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Nvidia’s Mobile Chips Could Get Transmeta Technology
Nvidia may put Transmeta power-saving technology in products for mobile phones and laptops.News
Apple Can ‘Kill’ iPhone Apps Remotely, Or Can It?
Apple "kill switch" found in iPhone 2.0 OS causes stir as developers ponder why it's there.News
Cloud Computing: Is Midori Sour or Sweet?
A future Microsoft operating system may be entirely Web-based. Here are the pros and cons of Midori and the "cloud computing" concept.News
Malicious Hackers Use Facebook Wall for Malware Attack
Malicious hackers are trying to dupe Facebook users into downloading malware via deceptive Wall posts.Community Scoop
End of Windows, Gas Crisis Scams, Laptop Seizures
Readers discuss Microsoft's cloud computing project, possible gas crisis scams, and laptop search and seizure policies.News
DHS: Networking Security Worth the Money
The director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center says the federal government will adopt DNSSEC, eventually.News
Lenovo Posts Income Gains on Strong Laptop Sales
Lenovo reports double-digit percentage increases in sales and net income for its most recent quarter.News
August Patch Tuesday: 7 Critical Patches Promised
August will be a big month for Microsoft security patches, as the company plans to release 12 updates, seven of them critical…
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Woman Sentenced for Web Site with ‘Obscene’ Stories
A Pennsylvania woman is sentenced on obscenity charges for running a Web site featuring sexual and violent stories.News
Spammers Leverage Interest in Olympics
Symantec warns that spammers are trying to take advantage of interest in the Olympic Games.News
Hands on With HP’s Mini-Note Netbook
Hewlett-Packard's 2133 Mini-Note may end up as the premium choice among the entire mini-laptop category.News
HP Considering Touchscreens for Next Mini-Note
Touchscreens and higher capacity SSDs may be in the plans for HP's next Mini-Note.News
Samsung, Microsoft in Talks to Speed up SSDs on Vista
Samsung is talking to Microsoft to boost SSD performance on Windows Vista.
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Kaminsky: Many Ways to Attack With DNS
Dan Kaminsky says that SSL sites are also vulnerable to the DNS flaw he discovered.News
ID Theft Ring Attacked Retailers on Multiple Levels
Hackers used sophisticated attacks to steal millions of credit card numbers from U.S. retailers, according to court documents…News
Missing Registered Traveler Laptop Found
A missing laptop containing unencrypted personal information of 33,000 travelers has been recovered.News
Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008
Microsoft released its SQL Server 2008 database to manufacturing.News
DOJ Files Complaint Against Online Ad Firm
The U.S. DOJ wants to seize the property of a Florida Internet-based company operating an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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Massive Identity Theft Exposes Troubling Trend
Analysis: One gang of wireless hackers is out of business, but that doesn't mean we're suddenly secure.News
The Steve Jobs-Style MobileMe ‘Apology’
Steve Jobs kind of apologizes for MobileMe mess, and Apple users respond 'apology accepted.'News
Israel Pushes Biometric Database Initiative
Israel's government has approved a bill calling for all residents to be issued biometric identity cards and passportsNeil McAllister on Software
IBM Challenges Microsoft for the SMB Desktop
Big Blue says it can offer businesses a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft's office productivity and collaboration software.News
Top China Web Sites Join to Fight Olympic Piracy
China's top 10 Web sites have agreed not to pirate video clips of the Olympic games.News
U.S. Loses out in Lenovo’s Linux Netbook Push
U.S. users will not be offered versions of the new IdeaPad netbooks with a Linux OS or an 8.9-inch screen, at least not initially.News
Google’s Enterprise Search Device Grows up
Google is launching a new version of its Search Appliance that can index many more files than the current model.News
Nissan Previews Electric Car Based on Lithium Ion Battery
Nissan has unveiled its latest all-electric car prototype, a model based on a new lithium ion battery manufactured by a…News
Google Pushing Software to Low-cost Linux PCs
Google is collaborating with Linux developers to load its software on Linux distributions for low-cost PCs.News
Mozilla Invites People to Design Web’s Future
Mozilla is inviting people to take part in a new conceptual series that aims to envision the future design of Web…News
Cisco Routers Again Take Hacker Spotlight
Cisco router hacks will get some attention at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.News
VUDU Set-top Box Adds Adults-only Channel
VUDU, a competitor to the Apple TV, just got a leg up in the lucrative adult video market thanks to a partnership with AVN…News
Cisco Revenue, Profit Grew in Fourth Quarter
Cisco reported revenue and profit gains for its fiscal fourth quarter ended last month.News
Eleven Indicted in Massive ID Theft Scheme
Eleven people have been indicted in a massive identity theft and computer fraud scheme involving some of the largest data…News
Red Hat, Community Release Fedora 10 Alpha
An alpha test version of Fedora 10, the next version of a community-sponsored, free Red-Hat-based Linux distribution, is now…News
Missing Laptop Grounds US Registered Traveler Program
A laptop containing personal information of 33,000 U.S. travelers goes missing at San Francisco International Airport.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Delta Equips Fleet with Broadband
Delta Airlines will put in-flight broadband on all 330 of its planes, starting later this year.News
Verizon Launches Emergency Communications Service
Verizon Business launches a service to help emergency response agencies talk to each other.News
Blog: Apple Updates iPhone OS: Thwarts Hackers, Fixes Flaws
Apple updates iPhone and iPod Touch firmware. Update aims to fix iPhone flaws consumers have griped about for nearly a month.News
AT&T Dives Into Cloud Computing
AT&T has entered the cloud computing game, it announced Tuesday.News
Delta Adds Wi-Fi to Entire Domestic Airline Fleet
Delta Air Lines says all its U.S. domestic passengers will be able to surf the Web at broadband speeds via Wi-Fi.News
Adobe Warns Over Bogus Flash Player Installers
Hackers are trying to dupe people into downloading malicious software labeled as Adobe's Flash Player, prompting a warning from the company.News
Camera Makers Aim to Trim Camera Depth by Half
Digital cameras that can use lenses from different vendors could be up to 50 percent smaller in the future, two camera…News
Microsoft to Give Vendors an Early Peek at Patches
Black Hat News: This fall, security vendors will get an early look at technical details of Microsoft's monthly security updates.News
Olympic Games Torch DRAM Market
Beijing's window dressing ahead of the Olympic Games has crimped DRAM imports to the country, sending prices lower.News
Nissan Goes High-tech to Stop Accidents, Inefficient Driving
Nissan has developed two new systems that send safety and fuel efficiency information to car drivers through force feedback of…News
HTC to Ship 1 Millionth Touch Diamond by Mid-August
HTC will ship its one millionth iPhone-rival handset within months of its June launch.News
Security Oversight May Have Enabled Countrywide Breach
FBI affidavits offer more insight into how a man stole customer data from Countrywide.News
Google Mislabels Blogger Sites as Splogs, Locks Them
A bug led Google to misidentify as splogs a number of blogs hosted on its Blogger service.Erik Larkin on the Web
Cloud Computing, Microsoft’s Midori, and the End of Windows
CIO's today have their head in the clouds. The good ones, at least.News
SiteMeter Bug Affects IE Users
SiteMeter's Web-tracking widget rendered pages unviewable via IE, causing problems for Web publishers.News