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Social networking Web sites like MySpace, Friendster and Facebook are becoming increasingly popular with the nation's youth, prompting attempts to control the medium. However, though protecting children is the goal, the outcome is too often the opposite. Recently proposed legislation by Congressman ...
Blue Security, an Internet security firm that tried to fight spam with spam, has shut down after a prolonged denial-of-service attack launched by the spammers it hoped to put out of business. The Israel-based company tried to use the tactics of spammers against it, using a system that automatically ...
Chip maker Micron touted its new image sensor silicon this week, calling it the world's first 8-megapixel image sensor packaged in a standard-sized 1 by 2.5-inch optical format, widely used in today's mainstream digital cameras. A camera using the sensor, unveiled by Micron in prototype form, would ...
Linksys on Wednesday started shipping its WIP300 and WIP330 Wireless-G IP Phones. The phones are intended for use with Voice over Internet Protocol software over 802.11g wireless networks. The WIP300 and WIP330 mark the Cisco subsidiary's first attempt to peddle Wireless IP telephony products. Both ...
Sony on Tuesday took the wraps off the world's first Blu-ray Disc-enabled notebook computer -- the Vaio AR. It will be available this summer. Toshiba plans to release a notebook supporting the rival HD DVD standard this month. These moves indicate a new twist in the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD...
Consumers may have priceless photo, music and video files on their computers these days, but they continue to ignore safeguarding them by backing them up on scheduled basis. According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by storage notable Maxtor, of Milpitas Calif., nearly half...
The semiconductor market is thriving again -- and the future looks bright. Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $235 billion in 2005, a 6.9 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner Group data. It was the first time the semiconductor industry surpassed its record-setting year in 2000 when ...
Search giant Google, playing the odd role of challenger when it comes to Internet searches for video, updated its video upload service this week, promising users the ability to easily post, e-mail and embed video on Web sites and blogs. Google dominates the advertising-lucrative Internet search busi...
During the last 12 months, nearly 20 percent of organizations have had employees launch a hacking tool or a keylogger within their network, according to new research released by Websense this week. That figure increased from 2005, when only 12 percent were impacted. A keylogger is one of the most da...
Brian DeWolfe, senior property manager at Lincoln Property, has a big challenge. The high-end properties he manages in the fast-growing south Florida region require security; indeed, it's one of the biggest line items in the budget, as well as a big draw for potential tenants. Physical security cost...
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies this week plans to roll out its first hard drives based on perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. The company is readying its 2.5-inch 160-gigabyte Travelstar hard drive 5K160 designed for notebook and mobile computing this summer at a price tag of US$...
Server computers used by businesses have certainly gotten slimmer, lighter and more energy efficient in recent years. So have notebook PCs. Now it's the desktop's turn, as AMD, Intel and other chipmakers roll out silicon for sleeker desktop designs. AMD this week unveiled its roadmap for more energy...
Startup cellular carriers are beginning to view the United States' immigrant population as an underserved market. "Carriers have done a good job in penetrating most adult demographics, so they are now searching for niche groups that don't rely on their services," said Marina Amoroso, an industry ana...
Hoping to gain the same market success with the Palm operating system as it has with the Microsoft Windows version of its Palm Treo smartphones, PalmSource has released the Treo 700p, featuring the firm's older operating system in a new device. The Treo 700p bumps up wireless bandwidth with its EvDO...
Google may be moving deeper into Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol territory, with a little help from Nokia. The Finland-based personal communications device maker is adding Google Talk to its soon-to-be-released handheld Internet browsing product. The partnership could help Google extend its rea...
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