Microsoft Surface developer seeks new canvas

What if you threw out your mouse and laid down a touch-sensitive flat-panel monitor on your desktop? That's essentially what Andy Wilson, one of the designers of Microsoft Surface, has done with his latest project, called LaserTouch. ...continue reading 'Microsoft Surface developer seeks new canvas'

Craigslist tops U.S. mobile browsing

Mobile Web surfers in the U.S. spend more time on classified-ad site Craigslist than on any other Web site, and they spent nearly twice as much time browsing as their British counterparts in March. ...continue reading 'Craigslist tops U.S. mobile browsing'

Larry Page: U.S. government should open up its spectrum

The U.S. government should explore ways to conduct real-time auctions of its vast, and often unused, wireless spectrum holdings, with agencies holding spectrum to get the profits from the sales, Google cofounder Larry Page said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Larry Page: U.S. government should open up its spectrum'

Microsoft's embrace of ODF cautiously welcomed

Microsoft's support for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) could mean greater opportunities for software makers already using the format, observers said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft's embrace of ODF cautiously welcomed'

Google extends search dominance

Google grew its share of search queries in April at the expense of rivals Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL and Ask.com. ...continue reading 'Google extends search dominance'

Yahoo postpones board meeting, director resigns

Facing a battle for its board, Yahoo on Thursday pushed back its annual meeting until the end of July and announced the resignation of a board member. ...continue reading 'Yahoo postpones board meeting, director resigns'

Criminal banned from posting clips of himself on YouTube

A man who posted more than 80 videos of himself and others apparently committing crimes on Google's YouTube video-sharing website has been banned from uploading any more clips or images of himself. ...continue reading 'Criminal banned from posting clips of himself on YouTube'

Users will be able to transfer N-Gage games, says Nokia

N-Gage owners will be able to transfer games from one phone to another, according to Nokia. Miscommunication is blamed for users not being told. ...continue reading 'Users will be able to transfer N-Gage games, says Nokia'

Mozilla IDs 10 bugs, 3 'critical' in Firefox 3.0 RC1

Mozilla has identified 10 high-priority bugs in Firefox 3.0, three of them pegged 'critical,' but won't decide until next week whether to release the browser anyway or restart the final stretch by issuing a second release candidate (RC2). ...continue reading 'Mozilla IDs 10 bugs, 3 'critical' in Firefox 3.0 RC1'

Symantec: Microsoft to blame for Windows XP SP3 registry corruption

Symantec Thursday said it was Microsoft's code that crippled some PCs after upgrades to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) emptied Device Manager, deleted network connections, and packed the registry with thousands of bogus entries. ...continue reading 'Symantec: Microsoft to blame for Windows XP SP3 registry corruption'

Facebook security flaw could compromise accounts

A researcher has spotted a security problem in Facebook that could lead to hackers taking control of user accounts. ...continue reading 'Facebook security flaw could compromise accounts'

Extreme IT: IT at weather stations helping farmers in Kenya

Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service

At a time when Kenya's subsistence farmers are suffering from low yields, farmer Beth Wanjiku Njiiri says she expects a good harvest and underscores the importance of timely, accurate weather information, which allows her to plant before the onset of the rains. ...continue reading 'Extreme IT: IT at weather stations helping farmers in Kenya'

Analysts: Microsoft likely eyeing Yahoo search assets

Although Microsoft provided no details Sunday about what deal it might cut with Yahoo, it seems highly likely that search advertising would be a major piece. ...continue reading 'Analysts: Microsoft likely eyeing Yahoo search assets'

Mass SQL injection attack targets Chinese Web sites

Web sites across China and Taiwan are being hit by a mass SQL injection attack that has implanted malware in thousands of Web sites, according to a security company in Taiwan. ...continue reading 'Mass SQL injection attack targets Chinese Web sites'

'Tukwila' Itanium servers due early next year, Intel said

Intel will start shipping a quad-core version of its Itanium processor to system vendors in about six months, with the first servers based on the chip due in early 2009, Intel said Monday. ...continue reading ''Tukwila' Itanium servers due early next year, Intel said'

China limits entertainment sites during mourning

The Chinese government has limited access to online entertainment content during a three-day period of national mourning beginning Monday. ...continue reading 'China limits entertainment sites during mourning'

I spy your PC: Researchers find new ways to steal data

Researchers have developed two new techniques for stealing data from a computer that use some unlikely hacking tools: cameras and telescopes. ...continue reading 'I spy your PC: Researchers find new ways to steal data'

Facebook CEO wants to talk on Google Friend Connect

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to sit down with Google and work out the privacy issues that caused Facebook to block Google's Friend Connect last week, he said Monday. ...continue reading 'Facebook CEO wants to talk on Google Friend Connect'

First Firefox 3.0 release candidate launches

Mozilla has launched Firefox 3.0 release candidate 1, which it claims includes 14,000 updates. ...continue reading 'First Firefox 3.0 release candidate launches'

Microsoft puts new Yahoo deal on the table

Microsoft said on Sunday that it has raised the possibility of a new deal with Yahoo, one that may involve buying a part of the company but not all of it. ...continue reading 'Microsoft puts new Yahoo deal on the table'

Microsoft explains Vista's most misunderstood features

In its continued attempt to convince business customers to adopt Vista, Microsoft has outlined and tried to explain some of what it calls the OS's most 'misunderstood' features in a document posted to -- then mysteriously removed from -- its Web site this week. ...continue reading 'Microsoft explains Vista's most misunderstood features'

EDS buy could give HP edge over Dell, analysts say

Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Electronic Data Systems won't hurt Dell in the next few years, but it could affect Dell's chances of getting larger services contracts in the long term, analysts said. ...continue reading 'EDS buy could give HP edge over Dell, analysts say'

Bender launches Sugar Labs to promote OLPC's UI

Former One Laptop Per Child President of software and content Walter Bender has launched Sugar Labs, an organization that will promote the development of the open-source user interface originally developed for the XO laptop. ...continue reading 'Bender launches Sugar Labs to promote OLPC's UI'