No one in their right mind would offer free game downloads for kids that comes with porno-popping adware right? And surely another right-minded entity wouldn’t allow such a proprietor to sponsor their kid-targeted webpage right? Wrong on both counts. Warner Brothers and Zango, what were you thinking?

The book “Mastering EJB 3.0″ is in its fourth edition and may be freely downloaded along with its Enterprise JavaBeans source code examples.

Seeking a less crowded and dominated market to exploit, Amazon is reported to be launching an iTunes-esque video download service in mid-August.

Do you visit many blogs with your mobile phone? If you do, you’ll undoubtedly have noticed that most blogs are simply not intended for viewing on a phone’s small screen.

I just learnt from one of the readers that a new release of AIM, Oracle’s project management methodology, has been released.

Microsoft offers its version of an Ajax framework called Atlas, which integrates cross-browser script libraries with ASP.NET server-side development.

I meant to write this up last night but got home a bit too late for that. If you’ve been a suffering with Yahoo! Messenger on your Mac for the last few years, download the new beta and rejoice.

The company recently announced its community technology preview of its Robotics Studio development platform, which may be freely obtained from Microsoft.

Netflix is forging a new weapon to employ in its eternal war against Blockbuster. Or, depending on one’s point of view, it’s creating a nifty new product for its customers. The item in question is an Internet-connected, set-top box that would download movies overnight, eliminating the (small) hassle of mail service.

A dilemma faced by many senior executives is whether to put more money into sales or into marketing.

If you’re an Affiliate Marketer and are looking for the latest tips and tricks, one of the best resources I found is the Affiliate Classroom Magazine.

Neowin is reporting that Windows Vista is now available for public download. Go get it!

Download Squad points out a problem in Gmail Chat: When you receive a new IM, since it is in a browser window, if you are in a different window or tab, you may miss it.

A moderator at MSGShit has put up a download of Windows Live Mail Desktop, the closed beta desktop client for accessing Hotmail accounts.

Most of what Saturday Night Live does lately just doesn’t work (by which I mean “It isn’t funny”), and this song, “Goo Goo Googling Him” is a perfect example.

Philipp has a nice scoop: Google has quietly put a new version of Google Talk up for download, with no public announcement.

Google Reader has a new feature: You can share your starred items, or any label, with others, or you can show them in a widget on your blog.

Google has released a new version of their Gmail Notifier for the Mac. It’s a Universal Binary version, so it works nicely on both Power PC and Intel Macs.

Forum Nokia posted a new development tool, Carbide.c++ Express, targeting Symbian OS C++ development. The first in a family of Eclipse-based development tools is a free tool for non-commercial mobile application development.

The free Windows Defender is now available for download. Formerly Microsoft AntiSpyware, Defender beta 2 has a simpler user interface, a new spyware/malware detection engine, and can run without admistrator privileges to make running with more security even easier.

Yesterday at Northern Voice we had a panel discussion called “geeking out.”