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Starcraft II Receives Praises and Complaints From Newsgroups

Blizzard Entertainment released the long-awaited Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty real-time strategy game Tuesday to mixed reviews which sent shockwaves on many gaming newsgroups. Many users praised the game for its action-packed gameplay and cool graphics, while others decried its...

July 27, 2010

Technology Usenet

Windows Responds To iPad Challenge

Are you one of those that have held out on the iPad solely due to the lack of flash and usenet support? Good news, then. Striking back against the rapid adoption of the Apple iPad, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today...

July 12, 2010

General Technology Usenet

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

General Technology Usenet

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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PHP Language Celebrates It’s 15th Birthday Announcement On Usenet

Originally announced on Usenet, the origination of PHP was posted by Rasmus Lerdorf on June 8, 1995. After posting on the newsgroup comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi, it created and still maintains careers dedicated to the language. PHP originally stood for “Personal Home Page”...

June 8, 2010

General Newsreaders Technology Usenet

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