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Windows 8 Documents Leaked On Newsgroups and Internet

Apple may not be alone in keeping certain projects under wraps. Eighteen documents, which appear to have been part of an internal Microsoft presentation regarding the upcoming Windows 8, were first published on various Usenet newsgroups, and have now migrated...

June 29, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology

New Online “Kill Switch” Passes In The US

This year’s version of the Cybersecurity Act was approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs after amending it to limit the president’s authority in the event of a cyber emergency, The bill, introduced earlier this month...

June 25, 2010

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FCC Makes Its Move To Regulate Online Access

This Thursday, the FCC opens up comments on its proposal regulate the online world, possibly including Usenet newsgroups. While no one is quite sure all that it will contain, insiders have pieced together recent FCC filings from Google to outline...

June 21, 2010

General Technology Usenet

Microsoft Office 2010 Launches Worldwide

Microsoft officials announced the worldwide availability of Office 2010 today. Although Office 2010 is expected to sell well, it enters a changing landscape marked by the rise of cloud-based productivity apps such as Google Docs, something Microsoft has somewhat anticipated...

June 16, 2010

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ThunerNews Newsreader Picks – June 2010

In the world of Usenet, unless you have a good dependable newsreader, you probably won’t be able to truly access all of the newsgroups available to you. For the month of June, here are our picks for the most popular...

May 31, 2010

General Technology

Termintor Time: Man Infected With Computer Virus

Feeling sick? In the future, you might be advised to forget the doctor and research Usenet newsgroups instead. British scientist Mark Gasson of the University of Reading has become the first known human to infect himself with a computer virus.

May 27, 2010

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Duke University Shuts Down Usenet Server

A sad day for some as today Duke University, home of Usenet, has shut down their Usenet servers.

May 24, 2010

General Technology

US Ditching Landlines For Wireless

A new study posted on and discussed on communication and general newsgroups shows that households are moving away from traditional landlines for mobile phones.

May 17, 2010

General Technology

FCC On Track To Regulate Online Access

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has opted to try to re-regulate the Internet in an effort to preserve so-called Net neutrality. If successful, it means ISPs would not be able to slow or block online access that consumes...

May 5, 2010

Technology

Microsoft Newsgroups Report On Windows Embedded Standard 7 Release

Microsoft newsgroups report that Windows Embedded Standard 7, which manufacturers can use to create specialized devices that run Windows 7-based components, has been released to manufacturing

April 28, 2010