News tagged with free software
Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Apple's restriction-free music downloads create pause
When Apple Inc. announced in January that it would sell restriction-free music files, that was supposed to mean consumers could buy songs and play them on the portable gadget of their choice.
Feb 11, 2009 |
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The Free Software Foundation takes aim at Gmail
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Free Software Foundation is at it again, promoting their laudable, if potentially unrealistic, goal to have all software released under a free software license. Their latest target for information freebies ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Skype comes to iPhones on Tuesday
Skype has confirmed that a free software application enabling iPhone owners to use its Internet telephone service will be available in Apple's online App Store beginning Tuesday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Software Helps Design Energy Stingy Buildings (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new quick, easy to use and free software tool created by NREL developers seamlessly combines the building energy simulation of EnergyPlus with the popular drawing interface of Google's SketchUp, ...
Oct 12, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (4) |
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'Killer app' for research launched
(PhysOrg.com) -- New free software, launched by Oxford University scientists, gives researchers the tools they need to collaborate more efficiently and quickly with colleagues scattered around the world and ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
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Share and share alike: How the modern world affects our tendency to share
From giving directions to a stranger to cooking a meal for loved ones, sharing is an essential part of the human experience. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research unravels the complexities of sharing and examin ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
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CERN launches Open Hardware initiative
Four months after launching the alpha version, CERN has today issued version 1.1 of the Open Hardware Licence (OHL), a legal framework to facilitate knowledge exchange across the electronic design community.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Skype founders looking to buy back company
The two founders of Skype are seeking to buy back the hugely popular Internet telephone service that they sold to online auction giant eBay in 2005, according to US media reports.
Apr 11, 2009 |
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