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One of the most astounding IT stories of the week comes courtesy of a computer technician from the Alaska Department of Revenue who reportedly wiped out a disc drive containing an account worth $38 billion. The unnamed computer technician, while reportedly doing routine maintenance work, accidentall...
A new software update for Sony's PlayStation 3 consoles includes Bluetooth support, enhanced downloading and the ability to help a Stanford University distributed-computing program hoping to cure protein-related diseases. Dubbed "Firmware 1.60," the upgrade can be installed directly to Internet-conn...
After promising to maintain a civilized tone, Sen. Barack Obama has sent a shot across the bow of Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign in an advertisement for his 2008 bid for the presidency now appearing on YouTube. Or did he? The video -- a biting commentary on Clinton's presumed frontrunner status for...
Rumors may abound about a tantalizing Google phone in the works, but Yahoo Tuesday made its own, definitive bid for the hearts of mobile Web users by bringing the oneSearch service to mobile phone users. Yahoo oneSearch, which was first launched on Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0, now delivers locally relev...
Adobe released its cross-operating run-time system for Web developers on Monday. The development system, available from Adobe Labs, is currently in the first public alpha version. Code-named "Apollo," the technology enables Web developers to create and deploy rich Internet applications on the deskto...
Delivery of television programming over computer networks using Internet protocols showed signs of a maturing market this week when nine major players supporting the technology announced the formation of a consortium to develop important standards for it. AT&T, Ericsson, France Telecom, Panasoni...
Imagine a home with cheerful splashes of natural sunlight in every room at once -- even the interior ones -- all day long. Now imagine a world in which all citizens have access to the very best medical care, regardless of where they live. These are just two of many new applications of fiber optics t...
Fujitsu Computer Systems unveiled two new models in its notebook line that come with something special -- solid-state hard drives that make the computers more durable for work in the field, according to the company. The two new machines, the LifeBook P1610 and LifeBook B6210 models, are now availab...
Data theft has become the raison d'etre for malware on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec. As in previous years, the vendor reported upticks in data thefts, malware and phishing scams. What is different about this year, said Alfred Huger, vice president of engineering at Symantec Se...
A pair of hackers has threatened to engage in a self-described "attention-seeking ploy" next month by exposing security holes in social networking Web site MySpace. The duo, who call themselves "Mondo Armando" and "Mustachio," say they will launch attacks against the popular Web site each day in the...
If there's anything more exciting than the barely-seen Apple iPhone, it's got to be a possible Google-made mobile phone. While rumors have been all over the Web lately, the search engine giant is closed for discussion. "This is all we plan to say," Erin Fors, a spokesperson from Google's press team,...
I'm spending some time thinking about missed and anticipated opportunities this week. In looking at Windows Server, I've become convinced that it is the wrong product for the Unix displacement market. In fact, in my head, it really always has been -- I just don't talk about servers much, so it doesn...
Cell phones are increasingly becoming miniature PCs. In keeping with that trend, major mobile carriers throughout the world have been enhancing their services to support IM functions, further blurring distinctions between the two devices. While the change should enable users to exchange information ...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer criticized Google, widely considered to be the software giant's primary rival, in comments made to students at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. A truly entrepreneurial company reinvents itself over and over again, according to Ballmer, but Google has rel...
Making good on its promises to expand Flickr into other languages, Yahoo said Friday that it plans to launch a Chinese language version of the photo-sharing service later this year. The site will initially target Hong Kong users, according to reports, extending to Taiwan after that. It will reported...
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