Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Update on The Verizon vs. AT&T War

Verizon to AT&T: "Our ads are true and the truth hurts"

Verizon Wireless responded today to a lawsuit filed by AT&T earlier this month that accused Verizon’s “There’s a map for that” marketing campaign of misleading consumers about AT&T’s 3G coverage in the United States.

Microsoft patching zero-day Windows 7 SMB hole

Microsoft said it is working on a fix for a vulnerability in the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used to remotely crash a computer.

Security in Windows 7: Getting Started

According to Microsoft, "Windows 7 improves security, reliability, and performance while helping to optimize PC management." Concepts like Kernel Patch Protection, Data Execution Prevention, Address Space Layout Randomization, and Mandatory Integrity Levels sound good, but the early propaganda about Vista hyped security too, and much of its promise failed to materialize. Will Windows 7 do better at living up to the hype?

Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games

In the first five days of availability, Modern Warfare 2 has eclipsed the largest worldwide box-office opening, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which tallied $394 million over its first five days. It also beat "The Dark Knight," which holds the U.S. box-office record with $203.8 million in first five-day sales.

Get a cool background for your Twitter profile

Twitter might be a great way to communicate, but the default options for the profile background aren't all that nice. That said, the Twitter background is a fine way to promote your company, tell the world a little something about yourself, or to enhance the beauty of your profile.

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