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The Pogoplug, a device that lets you get to the stuff on your hard drive through the internet, and one of Gadgetell’s favorite things at CES, is now shipping to US customers. So, if you pre-ordered it, your wait is finally over. If you didn’t order one yet, you can… Continue Reading »

Stories are starting to fly around the Internet about the latest worm attacking Windows PCs.  Why is this one gaining such mass attention?  Because of the mystery surrounding it.  The Conficker worm has supposedly already infected millions of PCs around the world and it has plenty of people worried what… Continue Reading »

Wednesday was day one of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking contest, and the results are in.  Using fully patched copies of Safari, IE8, and Firefox, hackers broke them all.  They each failed to what is called hacker “Nils.” The Pwn2Own contest challenges experts in security to find and exploit vulnerabilities in… Continue Reading »

Oh, is Twitter making the news as of late.  And the latest is really not for a positive reason.  If you, like many, are a Twitter user, you better be careful since it was just found out that they are vulnerable to a major cross-site scripting (XSS) hack vulnerability which… Continue Reading »

When news falls through the cracks… wait, that’s “The Daily Show’s” bit.  There’s lots of stories in the tech world and sometimes they get buried by Google, Microsoft, and Apple’s every move.  Here’s a round up of stories that you may have missed.  Pioneer wants to be in your car,… Continue Reading »

Just about everyone has probably seen that dreaded Blue Screen of Death (“BSoD”) at some time or another.  Or, at very least you’ve heard someone screaming about it coming up on their system.  When it happens, you can feel a sick feeling in your stomach.  Find out the origin of… Continue Reading »

As I talked about recently, we all know that Facebook, along with most social networking sites in general, is growing in popularity in a major way as of late.  And with an increase in users comes an increase in the interest of those wanting to target those users maliciously.  So… Continue Reading »

If you have ever tried to hook up a whole-house entertainment system, it can easily become a real pain since you have to pull a whole lot of cables around the house.  Black Box has come out with a new solution that allows for video and audio over Ethernet.  You… Continue Reading »

Circuit City’s closing has left millions of customers trying to decide which electronics store they will use.  The same is true for those that used Firedog, Circuit City’s installation arm.  One competitor, Zip, has stepped in to offer a discount to former Firedog clients. Continue Reading »

Futureproofing your gear is always a smart idea.  Why pick up a 3G USB modem when you can get a combination 3G and 4G WiMAX modem instead?  Beceem Communications and Franklin Wireless has put together “the world’s first dual-mode 3G CDMA/4G WiMAX USB Modem, the Franklin U300.”  After years of… Continue Reading »