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Get the most for your gear-buying dollar
As part of our annual Gear Guide, we've rounded up some tips to help you get the most out of your gift-buying dollar this holiday season.
CookieThief syncs cookies between Safari and Camino
CookieThief is a simple utility that lets you sync Website cookies between the Safari and Camino browsers.
Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure
Facebook was hit with a worm that infected users' profiles and then redirected them to pornography sites.
Five ways to lose your identity (and wallet) this holiday season
Computerworld offers tips to holiday shoppers looking to expose their personal data to online thieves.
Free (and some not free) live music
Many bands allow people to tape their concerts, sell live recordings of shows, or both. Here are some places to look if you crave the rush of live music.
Skip the crowds: Online shopping tips for Black Friday
PC World talks to three bargain-hunting experts about how online shoppers can score great deals on the day after Thanksgiving.
Report: Microsoft may pay News Corp. to delist from Google
Microsoft has held talks with News Corp. about paying the company to remove its news Web sites from Google's search listings.
Twitter turns on geolocation functionality
Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications.
Yahoo's search news shortcuts gain 'tweets,' videos, photos
Yahoo has enhanced the news "shortcuts" it displays in Web search result pages.
Agile Web Solutions releases 1Password 3
After two private betas and a public beta, the well-received Mac OS X password manager 1Password 3 has been officially released.
SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter
A researcher has shown how to hack Twitter using a previously disclosed bug in SSL.
Google Voice acquires VoIP purveyor Gizmo5
Google Voice moves to provide full phone service with the acquisition of Internet phone provider Gizmo5.
YouTube adds 1080p HD
YouTube announced that it will allow users to upload and view video in full HD. The company plans to re-encode previously uploaded 1080p material so that viewers will be able to take advantage of its original resolution.
A look at two Internet-connected printers
Roman Loyola takes a quick look at the Internet features in the HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web and the Lexmark Interact S605 printers.
Flash flaw puts most sites, users at risk, say researchers
Hackers can exploit a flaw in Adobe's Flash to compromise nearly every Web site that allows users to upload content, including Google's Gmail, then launch ilent attacks on visitors to those sites, according to security researchers.
Apple launches iTunes Preview
Apple has just quietly launched a service that makes links to the iTunes Store a little more informative by displaying information about the product in a Web browser.
Undercover 1.5 ousts iPhone thieves with push notifications
Orbicule's Undercover 1.5 for iPhone introduces clever push notifications to the iPhone tracking app, specifically made to fool a thief into exposing his whereabouts.
MacUpdate Desktop 5 adds smart scanning, drops price
A major update to MacUpdate Desktop brings a refined user interface and features such as smart scanning and one-click updating, in addition to a lower price.
Mint puts Twitter to work
The popular online finance service Mint launched a new feature on Thursday that uses Twitter's real-time information stream to keep users updated on the latest financial news and tips.
Vimeo rolls out mobile-friendly site
Video-sharing site Vimeo has introduced a mobile version of its site. Newly-encoded versions of the videos are now accessible on the iPhone and on Android devices
Google Maps shows flu shot providers in the U.S.
Google Maps now shows providers of flu shots in the U.S.
Bing to use Wolfram Alpha results
Microsoft introduced some improvements to its Bing search engine, including integrating results from computational engine Wolfram Alpha.
Domain auction site faces shill bidding lawsuit
A Miami lawyer has filed a lawsuit against SnapNames.com, saying an employee bid against customers for domain names.
Review: FreshBooks online bookkeeping software
FreshBooks is a Web-based and 256-bit encrypted accounting, time billing, estimate, and invoicing application that seeks to replace desktop-based accounting programs like Quicken, QuickBooks, FirstEdge, and AccountEdge.
Google Dashboard gives you a bird's-eye view of your cloud
Moderate and heavy users of Google services will appreciate this master control panel view of their usage.
Viewfinder aids Flickr searchers
Connected Flow's new Flickr browser, Viewfinder, makes finding images of particular license types or sizes a snap.
Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Net's security
Vendors are now scrambling to patch a critical flaw in the SSL protocol.
Intuit to phase out Quicken Online in favor of Mint.com
Intuit has announced plans to replace its Quicken Online Web service with the recently acquired Mint.com.
Flickr plants an App Garden
Photo-sharing site Flickr has launched an App Garden to show off all the third-party software that works with its service.
Delibar makes Delicious bookmarking easy and attractive
Delibar improves greatly on the experience of sharing, accessing, and creating bookmarks for the popular Delicious bookmarking service.