouTube are inducing traditional news organizations to rethink their approach to the Web ...

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Is Social Networking Sharing or Sharecropping?

Social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook provide a means for people to share their lives with others, but are these sites turning their subscribers' free content into economic gain -- a new form of sharecropping? ...

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Hiring With Biodata: Risky Business?

A method for screening new hires that counts the likes of Google among its adherents may create some fertile ground for future employment lawsuits ...

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Avoiding a Photog’s Worst Nightmare With Polaroid’s Media Backup

If there's one prospect that sends shivers down the spines of shutterbugs everywhere, it's the expectation that some day, some way, all their photos will disappear in a computer mishap ...

Boingo Serves Up All-You-Can-Eat Worldwide WiFi

International business travelers will be able to access the Internet for a flat monthly fee through more than 100,000 wireless hotspots around the world under a new service announced Monday by Boingo Wireless ...

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Raxco PerfectDisk Rx Suite Takes Your Disk to the Doc

There are lots of disk defraggers in the market, but Raxco PerfectDisk is one of the best that I've seen to date. Now the Gaithersburg, Md., company is expanding the scope of its flagship product to further improve computer performance and security ...

Light and Magnets: A New Spin on Chip Technology

A promising technology that involves controlling light with magnets could improve the speed and reduce the juice requirements of future computer chips ...

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Free Your Pix From Your Hard Drive

A bane of shutterbugs everywhere is the question of what to do with their photos after shooting them ...

Study: PC Call Centers Provide Dismal Service

Call centers for PC companies placed dead last in customer satisfaction in a survey released Tuesday by an international consulting group ...

Looking for Loyalty Through Online Banking Tools

Banks looking to increase opportunities to cross-sell products to their online customers will turn in the coming years to Web-based personal finance management tools to do so, according to a research report released Tuesday ...

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The Cacheman Cometh

If there's one thing Windows users share -- other than their conflicted emotions toward Microsoft -- it's an insatiable yearning to boost the performance of their computers ...

OSS Revenues to Ripen by 2011

Worldwide revenues from standalone open source software will reach US$5.8 billion by 2011, according to a report released last week by IDC ...

Netflix, QVC Rated E-Tail Customer Service Champs

Video rental purveyor Netflix and TV shopping channel QVC led a customer satisfaction index of the top 100 online retailers released Friday by ForeSee Results, of Ann Arbor, Mich ...

Banks Battle for Online Switchers

As the market for online banking matures, competition is heating up for a group of consumers no longer loyal to their primary financial institution ...

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