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Game Club Cafe Mac game portal launches

Codeminion has announced the launch of Mac games in Game Club Cafe, its casual game portal.

Peter Cohen | Sep 30, 2008

Security risks rise as smartphones become smarter

As wireless devices become more numerous within businesses, their convenience will be counterbalanced by an increasing potential for security problems, according to a Gartner analyst.

Jeremy Kirk | Sep 30, 2008

Norwegian would: Norway pressures Apple to ditch iTunes DRM

Norway’s top consumer advocate said Monday that he will ask a government court to force Apple to open the iTunes music store to users who own music players other than the iPod.

Gregg Keizer | Sep 30, 2008

iPhone officially launching in Russia in October

Rejoice, for the iPhone 3G comes at last to the motherland next week. One of the last remaining major countries in the world without the iPhone, Russia has long been home to numerous gray market sales of the device -- but on October 3rd, the iPhone 3G will be available legitimately.

Dan Moren | Sep 28, 2008

Security researchers warn of new ‘clickjacking’ browser bugs

Security researchers have warned that a new class of vulnerabilities dubbed “clickjacking” puts users of every major browser at risk from attack.

Gregg Keizer | Sep 28, 2008

Apple selling unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong

Apple is selling the iPhone 3G on its Apple Store Web site in Hong Kong, promising the phones "can be activated with any wireless carrier."

Sumner Lemon | Sep 28, 2008

Aqua Connect Terminal Server supports Leopard

Aqua Connect has announced the release of its Terminal Server 3.0 software for Mac OS X.

Peter Cohen | Sep 28, 2008

MySpace launches iTunes competitor with 5 million artists

Social network MySpace lobbed a shot across the bow of Apple iTunes this week with the launch of MySpace Music, a new site that offers free on-demand music streaming along with MP3 downloads for sale to U.S. users.

Heather Havenstein | Sep 26, 2008

Quark Publishing System 8 debuts

Quark has introduced Quark Publishing System 8, QuarkCopyDesk8 and QuarkXPress Server 8—new versions of its suite of enterprise software for businesses that base their page layout and publishing workflow around QuarkXPress 8. Quark Publishing System 8 will be available in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008.

Peter Cohen | Sep 26, 2008

Adobe: CS3 was half-baked, CS4 well done

As part of this week’s Creative Suite 4 launch, Adobe taped a launch event Monday night that it broadcast on the Web to conicide with the announcement of its 13-product, six-suite package. And the takeaway message from that launch event—which the company says was watched live by 200,000 people on the Web—was this: CS3 was slow and tedious to work with, while CS4 will save you time, money, and repetitive strain injuries.

Jonathan Seff | Sep 26, 2008

Logitech unveils Squeezebox Boom tabletop music player

Logitech has announced the Squeezebox Boom, the latest addition to its Squeezebox line of streaming-audio products. Featuring an integrated amplifier and speakers, the Squeezebox Boom brings iTunes music and streaming Internet audio into rooms and onto nightstands without any external speakers.

Jason Snell | Sep 25, 2008

Hands on with HTC's Google phone

T-Mobile, Google and High Tech Computer (HTC) unveiled the highly anticipated Android phone in New York on Tuesday, and I got a chance to try out the new handset at HTC's office in Taipei.

Dan Nysted | Sep 25, 2008