| 3/11/2010 | Man Charged Over Bid to Damage US Security Database
A Colorado man has been charged with trying to sabotage a U.S. security database that holds sensitive information used for screening air travelers, the Justice Department said on... Read On
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| 3/10/2010 | Home Buyers Check Out Apps
Just in time for the spring house-hunting season, smart-phone applications that provide information to home buyers are proliferating.
Real-estate firms have long vied to have the most... Read On
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| 3/10/2010 | `Nobel of Computing' Goes to Early PC Designer
A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern... Read On
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| 3/10/2010 | Excel, Windows Movie Maker Patched
Microsoft released 2 updates today to Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Excel (and related products) to address a total of 8 vulnerabilities. All 8 are rated "Important."
MS10-016:... Read On
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| 3/9/2010 | Westin Is Latest Hotel to Be Hit by Hackers
In further proof that the hospitality industry is becoming a prime target for hackers, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites has admitted a likely data security breach.
According to... Read On
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| 3/9/2010 | Google Tests TV Search Service
Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in a fast-moving race to combine... Read On
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| 3/9/2010 | Newegg Probes Shipments of Fake Intel Chips
As the case of reseller Newegg demonstrates, typos are usually the most visible sign that a chip--or any product purported to be supplied by a reputable company--is fake.
Newegg said Monday... Read On
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| 3/8/2010 | PRESS RELEASE: VersionOne Ultimate Edition Provides Unparalleled Visibility for the Agile Organization
ATLANTA--VersionOne announced the availability of VersionOne Ultimate Edition--a comprehensive agile lifecycle management platform for scaling agile organizations. The Ultimate Edition builds on... Read On
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| 3/8/2010 | Microsoft Gives Rival Browsers a Lift
Rivals of Microsoft’s market-leading Web browser have attracted a flurry of interest since the company, fulfilling a regulatory requirement, started making it easier for European users of its Windows... Read On
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| 3/8/2010 | Energizer Bunny in Hacker Scare
The Energizer bunny has finally been stopped – by a Trojan horse.
A USB-powered battery charger, available from the company, was found to contain the Arucer.dll Trojan, according to the US... Read On
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| 3/5/2010 | Apple Removes Wi-Fi Finders from App Store
Apple on Thursday began removing another category of apps from its iPhone App Store. This time, it's not porn, it's Wi-Fi.
Apple removed several Wi-Fi apps commonly referred to as stumblers,... Read On
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| 3/5/2010 | YouTube Adds Video Captions for Deaf
YouTube is making the tens of millions of videos it hosts more accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing by putting automatic captions on them.
The Google-owned company said this use of... Read On
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| 3/5/2010 | Horizontal Scrollbar Prompts EU Gripe from 6 Browser Makers
With Microsoft's EU-appeasing browser ballot rolling out across Europe over the next three months, dissatisfaction is growing with its implementation. Last week flaws in its randomization emerged--a... Read On
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| 3/4/2010 | Internet Cafe Ban Call Draws Chinese Hacker Wrath
One woman taking part in China's annual parliamentary meetings has learned that law-making has its drawbacks -- especially when you provoke savvy web users.
After Yan Qi, a member of China's... Read On
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| 3/4/2010 | 'Funeral' Being Held Today for Aging Web Browser
More than 100 people, many of them dressed in black, are expected to gather around a coffin Thursday to say goodbye to an old friend.
The deceased? Internet Explorer 6.
The aging... Read On
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| 3/3/2010 | Brass Necked Suspect Swallows USB Evidence
A suspected cybercrook who swallowed a USB drive in an apparent bid to destroy evidence has been charged with obstruction.
Florin Necula, from New York, ate a Kingston flash drive thought to... Read On
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| 3/3/2010 | Spanish Police Arrest Masterminds of 'Massive' Botnet
Spanish police have revealed that they have arrested three men responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of virus-infected computers.
All are Spanish citizens with no criminal... Read On
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| 3/3/2010 | Topeka to Be Google, Kansas
Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten signed a proclamation Monday calling for Topeka to be known for the month of March as "Google, Kansas — the capital city of fiber optics."
Bunten told city council... Read On
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| 3/2/2010 | Four Men Charged in Computerized Online Ticket Scam
Four men accused of using a network of computers and automated software to buy up online tickets to concerts and sporting events and selling them at a profit were indicted on fraud, conspiracy, and... Read On
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| 3/2/2010 | Google Chrome Beta Browser Adds Translation, Privacy Features
Google added two new features to the Windows version of Google Chrome beta including integrated translation and enhanced privacy features that allow for better browser cookie managment. The new... Read On
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| 3/2/2010 | Older Windows Phones Can’t Be Upgraded to 7 Series
Even the newest and fastest Windows phones won’t be upgradable to Microsoft’s next-generation mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series, when it lands later this year.
Natasha Kwan,... Read On
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| 3/1/2010 | Glitch Hits PlayStation Network Users Worldwide
Sony's PlayStation Network has been hit by a glitch that has left users on all continents unable to connect to the online service, the company said Monday.
The PlayStation Network is an... Read On
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| 3/1/2010 | Pentagon Loosens Reins over Facebook, Twitter, Web 2.0 Apps
The Department of Defense granted military personnel access to Facebook, Twitter, Google Apps and other user-generated applications in a Feb. 26 memorandum. The move followed a review that began last... Read On
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| 2/26/2010 | Facebook Wins Patent Over Newsfeeds
Facebook has been granted a patent that covers large chunks of the entire social networking news feed concept, potentially stopping other social network providers in their tracks.
The patent... Read On
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| 2/26/2010 | Britain All Atweet Over Twitter Phishing Attack
The latest phishing attack on Twitter users swept the U.K. overnight claiming several prominent users.
The result was evident on Friday morning when users woke up to find messages on... Read On
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| 2/26/2010 | Google Street View Raises Privacy Concerns ... Again
It's like déjà vu all over again for Google with privacy concerns related to its Street View Maps. The European Union, which earlier this week revealed that it is investigating antitrust accusations... Read On
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| 2/25/2010 | Latvian 'Robin Hood' Hacker Leaks Bank Details to TV
An alleged hacker has been hailed as a latter-day Robin Hood for leaking data about the finances of banks and state-owned firms to Latvian TV.
Using the alias "Neo" - a reference to The... Read On
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| 2/25/2010 | With Legal Nod, Microsoft Ambushes Waledac Botnet
Microsoft is intent on eliminating the Waledac botnet and is using the legal system to help.
Tim Cranton, Microsoft's associate general counsel, wrote Thursday on the company's blog that... Read On
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| 2/25/2010 | Google Risks China Brain Drain
Technology companies in China have begun aggressively trying to poach talent from Google Inc. in the wake of its pledge to stop complying with Chinese government censorship rules, potentially... Read On
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| 2/24/2010 | Cost, Crotchetiness Keep Broadband Out of 1/3 of U.S. Homes
More than a third of American adults don’t have a fast internet connection at home, leaving some 80 million adults and 13 million children at a distinct disadvantage in a wired world, according to an... Read On
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| 2/24/2010 | Intel Says Hackers Attacked Around Time Google Hit
Intel Corp said it faced a "sophisticated" hacker attack in January about the same time as the recently publicized Chinese hacker attacks on Google Inc, but noted no clear link between the two... Read On
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| 2/24/2010 | PRESS RELEASE: uTest Launches Load & Performance Testing Services
Boston, MA—uTest, the world's largest software testing marketplace, announced the launch of its load testing services, offering unique alternatives including live load, simulated load and hybrid load... Read On
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| 2/23/2010 | PRESS RELEASE: CollabNet Acquires Danube
CollabNet, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM), announced that it has acquired Danube, the worldwide leader in Scrum project management solutions. Danube offers the... Read On
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| 2/23/2010 | UN Warns of Electronic Waste Timebomb
The United Nations has warned of a rise in electronic waste in developing nations that could put ecosystems and human populations at risk.
A report from the UN Environmental Programme said... Read On
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| 2/23/2010 | US to Unveil Broadband Plan Mar 17, Sees Barriers
U.S. communications regulators will unveil on March 17 a blueprint aimed at bringing fast affordable Internet access to more than 90 million Americans being held back by fees and... Read On
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| 2/23/2010 | Hackers Expose Security Flaws with 'Elvis Presley' Passport
In the name of improved security a hacker showed how a biometric passport issued in the name of long-dead rock 'n' roll king Elvis Presley could be cleared through an automated passport scanning... Read On
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| 2/22/2010 | Microsoft Forced to Offer Windows Users Choice of Web Browsers
Microsoft is about to give millions of Windows users the option of choosing another web browser from their own Internet Explorer.
The change follows an agreement made with European... Read On
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| 2/22/2010 | Spies and Hackers Exploit World Cyber Rule Void
The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.
Luckily for them, such cooperation... Read On
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| 2/22/2010 | US Experts Close in on Google Hackers
US analysts believe they have identified the Chinese author of the critical programming code used in the alleged state-sponsored hacking attacks on Google and other western companies, making it far... Read On
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| 2/19/2010 | FCC Outlines Some National Broadband Plan Details
Federal Communications Commission officials laid out a series of priorities for U.S. broadband development, calling for faster broadband speeds to schools and technology to allow consumers to monitor... Read On
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| 2/19/2010 | Two Chinese Schools Said to Be Tied to Online Attacks
A series of online attacks on Google and dozens of other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese... Read On
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| 2/19/2010 | US School Accused of Web Spying
Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops.
A couple from Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against a school district which gave... Read On
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| 2/18/2010 | Kneber Botnet Infects 75,000 Corporate, Government Computers
A computer virus has infected 75,000 systems in 2,500 business and government agencies around the world, according to researchers at Internet security firm NetWitness.
The virus, a version... Read On
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| 2/18/2010 | PleaseRobMe Website Reveals Dangers of Social Networks
A website called PleaseRobMe claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online.
The Dutch developers told BBC News the site was designed to prove a point about... Read On
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| 2/18/2010 | Google Hit with Lawsuit Over Google Buzz
Google is facing a class-action lawsuit filed in a San Jose, California federal court over its Google Buzz social networking service. According to the San Francisco Chronicle the lawsuit alleges... Read On
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| 2/17/2010 | Windows Live Suffers User Details Identity Crisis
Microsoft’s online Windows Live estate was hit by a major server shutdown for about an hour yesterday, after some users of the service complained that they could see other people’s... Read On
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| 2/17/2010 | War Game Reveals U.S. Lacks Cyber-crisis Skills
Scene: The White House Situation Room.
Event: A massive cyber attack has turned the cellphones and computers of tens of millions of Americans into weapons to shut down the Internet. A... Read On
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| 2/17/2010 | Microsoft Issues New Outlook Social-network Link
In a move to marry its old-school Office product with the newer trends of the Net, Microsoft issued beta software Wednesday that brings social-network information into Outlook.
The product,... Read On
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| 2/16/2010 | Software Directs Mobile Industry
In the mobile world, the race to catch up with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. is on.
The two Silicon Valley companies have become the mobile industry's driving force with well thought out... Read On
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| 2/16/2010 | Google Buzz Already Attracting Spammers
Despite only being launched this week, spammers are already targeting Google Buzz, the search engine's social network, says Websense.
Websense said that when Twitter launched it took a... Read On
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| 2/15/2010 | Adobe Pushes Mobile Video Despite Apple Stand-off
Adobe announced advances to its popular Flash video player that promise to improve the experience of watching video on a mobile, and said it would support Google's Android phone... Read On
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| 2/15/2010 | Barbie Joins the Ranks of Top Women in Technology
Beloved children's doll Barbie has joined the illustrious ranks of role models in IT after consumers voted for her 126th career to be a computer engineer.
The iconic toy's new career was... Read On
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| 2/15/2010 | After Outcry, Google Revamps Buzz Networking Application
Google apologized on Saturday, saying it has made several changes to its new social-networking application Buzz to allay privacy concerns.
Google's Buzz, which debuted last week, is closely... Read On
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| 2/12/2010 | Hackers Attack Australian Government Web Sites in Protest of Internet Filter
Whenever a hacker attacks your system, they are often in it for the money when they are attempting to scare you into buying software to remove a virus they put in your computer. On the other hand,... Read On
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| 2/12/2010 | Microsoft Stops Serving Window Patch Blamed for Blue Screens
Microsoft late Thursday said it had halted distribution of a security update linked to crippled Windows XP PCs that display the notorious Blue Screen of Death.
According to users who posted... Read On
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| 2/11/2010 | Opera to Reveal Alternative IPhone Browser Next Week
Opera Software plans to demo a version of its Opera Mini browser for the iPhone at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona next week. Opera Mini will offer faster browsing than Apple's Safari,... Read On
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| 2/11/2010 | Google Gigabit Broadband: Progress vs. Profits
Google announced plans yesterday to test out ultrafast gigabit broadband in limited markets. However, that doesn't mean Google is entering yet another highly competitive industry (at least not yet). ... Read On
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| 2/11/2010 | Google Buzz Criticized for Disclosing Gmail Contacts
One day after its launch, privacy concerns have been raised about Google's new Gmail-based social-networking tool, Buzz.
At issue is a feature that compiles a list of the Gmail contacts who... Read On
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| 2/10/2010 | Security Chip that Does Encryption in PCs Hacked
Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a... Read On
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| 2/9/2010 | Protectionism Worries Indian Outsourcers
India's leading software trade body said on Tuesday that protectionism in key markets could affect the growth prospects of the country's outsourcing industry.
Although market conditions are... Read On
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| 2/9/2010 | Toyota to Recall Prius Hybrids Over ABS Software
Toyota plans to recall around 400,000 of its Prius hybrid cars to replace software that controls the antilock braking system (ABS), the auto maker said Tuesday.
The global recall is in... Read On
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