Techitorial http://techitorial.com Gadget reviews and technology updates Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Microsoft Eases Windows XP Mode Requirements http://techitorial.com/microsoft-eases-windows-xp-mode-requirements/ http://techitorial.com/microsoft-eases-windows-xp-mode-requirements/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:52 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/microsoft-eases-windows-xp-mode-requirements/ Microsoft released a software update Thursday that eliminates some of the hardware requirements for running Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 PCs. The goal is to invent it far easier for small and midsize businesses to migrate to Windows 7 while retaining access to critical legacy applications that are unable to run on machines equipped with Microsoft&#…

]]> http://techitorial.com/microsoft-eases-windows-xp-mode-requirements/feed/ iPad Pre-Orders Reported in ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ http://techitorial.com/ipad-pre-orders-reported-in-hundreds-of-thousands/ http://techitorial.com/ipad-pre-orders-reported-in-hundreds-of-thousands/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:25:29 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/ipad-pre-orders-reported-in-hundreds-of-thousands/ With Apple’s iPad scheduled to go on sale on April 3, a new report indicates there may be strong pre-order demand. that could mean the iPad is on the verge of being a breakthrough product for tablet computers.

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to unnamed sources, pre-orders have totaled “hundreds of thousands …

]]> http://techitorial.com/ipad-pre-orders-reported-in-hundreds-of-thousands/feed/ Hacker Wreaks Wireless Havoc on Vehicles http://techitorial.com/hacker-wreaks-wireless-havoc-on-vehicles/ http://techitorial.com/hacker-wreaks-wireless-havoc-on-vehicles/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:45:10 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/hacker-wreaks-wireless-havoc-on-vehicles/ A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an World Wide Web service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police said Wednesday.

Austin police arrested Omar Ramos-Lopez, 20, on Wednesday, charging him with felony breach of computer protection.

Ramos-Lopez used a former colleag…

]]> http://techitorial.com/hacker-wreaks-wireless-havoc-on-vehicles/feed/ Court Airs Dirty Laundry from Viacom-Google Battle http://techitorial.com/court-airs-dirty-laundry-from-viacom-google-battle/ http://techitorial.com/court-airs-dirty-laundry-from-viacom-google-battle/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:39:45 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/court-airs-dirty-laundry-from-viacom-google-battle/ The Viacom-Google battle by YouTube’s alleged copyright infringement has been going on mostly behind the scenes for years. But court documents made public that week shed some light on the unfolding drama.

Viacom filed suit against Google in 2007 for allegedly allowing users to upload more than 100,000 videos clips containing copyrighted Viac…

]]> http://techitorial.com/court-airs-dirty-laundry-from-viacom-google-battle/feed/ Google Says Viacom Illegally Uploaded YouTube Videos http://techitorial.com/google-says-viacom-illegally-uploaded-youtube-videos/ http://techitorial.com/google-says-viacom-illegally-uploaded-youtube-videos/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:33:03 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/google-says-viacom-illegally-uploaded-youtube-videos/ A back-and-forth battle is brewing amoung Web search giant Google and media giant Viacom. Both companies are taking aggressive legal shots against each other after Viacom filed a copyright claim against Google’s YouTube service.

Google has fired back, saying Viacom illegally uploaded videos to YouTube, according to documents filed with U.S. …

]]> http://techitorial.com/google-says-viacom-illegally-uploaded-youtube-videos/feed/ Facebook Pulls in More Web Traffic Than Google http://techitorial.com/facebook-pulls-in-more-web-traffic-than-google/ http://techitorial.com/facebook-pulls-in-more-web-traffic-than-google/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:54:04 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/facebook-pulls-in-more-web-traffic-than-google/ In a possible sign of the sea change that social networking has brought to the Net, new industry info show that U.S. visits to Facebook last week exceeded, for the first moment, those to the former top site, Google. While the difference was relatively small for the week ending March 13 — 7.07 percent of all visits for Facebook, compared to 7….

]]> http://techitorial.com/facebook-pulls-in-more-web-traffic-than-google/feed/ North Americans Pay the Highest Prices for Mobile Apps http://techitorial.com/north-americans-pay-the-highest-prices-for-mobile-apps/ http://techitorial.com/north-americans-pay-the-highest-prices-for-mobile-apps/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:53:36 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/north-americans-pay-the-highest-prices-for-mobile-apps/ Mobile applications are one of the fastest-growing segments of the high-tech economy, with some analysts estimating an $11 billion industry by 2014. A report by the Yankee Group projects that U.S. consumers that year will spend $1.6 billion downloading apps that build mobile devices more fun or useful.

But Americans and Canadians are paying a prem…

]]> http://techitorial.com/north-americans-pay-the-highest-prices-for-mobile-apps/feed/ Pricey Nexus One Moving To AT&T, Sprint Networks http://techitorial.com/pricey-nexus-one-moving-to-at-t-sprint-networks/ http://techitorial.com/pricey-nexus-one-moving-to-at-t-sprint-networks/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:10:47 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/pricey-nexus-one-moving-to-at-t-sprint-networks/ Google’s Nexus One may have gotten off to a rocky start with consumers, but the “superphone” is making fast inroads with wireless carriers. Google that week started selling a Nexus One that will run on AT&T’s 3G network, and has additionally inked a deal with Sprint Nextel. Google previously struck deals with T-Mobile, V…

]]> http://techitorial.com/pricey-nexus-one-moving-to-at-t-sprint-networks/feed/ Google and Partners Working on Web-Based TV Service http://techitorial.com/google-and-partners-working-on-web-based-tv-service/ http://techitorial.com/google-and-partners-working-on-web-based-tv-service/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:06:58 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/google-and-partners-working-on-web-based-tv-service/ Taking one more step into the broadcasting world, Google is planning a web-based TV service in partnership with tech giants like Intel, Logitech and Sony. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the Google TV effort is in its preliminary stages.

The industry behemoths are reportedly collaborating on software that will help users navigate…

]]> http://techitorial.com/google-and-partners-working-on-web-based-tv-service/feed/ Microsoft’s Bing Nabs More Web Searches in February http://techitorial.com/microsoft-s-bing-nabs-more-web-searches-in-february/ http://techitorial.com/microsoft-s-bing-nabs-more-web-searches-in-february/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:11:18 +0000 Tech TalkTech Talk http://techitorial.com/microsoft-s-bing-nabs-more-web-searches-in-february/ Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups.

Microsoft has worked for years to improve its search technology and narrow the gap with Google Inc. After launching its redesigned search site last June, the company waged a major marketing campaign to position Bing as better than …

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