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 Republic Wireless: $19/Month Unlimited Wireless Service Works Like a Charm If you rarely stray from Wi-Fi network areas and you're sick of high cell phone bills, you may find this new $19-a-month wireless service a very attractive proposition. Share:   |  Yahoo Messenger Flaw Enables Spamming Through Other People's Status Messages An unpatched Yahoo Messenger vulnerability that allows attackers to change people's status messages and possibly perform other unauthorized actions. Share: | Carrier IQ, Mobile Services Grilled over Spyware Charges Handset makers and carriers scramble to explain the tracking software on some devices, while congress demands details. Share: | YouTube Unveils New Look The popular video sharing site now has an easier, more intuitive interface that highlights its new Channels feature. Share: | Windows 8 Beta Expected in Early 2012 Reports say Microsoft will begin beta-testing the operating system update in the first quarter, which means products are likely by the fall. Share: | Get Google's New Search Bar Now A quick hack can give you early access to Google's newest feature. Share: | Want to Beta Test Microsoft Flight? Microsoft's next-in-series flight simulation game (or is it a sim?) is taking applications for beta testing. Share: | Cable Group to Sell Spectrum to Verizon for $3.6 Billion SpectrumCo, a joint venture of Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House, will sell mobile spectrum licenses covering 259 million U.S residents to Verizon. Share: | No Desktop For ARM-based Windows 8 Devices, Report Says Microsoft is still debating, but the apparent winning argument is that a pure Metro tablet is a better competitor to the iPad. Share: | Western Digital Warns of Slow Recovery in Thailand Hard-drive maker Western Digital has resumed the partial production of hard drives in Thailand, but warns that some operations are still under water. Share: | Acer: Ultrabooks Will Be Ultra Cheap in 2013 You can get an Ultrabook on the cheap...in a year or so. Share: | Androidland: Retail Shrine to Android Opens in Australia Catch a whiff of gingerbread, visit the Android spaceship, try a giant touchscreen, and -- oh, yeah -- shop at Androidland in Oz. Share: | iOS Safer from Malware than Android, Security Firm Says A new report from McAfee points to flaws in Android's approach to security, now leaving it the most vulnerable of mobile operating systems. Share: | Carrier IQ: It's Time for Straight Answers In a perfect world, wireless carriers would respond to the discovery of Carrier IQ with straight answers. Share: | 2011's Biggest Security Snafus Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password. Share: | Carrier IQ: Researcher Finds Hidden Software Capturing Personal Mobile Data A secret piece of software might be tracking your every move if you own an Android, Blackberry, or Nokia smartphone, a security researcher discovered recently. Share: | 6 Hot IT Jobs That Will Pay Well in 2012 Despite ominous predictions about how cloud computing will eviscerate IT departments, 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for IT careers. Share: | Australian Court Extends Apple Ban on Samsung Tablet Sales An Australian court has extended the sales ban on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1, giving Apple more time to tell why its sale should be halted. Share: | Is Cloud Support 'Racing to the Bottom?' There's a phenomenon that economists describe as a "race to the bottom," where vendors compete by undercutting in price, which leads to a reduction in quality and service. Share: | Is Siri Against Abortion? Apple Says No The fact that the voice-recognition assistant on the iPhone 4S can't tell you where to find an abortion clinic is a glitch, Apple says. Share: | |  | | Sponsored Downloads | | WinSysClean X2Scan, clean & repair your Windows registry in a single step. The Windows registry can become damaged or can contain extraneous data from uninstalled or misbehaved programs. WinSysClean is a fully automated registry fix that can scan, clean, fix and optimize your computer with a single click. (Compatibility: Windows XP, x64/Server 2003, x64/ XP Tablet/Vista, x64/Server 2008/Win7 , x32, x64) PCWorld newsletter subscribers, use discount code WSC-K1N1 to get 50% off! | | Spotmau PowerSuite Golden EditionA must-have toolkit providing all essential utilities for every PC. A toolset for PC maintenance and optimization. With this complete package, you can almost solve any PC problem.Includes several modules for you to maintain and optimize your computer, including 360ï¾° PC Health Check, All-In-One TuneUp Kit, Data Backup Kit, Privacy Kit, Password Kit, Data Recovery Kit, Disk Management and Spotmau Secretary. (Compatibility: Windows 95/98/ME/ NT/2000/XP,Windows NT/2000/2003/SBS2003/Vista,Win7) Discount code SPOT-F07B gets PCWorld newsletter subscribers 40% off! |  | |
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