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PC Guardian: Putting the Clampdown on Laptops

PC Guardian, a manufacturer of computer and data security products, has introduced a product line that puts a new twist on some old security issues involving physical computer theft and data loss through exposed USB devices. Cable locks for laptops are nothing new. On nearly all laptops and numerous...

Al-Qaeda May Launch Cyber Attack on Financial Sites, Warns US

The U.S. government on Thursday issued a warning to American private financial services of a possible cyber attack by an Islamist militant group against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday. The group, reportedly associated with al-Qaeda, is seeking to hack and destroy the ...

McAfee Launches New Security Strategy as Microsoft Loosens Grip

Several computer security companies are bolstering their efforts to remain viable players with enterprise computer users and consumers alike, as Microsoft loosens control over security access in its next-generation operating system, Vista. Computer security firm McAfee announced on Monday a security...

Yahoo Creating World’s Biggest Time Capsule

Yahoo has launched what it ambitiously calls the largest time capsule in the history of the world. It is encouraging people from around the globe to contribute personal photos, stories, thoughts, ideas, poems, home movies -- the flotsam of every day life, in other words -- to its site, timecapsule.y

Senate to Vote on Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research

The U.S. Senate on Thursday reached a landmark agreement to vote on controversial legislation that would allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The bill, which passed the House a year ago, is expected to gain broad bipartisan support in the Senate when it comes to a vote, likely in ...

VoIP Providers Tackle E911 Issues

While technology news buzzes around Vonage's recent IPO and Skype making major moves into the enterprise, there is a nagging issue all Voice over Internet Protocol players face: 911 response. Few can deny the cost saving benefits of Internet telephone services, but the chief concern is emergency sit...

Nintendo Targets Senior Crowd With Brain Game

Nintendo this week released an American version of Japan's No. 1 brain training game, "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day," for the Nintendo DS. Japanese neurologist Ryuta Kawashima, who maintains that regularly doing easy and fast-paced mental activities can keep brains young, strong and ...

OPINION

Cable Reform Is Almost Here

About a month ago, a bi-partisan group of senators released a statement supporting cable franchise reform. Now key members of the House of Representatives appear to agree. At this rate, consumers might actually see national reform that will slash cable bills and make video service more innovative ...

OPINION

Reform Video Franchising Now

For those who think their cable bills are soaring to all-time highs, it might be reassuring to know that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators agree. At a recent Senate Commerce Committee hearing, members pondered the reasons for the rate hikes. "There is only head-to-head competition in less than tw...

Can RIM Withstand Microsoft’s Direct Push?

Microsoft is aggressively promoting its push e-mail service as a slew of partner carriers announce its availability at an industry trade show. Microsoft has been honing its wireless messaging strategy at least since last fall, when it released its Exchange Server Service Pack 2, according to Gerald ...

Microsoft Wants to Supersize Windows

Times are changing. Microsoft's Windows operating system, which was originally designed for desktop PCs, is being retooled to support supercomputer applications. With the hope of becoming a key player in that space, Microsoft has poured millions of dollars into its Windows Super Computer Cluster, wh...

OPINION

Year-End Thoughts on Microsoft, Apple, Intel and Lenovo

Another year is about to bite the dust and this is my opportunity to look back and ahead broadly and cover the things I haven't already touched on in this column during the last few weeks. I'd like to focus on things of special importance: relationships, job satisfaction, and building products you c...

Sony Sets Sites on Skype With Internet-Based Phone Service

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...

IBM, NFL Team on Digital Media Deal

IBM said it had created a computerized approach to help the National Football League organize, store and retrieve a massive catalog of game footage, a project Big Blue hopes can become a model for others with similar expanses of data to store. The company said the solution, known as Digital Foundati...

Skype Dials Linksys for VoIP Cordless Phone

Skype has been making some new friends since it was acquired by eBay last month. The VoIP provider's latest announcement taps Cisco Systems' Linksys division. The companies announced an agreement this week to market a cordless phone designed to take free Skype Internet phone calling off the computer...

Researchers See Surge in Demand for HP Computers

Sales of desktop computers made by Hewlett-Packard have exhibited a recent year-over-year surge, according to a report released this week by ChangeWave Research, of Rockville, Md. ChangeWave -- which conducts periodic surveys of an "alliance" of some 5,000 business. technology and medical profession...

OPINION

From Blogging to Vlogging, Fresh Voices Add Perspective

If the mainstream media are feeling the pressure from infonews sites and blogs, B-b-b-baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet, to quote the words of rock group BTO. I'm talking about indie 'Net journalists taking over from the scribes of yesteryear with straight-up reporting, untainted by corporate self-in...

Enterprise Search in Need of Improvement

Because of the Internet's widespread acceptance, search has become one of computer users' most commonly used functions. Individuals of all ages have become quite comfortable with sitting down, entering a few keywords and finding needed information. However, performing those functions at work for bus...

Skype Seals Joint Venture Deal With Chinese Wireless Giant

In a move to grab market share in the world's largest population base, Skype this week announced a joint venture with Tom Online, China's leading wireless Internet provider. The joint venture seeks to push Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol software and services to Tom Online's more than 70 millio...

Skype Inks Joint Venture With Chinese Wireless Behemoth

In a move to grab market share in the world's largest population base, Skype yesterday announced a joint venture with Tom Online, China's leading wireless Internet provider. The joint venture seeks to push Skype's Voice over Internet Protocol software and services to Tom Online's more than 70 millio...

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