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Microsoft Fixes 26 Vulnerabilities In Windows, Office

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:14:00 EST

February brings a substantial set of patches from Microsoft.

Google Buzz Challenges Facebook, Twitter

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:01:00 EST

Moving to make social computing more relevant, Google sees its Buzz service as a way to make the world's tweets, status updates, and shared links more meaningful.

Facebook, Microsoft End Advertising Deal

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:16:00 EST

Microsoft says it will continue to be the exclusive provider of Web search on the social networking site.

Google Gmail Getting Social Features

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:49:00 EST

In an escalation of its rivalry with Facebook, Google plans to turn Gmail into a social data hub.

PayPal Suspends Payments To India

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST

The online payment service has halted transfers to Indian banks and personal payments in and out of the country.

Open Government Dashboard, Agency Sites Launched

J. Nicholas Hoover — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:05:00 EST

While most federal agencies are meeting Open Government Directive milestones, the information on the sites diverges widely, and the public isn't participating much just yet.

China Closes Hacker Training Site

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:36:00 EST

The arrests, which took place before Google revealed that it had been targeted by a cyber attack from China, reflect growing concern about internal cybercrime.

Microsoft Dropping Linux, Unix From Enterprise Search

W. David Gardner — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:49:00 EST

The next wave of Fast Search and Transfer products will be the last to include search cores that run on Linux or Unix.

E-Book Prices Ratchet Up

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:46:00 EST

The Amazon model of selling e-books for $9.99 is being challenged by publishers, who are setting tiered pricing for digital books.

Six In 10 Have Used Web For Health Info

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:30:00 EST

The Government's first national survey on the use of health information technology (HIT) shows widespread use of the Web for finding medical info.

SAP CEO Apotheker Resigns; Co-CEOs Named

Doug Henschen — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:48:00 EST

The enterprise software powerhouse has put the company in the hands of co-CEOs Bill McDermott, currently leader of its field organization, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development.

Mozilla Removes Two Malicious Firefox Add-Ons

Thomas Claburn — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:05:00 EST

About 4,600 Windows users appear to have downloaded the infected software.

Digital Content Navigates New World Of Devices

Serdar Yegulalp — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST

Blu-ray, Amazon's Kindle e-reader, Apple's iPad tablet and other technologies are leading digital content in directions once unimagined.

Microsoft Patch To Leave IE Hole Open

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:23:00 EST

The company plans to release 13 security bulletins next week, but the Internet Explorer vulnerability identified on Wednesday won't be among them.

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Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:23:00 EST

Google Book Settlement Falls Short For Justice Dept.

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:10:00 EST

The DoJ still has concerns that the settlement gives Google too much power.

Apple Links iTunes Apps To Web Previews

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:58:00 EST

The iTunes Store is becoming a bit more accessible to Internet users.

Google Apps Enterprise Users Get Remote Device Management

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 15:51:00 EST

While consumers tend to use the free version of Google Apps, remote phone control could convert some users to paying customers.

Amazon Buying Touchscreen Vendor

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:27:00 EST

Touchco's multitouch technology could give Amazon's Kindle a color screen, virtual keyboard, and a boost in the competition with the Apple iPad.

Google Enlists NSA To Defend Its Data

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:26:00 EST

The company is reportedly pursuing a partnership with the National Security Agency to strengthen its network security.

Global CIO: Microsoft's Suicidal Infighting: An Insider's Story

Bob Evans — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:50:00 EST

Column about NY Times guest column by former Microsoft executive describing how the company is strangling on its own internal politics and infighting.

Sun CEO Announces Resignation On Twitter

Charles Babcock — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:45:45 EST

Jonathan Schwartz was considered a longshot to stay at Sun after its acquisition by Oracle.

Black Hat: Microsoft Enhances SDL Offerings

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

The world's largest software company aims to help third-party developers write code that's more secure.

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Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Adobe Defends Flash, Again

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 07:05:00 EST

CTO Kevin Lynch goes to bat for his company's beleaguered graphics platform.

Apple iPad Sparks Interest In Enterprise Apps

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:39:00 EST

But work remains before large companies can embrace the iPad and iPhone without worry.

Twitter Forces Password Resets

Paul McDougall — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:20:00 EST

Micro-blogging site infiltrated by hackers who gained access through third-party torrent accounts.

U.S. 'Severely Threatened' By Cyber Attacks

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:51:00 EST

The U.S. intelligence chief is urging greater cooperation and funding to defend against online threats.

Google Chrome OS 'gPad' Design Proposed

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:47:00 EST

Apple's iPad has competition, if only conceptually, before it has even shipped.

NASA Streams Video From Space Station

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:49:00 EST

A live video feed of astronauts inside two of the International Space Station's modules is available online during crew work hours.

Botnet Targets CIA, Google, Others With Junk Data

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:13:00 EST

Security experts aren't sure why the botnet is conducting a weak attack.

Chinese Spies Targeting U.K., MI5 Warns

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:51:00 EST

A leaked report tells of gifts with malware and blackmail traps targeting U.K. enterprises.

Google Chrome Gains Hurt Internet Explorer, Firefox

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:40:00 EST

An ongoing ad campaign and Internet Explorer's woes have turned Google Chrome into a contender.

Amazon Kindle Sales Push Profits Up 71%

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:51:00 EST

CEO Jeff Bezos says "millions" are using the Kindle e-reader, and e-book sales are gaining on sales of physical books.

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Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:51:00 EST

Apple iPad Arrives Amid Controversy

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Skeptics dismiss the iPad as underwhelming and limiting while developers see dollar signs.

Google Docs, Sites Dropping IE 6 Support

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:05:00 EST

Old browsers are being put out to pasture so new Web technologies can run free.

Search Keywords Mean Business

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:20:00 EST

Businesses that focus on branded searches may be missing out on the visitor traffic that comes from generic search terms.

Google Social Search Reaches Beta

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:22:00 EST

It just got easier to tap the wisdom of your friends online.

Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable To Attack

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:34:00 EST

A report finds widespread concern among IT security executives about cyber threats to industry networks.

Apple iPad Backlash Begins

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST

The pre-release hype has given way to complaints about the device's supposed shortcomings.

Microsoft Finds Indiscreet Sharing Costs Jobs

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:44:00 EST

A survey commissioned by the company shows that the majority of human resources professionals have rejected job applicants based on information found online.

Apple iPad Promises Media Revolution

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:08:00 EST

The company's new tablet computer brings hope of new revenue for digital content and a shift in user interaction.

Yahoo Posts Profit As Revenue Lags

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:14:00 EST

The company hopes to improve its revenue from Internet search through a deal with Microsoft.

Google Fixes Toolbar Privacy Flaw

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:04:00 EST

Prompted by a report on a privacy problem affecting its browser toolbar add-on, Google has addressed the issue with an update.

Mars Rover Not Dead, Just Stunned

Paul McDougall — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:59:00 EST

The robot is wedged in the Martian sand, but NASA insists it will continue to function if it can survive the oncoming winter.

Google Voice Storms Apple's iPhone

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:26:00 EST

Apple rejected Google's native Google Voice app for the iPhone. So Google has bypassed Apple using the Web.

Verizon Posts $653 Million Loss In 4Q

W. David Gardner — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST

The company said it took a major hit from costs related to layoffs in its landline division, but saw growth in its wireless business.

AOL Buys Online Video Firm

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:37:00 EST

The $36.5 million acquisition of StudioNow will allow AOL to distribute professionally created video through its Seed.com site.

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Google Chrome Gets Extensions, APIs

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:14:00 EST

With support for user-installed extensions, Google Chrome presents stronger competition to the more established Web browsers.

China Denies Attacking Google

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:42:00 EST

Officials in China call claims that the government had a role in the cyber attack on Google and other companies "groundless."

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Judge Slashes Music Sharing Fine

W. David Gardner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:10:00 EST

The $1.92 million fine levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset for illegally downloading music was cut to $54,000.

Apple Tablet Revealed By Analytics Data

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:56:00 EST

Flurry, a company that collects online data about ads, claims to have detected Apple's widely anticipated tablet device.