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Yahoo Opens Its Search Technology to Third Parties
Yahoo is making its search engine available to third parties to build their own search services, in return for a cut of their…News
Internet Bug Fix Spawns Backlash From Hackers
Security researchers are criticizing hacker Dan Kaminsky for keeping quiet about technical details of a critical DNS flaw.News
Sprint Picks Wireless Backhaul for WiMax
Sprint Nextel has chosen DragonWave as a supplier of wireless backhaul gear for its WiMax network.News
Apple Hopes Cheaper iPhone 3G Will Broaden Market
Apple is launching the speedier iPhone 3G at reduced prices with hopes of making it a ubiquitous mobile device.News
Senators Question NebuAd, Targeted Ad Privacy
Senators question NebuAd on its information collection practices.News
Senate Keeps Telecom Immunity in Surveillance Bill
The U.S. Senate rejects attempts to remove telecom immunity from a surveillance bill.News
Overseas iPhone 3G Review: Great But Not Perfect
Our sister publication, PC World New Zealand, already has lived with a new Apple iPhone 3G for a short time. Here are some first impressions.News
First Reviews: iPhone 3G Improved, but Still Flawed
Reviewers fault battery life, 3G coverage, and service-plan costs. But the sound quality and download speeds are much improved.News
Google Adds Third Dimension to Online Social Relationships
UPDATE: Google launches Lively, a 3D social network world available now as a public beta.News
Study: Electronic Voting Increased Counting Errors in France
More voting discrepancies were found at French polling stations that used electronic systems than at those using traditional…News
Hands on With Giga-byte’s M912X Mini-laptop
Giga-byte's M912 mini-notebook has what few other netbooks do, a touchscreen that swivels 180 degrees.News
Samsung Puts 128G-byte SSDs Into Mass Production
Samsung Electronics is mass producing solid-state drives with a 128G-byte capacity, and will begin production of a 256G-byte…Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Would Wi-Fi Push You to Public Transport?
If you could have a continuous Internet connection on your way to work, would it change whether you drove or used public transportation?News
The Internet Gets a Patch, as DNS Bug Is Fixed
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has discovered a flaw in the DNS protocol that allows attackers to spoof Internet addresses.Neil McAllister on Software
TrueCrypt 6.0 Improves Data Security Performance
The latest version of the free drive-encryption tool can shield sensitive data from prying eyes at home and abroad, now faster than ever.News
Microsoft Sets Hosted-services Pricing, Irks Partners
Some Microsoft partners are less than thrilled by the company's push into a software-plus-services model, which will compete…Erik Larkin on the Web
Watch Out for an IE Zero-Day Attack
There's no fix yet available for the latest attack against Microsoft's browser.News
Adware Company Refines Opt-out, Notification Technology
Facing heat over privacy concerns, NebuAd said Tuesday it has a new notification and opt-out system for its targeted…News
Google Open-sources Data Exchange Language
Google has open-sourced its internal data exchange language, according to official blog posts.News
IBM Software Enhances Web Accessibility for the Blind
IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the time of Internet users to make the Web more accessible to the…News
Nokia Survey: Old Mobile Phones Usually End up in Drawers
Most old mobile phones are left in drawers instead of being recycled, according to a global survey conducted by Nokia.News
Giga-byte, Chunghwa to Launch Linux M528 MID in August
Giga-byte and Chunghwa will launch the M528 MID in Taiwan this August.News
Group Queues up for iPhone 3G to Promote Organic Farming
A group of publicity-seekers and iPhone enthusiasts have connected the 3G iPhone and organic farming to line up for Friday's…News
Amid Transition, Symbian Starts Paid Partner Program
Symbian has launched a paid developer program while it moves toward open-source availability of its OS.News
Developers Load Android Onto Nokia Device
Developers are sharing an easy way to load Android onto the Nokia N810.News
AVG Fixes Antivirus Software Skewing Web Site Statistics
AVG has upgraded the free version of a product that includes a component that scans Web sites for malware but caused Web site…News
Walk or Drive? New Service Compares Calories to CO2
A new service for smartphone users in the US will compare calories burnt from walking versus CO2 emissions from driving for a…News
Latest Oceanic Fiber-optic Cable Detects Undersea Quakes
Laying of a 220km fiber optic cable that will help detect earthquakes began Sunday off the south coast of Japan.News
Pioneer Develops 400GB Optical Disc
Pioneer has developed an optical disc that can hold up to 400GB of data easily surpassing previously announced prototypes.News
Lenovo Set to Produce E-commerce PC for Intel, Alibaba
Lenovo will produce an e-commerce PC as part of a partnership with Intel and Alibaba.News
Canon to Build New Digital Camera Factory in Japan
Japan's Canon plans to build a new digital camera manufacturing factory in Japan to keep up with demand from an expanding…News
Lithuania: Attacks Focused on Hosting Company
A vulnerability in a Web server contributed to the attacks on some 300 Web sites in Lithuania earlier this week, a computer…News
Google Bows to Pressure, Adds ‘Privacy’ Link to Home Page
Google bows to pressure from privacy organizations to include a link on the company's home page to its privacy policyNews
Asustek’s Latest Eee PCs Shipping in Asia in July
The Eee PC will hit several new markets in Asia in July, including Australia, Japan and South Korea.News
Asustek to Offer Eee PC With Built-in 3G Wireless
Asustek will offer an Eee PC later this year with built-in 3G connectivity.News
A Tale of Two City Wi-Fi’s
Different approaches to wireless Internet access in San Francisco and neighboring Silicon Valley are producing very different…News
Wall Street Beat: IT Slumps in First Half
Economic worries and a disastrous June are battering shares of high-fliers including Apple, Google and Amazon, underscoring…News
Google Under Pressure as App Engine Requests Rise
Requests are piling up from enthusiastic programmers using the App Engine hosted application development environment,News
Antitrust Review of Google-Yahoo Deal No Surprise
The U.S. DOJ's investigation of an ad deal between Yahoo and Google comes as little surprise to many in Washington, D.C.News
Google Keeps Code but Viacom Gets YouTube User Data
YouTube must hand Viacom a database listing who watched the videos it hosts, although it need not reveal the code for its…News
Google Gives Away Free Web Application Security Scanner
Google has made public a beta version of one of its internal tools used for testing the security of Web-based applications.Community Scoop
Windows XP, Vista–and Windows 7?
Readers debate merits of XP and Vista, and speculate on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7.News
PC World Downloads Have Been Revamped and Improved
We've redesigned the Downloads section of PCWorld.com to make it simpler to find the software you want with better search tools, more user reviews and easier navigation.News
Nvidia Reports Problem With Laptop Chips
Nvidia said it will take a one-time charge to cover costs related to repair of defective GPUs used in notebooks.News
Mozilla’s Firefox 3 Sets Geeky World Record
Mozilla is successful in setting the world record for most software downloads in one day with Firefox 3.News
Long-awaited JBoss AS 5.0 Moves Closer to Release Date
A Red Hat official revealed on a blog that the first release candidate for JBoss Application Server 5.0 will be out soon.News
Fiber Access Gains on Cable for Broadband Access
For the first time, fiber-based broadband access is expanding faster than cable: 4.2 million compared to 2.5 million…News
DOJ Continues Probe of Yahoo-Google Partnership
The U.S. DOJ is conducting an ongoing antitrust investigation into the advertising partnership between Yahoo and Google.News
ACLU, EFF Sue US Gov’t Over Mobile Phone Tracking
The ACLU and EFF sue the U.S. Department of Justice over mobile phone tracking.News