Home » Search Center » Results: PC Magazine
Results for "PC Magazine"
Mozilla Updates Firefox, Thunderbird with Fixes
Mozilla.org released new versions yesterday of Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird, addressing a total of 6 vulnerabilities. All 6 affect Firefox; two affect SeaMonkey and one affects Thunderbird. You can get the new Firefox 3.06 through the usual updating mechanisms, including a direct download from here. Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 and SeaMonkey 1.1.15, announced in these advisories, are not ...
In Tough Times, Showbiz Firms Hold Their Own
There are some showbiz companies that haven't been weakened by the lousy worldwide economy. In fact, some in Hollywood are thriving in these tough times, and a slim few might actually be benefiting from recession-related shifts in consumer spending. LOS ANGELES - The entertainment industry is recession-proof, right? Tell that to the thousands of people who ...
How Does the Economic Stimulus Plan Affect Tech?
The economic stimulus package has dominated nightly newscasts and newspaper headlines this week, and while Democrats and Republicans are still undecided over whether the bill is unnecessary or just the type of boost our economy needs, the stimulus does include some serious cash for tech-related projects. The House approved the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan this ...
Is Your ISP Throttling Bandwidth? Google Will Know
Is your ISP throttling your Internet connection or is it just time to get a new computer? How much bandwidth are you actually using? Are you getting the Internet speeds promised by your provider? These may seem like basic questions, but they are not easily answered. At the root of last year's Comcast network management debacle ...
Netflix Results: Are U.S. Consumers Cocooning?
Netflix reported unexpected growth that surprised analysts and company executives alike. The company reported that 2 million subscribers joined the service, and that many subscribers participated in the video streaming service. Are U.S. consumers cocooning? Netflix Inc's share price jumped about 8 percent on Monday after the top U.S. online DVD rental company posted unexpectedly rosy ...
Broadband, Wireless Firms Could Be up for Bailouts
While the U.S. House and Senate aren't propping up the industry, both bodies are talking about providing billions of dollars in grant money to ensure that rural areas are served, both in wireless and in broadband Internet. U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will consider a plan to give tax credits for Internet and wireless companies, such as ...
Google Announces Offline Version of Gmail
Google on Tuesday announced the release of offline Gmail. The early version of the app is available now to users with the U.S./U.K. English version of Google Labs. Pegged as an “experimental" feature, the app is aimed at maintaining Gmail's functionality even when you're not online. Built on Google's Gear's platform, once enabled the feature downloads ...
House Republicans Slam Efforts to Delay DTV Switch
A final vote on legislation to delay the digital television transition has been postponed until Wednesday morning, but House members braved a Washington, D.C. ice storm Tuesday night for a partisan battle over the impending switch. Pushing the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 is “a highly regrettable but necessary step," said Rep. Rick ...
Google Purges Obama 'Failure' Links
It didn't take very long into Barack Obama's presidency for a group of users to declare him a “failure"--or for them to assert such feeling by way of Google. Following in the footsteps of the much publicized “miserable failure" Googlebombing of George W. Bush, the “group" greeted the new president during his first days in office ...
House Approves $6 Billion Broadband Plan
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday approved a $6 billion broadband plan that would provide grants for those who build out high-speed Internet networks and require the government to maintain a public, online broadband inventory map. The plan is part of an $825 billion overall economic stimulus package unveiled last week by the House ...
