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Default mobile browsers compared: Safari versus Android

   

How does Apple's latest mobile browser hold up against the default Android browser? With iOS just out, we compare the latest mobile Safari against Android's The Browser with No Name.Read more

Symantec fixes Norton update that blocked Facebook

Security software maker says detection file update mistook Facebook for a phishing site.Read more

Topics: Security and spyware, Windows Software

Dim everything but media in Chrome or Firefox

Cinemas dim the lights during showings to help eliminate distractions, making it easier for you to focus on what you came to see. Luckily, you can get that same experience right in your Web browser.Read more

Microsoft patches IE9 with new security update

Rated critical, the new security update fixes eight different holes in Internet Explorer 9 and also resolves several non-security issues.Read more

3D Web hits the big time: Google Maps on WebGL

WebGL isn't just for bouncy-marble demos anymore. Google Maps, a major site, now uses the 3D graphics technology after years of development.Read more

Wahoo! Hardware-accelerated Opera 12 alpha arrives

WebGL graphics is a highlight of the new alpha build of Opera, but the browser also can accelerate 2D graphics, text, and CSS effects--often on Windows XP.Read more

Help, I'm getting arrested!

Inspired by a real "Occupy Wall Street" incident, the I'm Getting Arrested app for Android instantly notifies loved ones of your situation.Read more

After the Software Wars —

                                      
I dropped out of the University of Michigan at age 20 to become a full-time programmer at Microsoft, and worked there for 11 years writing code in tools, consumer, Office, Windows, Window CE, mobile, research, and MSN. After leaving, I tried out Linux, saw the potential, and studied the problems. This is the story of what I discovered…
Given currently available technology, we should already have cars that drive us around in absolute safety, leaving us to lounge comfortably in the back while sipping champagne.
We have all the hardware – the video cameras, motion sensors and high powered computers – and we’ve had this technology for decades. So why don’t cars drive themselves?



The answer is that we don’t have the software.
The software that will accomplish this vision will not be “owned” by corporations like Microsoft and Apple, who are actually impeding technological progress – it will be built by the global community.
Free software is a bit like Wikipedia, which over 2.5 years grew from nothing into the world’s largest encyclopedia. Free software is better for the free market, as free speech is better for the free market.
Programmers can make money and businesses can lower costs by using free software. After the Software Wars explains why this is true, what is still missing in this vision, and how everyone can be involved.
2010 edition, with many improvements based on feedback and criticism; money earned on the book will be given to free software.

Go green: Energy-cutting apps for your PC

Being green isn't just Earth-friendly. Reducing your energy output can prolong the life of your hardware--especially a laptop or Netbook--and can help save cash, which we all know is the 'greenest' motivation around.

Posted By: Jessica Dolcourt on Apr 21, 2009

Facebook for BlackBerry 1.5 zips together contacts

Facebook and BlackBerry contacts become one in the latest update to the Facebook for BlackBerry application.

Posted By: Jessica Dolcourt on Apr 21, 2009

Postbox beta 11 boosts performance

Performance enhancements and bug fixes are the stars of the most recent update to the cross-platform e-mail client Postbox.

Posted By: Seth Rosenblatt on Apr 21, 2009

Yelp for iPhone 2.0: First Look

Yelp's iPhone app finally lets you throw in your two cents, with two features to submit modified ratings and reviews. Find out where it scores and where it misses the mark in this First Look video.

Posted By: Jessica Dolcourt on Apr 21, 2009

Good-bye, blah desktop

If you're tired of that flat desktop, BumpTop--exclusive today to CNET Download.com--is a 3D desktop interface you're going to want to try. What could be better than 'organizing' your space by flinging, stacking, and fanning icons and photos? Read on to find out we like and what still needs work.

Most popular downloadsFor the week ending April 05

1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 3,024,020 downloads
2. Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 782,502 downloads
3. Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition 667,282 downloads
4. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 583,002 downloads
5. Avast Home Edition 520,213 downloads
6. LimeWire 441,916 downloads
7. Download Accelerator Plus 384,549 downloads
8. WinRAR 316,679 downloads
9. YouTube Downloader 279,091 downloads
10. Camfrog Video Chat 264,680 downloads

11. Orbit Downloader 260,516 downloads
12. Advanced SystemCare Free 229,168 downloads
13. VersionTracker Pro 212,196 downloads
14. GOM Media Player 172,879 downloads
15. IrfanView 164,235 downloads
16. Spybot - Search & Destroy 155,510 downloads
17. FLV Player 154,048 downloads
18. FrostWire 147,250 downloads
19. WinZip 136,212 download
20. PhotoScape 134,011 downloads

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Free Tech Magazines
Windows Vista – Customization Manual
Learn how to customize and optimize your Windows Vista experience with this free 102 page Guide.

Plus, here are a few more popular titles:

5 Simple Ways to Get More Out of Google Apps - Learn how CIO Jeremy Lawrence saved money for his organization, The Mind Research Network, by switching from hosted Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps.

The Windows 7 Guide: From Newbies to Pros - In this 46 page guide you will be introduced to Windows 7 and what it has to offer.

Introduction to Free Software - The emergence of Free Software is drastically changing the economics of software development and usage. This 291 page eBook addresses many questions.

That's just the tip of the iceberg; see many more in our TradePub area.