Thursday, August 31U.K.'s Home Office admits to database breaches
The government agency says four of five incidents involved members of staff accessing databases for unauthorized purposes.
Sun scraps low-end 'Serrano' Sparc chip
Server maker drops UltraSparc IIIi+ processor to focus on other, higher-priority chips.
Windows patch, iPod exploited in e-mail scams
Fake patches, rogue invoices make the rounds as spammers continue trying to fool people into installing Trojans on their PCs.
MP3tunes throws music locker doors open
Company launches a free service designed to lure music fans--but it could have challenges ahead, analyst says.
Lenovo snares another Dell executive
Senior vice president of Lenovo Group's global supply chain is the sixth recent hire from Dell.
eBay, Amazon take heat on privacy practices
The Net giants incur the wrath of Privacy International, and eBay draws the attention of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner.
Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
Judge asked to approve extra time for parts of landmark settlement critics say have been implemented too slowly.
Mobile ESPN kicks off live college football
In a first for U.S. market, the struggling network is offering live, complete games for viewing on cell phones.
Sharp to launch six new LCD TVs
First Sony, now Sharp unveils new flat-screen lineup for holiday shopping season.
Electronic Arts signs video game ad deals
Two providers will deliver ads to as many as seven online games, beginning with two fall EA releases.
RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say
Advocacy groups say video offered to universities contains inaccuracies about the legality of copying music.
CW, MSN team on sneak previews
Four fall prime-time series from CW Television Network will be previewed for free on MSN.
Samsung sees higher global handset sales
Company says it will meet its mobile-phone sales target, but priority is to recover market share.
Man from Google joins Apple's board
Alliance between Google and Apple may make prospect of outdueling Microsoft's empire better than ever. (The New York Times)
New Sun servers to use old Sun chip
Sun is upgrading its lower-end UltraSparc-based servers--but the systems will arrive with chips introduced three years ago.
N.Y. Times move to block U.K. readers raises questions
Media experts question decision to prevent British online readers from seeing a story about London terrorism suspects.
Plus:
Emulex to buy Sierra Logic...
Yahoo mobile service to be on Windows smartphones...
Nokia taps Sourcefire to secure corporate networks...
Intel exec to lead CIA capital arm...
Wednesday, August 30Toyota to sell driver-friendlier phones
Carmaker and wireless carrier create phone that taps into navigation, entertainment and emergency services in Japan.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist dies
Melvin Schwartz shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics for generating a beam of wispy particles known as neutrinos. (The New York Times)
AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identities
Hackers access personal data on thousands of customers who used the carrier's online store.
Stolen smart phones scream to be found
A new service can remotely make a smart phone emit a "high-pitched
wail" so it can be found after it has been stolen or misplaced.
Sony to plaster Japan with new LCD TVs
Company aims to generate consumer interest during holiday season with nine new models, including a 52-inch display.
Clip and save holds its own against point and click
Tradition and consumer expectations are, for now, helping paper coupons survive online competition. (The New York Times)
Google CEO joins Apple's board of directors
The search giant's Eric Schmidt joins forces with Steve Jobs in a boardroom that also includes Al Gore.
Indian state to bypass Microsoft 'monopoly'
Communist government in Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft from use in public institutions. (The New York Times)
Spike latest new player in broadband TV
Men's cable TV channel launches broadband player, offers original online programming, content tied to cable lineup.
Microsoft investigates leak of 'Office' videos
Two in-house training videos made by creator of the "The Office" series "were never intended to be viewed by the public."
AT&T eyes municipal Wi-Fi deals
Springfield, Ill., picks it to offer wireless Internet access to residents and businesses.
Novell profit climbs, company starts options probe
Software maker posts higher quarterly profit, but says results are
preliminary pending voluntary review of stock-option grant practices.
Microsoft reshuffles financial services execs
Company creates roles, reassigns others to better respond to customers' needs in banking, capital markets, insurance.
FCC speeds bidding in wireless sale
Agency accelerates auction process to help complete sale as companies vie for licenses around the country.
Intel fights back with high-end Xeon
New "Tulsa" chip for high-end x86 servers takes on Advanced Micro Devices with onboard cache memory.
Plus:
Nokia taps Sourcefire to secure corporate networks...
Intel exec to lead CIA capital arm...
Yahoo revamps real-estate site...
Blinkx to power Lycos video search...
Tuesday, August 29
A Watchdog Group Warns Against AOL’s Free Software The group, StopBadware.org, said AOL's free client software displayed characteristics consistent with “badware.”
(The New York Times)news analysis Google and eBay: Strategic bedfellows
The Internet giants, often at odds on e-commerce, reach a deal that's all about keeping your enemies close.
Vista pricing slips out onto the Web
Microsoft's Canadian Web site briefly posts prices for the many editions of the upcoming Windows release.
Intel fights back with high-end Xeon
New "Tulsa" chip for high-end x86 servers takes on Advanced Micro Devices with onboard cache memory.
Wi-Fi group to certify prestandard Wi-Fi gear
The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to put its stamp of approval on early 802.11n products in an effort to keep Wi-Fi moving forward.
EchoStar to pay $100 million in TV station dispute
The satellite TV provider settles a nine-year legal battle over the retransmission of distant TV stations to subscribers.
Hendrix song, IBM patents to be auctioned
'Scuse me, while I bid on this song catalog. Hendrix tune, networking protocols go on sale in New York.
Invention kit takes tech design to kids
PicoCricket Kit lets tomorrow's young inventors fuse engineering with art, music and other creative fields.
IBM goes on mainframe offensive
Big Blue plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to convert new customers to the high-end server line.
Monday, August 28
newsmaker
Can
Linux save the Palm OS?
Japan's Access is turning to open source to help keep the pioneering
software for handhelds alive.
photos
The
future of energy
The world gobbles oil and coal like there's no tomorrow. But there are
promising ideas on the horizon.
Green
tech keeps growing
Was
Carly Fiorina right about HP?
Under
CEO Mark Hurd, the tech giant is a Wall Street darling again. Some
would say it was the Compaq deal that got the ball rolling. Jitterbit
goes open source for application 'glue'
The
self-funded
start-up looks to simplify application integration with plug-ins and a
free product.
Notebooks
embrace the Core 2 Duo
The
third installment of Intel's Core trilogy is out for notebooks,
offering more performance, power efficiency.
Microsoft
to offer broader support for older software
The
company expands its paid custom support for products that are no
longer widely supported; customers will pay per machine.
Cell
phones taking over as timepieces
Proliferation
of feature-packed mobile phones has virtually eliminated
the need to wear a wristwatch.
With
Sony, Grouper has 'a big brother'
David
Samuel, co-owner of the video-sharing site, tells why he and Josh
Felser decided to sell to Sony.
Singapore:
One nation under Wi-Fi
Firecrackers
and gum chewing might be frowned upon in Singapore, but the country is
going nuts for Wi-Fi.
Samsung-Matsushita
patent suit rejected
U.S.
federal court rules that companies did not infringe on each
other's memory chip patents.
Storm
grounds space shuttle
Move
postpones the planned launch of Atlantis on a mission considered
vital to the future of the International Space Station.
Gore
wants TV to welcome more users Net-style
The
former vice president says TV is still the most influential form of
media and people ought to have more control over it.
TV--will
digital kill the video star?
Like
the other mature entertainment giants, MTV's challenge is
determining what it needs to be in the new media era.
Intel:
Optimize applications for multicore
Company
is set to release tools for writing parallel threads, which
help apps take advantage of multicore chips.
update
Google
offers hosted communications apps
Free beta
of Apps for Your Domain launches Monday and will let organizations
offer Web-based e-mail, chat and more.
Wireless
providers poised to win spectrum licenses
The
U.S.'s biggest cell providers look to expand their reach, reducing
the chance that a new entrant might bring down prices.
(The New York Times)
High
Impact
Gloves
come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute
Legal dispute
over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider
skirmish over security software turf.
Google
wins eBay's non-U.S. ads
Google
to supply eBay with Web search advertising outside the U.S.,
collaborate on "click-to-call" ad services.
Briefly:
Borland
appoints chairman
Plus:
Corel
to acquire InterVideo...
HP
updates Snapfish photo site...
Zend
nets $20 million in funding...
Texan
foils burglary in Britain via Beatles Webcam...
Sunday, August 27
special coverage The dirty side of clean tech
Calif. clean-fuel initiative leads to mudslinging; also, is diesel ready to clean up its act?
Zune aims to be social butterfly
Microsoft's music player will let people share streamed music with friends and strangers, according to an FCC filing.
Photos: Zune revealed
Louisiana video game law put on hold
New restriction on sales of violent video games to minors is rendered unenforceable, for now, by preliminary injunction.
X Prize funder to become first female space tourist
Anousheh Ansari, whose self-named prize SpaceShipOne won, to take Japanese man's spot on Sept. 14 Soyuz launch.
Saturday, August 26
Microsoft rolls up Office ribbon
After beta tester complaints, company lets users set new menu system to automatically minimize when not in use.
Images: Office 2007's makeover Images: Inside the
Office 2007 beta
Extra:
A plan to reinvent the music industry
Blogma: MySpace may be bound for the newsstands
Blog:
Welly wanging just got more wonderful
Security Bites:
A pair of patch debacles
Video:
Robot takes to bottom of Crater Lake
Deal of the day: Noise-cancelling headphones for $80
Calif. eases price rules on phone companies
Regulators say relaxed rules will allow telecoms to better compete against unregulated service providers.
Do BlackBerrys help or harm?
While a study says the RIM devices improve life, a Rutgers professor says addictions could lead to lawsuits.
Friday, August 25
High Impact
Gloves come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute
Legal dispute over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider skirmish over security software turf.
FCC questions Verizon, BellSouth Internet fee
The phone carriers will be sent " letters of inquiry" to see whether new charges comply with FCC rules.
Fiber optics help keep oil spills at bay
The technology that can carry phone calls can also tell oil companies if a pipeline is about to leak.
Diving into mysterious Crater Lake
Scientists use aquatic robots and highly sensitive sonar to study its pristine, self-contained ecology.
Photos: A water-filled crater
Video: Deep-diving robot
Study: Tech, not spec, fueled U.S. housing boom
Wealth generated by technology sector, not low interest rates, drove up home prices, say Chicago Fed economists.
Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions
In this week's installment, judge upholds conviction instigated by a hacker who reported incriminating files.
NEC Electronics launches image chips for cars
First of several chips controlling automobile functions to go into Lexus LS460 scheduled for release this fall.
Buffett makes first donation to Gates Foundation
A $1.6 billion stock transaction marks first installment in plan to give away more than $30 billion to the charity.
Sony shares fall on battery recall
Analysts say recall will have limited financial impact but could hurt Sony's brand image. Market reacts " emotionally."
Intel Wi-Fi software hogs PC memory
Software update for Intel wireless hardware is faulty and can hog PC memory, but an update is due Friday.
Briefly: Texan foils burglary in Britain via Beatles Webcam
Plus: Software pirate gets six years...
Korologos to retire from Microsoft board...
Cattle producers embracing wireless...
Microsoft share buyback finalized at $3.8 billion...
Thursday, August 24
AOL to sell digital movie downloads
Deals with major Hollywood studios mean surfers will get access to full-length films via AOL's video site.
Mudslinging over California's clean-fuel initiative
Alternative-energy advocates and oil companies land in court in
California over tactics designed to divert readers from opposing Web
sites.
Microsoft moves closer to new browser release
Company hits " release candidate" stage for Internet Explorer 7, first major update offered in recent years.
Extra: Cashing in on Tom Cruise
Blogma: Homemade nuke detector trumps DHS
Blog: Analyst predicts PlayStation 3 shortage
Podcast: Jimmy Wales's new experiment at Wikipedia
Video: ZAP to anywhere in this electric car
Deal of the day: NEC DVD burner for $29
Coop's Corner: Techdom's stock option addiction
TiVo teams up with Cox
DVR maker signs up another cable operator to distribute its digital video recording products.
news analysis YouTube could be a steal at $1 billion
Sony's buy of video-sharing company Grouper could mean big bucks to others in online video.
Sony battery woes hit Apple
A week after Dell's laptop brouhaha, Apple issues a recall for 1.8 million batteries used in some iBook and PowerBook models.
photos Diesel racer smashes record
Computer-designed JCB Dieselmax races across the desert and into the record books at a zippy 350 mph.
Barney the dinosaur sued after legal threats
After trademark lawyers threaten sites critical of portly purple Tyrannosaur, EFF responds with lawsuit of its own.
Amazon servers, starting at 10 cents an hour
The Elastic Compute Cloud service, from Amazon's Web services division, pipes processing power over the Internet.
Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan
In letter seen by CNET News.com, commonwealth says it'll use Office suite plug-in as it moves to standardized format.
High Impact
Can a Vista coupon save holiday PC sales?
Microsoft plans to offer some kind of Vista-related promotion, but it's
unclear whether promises of upgrades will fend off sluggish sales.
update Pluto: And then there were eight
The solar system's far-flung rock becomes a " dwarf planet." Three other contenders have lost out, too.
Images: The planetary losers
news analysis Internet search gets Web 2.0 style
So-called social-search sites are heating up again. But experts doubt they'll unseat the good old-fashioned algorithm.
update Sequel arrives for Canon's entry-level SLR
The Rebel XTi digital SLR camera boosts megapixel count and adds dust-cleaning sensor technology.
Photos: Canon's new digital SLR camera
Lenovo forms services unit
Global services unit, to be headed by a former Dell Services executive, intended to improve customer satisfaction.
Breakthrough to solve stem cells' ethics issues?
Massachusetts firm Advanced Cell Technology: It's " possible to generate stem cells without destroying the embryo."
Qwest on data retention laws: Oops
Broadband provider says its chief privacy officer misspoke when endorsing federal laws mandating data retention.
update Apple settles with Creative for $100 million
Companies end legal disputes after Apple agrees to license Creative patent for music player interface.
Briefly: Cattle producers embracing wireless
Plus: Microsoft share buyback finalized at $3.8 billion...
Marvell deal for Intel unit gets U.S. antitrust nod...
Google to Japan: Try Gmail...
Symbian growth spurt continues...
Wednesday, August 23
German
engineering to fix Wikipedia?
Experimental feature planned for
the German version could eventually improve the quality of editing.
IBM
to buy ISS for $1.3 billion
update
Latest buy in rapid-fire spending spree, to bolster security services,
is set to close in fourth quarter.
Sony
to offer 27 PS3 games at Tokyo show
The new game
titles could be a sign of progress ahead of the November launch of the
latest version of its console.
BEA
buys Flashline to bulk up SOA line
BEA will gain
Flashline's governance tools and repository for storing information on
shared software programs.
IBM
eyes China expansion amid strong growth
Low-cost
labor, deep talent pool may prompt company to open four offices
annually in China cities.
Sony
gets into video sharing with Grouper hug
The
entertainment giant's Hollywood studio pays $65 million for Grouper, a
lesser light than the boffo YouTube.
Judge
stays Hynix trial against Rambus
Rambus says
California court cites a potential resolution after FTC sets royalty
rates on SDRAM and DDR SDRAM.
Bare-bones
Windows to arrive in South Korea
New version
will come sans media player and messaging service to comply with
antitrust ruling, company source says.
Researchers
yearn to use AOL logs, but they hesitate
Many academic
researchers balance a thirst for useful data against concerns over
individual privacy.
(The New
York Times)
U.K.
spammer gets two-month curfew
Teen receives
sentence for sending 5 million e-mails to a former employer that
crashed the company's servers.
Gateway
receives offer for retail unit
Former owner
of eMachines places $450 million bid, says retail must separate from
other Gateway operations.
Asia
warms up to intellectual property
As the
relative value of IP increases, Asian businesses begin to take
infringement issues more seriously.
Judge
lets Blockbuster antitrust suit go forward
Video rental
giant can proceed with claims against Netflix, which has sued it for
alleged patent violations.
High Impact
Industry
shift to services fuels IBM spree
news
analysis IBM uses its fat checkbook to cash in
on services-oriented architecture--and run from downward price pressure.
Sun
recoups server market share
Long-suffering
No. 3 server maker gains at the expense of IBM, Hewlett-Packard and
Dell.
IE
patch carries security bug
Microsoft's
most recent security update introduces a serious security flaw on some
Windows systems.
Briefly: Google
to Japan: Try Gmail
Plus: Symbian
growth spurt continues...
Comverse
to acquire Netonomy...
Red
Hat hires president of India operations...
Sun
bumps UltraSparc to 1.8GHz...
Tuesday, August 22
Kevin Mitnick Web site hacked
The famed hacker-turned-security-consultant has the tables turned on
him when a hacker attacks his site and posts a vulgar message.
roundup
A musical splash with more flash
SanDisk unveils an 8GB upgrade to its music player line, as the iPod alternative beat goes on.
Photo: SanDisk's player
FTC chief critiques Net neutrality
Commission's chairman takes aim at Senate proposal to force broadband providers to treat all content the same.
Disney calls Net TV effort a success
Experiment shows millions of TV viewers will happily watch shows like " Lost" and " Desperate Housewives" on computer screens.
AOL exec departs after privacy uproar
Online giant's CTO and two others leave the company as fallout ensues after release of members' search data.
Top cops promise privacy safeguards
Law enforcement leaders say agencies will take care not to overstep bounds in boosting their computing resources.
Video: Chertoff on privacy
Video: Real-life '24'
Extra: How biotech is driving computing
Blogma: New service tracks rise and fall of airline prices
Podcast: Why SanDisk thinks it can hurt the iPod
Blog: 'The Office' meets Microsoft's Office
Video: Homeland security chief on privacy
Deal of the day: $50 off HP PhotoSmart digicam
Friendster scoops up $10 million in funding
Investment could help the social-networking pioneer recapture its luster and regroup amid a rise in competitors.
Monday, August 21
Google welcomes Writely sign-ups
Online word processor figures to be part of the search giant's counterweight to Microsoft's Office Live strategy.
Half a million volunteers to join disease experiment
The large-scale experiment will collect DNA samples and follow development of common diseases.
U.S. Open swings for instant replay
John McEnroe is certainly pleased. But with chair umps using Hawk-Eye tech to judge line calls, what'll he yell about?
Samsung strives for LCD record
Company's upcoming model will be a 70-inch liquid crystal display with a 180-degree viewing angle.
Photo:
70-inch panel
VCs see opportunity in blogosphere
While investing in companies that produce blogs has been common, funding individual ones is a new twist.
news analysis How to succeed in the gadget biz
Buyers shell out more every year, but few companies have figured out how to turn a decent profit.
Automaker aims to bring clean cars to the masses
Will ZAP's ethanol and electric minicars be a hit on the road? If anything, they are fun to drive.
Photos:
ZAP cars scream green
Infineon gets order for U.S. passport chips
German chipmaker says it's won a contract to supply " several million" RFID chips for e-passport system.
Securing data by scattering the pieces
New software divides digital documents and other files into slices, then stores the slices on the Internet.
(The New York Times)
news analysis How to succeed in the gadget biz
Buyers shell out more every year, but few companies have figured out how to turn a decent profit.
update Nuance turns text into speech
As well as converting PDFs into audio files, ScanSoft update offers tools for disabled users and archival standards.
Briefly: Amazon suffers site outage
Plus: Borland hires Dell software executive...
Patch issued for Japanese Ichitaro program...
Fix in for Apple flaw...
Microsoft cranks up stock buyback program...
Sunday, August 20
High Impact
Spying
an intelligent search engine
Innovation in Web search using artificial intelligence may lead to the
day when you could expect the Web to do the tedious tasks for you.
Palm
to unveil new Treo model next month
Upcoming model to use Vodafone's
3G network as Palm scrambles to keep up with the Nokias of the world.
A
virtual world's real-world conference
Players, builders and
community leaders to come together in SF for the Second Life Community
Convention.
update Judge
to EchoStar: Disable your DVRs
But federal
appeals court blocks TiVo-favored injunction affecting millions of Dish
subscribers.
High Impact
Federal
judge orders halt to NSA spy program
Authorized yet warrantless surveillance is ruled unconstitutional, but
gets a stay of execution.
Conde
Nast working on its Net
The New York publishing
giant is trying to come to terms with a growing Internet audience.
Qualcomm
to buy Qualphone
Cell phone chip specialist
to pay $18 million for Qualphone handset technologies based on
high-speed wireless services.
Saturday, August 19
Spammer's
parents: Don't bulldoze us
As
AOL searches for buried gold in wake of legal victory, Mass. couple
says they're not hiding anything.
Is
this the new Amazon video store?
Company declines to confirm whether Web pages that surfaced on the Net
are part of a new store.
Microsoft
fixes faulty security patch
The " hotfix" is designed to address a problem in a patch for a flaw
that is already being used by worms.
update Judge
to EchoStar: Disable your DVRs
But federal appeals
court blocks TiVo-favored injunction affecting millions of Dish
subscribers.
Extra: Could
wiki format save patent review?
Podcast: Why
Silicon Valley hates dividends
Video: Snakes
in San Francisco
Coop's
Corner Podcast: First
victims of 'free is good'
Deal of the day: Creative
Zen Micro Photo for $164
Blogma:
Jury's
out on judge's spy program ruling
Consumers
find a personal shopper in the Web
More Net apparel companies
offer sophisticated sizing metrics, hoping to lure busy, fed-up or
hard-to-fit shoppers.
Friday, August 18
Apple:
Long hours at China iPod plant
Company responds to reports
that iPod supplier let employees work longer than Apple code of conduct
allows.
Next
season's TV hits? They're the talk of the Web
Coverage of upcoming TV
season starts earlier than ever, helping media agencies guage consumer
sentiment. (The New York Times)
EMI
music videos to land on Zune
Microsoft's music player will
come with preloaded videos from the record label's artists.
Time
Warner to restate earnings under prior SEC deal
Restatements, based on
review of ad deals, date back to 2000, reducing net for some years,
increasing it for others.
Briefly: Fix
in for Apple flaw
Plus: Microsoft
cranks up stock buyback program...
The
Daily Reel refines Web video search...
ING
Direct bolsters online banking security...
Accenture
to buy privately held NaviSys...
Thursday, August 17
Intel shows off new 'Tulsa' Xeon
Chipmaker demonstrates models of its upcoming high-end server processor at Linux show.
Photos: 'Tulsa' Xeon on display
From Wi-Fi to maps, Google has a plan
roundup The tech giant dabbles here and expands there in its quest for technological supremacy.
High hopes for high definition
roundup
At DisplaySearch's HDTV conference, industry execs paint a bright picture of a new generation of television sets and DVDs.
Photos: HDTV showcase
IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris
Big Blue, a major Linux fan, is bashing Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system.
Everything LinuxWorld
Photos: Motorola phones
HDTV hardware makers fight customer confusion
Misunderstood technology is the " biggest concern" facing high-definition television, Sony and Panasonic execs say.
Apple plans Xeon-based Xserve cluster node
The cluster system, designed for high-performance computing applications farmed out across a group, is due in October.
Blogma: Ramsey case was Web phenomenon
Podcast: Broadband to the people?
Video:
Digg this: A video treasure trove
Coop's Corner Podcast:
First victims of 'free is good'
Deal of the day:
TiVo Series2 DT for $150
Wednesday, August 16
Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
Latest security update for Internet Explorer can make the Web browser crash. Microsoft plans to release a revamped patch.
roundup Earnings alert: HP profit surges
Plus: Salesforce ups view...BEA reports flat second quarter...Rambus delays earnings report. Check back for latest.
Sun to coders: Open-source Java won't change your life
Having access to the source code of the Java platform won't affect how developers work, the company says.
Satire: U.S. dedicates $64 billion to undermining Gates Foundation efforts
Program will focus on spreading disease and reversing strides in education.
The Onion
Satellite TV providers exit FCC auction
DirecTV, EchoStar bow out of spectrum auction, stalling efforts for now of building their own wireless broadband networks.
Tate quits Rambus amid stock options probe
Former Rambus CEO leaves board as more details emerge about his role in the allocation of stock options.
update Feds renew contract with Net oversight body
Under the new agreement, ICANN will remain under U.S. supervision until up to 2011.
update Tough gear for tough travel woes
Meet the laptops, PDAs and luggage that won't get beat up in airplane cargo holds.
Photos: Rugged stuff
Scandinavians to meet Apple over iTunes
Sweden's consumer rights agency will discuss complaint that iTunes service breaches consumer laws.
Penn State Live offers mobile news service
Campus news service will expand this week to include SMS text messages sent to mobile devices.
AOL goes digging for spammer's gold
Company, owed $12 million by a spammer, gets permission to dig for gold and platinum bars in his parents' garden.
Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble
Latest security update can make the Web browser crash. Microsoft plans to release a revamped patch.
FBI calls ex-Comverse chief a fugitive, casts wide net
Jacob " Kobi" Alexander, charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, did not show up for his arraignment.
(The New York Times)
Briefly: GM cuts option price for XM Radio
Plus: AOL acquires GameDaily...
Ants database company replaces CEO...
FiveRuns taps open-source for management service...
Mozilla delays Firefox 2.0 release...
YouTube talking to record labels on music videos
The popular place for sharing home flicks aims top become the go-to spot for viewing mainstream music videos.
Google Talk marks first year with upgrade
Upgrade to Google's chat program lets people transfer files and leave voice mail.
special coverage An end run around copyright law?
Legal activist Lawrence Lessig uses LinuxWorld pulpit to tout Creative Commons as route to " free culture."
More open source for Java
Photos: Opteron servers
Can anything tame the battery flames?
Fuel cells and alternative batteries have a chance to go mainstream, thanks to technological improvements.
Dell takes heat for recall
Photos: Bad batteries
FAQ: Recalled batteries
Tuesday, August 15
When art meets wireless sensors
Ashok Sukumaran, an artist in residence at Sun Labs, has conjured up a high-tech project that's colorful and interactive.
Photos: Interactive art
Extra: Google's terrible twos
Blogma: What's with media moguls as NYC mayors?
Podcast:
Is it too dangerous to hit the power button?
Video:
Mashup technologies empower home buyers
Blog:
Resurrecting the woolly mammoth?
Deal of the day: HP Pavilion notebook for $980
HDTV is the life of the DisplaySearch party
Warner Bros., ESPN and CBS declare that the era of high-definition has arrived and it's going to be the life of the party.
Real to plug Windows media support into Linux
Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer.
DirecTV, EchoStar reduce action in wireless sale
Joint venture reduces most of its eligibility to bid in the U.S. auction of licenses for advanced wireless services.
Judges back FCC rules on network sharing
EarthLink loses an appeal against regulators' decision to exempt regional phone companies from " unbundling" fiber lines.
Report: Hosted CRM is king
Oracle leads in sales of human capital management applications, thanks to PeopleSoft buy, says AMR Research.
Lawsuits accuse Net download services of scamming
Regulators say MovieLand, related sites bombard users with pop-ups in ploy to coerce membership fee payments.
Apple: iPod means our pod
Mac maker cries trademark infringement, sends cease-and-desist letters to companies using " pod" in product names.
IBM brings management tools to mainframe
Bringing in Tivoli admin and security tools will let customers consolidate more applications on servers, IBM says.
Call centers ramp up VoIP
Though adoption hasn't climbed as swiftly as predicted, the outlook for growth is still positive, report says.
Update aims for a friendlier Blogger
Beta includes new features such as tagging, friends-only posts, and templates designed to be easier to use.
Advertisers trace paths users leave on Internet
Internet companies are analyzing records of what their users search for to target advertising directly to them.
(The New York Times)
E-mail security hero takes on VoIP
After creating an e-mail encryption program, Phil Zimmermann tries to license encryption tech for Net phone calls.
Briefly: NEC certifies Red Hat on fault-tolerant servers
Plus: Ingres, rPath team up for 'database appliance'...
Sanmina-SCI finds possible option discrepancies...
Scalix readies Linux messaging server...
IBM brings Sametime IM to Linux...
Monday, August 14
just in Dell to recall 4 million batteries
Inspiron, Latitude, and Precision owners should check to see if they qualify for recall offer.
Worm duo tries to hijack Windows PCs
Cybercrooks unleash two worms based on a serious Windows flaw, but the attacks don't seem widespread.
Sun turns server plug inside out
The PCI ExpressModule could make life easier in the server room through " hot swaps" of components, but at a cost.
Helio to open retail stores
Wireless firm hopes to build its young, hip brand by opening retail stores in several cities around the country.
Veterans Affairs to protect data on laptops
Encryption plan is latest attempt at recovering from thefts that
potentially exposed personal data on millions of service members.
Verizon adds multiroom DVR
Company takes aim at cable with DVR service that lets customers watch recorded content in multiple rooms.
OpenOffice security is questioned
French researchers pinpoint security issues, but OpenOffice.org says only bug discovered has already been fixed.
London cabbies leave GPS units in the back seat
London cab drivers find satellite navigation systems are no match for their own experience.
High Impact
Open source grows beyond its roots
Zimbra shows off wiki as the start-up and its cohorts push into new areas and compete on features, not just price.
Extra:
India's cut-price space program
Blogma: Iranian president joins the blogosphere
Podcast:
What's hot, what's not, at LinuxWorld 2006
Video and photos:
LG CU500 phone
Blog: Is the flash memory boat starting to sink?
Deal of the Day: Logitech cordless mouse for $20
photos
Digital doctoring: Pictures that lie
John Kerry, Oprah and Iraqi refugees are just some of those hit by image trickery that's only a few mouse clicks away.
roundup Playing with fire and lightning
Propane tanks, jerry-rigged jet engines and Tesla coils are standard gear when the SRL show comes to town.
Microsoft blogging software available in beta
Windows Live Writer designed for easy use, compatibility with other blogging services.
Images: Microsoft lends bloggers a hand
Play your own Xbox game
Microsoft plans free tools for enthusiasts to make own games, but
at first only other hard-core gamers will be able to share the
creations.
Second Lifers get first look at new hotel chain
Starwood Hotels will seek feedback on new chain via a cyberlodge in the virtual world.
Images: Hotel habitat
AOL snaps up IM developer Userplane
Internet giant hopes the acquisition will expand its community networking capabilities.
Disney cancels U.K. mobile kid-tracking
Company's experience with the service, already launched in U.S., could have influenced its decision, analyst says.
Oracle to boost stake in Indian software firm
Company plans to pump $125 million into I-flex, an analytical software maker that focuses on the banking industry.
Casual games taking place of daily activities
About a third of those 18 and older prefer casual games to watching TV, according to new study.
Briefly: Scalix readies Linux messaging server
Plus: IBM brings Sametime IM to Linux...
Flash Player 9 out for Intel-based Macs...
Open-source firm Zenoss scores new funding..
Amazon adds 'Search Suggestions'...
Sunday, August 13
Liquid explosives threaten air travel
Leave your water bottle behind if you're flying anytime soon. In London, you can't bring an iPod, either.
Airline luggage restrictions here to stay?
GM, BMW, Daimler to invest in hybrid project
More than $1 billion earmarked for new transmission, other hybrid technology to top that offered by Toyota.
Malaysian leaders carry quarrel into cyberspace
The government is threatening to punish defamatory remarks on Web sites, following squabbles between powerful politicians.
Theft of laptop puts thousands of identities at risk
Thieves take a U.S. Department of Transportation notebook with personal information on 133,000 Florida residents.
In U.K., online advertising overtakes magazines
Report says Net moves to fourth-largest display advertising market as media consumption among youths shifts.
High ImpactWindows defense handcuffs good guys
Microsoft's PatchGuard is designed to keep out malicious code, but security firms say it just keeps them at bay.
Plus:
Open-source firm Zenoss scores new funding...
Amazon adds 'Search Suggestions'...
'My Name Is Earl' promotion launched on MySpace...
Rambus delays earnings report amid options probe...
Saturday, August 12
newsmakerA blogger's battle from behind bars
Josh Wolf, the first blogger jailed for refusing to cooperate with a
federal grand jury, says he's defending journalists' rights.
Korea's answer to MySpace?
It's got a lock on social networking in Seoul, and now Cyworld looks to win hearts and minds in the U.S.
Speedier wireless on the way via 4G
Sprint Nextel says a souped-up network, coming soon, will use WiMax to offer customers a new wireless experience.
Cisco takes stake in data center firm Nuova
Networking gear maker now owns 80 percent of data center start-up founded by former Cisco executives.
Novell exec: Xen's not unstable
CTO Markus Rex rejects Red Hat's criticism that virtualization tech in Novell's new Linux server isn't fully baked.
Can texting reveal who committed crimes?
Researchers study mobile-phone texting styles to show links between text linguistics and user IDs.
Juniper expects Nasdaq delisting warning
Networking-equipment supplier is latest company to encounter problems over handling of stock options.
High ImpactManaging desktops the Microsoft way
Software maker is moving beyond eating its own dog food. But some partners say company is grazing on their turf.
Friday, August 11
Nasdaq puts Apple on notice
The stock exchange says the Mac maker is not in compliance with its rules, a requirement for being listed.
Microsoft on worm watch
Code that exploits a serious Windows flaw has been published on the Net, increasing the chance of a worm attack.
Linux powers unusual multicore machine
Start-up Movidis uses 16-core MIPS processor originally designed for networking gear to take a crack at Linux server market.
Extra: BBC plans clip-on digital radio
Blogma: Technology is no panacea in hijackings
Deal of the day: $20 off Tekkeon iPod battery pack
Podcast: If only Sherlock Holmes had a BlackBerry
Video: LG CU500 phone
Blog: Lefty men make more money
Thursday, August 10
Wednesday, August 09
Homeland Security: Fix your Windows
In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible.
Intel hangs up on telecommunications business
Chipmaker's latest move to cut costs: selling Eicon Networks a peripheral motherboard and software operation.
special feature Vista Views: What Vista can learn from Leopard
Readers say what features from the Mac OS X update they'd like to see in the next version of Windows.
photos
Robot submarines make waves
Collegiate teams descend on San Diego to see whose autonomous underwater vehicle hits the high-water mark.
news analysis
Lieberman loss a 'Netroots' win?
In besting the incumbent Conn. senator, primary victor Ned Lamont ran a " tech-savvy campaign."
special report The fraternity at core of Israel's business
Nation's emergence as a technology powerhouse can be traced to a university that predates the country itself.
Photos:
R&
D at Technion
Extra: Microsoft phasing in support for dynamic languages on .Net
Blogma: Key developer bids adieu to Windows Live
Blog: Intel making open-source graphics moves
Deal of the day: Philips DVD player for $60
Podcast: Wireless spectrum auction gets underway in DC
Video: Create custom widgets with Web Clip
Former Comverse execs charged with stock option fraud
Amid massive U.S. probe, former finance chief and general counsel surrender arrest warrant issued for co-founder.
update 3Com names new CEO
Edgar Masri, former general manager
of network systems unit, aims to lead accelerated company turnaround.
Sage takes a $565 million shot at medical software
EPS buy marks company's first foray into health care management as paperless doctors' offices gain in popularity.
Researchers take the blur out of shaky photos
An MIT researcher and others develop a technique that can restore some sharpness to photos blurred by camera shake.
Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global Fund
Fund gets its biggest grant ever toward fighting HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. But it says it needs twice that.
Registrar on .eu domain hoarding: Nothing we can do
There's no stopping top-level domain stockpiling, says Eurid, over which EU " does not have any supervisory role."
Nokia asks court to enforce Qualcomm obligations
Biggest phone maker goes after Qualcomm in U.S. court, continuing dispute over patent licensing.
AT& T spying lawsuit delayed
Judge temporarily halts further review of suit that charges AT& T with illegally letting U.S. monitor phone calls, e-mails.
High Impact
Broadband bundles to drive wireless spectrum sale
Cable and satellite companies will be among the bidders at a major FCC
auction, as they look to add wireless to their package of services.
'Bully' video game to be released in October
Game maker Rockstar hasn't yet rated game that features character defending himself against prep school bullies.
Cuba targets illegal TV dishes as U.S. weapon
Dishes pick up broadcasts from Miami that Cuban government says are sources of subversive information.
roundup Plus: Earnings alert: MySpace heat raises News Corp. profit
Seagate crashes...Cisco rises...Amid options probe, Cablevison delays results. Check back for latest.
Briefly: Open-source VoIP company wins funding
Plus: Patent claim against Microsoft, HP dismissed...
IBM upgrades lower-end storage...
Dylan teams with iTunes...
EMC names new finance chief...
Tuesday, August 08
As Flash turns 10, Adobe looks ahead
The Web technology outlasted its 1990s rivals. Can it do as well in the new Internet video era?
Video: Flash forward
update Another hefty patch month for Microsoft
Count 'em: A dozen security updates, nine of them rated " critical," covering 20 holes in Windows and three in Office.
Actors seek new scale for new media
Artists and advertisers renegotiate payment rules for the age of streaming video and mobile devices.
Google says click fraud estimates are overblown
Search giant releases internal report as it fights back against what it claims are industry exaggerations of click fraud.
special report Culture of survival drives Israel growth
Wartime life has
not stopped Israel's tech juggernaut, which draws more venture capital today than ever before.
Photos: Land of start-ups
newsmakerBarrett: The shape of PCs old and new
His first one looked
like a sewing box. Now Intel's chairman foresees PCs you can roll up.
The PC turns 25
Extra: Studying Earth by looking at stars
Blogma: Jobs speech wasn't very Jobs-like
Blog: Sun to offer open-source Java details
Deal of the day: D-Link wireless router for $35
Podcast: Is Apple's cart half-full or half-empty?
Video: Eyeing Apple's Core Animation
roundup Leopard bares its teeth at Apple conference
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is a showcase for the upcoming Mac OS, wake-up call for Vista.
Nanowires built to fight bioterrorism
Nanowire " bar code" system designed for use in portable, quick-acting sensors that can detect pathogens.
Green paint made in 1700s may be gold for new tech
Obscure artists' pigment invented in 18th century Sweden may be key to new generation of 21st century electronics.
update Brocade to buy McData
Deal valued at $713 million furthers consolidation in storage area networking industry.
Cablevison delays results due to options probe
Cable TV provider says it also may restate prior financial reports irregularities found in past stock option grants.
Nortel, Ciena settle patent lawsuit
The settlement brings to a close the latest squabble over the two companies' technology rights.
Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox
External drive expected to hit store shelves in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season.
Photos: HD DVD for the Xbox 360
Virgin tries text cure for in-flight boredom
In-flight texting service will allow passengers to have questions answered on any topic at 35,000 feet.
Kodak flashes two new cameras
Offerings include addition to dual-lens pocket line and compact camera that automatically selects scene settings.
Photos: Kodak's new offerings
Cameroon registry accused of typo-squatting .com
Lawyer claims Cameroonian Net authorities are cashing in on fact
that .cm domain is one letter shy of .com, which often gets mistyped.
Alltel, start-up team for mobile podcasting
Melodeo inks deal with Alltel Wireless to stream podcasts to cell phones more U.S. carriers to follow.
Microsoft backs GetHuman customer service plan
Initiative is designed to set industrywide standards for customer service companies can advertise compliance.
Briefly: IBM upgrades lower-end storage
Plus: Dylan teams with iTunes...
EMC names new finance chief...
Virtualization firm Parallels updates software...
Sun taps EnterpriseDB for PostgreSQL support...
Monday, August 07
Microsoft shelves its Virtual PC for Mac
Please go to our rivals for Windows virtualization, it says. So what about Office for Intel-based Macs?
Images: Messenger 6.0 for the Mac
Google pledges $900 million for MySpace honors
When the kids on MySpace search the Net and see the ads served up, they'll have Google to thank.
special report Age of computing: The PC turns 25
As IBM made the business world sit up and take notice, a young man named Dell was just getting started.
photos
Security was meant to be broken
At Defcon in Las Vegas, hackers breach networks, pick locks and play " spot the feds."
AOL feels heat on privacy 'screw-up'
Sharing of search data with researchers was " innocent enough," it says, but critics see reason to worry.
Apple shows off Leopard's spots
Steve Jobs gives developers a taste of a Mac OS to come and heralds a new desktop called the Mac Pro.
Complete WWDC coverage
Photos: Apple's harvest
Extra: Mulling music DVDs with iPod-friendly songs
Blogma: Privacy uproar over AOL search data
Blog: Blackouts coming for NSA black ops?
Deal of the day: Seagate Barracuda hard drive for $90
Podcast: Unsettled issues of user-generated content
Video: New Mac Pro with dual processors
IBM comes out on top in age discrimination suit
Federal appeals court's verdict allows Big Blue to avoid paying costly settlement.
AOL offers free antivirus software
Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.
Microsoft shows off improved search
Microsoft scientists reveal new " 3D" analyses and machine-learning algorithms for search at conference.
There's a blog born every half second
Blog-tracking site Technorati says 175,000 new blogs appear per day worldwide. Are you keeping up with them all?
update AOL apologizes for release of user search data
Search log information originally intended for use on new research site company calls data posting a mistake.
VMware readies virtualization software for Macs
Still-unnamed product will run Windows, Linux and more on the Mac unveiling set for Apple developer conference.
Teens arrested in VA laptop theft
Two 19-year-olds are charged with taking a laptop and hard drive with personal data of millions of veterans.
Verizon heeds call of fuel cells
High ImpactWorried about prices and power outages, the telecom company is a case study of a business out to deliver its own energy.
Photos: Verizon fuel cell project
Airlines to replace 'no smoking' with 'no mobile'
With satellite-based phone service in place, captains will switch on " no mobile" sign during takeoff.
Aiming to unclog legitimate P2P
Service developed for ISPs and content distributors promises to speed up large downloads.
Report: Apple options granted before stock jump
Exercise price and Jan. 17 closing price were equal, then good earnings news pushed stock up 11 percent.
Live chat becomes a sales technique
Internet retailers are actively offering to chat with visitors who seem as if they need a nudge to buy an item.
(The New York Times)
Briefly: Sun taps EnterpriseDB for PostgreSQL support
Plus: Sybase unveils data integration tool...
HP extends Canadian Imperial Bank contract...
Skype gives McAfee a seal of approval...
Firefox update issued for video-related bug...
Sunday, August 06
Google, MTV ink ad-backed video deal
MTV to distribute clips from its cable networks over Google's advertising network.
Researchers: E-passports pose security risk
New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say.
Was it done with a lens, or a brush?
High dynamic range photography is one of many digital darkroom techniques attracting amateur photographers.
(The New York Times)
Photos: HDR photography
Students learn the language of start-ups
Collegians visiting Silicon Valley from Middle East and North
Africa hear what it takes to turn ideas into profitable realities.
special coverage Black Hat: Vista defenses breached
Researcher hacks into the Windows update. Plus: Printers are a weak link in networks.
Sports' greatest hits at one Web site
The catch: Access to ESPN's new online video service requires subscription to one of handful of broadband providers.
(The New York Times)
Google: We won't sell music
The company appears to be putting the brakes on expectations for a
retail play in music and other areas of digital entertainment.
Saturday, August 05
special coverage Vista's close-up at Black Hat
Microsoft gets a surprisingly warm reception at the hacker confab.
Plus: Threats via blog feeds.
Photos: Drive-by hacks
Copyright tussles for Google
The search giant, at odds with an increasing number of copyright industries, is taking some provocative legal stances.
photos Weird, wonderful cars of the present
GPS, hands-free calling and MP3
players are so 2005. Check out today's air-cleaning ionizer, magic M button and Flash nav.
Photos: iPod your console
Wikipedia's Wales touts 'free culture' movement
Jimmy Wales urges " Wikipedians" to
focus on quality, announces One Laptop per Child project will include
Wikipedia on machines.
France's diluted iTunes plan becomes law
But Socialist Party still hopes to revise it, likely forcing copyright-protecting tech to be freely interoperable.
ABC adding shows to broadband service
Viewers also to see more ads, " minor" changes to broadband player designed for network's streaming video service.
Extra: Net poker: Daddy quit his day job
Blogma: Deal or no deal for One Laptop per Child?
Blog: Apple delays quarterly filing, warns of restatements
Deal of the day: USB TV tuner for $80
Podcast: AOL layoffs and hot chips
Video: Review: LG Chocolate VX8500
Blog feeds may carry security risk
Popular RSS and Atom feeds could carry malicious JavaScript code that would compromise a PC, an expert warned.
Friday, August 04
NASA joins search for elusive woodpecker
Bird watching isn't exactly rocket science, but then again, the possibly-not-extinct ivory-bill isn't your average bird.
Web site fosters 'comedy community'
But seriously, folks, content for this site will be tailored specifically for the Net platform.
Motorola involved in SEC probe
Investigation tied to transactions with bankrupt cable operator Adelphia, which bought Motorola set-top boxes.
Rejected TV pilot resurrected on Web
Like " Nobody's Watching," latest leaked pilot attracts a lot of attention, but the studio isn't pleased.
Toshiba, SanDisk confirm plans for $5.2 billion NAND plant
Together, Japanese and American chipmakers say they'll " win against South Korea" in the flash memory market.
Apple delays quarterly filing, warns of restatements
blog A stock options probe has the company digging into several years' worth of earnings reports.
FCC pushes for broadband over power lines
Regulators say they're trying to address interference concerns while promoting an alternative to cable, DSL.
Web 2.0 browser to fly this fall
roundup Start-up Flock plans to mix in blogs and photo sharing. Also: Firefox makes a deal with Real.
Photos: The artsy side of the wiki world
With Wikimania 2006 set to kick off Friday, a panel of judges turns their eyes to photos, maps and more.
Sun layoff hits hundreds
Second phase of a job cut hits employees of the server and software company, part of a plan to lay off up to 5,000.
Dozen Windows, Office updates coming next week
The bulletins, some of which are rated " critical," will be distributed next Tuesday in Microsoft's usual fashion.
Briefly: Skype gives McAfee a seal of approval
Plus: Firefox update issued for video-related bug...
Nortel climbs to profit...
MTV channel buys online college newspaper firm...
McAfee to cut jobs in channel unit...
Thursday, August 03
Ex-Brocade CEO free on $2 million bail
Chief exec is charged with changing documents to backdate options to give employees an immediate paper gain.
Drawing up music's retail future
Nervous music merchandisers flock to Florida confab to debate how physical sales will factor in digital age.
roundup Plus: Earnings alert: Sprint Nextel earnings dip
Lenovo edges to black...Nortel climbs to profit...Napster posts loss. Check back for latest.
updateIBM to shell out $740 million for MRO Software
Just after Webify buy,
Big Blue says MRO's asset management tools will further expand its software business.
Net seizing spotlight in live-music business
Clubs, concert promoters feed fan appetite for Webcasts, and get an electronic publicity boost in the process.
(The New York Times)
Google, Real extend pact
Deal, which also loops in Mozilla, links three companies that compete in their respective markets with Microsoft.
Extra: Software glitch foils Microsoft demo
Blogma: Wi-Fi demo bruises Apple security
Blog: RealNetworks to distribute Firefox
Deal of the day: Epson storage viewer for $440
Podcast: Did Rambus cheat? Can AOL convert?
Video: J-Lo, Joan Rivers, and a taste of Chocolate at LG Show
newsmakerFiring up IBM's Unix business
Ross Mauri is shepherding
new high-end systems IBM hopes could be a pick-me-up after a market share stumble.
Game makersmay get a breather
E3's move from May to July would give developers time to create fuller demos and more robust prototypes.
Sweating it out for quad-core
Intel and AMD say they've learned their lesson about staying cool, but the first quad-core chips might make some PCs perspire.
A bill payer falls behind, like clients
Customers of electronic bill-paying service skipped payments, its revenue fell and shares followed suit.
(The New York Times)
special coverageBlack Hat: Security faces the heat
Hackers
and security experts head for Las Vegas for the Black Hat Briefings to huddle on tech security.
New tools test VoIP security
Programs are meant to boost security, but attackers can also use them to disconnect calls or reassign extensions.
HarperCollins ups its presence on the Net
The publisher's " Browse Inside" program will let readers see excerpts of its authors' books on its Web site.
(The New York Times)
Google, Yahoo, others team against click fraud
Search companies and a trade group will set guidelines for online ad clicks in an attempt to combat click fraud.
Intel sends out Centrino patches
Flaws in Centrino device drivers and ProSet management software compromise security of the wireless technology.
High ImpactHP balks at patent provision in GPL update
So far, Hewlett-Packard prefers the earlier GPL, raising the specter that two versions of the license will survive.
roundupThe art and craft of digital design
At Siggraph, designers gather around tools for creating virtual images--and hear a real-world reminder.
Plus: MTV channel buys online college newspaper firm...
McAfee to cut jobs in channel unit...
Mercury plans Cell-based accelerator card...
Microsoft slaps peripherals manufacturer with lawsuit...
Wednesday, August 02
Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShell
Code targets command line interface shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft.
Microsoft reshuffles executives
Restructures its Platform and Services Division, with top Windows engineer taking new role once Vista is released.
Verizon's Fios services build momentum
For the first time, the company discusses market details of its fiber-to-the-home network.
roundup
Art and craft of digital design
At Siggraph show in Boston, designers gather to look at the latest
tools for creating virtual images--and hear a real-world reminder.
Opteron gets big boost from IBM
Three years after chip's debut, Big Blue fully embraces Opteron with new servers aimed at the business world.
New lease on life for Friendster?
Patent publicity revives interest in an early leader in social networking that had faded from the limelight.
Extra: Free-for-all in flash market
Blogma: Take your time with Vista
Blog: Wikiality: Colbert speaks, America follows
Deal of the day: Panasonic theater system for $480
Podcast: E3 gets smaller
Coming soon: PSP titles on the horizon
Tuesday, August 01
Ice-powered air conditioner could cut costs
Ice Energy says energy-storage system cuts down on the power required for air conditioning by 30 percent.
Telecom tax imposed in 1898 finally ends
Levied on wealthy Americans with phones in 1898 to help fund Spanish-American War, tax was discontinued Tuesday.
McAfee sets Falcon free
Updated security products based on Falcon technology are designed to rival Symantec and Microsoft software.
Disney design exec touts good ol' pen and paper
Imagineering honcho says old-fashioned tools are as important as modern technology in creating virtual worlds.
Marvell sees turnaround for former Intel unit
Chip designer says troubled communications business, among other recent buys, will gain footing within two years.
Patch in for McAfee holes
The vulnerabilities in SecurityCenter could have let intruders commandeer consumer PCs.
roundup Earnings alert: EA revenue grows amid industry slump
Plus: Kodak posts loss, cuts forecast...EDS accelerates job cuts...CA restates earnings. Check back for latest.
High ImpactBlack Hat with a Vista twist
The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This
year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack.
Pervasive exits open-source PostgreSQL business
Pervasive Software decides to curtail its initiative to offer commercial support for the open-source database.
Why E3's shifting to a smaller playing field
High Impact
Like other tech confabs, the gaming industry's biggest conference seeks intimacy in 2007.
Wells Fargo to open tech center in India
Bank says the opening is not a cost-cutting move, but a result of a shortage of qualified technical talent in the U.S.
Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM
Sony, the Software Freedom Law Center and others weigh in on digital rights management.
Briefly: McAfee to cut jobs in channel unit
Plus: Mercury plans Cell-based accelerator card...
Microsoft slaps peripherals manufacturer with lawsuit...
EnterpriseDB lands another $20 million in funding...
Acer to bundle Symantec software...
Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law
France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional.
AMD nabs 25 percent of server market
Intel's still losing ground to its rival, but it's hoping new chips can staunch the losses over the rest of the year.
PalmSource delays hurting Palm?
Handheld maker warns investors that delays in new OS are bad for
business, but says it's working with PalmSource on a new deadline.
roundupShifting scene in open source
The Fedora project is looking for a few good women. Also: Oracle's Ellison feeds talk of Linux plans--again.
Feds appeal loss in NSA wiretap case
The
Bush administration asks the 9th Circuit to halt a lawsuit saying
AT&
T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency.
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