As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.
Adobe and Quark both recently released new versions of their page layout applications: InDesign 2.0 And QuarkXPress 5. Both programs push design software to new levels of functionality, but the question is, will the market care?
As Apple prepares a coming-out party for Mac OS X at Macworld, a loose band of developers is struggling to port the OpenOffice suite to the OS.
The German government wants to create Trojans that will spy on suspected criminals.
Programmers released version 2 of OpenOffice.org on Thursday, a major overhaul to an open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office.
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StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily-accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.
Nokia's N73 is one of the best camera phones we've seen this year, with a wide range of multimedia and business features tucked under its belt. Responsiveness, however, is not a strong point.
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