Technology news

• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 13:51

  Symantec provides hiding place for hackers
  
  Symantec has released an update to its popular Norton SystemWorks to fix a security problem that could be abused by cybercriminals to hide malicious software.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 13:57

  London to test antiterror tech for commuters
  
  Trials of airport-style body-scanning technology and high-tech closed-circuit TV systems are set to begin Thursday at London's Paddington railway station.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 14:01

  Is it safe yet? Not really
  
  Throughout 2005, the tenor of the battle between malicious hackers and corporate defenders began to take a historic turn. Until relatively recently, hackers focused their collective attention on finding holes in operating-system software.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 14:03

  3Com chief executive to retire
  
  Data networking equipment maker 3Com said Wednesday that Chief Executive Bruce Claflin will retire when a new CEO is named, consistent with a succession plan already in place.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 14:06

  Symbol unveils rugged handhelds
  
  Symbol Technologies, best known for its bar code scanning devices, on Wednesday unveiled several new heavy-duty wireless products aimed at expanding into new markets including health care.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:04

  Falling revenue for cell phone makers
  
  Cell phone makers will have to drop prices even further in coming years as the market for new handsets in developed nations begins to dry up, market research firm iSuppli said on Wednesday.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:12

  New Wi-Fi standard back on track
  
  After months of squabbling, the new, faster Wi-Fi standard that got derailed late in 2005 could finally be back on track, say people involved in the standards process.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:23

  VeriSign to acquire CallVision
  
  Internet registry operator VeriSign on Wednesday announced plans to acquire CallVision, a developer of online analysis applications, in a deal valued at $30 million.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:28

  EA to offer games to Amp'd Mobile
  
  Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game company, and Amp'd Mobile have formed a publishing partnership that will bring more than 15 EA mobile games to Amp'd cell phones early this year.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:39

  TV ads made quick and cheap on the 'Net
  
  A Los Angeles-based start-up launched a service Wednesday that allows companies to create television ad campaigns over the Internet for as little as $500 and as quickly as within one week.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  12 Jan 06, 15:44

  FTC fights terms of Netflix settlement
  
  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has blasted Netflix, saying the company has tried to turn a class-action settlement into a marketing opportunity.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:01

  Dell: We're open to using AMD chips
  
  Dell's Chief Executive Kevin Rollins said on Thursday that he is open to selling computers that run on microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:02

  Challenge to big Microsoft settlement dismissed
  
  A California appeals court gave a nod earlier this week to a historic $1.1 billion settlement in a case against Microsoft, dismissing a challenge by a plaintiff in the class action case over the terms of the deal.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:02

  False alarm over Windows support deadline
  
  Microsoft is making changes to its support Web site in an attempt to clear up confusion over its plans for the consumer editions of Windows XP.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:03

  McNealy's cold feet and other tales of Sun
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy had to be wined and dined at a Silicon Valley McDonald's before he gave up his reluctance to help launch the workstation maker in 1982, according to one of many tales the company co-founders recounted on Wednesday.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:04

  Siebel revenue better than expected
  
  Business software maker Siebel Systems, which is slated to be bought by Oracle, on Thursday, said fourth-quarter revenue beat expectations, helped by strength across all of its segments. The company's preliminary fourth-quarter revenue rose 20 percent to $469 million from $392 million a year ago. The company expected to post $340 million to $360 million in revenue. The average Wall Street estimate was $363 million, as compiled by Reuters Estimates.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:05

  Can offshore outsourcers end reign of Big Six?
  
  Almost $100 billion in outsourcing contracts will be up for grabs in the next two years, and big players including Accenture, Electronic Data Systems and IBM could feel their grip on the market weaken due to more competition from offshore companies.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:05

  Software start-ups feel the pinch
  
  Ismael Ghalimi started software-maker Intalio with a solid business plan and leading-edge technology. But like many software entrepreneurs, Ghalimi is finding that isn't enough.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:06

  RF-IDing the dead
  
  Electronic identification chips have found their way into everything from Gillette shavers to prison inmates. But in September, with the Gulf Coast reeling from Hurricane Katrina, some people found an entirely new use for the technology: identifying the dead.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:07

  Anti-spyware guidelines get final version
  
  A coalition of software companies have agreed on standard methods for identifying and combating spyware, those unwelcome downloads that have plagued Internet users with pop-up ads and other annoyances.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:07

  Viisage to merge with Identix
  
  Viisage Technology said on Thursday it would merge with fingerprint identification firm Identix as it aims to win a greater slice of government spending on homeland security and border control.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:08

  Apple's iTunes raises privacy concerns
  
  A new version of Apple Computer's popular iTunes software, released Tuesday, is drawing barbs from privacy advocates for sending information about computer users' playlists back to Apple.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:09

  U.K. official: Fight online fraud with iPods
  
  A senior manager at a British government agency has come up with an alternative to the U.K.'s identity card scheme: Give everyone a free iPod installed with a digital certificate.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:09

  BlackBerry gets Google-ized
  
  BlackBerry mobile-communications devices will be equipped for instant messaging, local search and maps from Google, Google and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Thursday.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  13 Jan 06, 08:10

  IBM, Toshiba, Sony to renew Cell partnership
  
  IBM, Sony and Toshiba will renew a five-year partnership that produced the Cell microprocessor, the heart of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console.