Tech
Week in review: December 2, 2011
Fifteen stories you may have missed.
- Microsoft: Don't forget, we've had voice control in Windows Phone for more than a year But is it as good as Siri?
- Amazon Kindle Black Friday sales up 4x compared to last year Also, ‘a lot of customers buying multiple Kindles.’
- Installation and First Run: Mint 12 Taking a first look at Mint 12.
- iTether: USB tethering app hits iTunes App Store Available from the iTunes App Store for $14.99.
- iTether is pulled from App Store Now you see it … and now you don’t!
- I'm not surprised that consumer interest in Windows tablets has plummeted Forrester says this should be “alarming to Microsoft.”
- Siri bashers - Not sure if trolling or just very stupid Siri is a beta. I’ve said it before, and it seems I have to say it again.
- Giving a PC as a gift - How to set it up for someone who doesn't know how Think of the long walk of setting the PC up as part of the gift you’re giving someone.
- So, there's a rootkit hidden in millions of cellphones Rootkit found in Android and even iOS handsets … but not Windows Phone handsets.
- How to disable the Carrier IQ 'rootkit' on your iPhone A few taps and your done!
- Robin Williams offers Apple advice on how to make Siri even better He suggests a French accent.
- A carrier insider talks about Carrier IQ A network engineer from a major UK operator speaks under condition of anonymity and spills the beans on Carrier IQ.
- See what you're missing - Firefox 3.6 vs Firefox 8.0.1 Just how much faster is Firefox 8.0.1 compared to Firefox 3.6?
- Do I really need 8GB of RAM? Well, do I?
- Check your Android handset for Carrier IQ rootkit See what’s going on inside your Android handset.
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