Netflix has just announced new plan options and new prices for their services on the Netflix Blog. They are splitting the unlimited DVD by mail and unlimited streaming services into their own separate programs. If you only want one service or the other, the price will start at $7.99/month but if you want the same level of service you were just getting, it will now start at … [Read more...]
iRiver Story HD Google eBooks-Integrated eReader Coming to Target
Google announced today that starting this Sunday you'll be able to buy an eReader with direct integration to Google eBooks. The Story HD from iRiver allows you to buy and read books directly from the Google eBookstore over WiFi. The iriver Story HD, which retails for $139.99, is slim and lightweight with a high-resolution e-ink screen and a QWERTY keyboard for easy searching. … [Read more...]
Sony Extends Offer for Identity Theft Protection After PSN Hack
Following the Sony PSN breach, Sony offered a Welcome Back program to thank customers for their loyalty. In addition to the free games and access to PlayStation Plus, which ended last Tuesday, Sony offered identity theft protection to all customers with a PSN account before April 20, 2011. The offer for ID theft protection originally was set to end on June 28th but has been … [Read more...]
Use Sophos’ Free Anti-Rootkit Software To Finish Cleaning Up A PC
In the increasingly complicated battle against malware, it's helpful to have access to as many useful tools as you can get your hands on. That's why I'd recommend adding the free Sophos Anti-Rootkit tool to your toolkit. In addition to MalwareBytes and the recently mentioned TDSSKiller, running a scan with this utility is just another test to run to make sure you don't have … [Read more...]
I Bet Your Adobe Flash Is Out of Date – Version 10.3.181.34 Released
All bets are off if you're using Google Chrome though! :-) Adobe has released version 10.3.181.34 of Adobe Flash today. You can see what version of Adobe Flash you currently have running with an Adobe Knowledge Base article. Remember that each browser could be using a different version of Adobe Flash and you'll need to check and update each one. … [Read more...]