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Hewlett-Packard, the world's third-largest PC maker, on Wednesday reported third quarter profit gains that beat analyst estimates. The firm also announced a plan to buy back US$6 billion worth of shares Net income for the world's largest printer maker rose to $1.38 billion, or 48 cents a share, from $73 million, or 3 cents, a year earlier. Sales ro...
Security analysts warned Windows users about it -- and now it's happening Hackers launched an attack against Windows PCs over the weekend. The attack came disguised as one-at-a-time bot pinpricks, instead of the massive worm some had feared....
Google on Wednesday launched a WiFi network in its hometown of Mountain View, Calif. The search giant invested about US$1 million to serve the 11.5-square-mile city just 35 miles south of San Francisco Radios hanging on lamp posts throughout the city are now broadcasting a "GoogleWiFi" wireless (802.11b/g) signal that brings free wireless Internet ...
In a move to make mobile Linux applications easier to build, Trolltech on Tuesday launched a reprogrammable phone based on the Linux operating system The Qtopia Greenphone lets developers and handset manufacturers create, modify and test Linux-based mobile phone applications on a working GSM/GPRS device....
In a move to attract more local businesses to its brand, Google on Monday launched a service that allows customers to print out discount coupons for local merchants from Google Maps The new service targets value-conscious consumers with more than 20,000 coupons supplied by Cox Enterprises' ValPak Direct Marketing Systems. ValPak is best known for d...
Dell on Monday said it will recall 4.1 million laptop computer batteries because they could overheat and catch fire. The company said consumers should stop using recalled products immediately Round Rock, Texas-based Dell reported it has received six reports of batteries overheating, resulting in property damage to furniture and personal effects. Ho...
In the wake of a foiled terrorism plot targeting aircraft departing from Great Britain, European researchers are pushing hard to create a non-hijackable plane. The security program could combat on-board threats by 2008 The non-hijackable plane would feature technology designed to serve as a last barrier to attacks on planes in flight. The vessel wo...
Twentieth Century Fox, a subsidiary of News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), on Monday announced a multi-year agreement to provide feature films and television shows on a download-to-own basis across the Fox Interactive Media network MySpace.com is among the properties FIM parent company News Corp. plans to include in the digital deal, which aims to exploit the ...
Putting a fresh face on its modular storage systems, Sun Microsystems on Thursday unveiled the first two products in its StorageTek modular storage family -- the Sun StorageTek 6140 and 6540 arrays Sun is targeting midsize to enterprise customers with the products, and hopes to hit the sweetspots for that market: quick deployment, non-disruptive fl...
Microsoft this week announced 23 security vulnerabilities related to various Microsoft products in its monthly Patch Tuesday release. It's the vulnerability in Windows Server Service, however, that has security analysts talking The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned Wednesday that the Microsoft Windows Server flaw could put the natio...
As social networking sites such as MySpace continue to gain traction among today's youth, two new studies about online predators offer varying perspectives on the controversial issue First, the results of a national survey of 1,500 young Internet users conducted by University of New Hampshire researchers for the National Center for Missing & Exploi...
In a deal that adds credibility to Google's controversial library project, the search giant on Wednesday said the University of California (UC) has agreed to allow the company to digitize and make searchable books from collections housed at its more than 100 libraries across its 10 campuses Specifically, the relationship between the Internet compan...
Organizations that have installed BlackBerry servers behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacker attack, according to security researchers Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR) is warning companies to prepare for security researcher Jesse D'Aguanno's release of hacking code for the BlackBerry next week....
In a record-breaking Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft issued 12 security bulletins to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, including nine critical flaws Ten of the updates address flaws in the software giant's operating system. Several patches fix vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited by hackers, including one used to target...
AOL on Monday launched a new antivirus program called Active Virus Shield for all of its users to access at no cost Powered by Internet security solutions titan Kaspersky Lab, Active Virus Shield offers detection technology designed to stop viruses, spyware, malware and Trojans before they attack, as well as real-time scanning of files and e-mail....
Rep. Cliff Sterns, (R-Fla.), has proposed legislation that aims to involve the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the creation of rules governing video game ratings The "Truth in Video Game Rating Act," or H.R. 5912, would usurp the authority of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), a self-regulatory body established by the Entertainment ...
While some applauded Microsoft for displaying its new Vista operating system among some of the world's top software security researchers at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas last week, others set out to give the software giant a black eye Polish researcher Joanna Rutkowska of Singapore-based Coseinc showed an overflowing room of onlooker...
ABC on Thursday said it plans to make episodes of several of its television series available online through its Web site this fall season ABC.com conducted a streaming video trial in May and June with episodes of four series including "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Commander in Chief," and "Alias." The ad-supported episodes were free to viewers....
In a move the builds another link in the bridge between new and traditional media, Google and the Associated Press have entered into a content agreement for stories and photographs "The license in this agreement provides for new uses of original AP content for features and products we will introduce in the future," said Google spokesperson Sonya Bo...
IBM on Thursday said it will buy MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) in an all-cash transaction worth about US$740 million, or $25.80 per share. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year MRO provides asset and service management software and consulting to manage the purchase, maintenance and retirement of corporate assets such...
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