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Microsoft Sues Site to Stop Certification Test Leaks
Microsoft says a help site called pass4sure.com has been selling answers to its certification tests.News
Google Apps Admins Jittery About Gmail, Hopeful About Future
Google Apps administrators are hopeful that Google will get Gmail performance problems under control.News
Netflix: Tech Distribution Problem Solved
Netflix has resolved the technology problem that crippled its DVD distribution operation.News
Gmail Users Report Yet Another Outage
Gmail is having availability problems for the third time in the past two weeks.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Wake Me When You Need Me, Says Intel
Intel's Remote Wake lets a computer listen intelligently for a signal to rouse from sleep mode and carry out an activity.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
ISO, IEC Reject Appeals, Approve OOXML Spec
The ISO and IEC have rejected appeals from four countries and given final approval to publish the OOXML spec.News
Netflix Tech Problem Persists
Netflix's distribution operations continue facing serious disruptions due to a technology problem.News
Peer-to-peer Client UTorrent Fixes Serious Vulnerability
One of the most popular programs used by some to illegally share files under copyright has patched a serious software…News
Microsoft PDC, WinHEC Will Be Windows 7 Coming-out Parties
Microsoft will give developers their first in-depth look at Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC, beginning in late October.News
Yahoo Fills Icahn Board Seats
Yahoo has picked two candidates from Carl Icahn's slate to fill two empty board seats.News
What Your Goofy E-mail Address Really Says About You
Researchers at the University of Leipzig say that the e-mail address you choose says something about who you are.News
McCain Promotes Online Security, Privacy Policies
John McCain issued a statement on Thursday with his thoughts on online security and privacy issues.Neil McAllister on Software
VMware ESX Bug Causes Outage
A bug in the enterprise virtualization software prevents VMware ESX 3.5 U2 customers from starting new virtual machines, beginning today.News
Mobiles, SMS Play a Role in Afghanistan Security
The October 7, 2001, invasion of Afghanistan did more than mark the beginning of the "War on Terror." It also paved way for…News
Dutch Police, FBI Rein in Large Botnet
The botnet created by a teenager who was arrested by Dutch police in an outdoor sting is most notable for its total reliance…News
Open Source Advocates Hail Appeals Court Ruling
Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling on that allows greater protection for open-source software…News
Original TSMC Investor Philips Sells off Final Shares
Philips, an original investor in TSMC, sold off its final stake in the company on Thursday.News
Tracking Down the Elusive R4 in Akihabara
After a lawsuit from Nintendo against retailers the R4 device for the Nintendo DS is still possible to find in AkihabaraNews
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Sued for Sex Selection Ads in India
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were sued in India for allegedly promoting sex selection of children via ads and links on their search engines.News
Intel Launches Smaller SSD for Netbooks, Mini-desktops
Intel launched a smaller SSD for netbooks on Wednesday.News
Intel Drops Centrino Atom Brand After Five Months
Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand after five months, using just Atom to brand this part of its product line.News
AOL Phisher Gets Seven Year Sentence
AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison.News
Is America Ready for Its First BlackBerry President?
Experts say it probably doesn't matter whether the next U.S. president actually uses information technology.News
iPhone 3G: Complaints Mount About Data Service Speeds
Apple and AT&T promote the iPhone 3G as being 'twice as fast' as its predecessor. But how often are users getting true 3G for their data transmission speed?News
Google Says Thanks for Android Petition
Google has briefly replied to a petition from Android developers complaining about slow progress.News
SAP Users: Support Debate Isn’t Over
SAP users say they aren't ready to accept the vendor's recent decision to push all customers to enterprise support.News
MSN Taking the Brunt of Google’s US Search Blitz
Google increased its U.S. Internet search market share in July, while MSN has been the biggest loser.News
$196M Should Cover Costs of Bad Graphics Chips, Nvidia Says
Nvidia took a $196 million warranty charge to cover the cost of fixing bad graphics chips used in laptops.News
Report: Sony to Sell OLED TV in Europe in 2009
Sony will expand sales of its 11-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) television to Europe in 2009, according to a…News
Dell Unveils 19-hour Latitude Laptop
Dell on Tuesday announced a series of Latitude laptops, including one the company claimed provides 19 hours of battery life.News
Yahoo Launches Fire Eagle
Yahoo announced the general availability of Fire Eagle, its location-sharing platform.News
Microsoft Fixes IE, Office in Big Month of Security Updates
Microsoft has released patches to fix 19 critical holes in its software Tuesday, including five flaws in IE that should be…Steve Bass’s Tips & Tweaks
Microsoft Is Giving Up on Windows
Steve Bass learns that Microsoft has had it with Windows. Plus three free tools and lots of time wasters.News
Dell Latitude’s E-Family Values
Can the computer maker meld consumer sensibilities into a business notebook line?News
Gmail Users Hit by Outage Again
Gmail suffered a significant outage on Monday, the second in less than a week.News
Lame and Lamer: 10 Dumbest Viral Marketing Campaigns
You can't force anything to 'go viral' on the Internet, but that didn't stop these 10 companies from giving it a big, dumb try. Guess who topped the list.News
Lenovo Adds Quad-Core Laptop to ThinkPad Line
Lenovo updated its ThinkPad line of laptops with a quad-core notebook.News
AMD Aims High-End Graphics Cards at Nvidia
AMD released a new graphics card Tuesday that is expected to outperform products made by rival Nvidia.News
New IPod Touch and MacBooks Coming Soon, Analysts Say
Apple in September will announce a new iPod Touch and a redesigned MacBook, analysts say.Erik Larkin on the Web
Typosquatting as Corporate Espionage
A Symantec study found domains that appeared to be registered for e-mail spying.News
Silenced Subway Hackers, Silenced No More
The MIT student presentation 'Anatomy of a Subway Hack' that was barred from DEFCON security conference is released to Web.News
Best Buy to Put Gizmo Vending Machines in Airports
Best Buy to introduce airport vending machines that let you buy consumer electronics.News
Delivering Aid in a Digital World
Analysis: Could charities and other organizations start providing assistance more efficiently by virtual means?News
JDA Software to Buy I2 for US$346 Million
SCM vendor JDA Software is buying i2 Technologies for $346 million, the company announced Monday.News
PC Industry Scared Netbooks May Hurt Laptop Sales
Analysis: AMD says it has no plans to enter netbook market, as questions loom over where the netbook is headed.News
Gartner Warns of “widespread Slowdown” in Electronics Sector
Gartner warned of a "widespread slowdown" in electronics spending.News
Flying to Defcon With No ID
Defcon attendee Sherri Davidoff travelled to the conference without ID. She spotted a few flaws in the TSA system along the…News