News: Software & Web

• Global warming research exposed after hack
  Robert McMillan
  Nov 20 2009

  An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who ...

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• Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS
  Paul Krill
  Nov 20 2009

  Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms.Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday ...

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• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast
  PC World staff
  Nov 20 2009

  In this week's special (and slightly long) episode of the PC World podcast, editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the just-announced Google Chrome ...

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• Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ
  JR Raphael
  Nov 20 2009

  Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. Some swear it'll be a hit; others are convinced it's destined for failure. Love it or hate it, though, this ...

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• Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar
  Rick Broida
  Nov 20 2009

  One of my favorite Windows 7 amenities is thumbnail previews, which appear when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar. In fact, each thumbnail has a little red X in the upper-right ...

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• Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance
  Jared Newman
  Nov 20 2009

  For entertainment hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's a glorious balance, in which the customer buys software through the store, and ...

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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hack Gets Atom Support Back
  Mike Keller
  Nov 20 2009

  Early last week, Apple released the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard loaded mostly with welcome, but unsurprising bug fixes, including a patch for the uncommon but extremely harmful user account ...

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• Two approaches to NFC battle for French hearts and mobiles
  Peter Sayer
  Nov 20 2009

  Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones ...

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• Microsoft launches beta tests of free Office 2010, 'streaming' delivery
  Gregg Keizer
  Nov 20 2009

  Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year.As first reported by ZDNet blogger ...

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• Teen gets prison term for attack on Scientology Web site
  Jaikumar Vijayan
  Nov 20 2009

  A 19-year old New Jersey man this week was sentenced this week to a year and a day in federal prison for hacking into the Church of Scientology 's Web site in Jan. 2008. Dmitriy Guzner, of Verona, ...

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