Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security …
IE 8: Its Security Is Worth the Download
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 in March, and whether to install it is likely your biggest update decision right now. …
HP still getting heat on Nvidia graphics chips
Months after the problem first surfaced, owners of Hewlett-Packard Co. laptops continue to complain about defective Nvidia graphics cards that …
How Bluetooth got as fast as Wi-Fi
Bluetooth last week stopped being chained to the low-power, low-throughput radio that has been both its strength and its weakness. …
Hands on: Running Windows 7 on a netbook
Microsoft made headlines recently when The Wall Street Journal reported that the company planned to equip netbooks with the Starter …
Is mobile computing the Achilles’ heel in your organization?
Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly …
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of …
Microsoft cuts UAC prompts in Windows 7
User Account Control, a Windows Vista security feature that has long been considered intrusive, will appear about one-third less often …
Seven burning security questions
There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns …
Microsoft earnings drop, revenue off 6%
Microsoft fell short of analyst expectations for its third quarter, blaming the most difficult economic conditions the company has faced …
‘First Android netbook to cost about $250’
The first netbook computer running the Google Inc.-backed Android mobile operating system on a low-cost ARM chip could become available …
Windows 7 gets virtual ‘XP mode’
Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a …
Windows bugs never really die
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months — even years — after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert …
AMD plans 16-core server chip — but not until 2011
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said today that it's designing a server processor with up to 16 cores, which would quadruple …
LaCie adds 8TB 4big Quadra system plus bundle sets
The 4big Quadra features four hot-swappable disks and supports seven RAID modes including RAID 0 and RAID 5. The LaCie …
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of …
New Intel chips prompt rise in demand for DDR3 memory
A new series of Intel microprocessors aimed at the computer server market has caused a spike in demand for DDR3 …
Criminal infrastructure lets malware thrive
As in today's globalized legit economy, malware's ability to spread and make money for its dastardly creators rests upon on …
‘Pay-as-you-go services could cut software piracy’
Craig Mundie, who heads Microsoft Corp.'s research efforts, said in China that the company may be able to reduce its …
Data transfer rates to jump with Bluetooth 3.0
A standards group today approved specifications for a new Bluetooth standard that speeds up wireless data transfers between devices like …