Tuesday, October 13, 2009

A Sad Story for Sidekick Cell Phone Users

Sidekick Users See Their Data Vanish Into a Cloud

A server meltdown over the weekend wiped out the master copies of personal data -- including address books, calendars, to-do lists and photos -- accumulated by users of T-Mobile's formerly popular Sidekick smartphone.

Apple versus Microsoft: The top 20 stolen ideas of the OS wars

Steve Jobs once said that Microsoft stole Windows from Apple, but both sides have snatched plenty of ideas over the years.

Hate Twitter spam? Now you can report it with one click

The head honchos at Twitter have decided to take action against the site's growing problem with spam accounts by giving users some new options to file spam reports. You'll see a new "Report as spam" link on the sidebar of each user's Twitter page, and a "Report as spam" action available from your followers and following lists.

Growth of Facebook leaves MySpace in dust

Social networking is definitely seeing a reshuffling of its top players. Facebook and Twitter are in, MySpace is out, according to Experian Hitwise.

Quicken 2010: Smoother money management?

With Quicken 2010, Intuit strives to make its classic money management application easier to navigate and simpler to understand in less time, thanks to spruced-up visuals. Although a solid balance-keeper and financial assistant, Quicken needs every boost it can get.

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