FTC Charges Intel with Stifling Processor Competition
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Intel with stifling processor competition for more than a decade. Intel, the FTC said, used coercion and threats to deprive consumers of potentially superior chips at lower prices. The FTC also said Intel's compiler reduced rivals' performance, and it said the tactics have been used recently against Nvidia.
EU resolves Microsoft IE antitrust case
European Commissioner for Competition Policy Neelie Kroes on Wednesday formally announced a resolution to the Internet Explorer antitrust case against Microsoft. As part of the settlement, Windows PCs sold in the European Economic Area will now present users with a Choice Screen, allowing them to install alternative browsers beyond Internet Explorer.
How to Buy an E-Book Reader - Reviews by PC Magazine
Kindle? Nook? Sony Reader? E-book readers are hot this holiday season, and we'll help you figure out which one is the best read.
Firefox 3.5.6 patches critical security holes
Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to patch three critical security holes. Firefox 3.5.6 and 3.0.16 both suffered from memory corruption issues. "We presume that with enough effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code," the security advisory said. Make sure you update.
Little Firefox add-on makes simple macros
Meet DejaClick, a free Firefox extension that records your movements and replays them at your whim. It essentially creates macros that you can name and launch after installing DejaClick.
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