 Worms infesting computers worldwide: Microsoft A Microsoft security report released Monday warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms -- malicious software that steals control or data. [...] November 2, 2009 07:42 PM Internet Google voice search learns Chinese Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese. The Internet giant announced on Monday that users of Nokia S60 series mobile phones could now search the Internet using voice commands in... November 2, 2009 05:33 PM Internet S.Korea seeks Chinese help to track cyber attacks South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July. "We... November 2, 2009 10:06 AM Internet Global crisis hitting IT spending: Microsoft chief Companies worldwide are slashing spending on information technology because of the global downturn and will have to learn to do more with less, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday.... November 2, 2009 06:42 AM Internet Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions Kensuke Suzuki, an engineer for Japan's high-tech giant Toshiba, displaying the pilot site of a coal plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Mikawa power station at Omuta,... November 1, 2009 09:42 PM Internet US boots up new unified cybersecurity center US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts. [...] October 30, 2009 06:37 PM Internet Major layoffs loom at Time Inc.: reports Time Inc., publisher of Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and other magazines, plans to lay off some 540 employees starting next week, or six percent of its workforce, The New York Post... October 30, 2009 06:29 PM Internet Verizon launches TV-online movie channel US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet. EPIX debuts on Verizon's FiOS TV and online... October 30, 2009 05:52 PM Internet "Spam King" ordered to pay Facebook 711 million dollars A US judge has ordered a self-crowned "Spam King" to pay Facebook 711 million dollars for slipping uninvited into people's accounts to send bogus marketing messages. [...] October 30, 2009 04:16 PM Internet Sweden to crack down on SMS loans The Swedish government said Friday it would crack down on highly popular youth-targeted SMS loans, as the left-wing opposition demanded a total ban on the loans to minors. [...] October 30, 2009 03:16 PM Internet Pre-paid mobile phones banned in Indian Kashmir: state TV India banned pre-paid mobile telephones in Kashmir on Friday, state television reported, following concerns that militants were using them to trigger bombs and hide their identities. [...] October 30, 2009 02:37 PM Internet Multilingual web address system approved A global regulatory body Friday approved a new multilingual address system which it said would open up the Internet to millions more people worldwide. [...] October 30, 2009 06:52 AM Internet SKorean spy chief blames NKorea for cyber attacks South Korea's spy chief has blamed North Korea's telecommunications ministry for cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July, reports said... October 30, 2009 03:33 AM Internet Internet turns 40 with birthday bash Technology and media stars, pundits and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child. [...] October 30, 2009 01:06 AM Internet Facebook outlines new privacy policy Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users. Vice president of communications and public policy Elliot... October 29, 2009 09:28 PM Internet Republicans to whip up support with Blackberry app The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives unveiled a free application for the Blackberry on Thursday to keep users up to date on the latest in Congress through their cellphones.... October 29, 2009 06:46 PM Internet Internet turns 40 with birthday party Technology stars, pundits, and entrepreneurs joined the Internet's father on Thursday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child. "It's the 40th year since the infant Internet... October 29, 2009 05:19 PM Internet Wall Street Journal closing Boston bureau Blaming an advertising slump that has left many US newspapers reeling, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday it was closing its Boston bureau. Journal managing editor Robert Thomson announced the... October 29, 2009 04:43 PM Internet French luxury preens on website in China France's creme de la creme luxury firms, hit by a drop in sales on traditional markets, on Thursday launched a China charm offensive, with a 3D website that gives a peek at the best France has to... October 29, 2009 03:57 PM Internet China blocks 'Berlin Wall' Twitter page: organisers China has blocked a website inviting users of microblogging site Twitter to comment on the fall of the Berlin Wall amid a deluge of protests at Beijing's Internet censorship, organisers said... October 29, 2009 03:55 PM Internet |
