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Windows Update '403' Bug Found, Plus a Solution

How should you react when Microsoft's Windows Update tells you "403 - Forbidden: Access is denied"? This happened to me and to quite a few other users of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; just how many were affected isn't yet clear. What's important is that we have a solution. Full Story;

Futurist Predicts Doom for Microsoft, Platform Wars

Futurist Mark Anderson releases a year's worth of predictions on an annual basis. For 2010, Anderson predicts that Microsoft's consumer business is doomed, that Ray Ozzie may leave, and that a cloud catastrophe looms. Full Story;

Android 2.0 Due in 2010 for Sprint's Hero, Moment

The Android 2.0 operating system is coming to Sprint's HTC Hero and Samsung Moment, but in the first half of 2010. Full Story;

The 2010 PC Graphics Roadmaps, Analyzed

Over the next year, we will begin to see the impact of the move toward
more GPU computing and tighter integration between the CPU and the
graphics processor. Full Story;

Hands On: Google Chrome for Mac

The wait is finally over: Mac users can now enjoy the same blinding fast, minimalist Chrome browser from Google that Windows users can — sort of. Full Story;

TechCrunch Sues Fusion Garage Over JooJoo Tablet

Michael Arrington's TechCrunch on Thursday filed suit against Fusion Garage for what it considers to be "wrongful conduct" regarding the upcoming JooJoo tablet. Full Story;

Free Software Fanatics

Jim Lynch wonders: Are believers in free software really zealots? Full Story;

What the 'Death of Larrabee' Really Means

We've seen a lot of stories this week about Intel's announcement that it would not be shipping a version of its "Larrabee" processor as a graphics chip in the next few months. Michael Miller sees it as indicative of how difficult it is to make parallel processing useful. Full Story;

Report: FCC Baffled by Consumer Complaints

The Federal Communication Commission receives up to 35,000 complaints every year about wireless providers, but the average consumer does not complain to the commission and the FCC doesn't really know what to do with the complaints it does receive, according to a Thursday report from the General Accountability Office (GAO). Full Story;

Solid Oak Rewrites CyberSitter After 'Green Dam'

Solid Oak Software on Thursday announced CyberSitter 11, which the company said has been entirely reworked to eliminate the "legacy" code that was appropriated by the Chinese "Green Dam" program. Full Story;

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