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Gateway ships retail PCs with 64-bit Windows Vista
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 07:24 AM
Gateway company information - ( Gateway News )
Intel company information - ( Intel News )
tgdaily.com -- You knew it was coming. Gateway, to our knowledge, has become the first large PC vendor to ship most of its retail PCs with the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. The refreshed product line also brings back an Intel quad-core processor, which had been dumped by the company in the previous product cycle. See the complete story here.
Google Backs Open-source CERT Group
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 07:23 AM
Google company information - ( Google News )
news.yahoo.com -- Google has thrown its weight behind a fledgling security reporting group for the open-source community.
The search engine giant, long a proponent of open-source software, is now one of three sponsors of oCERT, the Open Source Computer Emergency Response Team. See the complete story here.
Cuba lifts ban on home computers
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 07:02 AM
news.bbc.co.uk -- The first legalised home computers have gone on sale in Cuba, but a ban remains on internet access. See the complete story here.
Spam reaches 30-year anniversary
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 07:02 AM
news.bbc.co.uk -- Spam - the scourge of every e-mail inbox - celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend. See the complete story here.
Netflix to hike Blu-ray rental price
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 07:01 AM
contentagenda.com -- Netflix will begin charging a premium to subscribers who rent Blu-ray Discs sometime this year, CEO Reed Hastings said during the company’s first-quarter earnings conference call today. See the complete story here.
Electronics' 'missing link' found
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:39 AM
news.bbc.co.uk -- Details of an entirely new kind of electronic device, which could make chips smaller and far more efficient, have been outlined by scientists. See the complete story here.
GTA IV Freezes Have Gamers Hot
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:35 AM
realtechnews.com -- Grand Theft Auto IV has created a frenzy of news stories, including
* rave reviews
* worries over an effect on Iron Man ticket sales
* probable record sales
* did I mention rave reviews?
Ah, but the one that has gamers hot under the collar: freezes. See the complete story here.
GTA game smashes UK sales records
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:34 AM
news.bbc.co.uk -- Critically acclaimed video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV is on course to beat the record for highest first week sales of any video game in the UK. See the complete story here.
Amazon.com Sues New York State Over the “Amazon Tax”
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:34 AM
realtechnews.com -- I wrote earlier about New York’s so-called “Amazon Tax,” which would force e-tailers to collect sales tax on purchases made by New York State residents. In the past sales tax collection has only been required of retailers who had a physical presence in a state.
But New York has crafted a new law to force e-tailers to collect sales tax, and Amazon.com isn’t too happy about it. They filed suit Friday in State Supreme Court in Manhattan. See the complete story here.
Yahoo To Flag Malware Sites In Search Results
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:33 AM
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
techcrunch.com -- Tomorrow Yahoo will launch a partnership with McAfee and will integrate their Site Advisor malware scanning product into Yahoo search. See the complete story here.
Yahoo CEO open to more Microsoft talks
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:16 AM
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
washingtonpost.com -- Yahoo Inc chief Jerry Yang signaled a more open stance towards Microsoft Corp on Monday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly ended deal talks. See the complete story here.
Internet Mysteries: How Much File Sharing Traffic Travels the...
Submitted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 @ 06:15 AM
blog.wired.com -- How much of the traffic on the internet is peer-to-peer file trading?
Everyone seems to agree it represents a lot of the traffic, but the truth is no one knows (with the possible exception of the ISPs and backbone providers in the middle, and they aren't telling or sharing raw data). See the complete story here.
Microsoft Withdraws Bid for Yahoo
Submitted Monday, May 05, 2008 @ 04:12 AM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
nytimes.com -- Microsoft said Saturday that it was abandoning its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo after it raised its offer by $5 billion but Yahoo rejected it as still too low. See the complete story here.
Microsoft gives details of massive web attack
Submitted Monday, April 28, 2008 @ 02:41 AM
Microsoft company information - ( Microsoft News )
arstechnica.com -- On April 17, 2008, hundreds of thousands of pages on legitimate domains—including several at the United Nations and in the UK government—were attacked. Many of these sites ended up serving malware by redirecting users to malicious pages using JavaScript and IFRAMES. Users' PCs were loaded with a malware program that tried eight different exploits in an attempt to hijack the system. See the complete story here.
Intel cuts quad-core price by 50 percent
Submitted Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 04:30 AM
Intel company information - ( Intel News )
cnet.com -- Intel posted price cuts on Sunday that included reductions of 50 percent on select quad-core processors. The chipmaker also introduced new Celeron and Core 2 Duo processor models. See the complete story here.
FBI wants widespread monitoring of 'illegal' Internet activity
Submitted Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 04:29 AM
news.com -- The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for "illegal activity."
The suggestion from FBI Director Robert Mueller, which came during a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing, appears to go beyond a current plan to monitor traffic on federal-government networks. Mueller seemed to suggest that the bureau should have a broad "omnibus" authority to conduct monitoring and surveillance of private-sector networks as well. See the complete story here.
Text Alerts to Cellphones in Emergency Are Approved
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:26 PM
nytimes.com -- Federal regulators approved a plan on Wednesday to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cellphones. See the complete story here.
RSA: Cyber Storm II Builds Network To Defend Against Cyber Cr...
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:26 PM
informationweek.com -- Among the goals for Cyber Storm II, a government-sponsored computer security exercise that occurred last month, was testing information sharing capabilities across organizations during a crisis. See the complete story here.
Amazon.com feels bad you bought an HD DVD player, so here's $50
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:25 PM
Toshiba company information - ( Toshiba News )
news.com -- Lucky for some early adopters, the number of retailers lining up to ease your pain is growing: first Best Buy, then Wal-Mart, and now Amazon. The online retail giant is currently offering a $50 credit for every HD DVD player purchased on its site. The offer is good until April 9, 2009, for HD DVD players bought before February 23, when Toshiba said it would stop making the devices. See the complete story here.
Cisco Buys Rest Of Nuova, Launches Data Center Switch
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:25 PM
Cisco company information - ( Cisco News )
informationweek.com -- In a move to solidify its position in the data center and push convergence a few steps further, Cisco Systems said Monday that it would purchase start-up Nuova Systems and announced that it would start selling a new switch co-developed with Nuova. See the complete story here.
Quake 3 Port Proves iPod Touch Power, Versatility
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:25 PM
blog.wired.com -- Further proof that the iPod Touch/iPhone is the most versatile gadget since the Inspector of the same name: A surprisingly solid looking port of id Software's Quake 3 Arena. See the complete story here.
Adobe patches 'Pwn to Own' bug in Flash Player
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:24 PM
Adobe company information - ( Adobe News )
Fujitsu company information - ( Fujitsu News )
computerworld.com -- Adobe Systems Inc. yesterday plugged the Flash Player hole used by a hacker two weeks ago to take down a Windows Vista machine and claim a $5,000 prize in the "Pwn to Own" exploit challenge.
Adobe's update to Flash Player -- the popular program and browser plug-in used to view online content -- patched seven vulnerabilities, including several that could be used by attackers to hijack machines running the flawed software. Among the seven was the one used to break into a Fujitsu notebook during the hacker contest sponsored by 3Com Inc.'s TippingPoint, which operates a bug bounty program called Zero Day Initiative. See the complete story here.
Yahoo Launches Video On Flickr
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:23 PM
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
informationweek.com -- Users can upload up to 90 seconds of footage, with a maximum size of 150 MB, from any recording device. See the complete story here.
Last gasp? Yahoo and Google talking search ad deal
Submitted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 11:22 PM
Yahoo company information - ( Yahoo News )
Google company information - ( Google News )
venturebeat.com -- When Microsoft’s offer to acquire Yahoo was made public, Google stated it would be willing to help Yahoo fend off the acquisition in anyway it could. It’s now or never. See the complete story here.
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