Microsoft has acquired the office.com domain from a Brussels-based company, according to searches of Internet registration records. The domain, which …
Novell, CA Push to Secure Identity, Security in Cloud
Two major identity management companies are forging ahead with products designed to satisfy what a cloud-computing consortium calls one of …
Adobe Reader's security woes a boon for up-and-coming rival Foxit
Foxit Reader, a free PDF-reading knockoff of Adobe Systems Inc.'s free Adobe Reader, has won what its maker estimates is …
DDoS attack that downed Twitter also hit Facebook
The same denial-of-service attack that took down Twitter this morning also slammed Facebook but with much less dramatic results. Facebook …
Who's to blame for MacBook's poor battery life under Windows?
Users running Windows on Apple Inc.'s Intel-based MacBook laptops have long complained about how quickly they find themselves running on …
Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list
Microsoft's list of competitors is growing to include more open source software and Web browsers as the company fights to …
Windows 7 seen boosting DRAM sales in 2010
Microsoft's newest operating system for PCs will launch in late October, but it won't boost PC sales enough to help …
Hitachi announces first 2TB, 7,200 RPM hard drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. announced that it is shipping what it said is the world's first 2TB, 7200 RPM …
Apple patches 18 Mac vulnerabilities
Apple patched 18 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including half a dozen that could let hackers hijack machines by duping …
Critical Windows 7 bug risks derailing product launch
It appears that Microsoft’s glowing track record with Windows 7 is about to come to an abrupt and unceremonious end. …
SAP customers pledge support, but want more
Customers at an SAP AG event in Boston expressed strong commitment to the vendor's platform, but also voiced concerns about …
Is iPhone 3GS 8GB Coming Soon?
Today's hot Apple rumor suggests an iPhone 3GS 8GB may be on the way. The Boy Genius Report has screen …
Apple issues security updates for Tiger
At the same time that Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.8, the company also dropped four security updates for users …
Cloud computing, Google Apps turn into an election issue
Washington State breaks ground this month on a new data center and office complex that two state lawmakers have called …