Computer & Virus News
- China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation
(AP)
6 hours ago
AP - Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page — without alerting users.
- Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
(AP)
2 hours ago
AP - Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 19 percent.
- E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space
(AP)
2 minutes ago
AP - In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.
- `Fake Steve Jobs' stops blogging as the 'Real Dan'
(AP)
38 minutes ago
AP - It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger.
- Antivirus firms shrug at Microsoft's free security suite
(CNET)
3 hours ago
CNET - Updated 1:15 p.m. PST with Symantec comment.
- Obama campaign e-mobilizes for the future
(AFP)
8 minutes ago
AFP - The US presidential election may be over but Barack Obama is staying in touch with his Internet legions and mobilizing them for the future.
- New Xbox Experience Launched To Battle Sony's Offering
(NewsFactor)
44 minutes ago
NewsFactor - Microsoft launched its New Xbox Experience on Wednesday, expanding the existing service to compete with Sony in turning the video-game console into an entertainment hub.
- Japan's DoCoMo eyes 'Google phone' launch next year
(AFP)
- Microsoft, Novell eye Moonlight beta, system management
(InfoWorld)
- Microsoft Will Replace OneCare with Security Software
(NewsFactor)
- Ruby hailed as economic solution, offering smaller investment and less risk
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- Microsoft's 'New Xbox Experience' Goes Live
(PC Magazine)
- Microsoft to replace OneCare with free AV product
22 hours ago
OneCare retirement announced, new product will be lighter on systems and pockets.
- ICANN pulls plug on registrar favoured by cyber crooks
13 Nov 2008 at 4:00pm
After a week's stay of execution, ICANN decides EstDomains will be terminated.
- Disconnection of dubious provider sees spam levels plummet
12 Nov 2008 at 4:00pm
Web-hosting firm believed to be responsible for 75% of spam.
- Two updates in Microsoft's November's patch release
11 Nov 2008 at 4:00pm
Just two updates released by Microsoft this month: one rated critical, one important.
- Riders on a Storm
10 Nov 2008 at 4:00pm
Researchers hijack botnet - and find spam success rates lower than previously believed.
- November issue of VB published
30 Oct 2008 at 4:00pm
The November issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
- Microsoft issues emergency patch
23 Oct 2008 at 5:00pm
Out-of-cycle update fixes serious, wormable flaw.
- US ISPs urged to snoop on traffic
- Latest VB100 announced
- McAfee false positive flags Vista component
- Sarkozy bank account raided by cybercrooks
- Security dominates software sales charts
- Ham disguised as spam
- Vulnerability test raises hackles
- Researchers urge anti-phishing companies to share data
- Obama campaign e-mobilizes for the future
(AFP)
8 minutes ago
AFP - The US presidential election may be over but Barack Obama is staying in touch with his Internet legions and mobilizing them for the future.
- `Fake Steve Jobs' stops blogging as the 'Real Dan'
(AP)
38 minutes ago
AP - It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger.
- PC Magazine dropping print for online
(AFP)
40 minutes ago
AFP - PC Magazine, which has documented the explosive growth of the personal computer since 1982, announced on Wednesday that it was dropping its print edition next year and going online only.
- Google Will Make Life Photo Archive Searchable
(NewsFactor)
44 minutes ago
NewsFactor - Google on Tuesday announced a deal with Life magazine to bring more than 10 million of its archived photos online in a public display. The mix of iconic and never-before-seen photos is searchable through Google Image Search.
- GE embraces blogs, some see disclosure worry
(Reuters)
1 hour ago
Reuters - General Electric Co has quietly changed the way it communicates with Wall Street over the past month, using a company blog, GEReports.com, to share news with investors.
- Google gives online life to Life mag's photos
(AP)
2 hours ago
AP - Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will include millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.
- Suit forces eHarmony to offer gay dating service
(Reuters)
2 hours ago
Reuters - Online dating service eHarmony has agreed to create a new website for gays and lesbians as part of a settlement with a gay man in New Jersey, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said on Wednesday.
- Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
(AP)
- Microsoft CEO rules out another Yahoo takeover bid
(AFP)
- Microsoft rules out buying Yahoo but likes search deal
(Reuters)
- Microsoft, Novell eye Moonlight beta, system management
(InfoWorld)
- Yahoo Could Thrive -- or Be Swallowed by Microsoft
(NewsFactor)
- Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google
(AFP)
- Iran blocks access to over five million websites: report
(AFP)
- Thailand using royal law to suppress dissent: watchdog
(AFP)
