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New Service Applies Social Networking to App Testing
A new startup is using social-networking concepts to provide application bug-test services.News
Yahoo Opens Digg Rival to All Publishers
Yahoo is opening its Buzz Up service to more publishers, challenging the market leader Digg.News
Toshiba Propels DVD Quality to Near High Definition
Toshiba announced its XDE technology on Monday, which makes DVD picture quality close to high-definition.News
Wikia Search, Cuil Trailing Google by a Long Shot
Wikia Search and Cuil remain far behind Google in Internet search rankings despite much-hyped beginnings.News
EA Drops Bid for Grand Theft Auto Publisher, but Joins Talks
Game publisher EA dropped its bid for Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two, but will continue discussions on a possible…News
IBM Unveils Technology for Faster CPUs
IBM shrunk the size of memory chips in microprocessors for chips to pack more features and perform faster.News
Google Issues Long-awaited Android SDK Update
Google released a new version of the Android SDK to developers.News
Google Launches White Spaces Campaign
Google launches a campaign to advocate for increased use of television white spaces.News
Android Phone Could Come in November
The FCC has approved a new phone from HTC that some think could be the first phone to run Google's Linux-based Android…News
India May Remove Restrictions on Internet Telephony
Indian ISPs may be allowed to connect Internet telephony to the public fixed and mobile networks, helping lower overall…News
Google Solves Long Gmail Outage, but Questions Remain
Google finally solved the latest Gmail outage on Friday night, but questions remain about its cause.News
Jitterbit Reveals Open-source Data Integration Tool
Jitterbit is one of a growing set of open-source data integration tools now in the market.News
Scammers Replace Credit Card Readers in Irish Stores
Fraudsters posing as authorized bank service personnel replaced credit card readers in retailers stores' in northeast Ireland…News
Florida Man Sentenced for Video Game Piracy
A Florida man is sentenced to serve prison time and pay restitution for selling video game consoles that contained pirated…News
Dell Loses Bid for ‘cloud Computing’ Trademark
Dell can't use "cloud computing" as a trademark since the term is a generic one, the USPTO said in a preliminary ruling.News
Intel Plans to Support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Next Year
Intel will add support for additional WiMax frequency ranges next year.News
Microsoft Faces Taiwan Antitrust Investigation
Taiwan has launched an antitrust investigation against Microsoft.News
Xbox 360 Beats PlayStation 3 in Japan Weekly Sales Chart
The launch of the "Tales of Vesperia" video game helped Microsoft's Xbox 360 record one of its best weeks of sales since its 2006 launch.News
Judge Blocks Access to Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay cannot be reached in Italy after a judge's ruling barred ISPs in the country from accessing the file-sharing site.Neil McAllister on Software
Microsoft’s OOXML Wins ISO Approval
Office 2007's XML-based document formats will soon be published as a formal ISO standard. Now what?News
Microsoft Sues Site to Stop Certification Test Leaks
Microsoft says a help site called pass4sure.com has been selling answers to its certification tests.News
Google Apps Admins Jittery About Gmail, Hopeful About Future
Google Apps administrators are hopeful that Google will get Gmail performance problems under control.News
Netflix: Tech Distribution Problem Solved
Netflix has resolved the technology problem that crippled its DVD distribution operation.News
Gmail Users Report Yet Another Outage
Gmail is having availability problems for the third time in the past two weeks.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Wake Me When You Need Me, Says Intel
Intel's Remote Wake lets a computer listen intelligently for a signal to rouse from sleep mode and carry out an activity.Glenn Fleishman on Hardware
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line
The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer.News
ISO, IEC Reject Appeals, Approve OOXML Spec
The ISO and IEC have rejected appeals from four countries and given final approval to publish the OOXML spec.News
Netflix Tech Problem Persists
Netflix's distribution operations continue facing serious disruptions due to a technology problem.News
Peer-to-peer Client UTorrent Fixes Serious Vulnerability
One of the most popular programs used by some to illegally share files under copyright has patched a serious software…News
Microsoft PDC, WinHEC Will Be Windows 7 Coming-out Parties
Microsoft will give developers their first in-depth look at Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC, beginning in late October.News
Yahoo Fills Icahn Board Seats
Yahoo has picked two candidates from Carl Icahn's slate to fill two empty board seats.News
What Your Goofy E-mail Address Really Says About You
Researchers at the University of Leipzig say that the e-mail address you choose says something about who you are.News
McCain Promotes Online Security, Privacy Policies
John McCain issued a statement on Thursday with his thoughts on online security and privacy issues.Neil McAllister on Software
VMware ESX Bug Causes Outage
A bug in the enterprise virtualization software prevents VMware ESX 3.5 U2 customers from starting new virtual machines, beginning today.News
Mobiles, SMS Play a Role in Afghanistan Security
The October 7, 2001, invasion of Afghanistan did more than mark the beginning of the "War on Terror." It also paved way for…News
Dutch Police, FBI Rein in Large Botnet
The botnet created by a teenager who was arrested by Dutch police in an outdoor sting is most notable for its total reliance…
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Open Source Advocates Hail Appeals Court Ruling
Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling on that allows greater protection for open-source software…News
Original TSMC Investor Philips Sells off Final Shares
Philips, an original investor in TSMC, sold off its final stake in the company on Thursday.News
Tracking Down the Elusive R4 in Akihabara
After a lawsuit from Nintendo against retailers the R4 device for the Nintendo DS is still possible to find in AkihabaraNews
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Sued for Sex Selection Ads in India
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo were sued in India for allegedly promoting sex selection of children via ads and links on their search engines.News
Intel Launches Smaller SSD for Netbooks, Mini-desktops
Intel launched a smaller SSD for netbooks on Wednesday.News
Intel Drops Centrino Atom Brand After Five Months
Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand after five months, using just Atom to brand this part of its product line.News
AOL Phisher Gets Seven Year Sentence
AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison.News
Is America Ready for Its First BlackBerry President?
Experts say it probably doesn't matter whether the next U.S. president actually uses information technology.News
iPhone 3G: Complaints Mount About Data Service Speeds
Apple and AT&T promote the iPhone 3G as being 'twice as fast' as its predecessor. But how often are users getting true 3G for their data transmission speed?News
Google Says Thanks for Android Petition
Google has briefly replied to a petition from Android developers complaining about slow progress.News