Read more computer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20093/computer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:21:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73910/ultrathin-laptops-solid-performers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCheap netbooks aren't profitable for PC makers, so it’s logical they're trying to lure consumers toward laptops that are just as thin, but have bigger screens, more features—and a heftier price tag. Walt Mossberg reviews three such models for the Wall Street Journal , and finds pros and cons for...http://www.newser.com/story/73910/ultrathin-laptops-solid-performers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71991/virus-scareware-scams-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlarming warnings that internet surfers' computers are being invaded by a devastating virus are almost always scams used to either hack into computers or rip off consumers for phony protective software. More than 40 million people have fallen victim to the "scareware" scam in the past year. Experts have identified...http://www.newser.com/story/71991/virus-scareware-scams-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 5:07:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnyone who wants a computer faces an unpleasant choice: Mac OS or Windows. Now, Windows is “awful”— buggy, at times barely functional. But one expert would rather assign himself to Microsoft purgatory than join the club of snooty, self-satisfied cooler-than-thou Mac users. “Stop showing me your iPhone,” Charlie Brooker writes...http://www.newser.com/story/70434/pick-an-os-uncool-robots-or-snooty-evangelists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:59:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70344/computer-whiz-records-life-as-e-memory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhilip K. Dick, eat your heart out. Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell is recording his entire life with video and audio equipment and storing it on a hard drive to keep it safe, CNN reports. The 350 gigabytes of data—which include scans of receipts and PDFs of every Web site...http://www.newser.com/story/70344/computer-whiz-records-life-as-e-memory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 16:26:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft’s planned expansion into the brick-and-mortar retail sector will be staffed at least in part by…Apple Store employees, reports the Loop. The software giant is hiring away Apple managers with higher salaries, sources tell the tech blog. Those managers in turn are trying to bring aboard Apple's top salespeople. All...http://www.newser.com/story/70017/microsoft-pinching-apple-employees-to-staff-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:54:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69823/gizmos-energy-draw-alarms-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll around the house, electronic gadgets are blinking, buzzing, computing—and drawing on an immense amount of energy, the New York Times reports. Worldwide, they take up 15% of household power, and will likely consume three times as much by 2029, making it harder to combat global warming. Two hundred...http://www.newser.com/story/69823/gizmos-energy-draw-alarms-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 19:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69090/goodbye-ipod-hello-portable-computer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter yesterday's announcement that the iPod Nano now has a video camera, Apple's future direction is clear, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. Eventually, every iPod will be what Steve Jobs calls a “general-purpose device,” aka a small computer—a music player/phone/camera/web browser/GPS. Sure, Apple still sells dedicated music players. But...http://www.newser.com/story/69090/goodbye-ipod-hello-portable-computer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 17:32:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68713/web-monitoring-firm-sells-kids-chatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA company that polices children's Internet chatter is also selling it to companies that want marketing data on the quick, CNET reports. Sentry Parental Control Software, which monitors kids online—and triggers a phone call to parents when kids go astray—is amassing their chatter about products and selling it....http://www.newser.com/story/68713/web-monitoring-firm-sells-kids-chatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 18:55:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66382/fla-man-nabbed-for-child-porn-my-cat-did-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida man has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, but he claims the cat did it, reports WPBF-TV. Keith Griffin told police that his feline companion would habitually mash the keys on his keyboard while he was away from his computer, causing strange things to appear. More...http://www.newser.com/story/66382/fla-man-nabbed-for-child-porn-my-cat-did-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 16:13:10 CDT