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With little fanfare, Google yesterday launched yet another beta service related to its mapping products. The Google Transit Trip Planner targets consumers who take the bus. Analysts said the new service could pay advertising dividends for the search giant. Google said its new Google Labs service ena...
Looking to maintain its competitive advantage for years to come, Intel yesterday said it has developed a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor. The transistor uses new materials that could form the basis of Intel's microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second h...
A new breed of malicious IM bots are duping users into activating and spreading IM worm payloads with interactive chat, according to IMLogic. A malicious bot dubbed "IM.Myspace04.AIM" is being broadcast over the AOL Instant Messaging network. Once one computer is infected, the bot targets its next v...
Sun plans to roll out its first servers based on the new multicore UltraSPARC T1 today. The company has its sights set on gaining market share in sectors dominated by x86 machines. Formerly code-named Niagara, Sun has been playing up the new eight-core processor for more than a year and officially i...
An Internet Explorer bug has put Google users at risk of a phishing attack, according to a security researcher in Israel. Matan Gillon published an article detailing a method for exploiting an unpatched Internet Explorer flaw. The flaw could allow hackers entrance into computers running Google's des...
Skype yesterday released the beta version of Skype 2.0 and announced new collaborations with hardware and software providers. "At Skype we want to make talking over the Internet the most natural, simple thing for people all over the world to do," said Niklas Zennstrom, CEO of Skype. "With the releas...
A former assistant to U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy joins the list of those who has a beef with the popular online, open-source encyclopedia known as Wikipedia. John Seigenthaler joins Google Watch protest site creator Daniel Brandt in his claims that their bios on Wikipedia are not accurate....
Yahoo yesterday announced the extension of the company's Really Simple Syndication (RSS) platform. The company has added RSS feeds in the new version of Yahoo Mail, which is currently in beta testing. RSS is a technology that helps users keep track of their favorite syndicated content from across th...
One visit to the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Web site offers an eye-opening glimpse into the world of cybercrime. Case after case details how the Feds are cracking down on cyber-criminals, defendants are pleading guilty, and the judged are bei...
Samsung Electronics today said it has developed the world's largest transmissive TFT LCD (thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display), with high enough resolution to display digital television content. The new display is double the size of Samsung's flexible LCD display prototype announced in Janu...
Y2K may be a distant memory, but there are plenty of other threats against corporate IT systems. In fact, today's list of disaster threats includes more than just hurricanes and blackouts -- chemical attacks and terrorist bombings have become a stark reality. Although fires, floods and earthquakes a...
One e-mail worm and one browser flaw have security researchers paying close attention to Internet activities: Sober is back on the loose and Microsoft's Internet Explorer has yet another "extremely critical" flaw -- one that was initially thought to be fairly harmless. The Federal Bureau of Investi...
In an apparent move to cater to governments, Microsoft today said it is taking steps to offer the file format technology behind Word and Excel to customers and the industry as an international standard. A large group of co-sponsors, including Apple, Barclays Capital, BP, the British Library, Essilor...
Microsoft is up in arms over a French security team's decision to make a potential vulnerability in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Microsoft Windows XP SP1 public. The French Security Incident Response Team published details about a proof-of-concept exploit that targets the vulnerability without fi...
In a bid for mobile business customers, RealNetworks this week unveiled its next generation Helix Server. The Helix Server Unlimited is Real's enterprise solution for delivering streaming experience to wired, and now, wireless devices. The new version supports 3GPP technology. That allows enterprise...
It's been a long two weeks for Sony. In the latest development in the Digital Rights Management (DRM) software saga, the music giant's application has allegedly infringed on others' copyrights. Jon Lech Johansen, better known as DVD Jon, claims in his blog that the XCP software from First4Internet t...
A new report issued at a press conference held by the six major television networks this week said digital video recorders (DVR) increase viewership. But advertising agencies are still holding fast to their displeasure with the technology. According to the networks, homes with a DVR watched 5.7 hour...
Sony this week said it would venture into the world of Voice over Internet Protocol -- with a twist. The electronics giant is partnering with Glowpoint to offer a new consumer version of Sony's Instant Video Everywhere (IVE) service featuring free, unlimited video and voice service for consumers wor...
Just days after Sony decided to drop its controversial anti-piracy software on its CDs, more bad news has surfaced for the music giant: Sony's uninstall program makes the computer even more vulnerable to malware. Princeton researcher J. Alex Halderman posted instructions for how to find out if your ...
Just days after Sony decided to drop its controversial anti-piracy software on its CDs, more bad news has surfaced for the music giant: Sony's uninstall program makes the computer even more vulnerable to malware. Princeton researcher J. Alex Halderman posted instructions for how to find out if your ...
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