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NetBeans Day Special Report 2005

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Monday October  31

Supreme Court won't review Microsoft patent appeal
With Microsoft facing preliminary verdict of more than $500 million for alleged patent infringement, proceedings now continue before federal district judge.

Is the Web ready for prime time?

Adios complexity, hello Ruby

Google puts bodies into OpenOffice

Insurer launches $10 million open-source policy

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board

Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades
Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers.

Sprint dials into music

Study: Online holiday sales to top $18 billion

iTunes store counts 1 million video downloads

Gates charity boosts funding for malaria vaccine research

Using Wi-Fi as a competitive weapon
Smaller Internet access providers trying to find a new way to connect with consumers may have found it in wireless technology.   (The New York Times)

Telefonica to pay $31.6 billion for O2

Samsung readies seventh-generation LCD line

TV: The extra-large, ultra-small medium
Something curious is happening to television: It's simultaneously growing gigantic and minuscule.   (The New York Times)

Virtual Iron updates software speed, reach

Newspaper ad circulars find their way online
Gannett says it will roll out a service on its newspaper Web sites where readers would be shown banner ads that can expand into an online version of weekly local circulars.   (The New York Times)

IBM signs up Neterion for server networking
Big Blue on Monday plans to begin selling the start-up's adapters under its own name for use in higher-end Intel based servers.

OS/2   -   DVDBurn version 0.9.12

OS/2   -   JFDraw version 1.8.0

OS/2   -   jPixDb version 1.5

OS/2   -   C.a.R. version 3.91

OS/2   -   Limewire version 4.9.37

OS/2   -   JGraphpad version 5.7.3.1.1

Briefly: Google names public-affairs chief

Authentica aims to secure BlackBerry e-mail

  AirTran exits Expedia

  Palm opens engineering center in Ireland

  Companies say Qualcomm isn't playing fair with 3G

Sunday October  30

Purported Janet Jackson nude video hits Net
The pop star is again exposed--this time in a video clip that appears to show her sunbathing naked.

Symantec looks to sell more services
New approach to selling services is aimed at getting customers to buy more than just security testing, code review.

'Sophisticated' eBay fraudsters jailed in Britain
Scammers offered unsuccesful bidders a second chance to buy fictitious goods outside the eBay system.

Briefly: Authentica aims to secure BlackBerry e-mail

OS/2   -   Electronic Teller 4.3 Has Been Released

OS/2   -   SNAP Graphics for OS/2 3.1.1

OS/2   -   EmperoarTV 1.08o released

AirTran exits Expedia

  Palm opens engineering center in Ireland

  Companies say Qualcomm isn't playing fair with 3G

  Solectron expands in Mexican 'Silicon Valley'.

Saturday October  29

P2P network pushes play on paid service
iMesh relaunches Tuesday as the first formerly unregulated peer-to-peer network to turn itself into a paid music service.
Image: Searching for songs

D theft: Who's responsible?
resource center News.com's panel of experts discusses who's to blame and how to prevent identity theft from happening.
FAQ: ID fraud uncovered

Now playing: Your home video
A new generation of video-sharing sites is tailor-made for camcorder Coppolas and cell phone Scorceses.

OS/2   -   Eggdrop ported to OS/2

OS/2   -   PMView Pro v3.21 is now available

Making the virtual world a better place
At Austin Game Conference, game designers look to Vegas and beyond for ideas on making better and more successful online games.

LG abandons tube TVs in Europe
The South Korean firm will restrict itself to the top end of the market for cathode ray tube TVs.

India's Bollywood ready to embrace digital cinema
Cheap digital technology helps film industry cash in on blockbusters--and beat back video pirates, too.

Friday October  28

HP to unveil Itanium blades next week
Hewlett-Packard will announce its first blade servers that use Intel's Itanium chip, CNET News.com has learned.

Bloggers jump on Libby indictment
Online commentators polarized over indictment, which accuses White House official of lying about his private conversations with reporters.

Net firms reach deal to avoid new blackout

Extra: Xbox 360 shipments short of expectations?

Blogma: Forbes goes after the bloggers

Podcast: Complaints about Qualcomm and more

Cheney aide Libby charged in leak probe
Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis Libby, is indicted on five criminal counts.
Read the indictment

Purported Janet Jackson nude video hits Net

Friendster turns up multimedia features

Sex.com domain hijacker captured

Vodafone to sell phones like Coke

SAP plans to split shares four ways

Police blotter: Feds' cell phone tracking denied

roundup Week in pictures: Blue Gene, thinking green
Blue Gene/L tops its own supercomputer record. Also: " Lost" online, " green" buildings, speaking tongues with tech and Firefox love fest.

Singapore bans gay Web site, fines another

IBM to use Google desktop search deep inside firms

IMicrosoft to take Windows from South Korea?

Kai-Fu Lee's California case put on hold

Briefly: AirTran exits Expedia

Palm opens engineering center in Ireland

  Companies say Qualcomm isn't playing fair with 3G

  Solectron expands in Mexican 'Silicon Valley'.

  Nokia partners with MIT lab

Thursday October  27

Open-source rival to Google's book effort
Digitizing the world's books is too important a job to leave to private ventures, say backers of the Internet Archive.
Photos: Warming up scanners

roundup Nanotech: From heaven to Earth
Some see a space elevator in the nano future, while other advances could be as close as the clay.

Supreme Court won't hear RIM suit
Handheld maker faces possibility that its popular BlackBerry service could be halted in the U.S. until 2012.

AMD's market share gains accelerate
The chipmaker makes gains at Intel's expense, but AMD's 30 percent goal remains a long way off.

Sun shareholders call for action
Influential firm is advising Sun investors to vote for shareholder input on the use of any potential poison pills.

Judge: Microsoft's music player gaffe is 'concern'
Redmond never should have drafted marketing plan to force player makers to distribute only Windows Media Player, judge says.

Wednesday October 26

Banks to blacklist rogue workers in fraud fight
Database could help banks avoid hiring financial services employees sacked for leaking consumer data or knowingly causing losses.

Zotob damage deep but not widespread
Hackers go for gain rather than pain, a study from security firm Cybertrust says.

Dude, Dell does backup
Desktop with redundant hard drive aims to protect files and may signal a future of PCs with automated backup and recovery systems.
Photos: Dell's 'DataSafe'

Microsoft checks out the iPod way

Google adds TV interviews to video service

Nano skyscrapers may precede space elevator

Microsoft adds to OneCare security beta

Open-source middleware tends Petals

'Star Wars' exhibit teaches tech
At Boston's Museum of Science, George Lucas' crew kicks off a show aimed at getting kids more jazzed about engineering.
Photos: 'Star Wars' on display

Nokia dials into emerging markets

Razr tops cell phone sales in boom quarter
Motorola's slim handset helps keep the company atop the rankings, as LG, Nokia and Samsung duke it out for second.
Photos: Razr to Nano, when design matters

OS/2   -   Larsen Commander version 1.6 beta 10

OS/2   -   Jeti/2 version 0.7.2.5

OS/2   -   DVDBurn version 09.02

OS/2   -   PHPMyAdmin version 2.6.4-pl3

OS/2   -   RAMFS version 1.18

OS/2   -   WSedit version 0.99d

Microsoft, Israel in start-up support deal

Briefly: DeviceWall update improves USB port security

Snocap names CEO...

  U.S. cybersecurity test shelved until 2006

Quote of the day: The 'nasties'.

  Yahoo to launch beta of new trip planner

Tuesday October 25

VeriSign to control '.com' domain until 2012
Move is in return for dropping an antitrust lawsuit against the nonprofit body that oversees the Internet's addressing system.

P2P network pushes play on paid service
iMesh relaunches Tuesday as the first formerly unregulated peer-to-peer network to turn itself into a paid music service.
Image: Finding songs on iMesh

FBI Net-wiretap rules face court challenge

resource center Myths and realities of ID theft
Are you really at risk? Plus: A complete guide to laws, experts and resources. Join the debate in our reader wiki.
FAQ: Identity fraud uncovered

IBM begins Xbox chip production

Squabble continues over credit card breach

Oracle-Siebel antitrust review gets extension

News.com Extra: Divvying up the download payload

Blogma: Choosing the Web browser of the future

Podcast: The myth and reality of identity theft

Ready for a 20-inch laptop?

Oracle goes for girth

Open source on the march

VMware offers free Player option

Nanotech: Is it soup yet?

iPod chipmaker plans stock sale

Cisco's new tool for emergency communications
The company unveils an Internet Protocol technology that links incompatible radio networks.
Cisco's emergency radio system

AMD puts down more roots in China

Google's battle over library books

China's small businesses set for PC boom

Cable close to Sprint wireless deal

Briefly: Open-Xchange plans expanded e-mail option

Business revamp to MySQL debuts

  Ericsson to spend big in India

  Peru's president approves open-source bill

  E-mail encryption tool set to debut

Monday October 24

NASA hosting space elevator competition
NASA, Spaceward Foundation host competitions to help generate designs for a sort of highway to the moon.
Competitors prepare for lift-off

Google's battle over library books

Colleges protest call to upgrade online systems
A U.S. order aimed at facilitating court-ordered monitoring of Internet activity could cost billions, opponents say.   (The New York Times)

Briefly: Ericsson to spend big in India

Peru's president approves open-source bill

  E-mail encryption tool set to debut

  AOL gets online rights for Narnia film

  EMC says CEO Tucci to also become chairman

update Bush picks Bernanke to lead Fed
Ben Bernanke is nominated to succeed Alan Greenspan, who will step down Jan. 13.

Disney backs antipiracy tech for Oscar DVDs

White Sox fans unhappy with e-tickets

IBM expands free access to patents

Yahoo, Richard Bangs team for adventure content

Companies urged to switch PCs off

Cingular pumps up wireless IM, e-mail

Lights, camera, pixels...action!
With " King Kong," the worlds of films and games are getting closer.   (The New York Times)

Office 12: Is that your spreadsheet on my server?

Orbitz owner to split into four companies

Movies.com reworks plot

Lab computer simulates ribosome in motion
After modeling each of 2.64 million atoms, researchers make a movie of a never-before-filmed cellular process that lasts just 2 nanoseconds.
Images: Ribosomes on film

Sunday October 23

update RIM denied stay pending court appeal
Courts are asked to reconfirm an injunction that would shut down BlackBerry sales in U.S.

Dutch 'bot herders' may have controlled 1.5 million PCs

Intel chip glut may bring holiday cheer to PC buyers

E-voting won't be verified until 2006

Appeals court keeps Interior Department online

Roadblocks, new ideas in video-on-demand biz

Tech school kicks off a multimedia Halloween
University of California venture Calit2 to premiere scary real-time movie featuring " West Wing" star Allison Janney.
Photo: Scary movie? A tech school kick-off

Briefly: Peru's president approves open-source bill

E-mail encryption tool set to debut

  AOL gets online rights for Narnia film

  EMC says CEO Tucci to also become chairman.

  Wikimedia gets some Answers

Saturday October 22

Are students ready for Blogging 101?
" It's part of my life," says one high school sophomore. And increasingly, it's also part of the curriculum.
Photos: Reading, blogging and 'rithmetic

Major layoffs expected at Novell
Server software company could cut 1,000 or more jobs in attempt to restore its financial strength.

NASA hosting space elevator competition
NASA and the Spaceward Foundation are hosting competitions this weekend to help generate designs for a sort of highway to the moon.   Competitors prepare for lift-off

Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw
Computer code exploits a flaw in Windows similar to the hole that led to the Zotob worm two months ago.

Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw
The flaw, now fixed, opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, but Yahoo said no user attacks were reported.

Microsoft 'permatemp' checks finally arrive
Five years after the company's settlement with long-term temporary workers, ex-employees are finally seeing their funds.

Yahoo boosts prices on music service
Promotional pricing ends for part of Yahoo's cut-rate digital music plan, easing pressure on rivals.

H-1B visas may grow by half

Lab computer simulates ribosome in motion
After modeling each of 2.64 million atoms, researchers make a movie of a never-before-filmed cellular process that lasts just 2 nanoseconds.
Images: Ribosomes on film

Friday October 21

New Singapore rules to prevent misuse of mobiles

Warner joins Blu-ray DVD camp

Microsoft backs off music player squeeze

Senate panel sets end to analog TV broadcasts

IBM blade server redesign for 2006

Briefly: Freescale buys fabless semiconductor firm

Plus:  Ethereal releases security update

  Cingular braces for Wilma

  Quote of the day: Splog 'emergency'

  TCS buys banking software maker for $26 million

Bush administration opposes U.N. Net control

EMC acquires Captiva for $275 million

More trouble with Microsoft patches

Video iPod gets a little sexier

Google revenue nearly doubles

Web trains eye on Wilma

Full biometrics ID plan to reach U.K. by 2009

HP cracks down on cartridge refill industry

U.K. agency: Iris recognition needs work

Biometrics firm seeks to foil fraudsters

Thursday October 20

Firefox sees 100 millionth download
With 100 million downloads under its belt, Mozilla Foundation looks to upcoming release of the next version of its browser.

MS pushes new Exchange 2003 service pack
Features include delivery of e-mail directly to mobile devices and an authentication protocol Microsoft says will help filter spam.

A journey to a thousand maps begins with an open code
Why use Google Maps for just directions when you can use it to pinpoint kosher restaurants, traffic cameras, or find coffee shops that provide free wireless access?   (The New York Times)

Briefly: Cingular braces for Wilma

eBay chief foresees free voice calls for all

Chip start-up's big payoff comes in, at last

A road map for safer nanotech?

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

Microsoft ponies up for academia

NATO tests RFID to prevent friendly fire

Europeans burn through digital books

Incoming Nortel CEO sued by Motorola

SAP says Q3 license growth proves organic strategy

IBM, NFL aim to fast-forward footage

Kerio to scrap desktop firewall

Marketing costs hurt Netflix quarterly earnings

Quote of the day: Splog 'emergency'

  TCS buys banking software maker for $26 million

  Zone Labs offers standalone spyware tool

  Bug exposes Cisco switches to attacks

Wednesday October 19

Briefly: Red Hat co-founder resigns from board

Google revises privacy policy
Company says it did so to enhance clarity others say they don't see substantial changes.

Real: How can we spend Microsoft's money?

IBM workers get online access to health records

Former HP chief Platt remembered for integrity, warmth
Hundreds gather to remember the life and leadership of Lew Platt, who died last month of a brain aneurism at the age of 64.

IBM tries server approach to PC business

Earnings alert: EMC profit rises on tax benefit

Schools get tailored cyberattack data

Intel profit rises on notebook demand

Profit inches up for Yahoo

Oracle fixes bugs with mega patch

Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet

Microsoft exec: ID cards pose security risk

Networks at risk from Snort bug

Voodoo's colorful mini PC moves to consumers
Want a Mac Mini look-alike, in powder pink, with an Intel processor? Voodoo Computers has the PC for you.
Photo: Mac Mini-size Voodoo PC

Tuesday October 18

Intel cuts PC boot time
Robson technology demonstrated in Taipei lets you bypass the hard drive to wake up your PC fast.

VMware upgrades data center software, ambitions
Beta tests begin on ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter 2, two products aiming to advance the virtualization trend.

Briefly: IBM exec to join Akamai as CFO

Harrah's poker for AOL

  VeriSign buys Web company Moreover

  Sun's top-end servers get UltraSparc IV+

  PalmSource joins open-source group

U.S. digital firm looks to Europe, not Hollywood

McDonald's, Nintendo seal Wi-Fi deal
Nintendo announces free wireless Internet access for its DS portable game system at McDonald's restaurants.   (The New York Times)

Windows patch backfires on the security-minded

Banks to strengthen Web log-ons to thwart ID theft

Google widens book search effort in Europe
Search giant begins operating local-language sites in eight European countries for its Google Print program, its effort to make all of the world's books searchable online.   (The New York Times)

Trojan masquerades as Skype update

Wooing Hollywood to be a tough act for Apple

HP colors its business printers

Homeland Security inches toward makeover

Barney: I sue you, you sue me

Samy opens new front in worm war

Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

Estonia pulls off nationwide Net voting

Monday October 17

Critical Windows patch may wreak PC havoc
Patch to fix serious Windows flaws can lock users out of their computer, prevent the Windows firewall from starting, block applications and cause other trouble.

New hopes from Sun's idea factory

Unions seek video iPod residuals

20,000 Scots flout mobile-phone driving ban

Siebel pitches customers on Oracle

Palm, RIM ink licensing deal

Sony Ericsson releases 3G Walkman phone

Card center hit by thieves agrees to sale
Biometrics payment company buys assets of CardSystems Solutions, at the center of this year's biggest data compromise.   The New York Times

Now playing on a tiny screen
Media companies experiment with original programming for mobile phones to increase awareness of their TV shows, movies.   (The New York Times )

Borland buys into project management

'Graveyard Games' makes lively debut in Bay Area
reporter's notebook About 100 people gather at Colma cemetery for " Last Call Poker," an alternate-reality game meant to drum up excitement for a forthcoming video game western.
Photos: 'All in' for 'Graveyard Games'

Briefly: Pluck lets people connect in the shadows

MTV buys iFilm for $49 million

  Court upholds Toshiba patent verdict

  TippingPoint: Our bounty squelched bug

  Adobe-Macromedia merger gets govt. clearance

TBS' broadband GameTap service hits play

Power companies enter broadband market

The idea of offering high-speed Internet service to consumers over their power lines has been around for years in Europe, but the United States is just now catching on.   The New York Times

All the news you can use--and more

Inform.com will perform information-delivery feats that its founders claim no other Web site can match. The question is whether the average reader will want to follow the spectacle.   The New York Times

Apple drops Samsung joint investment plan

Linux calling: Are cell phones ready?
Open-source group plans to launch effort to push the operating system for the ever more powerful mobile gadgets.

Sunday October 16

Xbox plays starring role in Windows update
New software will more closely link the gaming console into Microsoft's digital entertainment strategy.

Podcasters prepare to launch video era

Behind robotics, a squadron of bright real people
Robots that navigated DARPA desert course demonstrated re-emergence of artificial intelligence, a field that has underdelivered.   (The New York Times)

EA, Spielberg to develop three new video games

VooDoo PC founder weighs in on AMD vs. Intel
Company executive Rahul Sood claims Intel used its muscle to makes gains in the market.

Saturday October 15

Police blotter: Patriot Act wins a round
In this week's episode, library group loses emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court related to FBI's demand for Internet records.

With fewer paying up, AOL.com shifts to free
Large blue pair of curtains is image being used in an estimated $50 million campaign to promote AOL.com as a free Web portal.   (The New York Times)

roundup Week in pictures: Gadgets and games
Apple showcases bounty and Microsoft puts on game face. Also: Chip artistry, AMD's new fab, online plagues, Big Blue's innovations and techie toys.

Kai-Fu Lee trial to stay in Washington, for now

JibJab takes aim at outsourcing
Online satirists team up with MSN for a video looking at how a highly skilled worker loses his job.
Images: JibJab takes a swing at outsourcing

Friday October 14

What's behind Oracle's database buy?
Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.

Al-Qaida proving elusive on the Net
Shadowy network of Islamic fundamentalists adopts online tactics that mirror its offline techniques for evading discovery.

Apple names new COO
Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president of iPod division, is retiring.

Briefly: Adobe-Macromedia merger gets govt. clearance

Spansion samples new memory chip

Spam or reward? Software lets you decide

Quote of the day: Car, or needle in a haystack?

Ellison's storage start-up hits Europe

RSA to test new Web authentication service
Company's service is designed to let consumers securely access sites by verifying identity with single gadget, such as hardware token.

HP recalls 135,000 battery packs
The batteries, sold with HP and Compaq notebooks, are being recalled after incidents of overheating and melting.

Nigeria enlists Microsoft to fight spam scammers
Software maker will pitch in to nab those behind the junk e-mails that promise a windfall if you deposit cash in a bank account.

Thursday October 13

news analysis Is AOL in play?
All eyes are on America Online as rumors swirl about who's hankering for a piece of its action.

Second-tier Linux makers release new products
Ubuntu debuts Breezy Badger, while Mandriva offers three versions with support for wireless networking, other features.

Mystery donor gives Stanford free Yahoo music
Students at university will get free year of online music, in Yahoo's first foray into college music plan.

New rites of passage for toy makers
Having failed to beat the electronics industry, the ailing toy business will join it this Christmas.   (The New York Times)
Photos: Toy makers go for tech

IBM keeps rolling with tape backup

Pentax, Samsung unit forge digital-camera alliance

Briefly: Spansion samples new memory chip

Spam or reward? Software lets you decide

  Quote of the day: Car, or needle in a haystack?

Ellison's storage start-up hits Europe

Red Hat promotes engineering exec to CTO

OpenOffice celebrates anniversary by squashing bug

Veritas issues patch for NetBackup flaw

JibJab takes aim at outsourcing

Samsung to pay $300 million for price fixing

007 wannabes wanted

Panel: U.S. losing competitive edge in science
The nation's top advisory panel calls for an urgent effort to curb erosion of scientific competitiveness.   (The New York Times)

Google to report pro forma, not just net

MP3-player demand to spike in 2009

Japan to require microchips for 'dangerous' animals

Study: Europeans pay double tax on Net music

Wednesday October 12

Yahoo, Microsoft link IM services

Google pledges millions to 'good works'

AMD sees big jump in revenue, profits

Briefly: BEA acquires privately held ConnecTerra

Hitachi to expand finger scanner business

  Network printer leads new Xerox models

  CipherTrust adds IM security to product line

  Polycom CEO joins Palm board

Boon for online colleges tucked in Katrina relief
Senate bill to assist pupils, educators affected by hurricane might offer bonanza for profit-making online colleges.   (The New York Times)

TI seeks $2.5 billion for sensors unit

Small nonprofit wins Amazon's first charity award
Group that links donors with teachers to get supplies to students has won the first Nonprofit Innovation Award.   (The New York Times)

E-mail gets top billing in new Nokia phones

Symantec won't 'whine' about Microsoft

Palm drops Zire, Tungsten names

Study says software makers supply tools to censor Web
New report raises questions about the use of filtering technologies by autocratic governments bent on controlling what their citizens see on the Web.   (The New York Times)

New iPods for the holidays

Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

Apple earnings top estimates

Microsoft not out of legal woods yet

Spyware threat escalating, expert warns

Tuesday October 11

EarthLink aims to evolve

JBoss denies running a trademark monopoly

EchoStar debuts portable video player

Intel hustles for dual-core Xeon debut

Billionaire kicks up pressure on Time Warner

Cellular-free enclaves fight to save pay phones
Residents of towns that get no cell phone reception are determined to keep pay phones from disappearing entirely.
(The New York Times)

Acer to make push in U.S., China

Tech firms asked for earthquake relief

Yahoo unveils blog search tool

eBay spends $370 million for PayPal rival

Oracle buys open-source database firm

Game industry to fight California video game law

Return of the $100 PC

OASIS submits OpenDocument as standard

Bumpy road for digital drivers' licenses

Briefly: Hitachi to expand finger scanner business

Network printer leads new Xerox models

  CipherTrust adds IM security to product line

  Polycom CEO joins Palm board

  BlackBerry secured by PGP

Monday October 10

Is U.S. cybersecurity heading for catastrophe?
Security experts say Homeland Security unit is ill-prepared to handle a major online attack.

New Microsoft products for large and small
Company includes enterprise customers in the market for Navision 4 and offers licensing promotion to small-business customers.

'iPod tax' coming to Japan?
The country's music industry ask the government to charge a royalty on sales of portable music players. (The New York Times)

Shootout at the stun gun corral
Stinger Systems says Taser has had the market to itself long enough--and it's ready to take aim.
Photos: Longer range for stun guns

Symantec wants to secure your memories
Company chief technology officer says it's looking into a service that would automatically back up your photos, other important files.

Forget blogs--print needs its own iPod
Putting print online is a necessity, because that's where America lives. But what newspapers really need is an iPod moment. (The New York Times)

Japan launches supersonic test flight

Nokia chief sees strong mobile demand in 2006

IBM: Workers' genetic data off limits
Big Blue to announce Monday it will not use genetic information in hiring or in determining health care eligibility.   (The New York Times)

Yahoo launches podcast search site

Net blackout sparks talk of new rules

IBM to unveil products for smaller companies

Sunday October 09

Getting your appliances to talk to one another
Anticipating a wireless cacophony, Selino Lo and others hope to create uniform standards to link a host of consumer electronics.   (The New York Times)

Robots take the wheel in desert race
High Impact DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two.
Photos: 'Stanley' revs up for robo race

RIM to take patent spat to Supreme Court

VeriSign snags Weblogs.com
Internet domain registrar acquires Weblogs.com and its " ping" service in a $2.3 million cash deal.

Briefly: Novell appoints European chief

Microsoft buys Unveil assets

  Top sales exec leaves Symantec

  Work-flow firm grows through merger

  Worm ID scheme gets under way

Saturday October 08

Net backbone outage fixed, for now

Intel pays $70 million for TV assets

Dutch police nab suspected 'bot herders'

Trading on the 'Neodaq'

Panel: E-voting vulnerable

Google tests personalized news feed service

Friday October 07

Microsoft: Nothing to gain from Firefox flaws
Chinks in the armor of the open-source rival to IE don't benefit anyone, Microsoft security advisor says.

Driving under the influence of Web maps
No winners, only a loser in a terribly unofficial driving direction contest.
Photos: Guided by Web maps

House backs Bush on Internet stance
Federal legislators send letter of support to U.S. officials who are sparring with foreign counterparts over Internet governance.

AOL revises privacy policy
Portal won't sell e-mail lists, but it will track user activity to offer personalized content and targeted ads.

Thursday October 06

Bug spotted in Symantec antivirus
Flaw in a component of Symantec's enterprise antivirus products could allow remote attackers to take over computers running the software.

Macromedia preps Eclipse-based Flash builder
Flex Builder 2, which goes into alpha testing later this month, will let Eclipse developers create Flash Web applications.

Google adds mapping to local offerings

Briefly: Worm ID scheme gets under way

Plus:  IBM, HP jump on Paxville train.

  Warning out on HP OpenView flaws.

  FTC sues company over spyware

  California to track parolees via GPS

Andreessen adds some Ning to the Web

An iron curtain for ID thieves?

Online pioneer sets out to shake up TV
Jeremy Allaire has a history of shaking up the established order as a Net pioneer. He intends to do the same with TV.   (The New York Times)

update Microsoft set to test security software
A test version of software to protect business PCs and file servers against viruses and spyware is due by year's end.

Record labels, satellite radio in conflict

Network feud leads to Net blackout

Brazil sinking with annual Amazon floods
How much water is in the Amazon? It's making the crust of the Earth around it bend by three inches every year, researchers find.

Check Point warms up to Sourcefire

Diller touts original Web programming

Siebel sees Q3 revenue above estimates

Dell opens controversial plant
Lawsuit challenging generous tax breaks didn't stop $100 million North Carolina production facility.
Photo: Dell's new N.C. plant

Electronic Arts settles overtime suit

Wednesday October 05

Nokia to inoculate phones with antivirus
Through software pact with Symantec, phone maker plans to ward off security threats to mobile handsets.

Keeping pace with robots
FAQ The RoboNexus confab and a desert road race should help everyone get more up-to-speed.
Photos: Robots in action

Microsoft gets on the grid
Once quiet on computing grids, the software giant is boosting its efforts on high-performance computing.

Extra: Microsoft FAT patents get thumbs down

Blogs: Saving data after Katrina, Rita

The Pulse: OpenDocument could 'turn everything inside out'

Blogma: Microsoft's 'Halo' effect in Hollywood

Net classes revive New Orleans college

roundup Search companies seek answers
Yahoo goes after speech tech and local content, Google's teams with Sun, and everyone wants to hit the books.

Study: Holiday sales set to jingle

Oracle updates PeopleSoft programs

Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected

Devices help the blind cross tech divide

Scientists study deadliness of 1918 flu

Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'

AOL notches up barrier against phishers

Businesses sending 1 billion IMs daily

Another data security bill in the works

Apache's Beehive 1.0 generates buzz

Apple stirs speculation over Oct. 12 event

Microsoft reveals game lineup for Xbox 360
Console maker plans to have a lot more games on hand than at the debut of the original Xbox.
Images: Games line up for Xbox 360

Briefly: FTC sues company over spyware

California to track parolees via GPS

  MessageLabs adds Web filtering services.

  Consumers want clear picture on IPTV

  Blinkx hosts, searches home video

Tuesday October 04

Firefox promo site taken down by hackers
Marketing site Spread Firefox is being rebuilt after remote attackers used an unpatched flaw to get in.
Image: A rerouted Firefox promo

Mozilla plugs Thunderbird holes

special coverage Sun enters Google orbit
Companies say they'll team up to promote Sun's Java and Google's Web-based tools.

roundup Wireless win for EarthLink
Internet provider gets nod from Philadelphia to provide citywide coverage. Also: Google in S.F.

Extra: Analyst predicts PS3 win in console wars

Blogs: Saving data after Katrina, Rita

The Pulse: OpenDocument could 'turn everything inside out'

Blogma: Mud-slinging over the 'Energy Hog'

Dell offers an open-source PC
Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux.
Photo: Dell's open-source PC

Kaspersky confirms antivirus software flaw
The problem affects Windows products only and preliminary protection was available last week. A permanent fix is in the works.

The serious side of games

Studio bridges next-gen DVD divide
First moviemaker hedges its bets in format war. Will other studios follow suit?
Photos: HD DVD and Blu-ray battle in Tokyo

Peter Jackson puts on 'Halo' for Hollywood

From video games to TV stardom?
The next big children's media franchise could feature THQ's jungle boy, Tak.
(The New York Times)

Gateway founder's stake falls by 15 percent

Obstacles ahead for Amazon's 1-Click checkout?

Microsoft, Motorola eye emergency providers

More U.S. workers playing hooky

iRobot unveils sniper detector
The robot maker equips its PackBot combat device with gear to help soldiers find enemy marksmen.
Photo: Robotic sniper detector

Studios to move online to beat pirates

CIOs feeling happier about IT prospects

Motorola signs up Universal for iRadio

Briefly: MessageLabs adds Web filtering services

Consumers want clear picture on IPTV

  Blinkx hosts, searches home video

  Calif. gov. signs law to punish 'phishing' scams

Monday October 03

Flaw found in Kaspersky antivirus
A serious flaw could affect a whole range of Kaspersky's antivirus software--including third-party products, a researcher has warned.

For Dell, will luxury PCs boost profits?

AJAX gives software a fresh look

Ulcer leads to Nobel prize

update   HP to ship Netscape browser on new PCs
HP and Compaq consumer PCs and notebooks in the U.S. and Canada will come with the browser starting next year.

Symantec ties up BindView buy

Electronic Arts unveils games for Xbox 360

HP to buy blade pioneer RLX

Microsoft to support PDF in Office 12

Tight squeeze for mobile TV

IBM debuts software for age-related disabilities

Never mind Nascar--let's race rockets!

OpenDocument could 'turn everything inside out'

IBM signs on Univa for grids

Europe aims to rival Google with digital library

Briefly: Consumers want clear picture on IPTV

Blinkx hosts, searches home video

  Calif. gov. signs law to punish 'phishing' scams

  Mozilla plugs Thunderbird holes

  IBM readies mainframe encryption software

Sunday October 02

Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

Car goes forward and backward at same time

Road rally hawks hydrogen cars

Briefly: Calif. gov. signs law to punish 'phishing' scams

Plus:  Mozilla plugs Thunderbird holes...

  IBM readies mainframe encryption software...

  ISS to launch vulnerability management service...

  Real fixes flaws in music players... 

Saturday October 01

Microsoft confirms next XP service pack
Company's France division says SP3 will come out after the launch of Windows Vista.

Special   Now playing: DVD wars
FAQ Microsoft and Intel are backing one new DVD format, but others are not backing down.

Special   A flicker of electric cars
Stalled efforts by automakers can't dim the ardor of some drivers for battery-powered vehicles.

Extra: Subway authorities eye iPod-friendly maps

Blogs: Travelers gripe about no-fly errors

The Pulse: Apple offers Mac Mini 'grab bag'

Blogma: A $100 laptop might not be for everyone

Google bids to help San Francisco go wireless
Google ended months of speculation late Friday by submitting a proposal to offer a free wireless Internet service to San Francisco.   (The New York Times)

Oracle: Better to 'crush' than buy Salesforce.com

Adult-oriented video games prospering

Politicians want to raise broadcast flag

Sony pulls 'Jesus' ad for PlayStation

Trojan rides in on unpatched Office flaw

Disney goes deep for 3D
The 3D release of " Chicken Little" requires conversion of movie theaters to costly state-of-the-art projection gear. (The New York Times)

Judge backs jury verdict on Lexar-Toshiba case

TiVo's CFO plans to step down

New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites

New ThinkPad is all work, and some play
The Z-Series marks a number of departures from the highly regarded ThinkPads of yore--in a good way.   (The New York Times)