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Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)
Date : 21 Nov 2008AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials read more »
Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case (AP)
Date : 21 Nov 2008AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Vall read more »
Sun, Microsoft boost IDEs (InfoWorld)
Date : 21 Nov 2008InfoWorld - In separate moves this week, Sun and Microsoft both proceeded with previously stated plans to boost their software dev read more »
Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)
Date : 21 Nov 2008AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would read more »
Apple's iPhone Update 2.2 Adds Multiple Features
Date : 21 Nov 2008Features galore are included in Apple's new 2.2 software update for the iPhone, which became available a day earlier than expected read more »
Google Offers SearchWiki Custom Search Tools
Date : 21 Nov 2008Google has added SearchWiki tools that will enable Web surfers to create customized search results by adding, deleting, re-sorting read more »
One More Update, Then IE8 Will Be Final in 2009
Date : 21 Nov 2008Microsoft has announced that its final update of the current beta Internet Explorer 8 browser will be released in next year's firs read more »
Google Wants to Preinstall Chrome Browser on PCs
Date : 21 Nov 2008As in the real-estate market, a key factor in the browser wars has been location, location, location. In the virtual space that br read more »
IBM, Partners Aim To Build Brain-Like Computer Systems (NewsFactor)
Date : 21 Nov 2008NewsFactor - IBM, in collaboration with five universities, announced plans Thursday to create computing systems that simulate and read more »
Sorting 1PB with MapReduce
Date : 21 Nov 2008At Google we are fanatical about organizing the world's information. As a result, we spend a lot of time finding better ways to so read more »
Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development (NewsFactor)
Date : 21 Nov 2008NewsFactor - Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their read more »
Florida Teen Commits Suicide in Front of Webcam
Date : 21 Nov 2008A Florida teenager died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging abo read more »
Witness Recalls Last Messages in MySpace Hoax Case
Date : 21 Nov 2008A Missouri woman knew her 13-year-old neighbor was depressed and suicidal when she sent cruel Internet messages to the teenager, h read more »
Microsoft Lets Zune Music Subscribers Keep Tunes
Date : 21 Nov 2008Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 1 read more »
Green news harvest: tracking Congress' signals (CNET)
Date : 21 Nov 2008CNET - A sampling of green-tech news with quick commentary. read more »
Engineers face jail in economic espionage case (AP)
Date : 21 Nov 2008AP - Two engineers from China who pleaded guilty to the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. are facing sentencing F read more »
IBM, Partners Aim To Build Brain-Like Computer Systems
Date : 21 Nov 2008IBM, in collaboration with five universities, announced plans Thursday to create computing systems that simulate and emulate the b read more »
Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development
Date : 21 Nov 2008Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, read more »
`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution (AP)
Date : 21 Nov 2008AP - When the last new Guns N' Roses album came out, there were no iPods or digital downloads. There was no "American Idol." No mu read more »
Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Cards (BusinessWeek Online)
Date : 21 Nov 2008BusinessWeek Online - With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees -- read more »
BlackBerry Storm Rolls Out, But It's Not an iPhone
Date : 21 Nov 2008All eyes were on Research in Motion Friday as the BlackBerry Storm rolled out across the United States with Apple-like fanfare. Th read more »
Apple's Superlative Sequel: The Latest iPod Touch
Date : 21 Nov 2008They say sequels often fail to live up to the original. That's not so with the second generation of Apple's iPod touch. Apple has read more »
A Yahoo Acquisition Is Out, Microsoft CEO Says
Date : 21 Nov 2008Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders read more »
Microsoft Works To Help Media in Europe
Date : 21 Nov 2008In a move to redefine the often testy relationship between online publishers and search engines, Microsoft plans to help European read more »
Retail Web Sites Wage Pre-Holiday Price Wars
Date : 21 Nov 2008As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court cash-short consumers with steep discounts this holiday season, a similar read more »