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Facebook seems to be buckling under legal pressure from Hasbro, having made the decision to block use of Scrabulous. Initially they had stopped only people in North America from accessing the game, and were hoping to bring it back up following a name change. Hasbro wasn’t satisfied with that and flexed their patent arm in [...]

In a post to the Internet Explorer development team’s blog, Microsoft has confirmed previous reports that its forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser would allow users to cover their digital tracks while surfing the web. Three new features will be introduced sharing the “InPrivate” name, which Microsoft filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office several [...]

If you are an Ubuntu user, you may want to take note that the company has issued a warning to all its users to make sure they are using the latest version of the distro.
Due to a security flaw, the vendor has warned that all versions from Ubuntu 6.06 onwards to 8.04 are vulnerable to [...]

Today’s pricey game consoles are enticing loot for criminals, but thanks to their robust online functionality, it seems stolen systems aren’t that hard to find.
Just ask Dustin Waller. The Salisbury Post reports that the Carolina man’s previously owned Playstation 3 — which turned out to be stolen merchandise — was tracked by police and returned [...]

Facebook’s controversial Beacon advertising system, which was launched back in November amid waves of criticism, has now led the company to a class action lawsuit for allegedly breaking privacy and wire-tapping laws. The suit claims Facebook gathered users’ online activity and then shared it with friends without asking them for permission.
Beacon was originally designed to [...]

Microsoft has been very tight-lipped about Windows 7, carefully revealing only little bits of information about the OS – specifically that it would use the same driver model and basic kernel approach as Windows Vista and that it is reworking the whole user interface with a multi-touch experience in mind. But the secrecy stance over [...]

The Internet is all about communication. Not so much organization, but definitely communication – email, instant messaging, forums, social networks, RSS feeds, news discussions, et cetera. All of that communication is hard to organize, and Mozilla aims to change that.
They are demonstrating a new type of browser plugin that would be integrated into the browser. [...]

It appears that Intel has set the brand-name under which it will market its processors based on the upcoming Nehalem micro-architecture. According to an article on Expreview.com, the new desktop parts will be known as Core i7 and should be introduced by Intel on Monday – although they won’t be available until the official launch [...]

Far Cry 2 has made some interesting appearances over the past few months, with a few teasers showing off the new Dunia engine built for the game in addition to a bit of actual gameplay footage. The game does look impressive, but what many fans are probably wondering is exactly what the system requirements would [...]

Google has rolled out a new analytical tool called Google Insights for Search. It allows AdWords publishers to perform a more in-depth analysis of search trends. Once a search term is entered, it spills out vital information related to that particular information.
This information ranges from the regional interest in a search term to related search [...]