Motorola may spin off mobile phone division

Motorola may spin off its handset business, the weakest part of a wireless giant that has seen hard times and a management shakeup in recent months. ...continue reading 'Motorola may spin off mobile phone division'

Flash price drop spurring innovation

A massive decline in the price of NAND flash memory, the chips that store photos in digital cameras and music in iPods, is prompting innovation among companies trying to increase sales. ...continue reading 'Flash price drop spurring innovation'

AT&T data network fails for BlackBerry, iPhone users

AT&T's wireless data networks in the Southeast and Midwest U.S. are down, causing BlackBerry and iPhone users to be without data services. ...continue reading 'AT&T data network fails for BlackBerry, iPhone users'

Large block in 700MHz auction meets reserve price

A nationwide block of spectrum in the 700MHz band being auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission received a high bid exceeding the 'reserve,' or minimum, price of $4.6 billion on Thursday morning. ...continue reading 'Large block in 700MHz auction meets reserve price'

Amazon buys Audible for $300 million

Amazon.com has begun a new chapter in its battle for customers' ears: it has agreed to pay $300 million for Audible, a seller of audio books that has a close relationship with Apple. ...continue reading 'Amazon buys Audible for $300 million'

Google slams Autonomy over enterprise search claims

Google is firing back at enterprise search vendor Autonomy, saying the company recently distributed a white paper that contains 'significant inaccuracies' about Google's Search Appliance. ...continue reading 'Google slams Autonomy over enterprise search claims'

Fraudsters use malware to direct users to phishing sites

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has reported a sharp rise in malware that directs users to DNS (Domain Name System) servers controlled by phishers. ...continue reading 'Fraudsters use malware to direct users to phishing sites'

Swedes file charges against Pirate Bay four

Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall today filed charges against four people for involvement in running The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used BitTorrent trackers for illegally distributed music, movies and software in the world. ...continue reading 'Swedes file charges against Pirate Bay four'

PC makers to adopt chips used in MacBook Air

Processors specially developed by Intel for Apple's new MacBook Air laptop will soon be used by other PC vendors in systems, possibly creating competition for what Apple calls the world's lightest and thinnest notebook. ...continue reading 'PC makers to adopt chips used in MacBook Air'

FTC goes after alleged MySpace hijackers

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to require an alleged Web page hijacking operation to obey previous orders barring unfair and deceptive practices. ...continue reading 'FTC goes after alleged MySpace hijackers'

Mozilla ups Firefox bug threat, slates fix for Feb. 5

Mozilla Corp. bumped up the threat ranking for an unpatched Firefox bug to 'high' Tuesday, but promised a fix is coming in Version 2.0.0.12, now slated for release on Feb. 5. ...continue reading 'Mozilla ups Firefox bug threat, slates fix for Feb. 5'

Apple MacBook Air laptops ship, but no stock in stores

Apple Inc. announced Wednesday that it has begun shipping the first MacBook Air laptops to customers, but acknowledged that a planned update to Apple TV has been delayed for up two weeks. ...continue reading 'Apple MacBook Air laptops ship, but no stock in stores'

Is $.20 enough to stop domain tasters? ICANN thinks so

A proposal by the overseer of the Internet's addressing system could make it a lot easier for people to reserve the domain name they want for their Web site. ...continue reading 'Is $.20 enough to stop domain tasters? ICANN thinks so'

New attack proves critical Windows bug 'highly exploitable'

Security researchers Tuesday said they'd discredited Microsoft's claim that the year's first critical Windows vulnerability would be 'difficult and unlikely' to be exploited by attackers. ...continue reading 'New attack proves critical Windows bug is highly exploitable'

Congress extends surveillance law for 15 days

Following an appeal from President George W. Bush on Monday, the U.S. Congress has granted a temporary extension to a controversial law that allows the government to conduct telephone surveillance on suspected terrorists. ...continue reading 'Congress extends surveillance law for 15 days'

FTC settles with advertiser for spam campaign

An online advertiser that drove traffic to its Web sites by sending out spam with misleading subject lines has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Communications Commission complaint charging that it failed to tell consumers they had to spend money to receive so-called free products, the FTC announced Wednesday. ...continue reading 'FTC settles with advertiser for spam campaign'

E.U. lawmakers question telecom regulation proposal

Controversial aspects of the European Commission's plan to increase competition throughout the European Union telecommunications sector came under heavy fire late Tuesday by the industry committee of the European Parliament. ...continue reading 'E.U. lawmakers question telecom regulation proposal'

EnterpriseWizard offers customizable CRM

EnterpriseWizard this week is releasing the 2.0 version of its CRM application, a product built on top of its SaaSWizard Web application development platform and designed to be easily customizable. ...continue reading 'EnterpriseWizard offers customizable CRM'

Microsoft to stay under court's eye for two more years

Microsoft's compliance with a U.S. antitrust settlement will remain under court supervision for another two years, in part because the company delayed producing documentation required by the court, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft to stay under court's eye for two more years'

MySpace to launch developer platform next week

MySpace Wednesday will begin letting programmers pre-register for its developer platform program, which will open for business next week. ...continue reading 'MySpace to launch developer platform next week'

SAP profit drops 6 percent in fourth quarter

SAP reported a 10 percent rise in revenue for the fourth quarter, but earnings fell 6 percent compared to a year earlier, dragged down in part by the cost of launching Business ByDesign, a new offering for the mid-market, the company said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'SAP profit drops 6 percent in fourth quarter'

Yahoo's Q4 sales up, profit down

Yahoo's fourth-quarter revenue grew, but net income fell as the struggling Internet giant tried to put its house in order and improve its ability to compete against Google and other rivals. ...continue reading 'Yahoo's Q4 sales up, profit down'

Stanford center turns to Sun Blackbox for extra capacity

When the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center wanted to increase its computing capacity last year it considered a satellite datacenter or an extension to the existing building, but in the end it chose a faster and more novel approach: it ordered a datacenter in a box. ...continue reading 'Stanford center turns to Sun Blackbox for extra capacity'

Sprint said to be back in WiMax talks with Clearwire

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are back in talks about a possible WiMax joint venture after a previous attempt to work together fell apart last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. ...continue reading 'Sprint said to be back in WiMax talks with Clearwire'

IBM adds Linux apps support to Unix servers

IBM has added a new capability to its virtualization platform that will allow Linux applications to run on IBM's Unix servers, the company announced Tuesday. ...continue reading 'IBM adds Linux apps support to Unix servers'

Windows Tip: WMIC and non-admins

By Mitch Tulloch, Microsoft MVP

More on Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC), a powerful tool that lets you query Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers directly from the command line or using batch files, and if you're an administrator then it's well worth your while exploring its capabilities. ...continue reading 'WMIC and non-admins'

Learn to love simple electronic filing systems

By Sean McGrath, ITworld

A simple remedy might be all you need to organize your information rather than resorting to an overly complicated database management system. ...continue reading 'Learn to love simple electronic filing systems'

EBay unveils lower fees and tighter seller standards

EBay unveiled changes to its online marketplace Tuesday that the company characterizes as sweeping and historic and that are aimed at boosting sales by making the shopping experience simpler and safer. ...continue reading 'EBay unveils lower fees and tighter seller standards'

New Microsoft Word attacks pose as news about Tibet

New attacks using rigged Microsoft Word documents have been launched, a security company said Tuesday as it warned users to be leery of mail touting news about Tibet. ...continue reading 'New Microsoft Word attacks pose as news about Tibet'

Trend Micro stresses 'tested' patent in trade case

Barracuda Networks plans to focus on finding prior art to defend itself and the open-source ClamAV project against patent claims by rival antivirus vendor Trend Micro, which stressed Tuesday that it owns a tested and valid patent. ...continue reading 'Trend Micro stresses 'tested' patent in trade case'

Google fixes Gmail IMAP problem on Windows Mobile

Google said it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. ...continue reading 'Google fixes Gmail IMAP problem on Windows Mobile'

NY AG pushes e-safety bill, Facebook, MySpace back it

New York's attorney general and state legislative leaders presented a bill on Tuesday aimed at protecting people from sexual predators on the Internet, as Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo backed the effort. ...continue reading 'NY AG pushes e-safety bill, Facebook, MySpace back it'

European court strikes blow against music industry

In a blow against the music industry, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that E.U. countries don't have to require Internet service providers to reveal subscriber data for use in civil cases. ...continue reading 'European court strikes blow against music industry'

EBay to unveil lower fees and tighter seller standards

EBay is expected to unveil changes to its online marketplace Tuesday that the company characterizes as sweeping and historic and that are aimed at boosting sales by making the shopping experience simpler and safer. ...continue reading 'EBay to unveil lower fees and tighter seller standards'

Intel likely to reveal details of Silverthorne next week

Intel will offer a detailed look at a new processor next week during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) that should set the stage for an unexpectedly close battle with Taiwan's Via Technologies. ...continue reading 'Intel likely to reveal details of Silverthorne next week'

Open Solutions Alliance creating European office

The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA) is adding a chapter based in Europe, the group is expected to announce Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Open Solutions Alliance creating European office'

Bloggers: Early version of Windows 7 leaked to Web

Reports surfaced over the weekend that an early version of Windows 7 has appeared on the Web, but so far only a couple of users claim to have seen the OS, and Microsoft won't confirm such a version exists. ...continue reading 'Bloggers: Early version of Windows 7 leaked to Web'

MacBook Air add-ons hit Apple stores

With the ultra-thin MacBook Air reaching stores soon, Apple is selling accessories that make up for the laptop's skimpy features. Apple is already taking orders for a slim external optical drive and an Ethernet adapter, both designed for the MacBook Air, that plug into the laptop's only USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. The accessories are designed to match Air's slim footprint, Apple said. Belkin and WaterField Designs are also cashing in, announcing notebook bags designed for the unconventional MacBook Air. ...continue reading 'MacBook Air add-ons hit Apple stores'

PayPal buys Fraud Sciences for $169M

EBay's online payments division, PayPal, will pay $169 million for an Israeli security company specializing in detecting online fraud, the companies said Monday. The deal should close within 30 days. ...continue reading 'PayPal buys Fraud Sciences for $169M'

Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay

Swedish prosecutors have until Thursday to file charges against The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used search engines for locating music and movies on the Internet. ...continue reading 'Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay'

Cisco's Nexus forms core of data-center drive

As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the networks that connect them. ...continue reading 'Cisco's Nexus forms core of data-center drive'

It's hard to overstate how important the Nexus data-center switching platform is to Cisco Systems: for the dominant networking vendor's enterprise business, it's the biggest thing since the Catalyst 6000, which made its debut in 1999, according to the two key executives on the project. ...continue reading 'Cisco's Nexus is big -- and a big deal'

Nokia to buy software developer Trolltech for $153M

Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for 844 million Norwegian kroner (US$153 million) in cash. Nokia hopes the Trolltech development team will give its own software efforts a boost. ...continue reading 'Nokia to buy software developer Trolltech for $153M'

Gartner: HD DVD price cuts only prolong agony

Price cuts by Toshiba on its HD DVD players in the U.S. earlier this month may prove to be 'useless resistance' in the battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc optical disc format, according to Gartner. ...continue reading 'Gartner: HD DVD price cuts only prolong agony'

Progress Software views BPM with Actional SOA tool

Progress Software is launching its Progress Actional 7.1 SOA management platform Monday, featuring visibility across business processes and into related services and IT infrastructure. ...continue reading 'Progress Software views BPM with Actional SOA tool'

Hackers hit Scientology with online attack

A group of hackers calling itself 'Anonymous' has hit the Church of Scientology's Web site with an online attack. ...continue reading 'Hackers hit Scientology with online attack'

Lenovo enters the server business

Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM, helping extend its product offerings to small and medium-sized businesses. ...continue reading 'Lenovo enters the server business'

Microsoft ships second refresh for Vista SP1

Microsoft released a refresh of its first service pack for Vista to beta testers on Thursday, indicating the final release might be near. ...continue reading 'Microsoft ships second refresh for Vista SP1'

Palm to close retail stores

Palm plans to close its retail stores in an effort to focus on fewer programs and better compete, the company said on Thursday. ...continue reading 'Palm to close retail stores'

Analysts cast doubt on Nokia's mobile growth prediction

Analysts at IDC predict annual growth in mobile phone sales will drop below 10 percent this year, casting doubt on Nokia's more upbeat outlook for 2008. ...continue reading 'Analysts cast doubt on Nokia's mobile growth prediction'

Anti-piracy company runs afoul of Swiss telecom law

Switzerland has warned a company that tracks file sharers for copyright violations that its tactics violate the country's telecommunication law. ...continue reading 'Anti-piracy company runs afoul of Swiss telecom law'

AMD's Fusion chip will be based on Phenom processor

Advanced Micro Devices gave further details of its upcoming Fusion processor, saying it will be based on the design of a microprocessor used in the desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers. ...continue reading 'AMD's Fusion chip will be based on Phenom processor'

IBM's Cognos acquisition gets EU approval

IBM's $5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos took a step forward on Thursday as European regulators gave their approval to the deal. ...continue reading 'IBM's Cognos acquisition gets EU approval'

700MHz auction update: High bids total $3.2 billion

The high bids totalled $3.2 billion in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction of wireless spectrum licenses in the 700MHz band after three rounds and a day and a half of bidding. ...continue reading '700MHz auction update: High bids total $3.2 billion'

Inside the MacBook Air: The solid-state drive option

Jon L. Jacobi, Macworld.com

When it comes to storage, the newly unveiled MacBook Air offers an 80GB, 4,200-rpm Parallel ATA hard drive as part of its standard configuration. However, that's not the only option -- would-be MacBook Air buyers can also order the laptop with a 64GB solid-state drive (SSD). ...continue reading 'Inside the MacBook Air: The solid-state drive option'

Microsoft beats forecasts with record revenue for Q2

Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations for both revenue and earnings per share for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, attributing its strong quarter to sales of core client products such as Windows Vista and Office 2007, as well as Exchange and SharePoint server software. ...continue reading 'Microsoft beats forecasts with record revenue for Q2'

Sun reports strong profits but little growth

Sun Microsystems doubled its profit in the quarter ended Dec. 30, although revenue was nearly flat compared with the same period a year earlier, the company announced Thursday. ...continue reading 'Sun reports strong profits but little growth'

HP introduces thin client disguised as a laptop

In an effort to push mobility into thin clients, Hewlett-Packard is adding a laptop with minimal storage and wireless networking features to its lineup. ...continue reading 'HP introduces thin client disguised as a laptop'

Gates calls for 'creative capitalism' to solve needs of poor

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates gave a glimpse of his future as a philanthropist in a speech in Switzerland on Thursday, calling for a new kind of 'creative capitalism' from businesses to help improve the lives of the world's poorest people. ...continue reading 'Gates calls for 'creative capitalism' to solve needs of poor'

FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700-MHz wireless licenses

At the close of the first full day of bidding for 700-MHz wireless spectrum Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission reported nearly US$2.8 billion in provisional winning bids. ...continue reading 'FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700-MHz wireless licenses'

VC tech spending saw surge in 2007

U.S.-based venture capital investments reached their highest point last year since 2001, with software remaining the strongest category, according to The MoneyTree Report, released this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). ...continue reading 'VC tech spending saw surge in 2007'

NTT DoCoMo in talks on Android-based cell phone

Japan's biggest mobile telecom carrier gave its strongest support yet to Google's Android platform on Thursday when it said it is considering a cell phone based on the technology. ...continue reading 'NTT DoCoMo in talks on Android-based cell phone'

Nokia claims 40 percent of phone market

Nokia reported a 44 percent rise in net profit for the fourth quarter, on sales that increased 34 percent. The company estimates 1.14 billion phones were sold in 2007, 40 percent of them bearing the Nokia brand. ...continue reading 'Nokia claims 40 percent of phone market'

AT&T: mobile and broadband strong in Q4

AT&T's revenue was up 2.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, largely driven by increases in mobile phone and broadband customers, the company said Thursday. ...continue reading 'AT&T: mobile and broadband strong in Q4'

Sprint Nextel loses CFO, CMO and sales president

Tough times continue at Sprint Nextel, as the company said Thursday that three of its top executives are on their way out. ...continue reading 'Sprint Nextel loses CFO, CMO and sales president'

Sharp launches slimmest LCD TVs yet

Sharp will shortly begin selling a new line of LCD televisions that are substantially thinner than competing sets currently on the market. The sets are just 3.44 centimeters at their thinnest point and fatten slightly to 3.85 cm at the thickest point. ...continue reading 'Sharp launches slimmest LCD TVs yet'

Red Hat to focus on core products and service, says new CEO

Red Hat's new CEO plans to keep the company focused on its core Linux OS and middleware business while also improving the service it offers to customers, he said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Red Hat to focus on core products and service, says new CEO'

Microsoft: Vista more secure than XP and open source

Windows Vista was hit by significantly fewer publicly disclosed security flaws in its first year than Windows XP and open source rivals in their first years, according to a report from Microsoft. ...continue reading 'Microsoft: Vista more secure than XP and open source'

EBay beats Street, Meg Whitman to retire

EBay exceeded Wall Street's earnings and revenue expectations for its fourth quarter and, as expected, announced that Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO at the end of March, ending a 10-year tenure at the helm of the e-commerce giant. ...continue reading 'EBay beats Street, Meg Whitman to retire'

Vista SP1 due out in next few weeks, sources say

The wait is nearly over for the first service pack for Windows Vista, according to sources close to Microsoft. ...continue reading 'Vista SP1 due out in next few weeks, sources say'

Windows Small Business Server at risk from critical flaw

Microsoft said Wednesday that another one of its operating system products is vulnerable to a critical vulnerability, first patched two weeks ago. ...continue reading 'Windows Small Business Server at risk from critical flaw'

Skype glitch leaves some users at risk from video bug

Some Skype users were left vulnerable to a possible worm attack Wednesday after company technicians failed to disable a buggy component of the network. ...continue reading 'Skype glitch leaves some users at risk from video bug'

HP launches diet desktop with solid-state drive

Hewlett-Packard Wednesday introduced a business desktop with a slim form factor that packs a flash-based solid-state drive, giving the system faster boot times than PCs with hard drives. ...continue reading 'HP launches diet desktop with solid-state drive'

JBoss alumni launch open-source startup

A startup founded by former JBoss developers will come out of stealth mode Monday to announce a new product designed to help businesses zero in on their best sales leads. ...continue reading 'JBoss alumni launch open-source startup'

International growth boosts Symantec earnings

With strong international sales and growth in its services business, Symantec reported earnings Wednesday that beat analyst expectations. ...continue reading 'International growth boosts Symantec earnings'

As US spectrum auction opens, questions linger

One of the major questions as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission kicks off a multibillion-dollar spectrum auction Thursday is whether the auction will produce a winning bidder that will challenge telecom and cable-based broadband providers with a national wireless broadband network. ...continue reading 'As US spectrum auction opens, questions linger'

FCC auction draws repeat entrepreneurs

A handful of people who bid in the disastrous C-Block PCS auction in 1996 plan to participate in the upcoming 700MHz contest, despite warning signs indicating the potential for similar troubles. ...continue reading 'FCC auction draws repeat entrepreneurs'

Mozilla says that flaw could lead to data leak

Firefox developers are working to fix a low-severity bug that lets an attacker read JavaScript code used by the browser. ...continue reading 'Mozilla says that flaw could lead to data leak'

Phishing kit pits wannabe scammers vs. pro fraudsters

In a twist, security researchers have discovered a group of hackers who are exploiting a new category of victims -- aspiring Internet scammers. ...continue reading 'Phishing kit pits wannabe scammers vs. pro fraudsters'

Dell, Microsoft team up on (Red) PCs

Dell will sell special crimson-red versions of its XPS line of computers to raise money for AIDS treatment programs in Africa, the company confirmed Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Dell, Microsoft team up on (Red) PCs'

US FTC settles with company over Ethernet patent claims

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a company that owns patents to a widely used Ethernet standard, saying the patent owner was attempting to collect huge license fees despite a prior commitment to the contrary. ...continue reading 'US FTC settles with company over Ethernet patent claims'

Falling phone sales hit Motorola Q4 results

Motorola's mobile-phone business continued to lose its signal in the fourth quarter, dragging the company's revenue and profit down. ...continue reading 'Falling phone sales hit Motorola Q4 results'

IBM buys complex-event processing vendor for SOA

IBM said Wednesday it is expanding its broad SOA (service-oriented architecture) portfolio with the acquisition of AptSoft, a maker of business event processing software. ...continue reading 'IBM buys complex-event processing vendor for SOA'

Record iPhone, Mac sales boost Apple's earnings

Apple reported strong quarterly earnings on Tuesday, boosted by record Macintosh computer and iPhone sales. ...continue reading 'Record iPhone, Mac sales boost Apple's earnings'

Worm fears shut down Skype video feature

Skype has been forced to turn off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Skype users, security researchers said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Worm fears shut down Skype video feature'

Click-to-call, security among RIM software updates

Research in Motion is stepping up its game against Microsoft, Nokia and other rivals with several enhancements to its BlackBerry software that it will showcase at Lotusphere this week. ...continue reading 'Click-to-call, security among RIM software updates'

Microsoft offers new products for governments

In Berlin on Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a product package aimed at local and regional e-government initiatives, in the midst of growing government opposition in Europe to proprietary software. ...continue reading 'Microsoft offers new products for governments'

User-group study: Mainframes live on through SOA

Mainframe systems are playing a key role in many SOA (service-oriented architecture) projects, according to a study released this week by IBM user group SHARE. ...continue reading 'User-group study: Mainframes live on through SOA'

Ciena to acquire World Wide Packets

Ciena has agreed to acquire World Wide Packets in a deal, valued at about $290 million, that will bring together two players in the growing carrier Ethernet market. ...continue reading 'Ciena to acquire World Wide Packets'

Weird science: Giant rats, musical seizures

In their continuing quest to make the world a weirder place, scientists announced the discovery of an extinct species of rodent that weighed in at more than 1,500 pounds. Proving that they aim to prevent weirdness when it might interfere with someone's life, though, they successfully cured a woman who was sent into seizures by the reggae stylings of Sean Paul. ...read more

Six things online savvy kids know that many businesses don't

By Sean McGrath

Want to schedule meetings more easily or manage "to do" lists more efficiently? Check with a kid. They often have a better handle on new Internet apps than many top execs. ...continue reading 'Six things online savvy kids know that many businesses don't'

Using WMIC for customer support

By Mitch Tulloch, Microsoft MVP

A detailed explanation of how one reader uses WMIC to support his company's customers. ...continue reading 'Using WMIC for customer support'

Spreading worm hits Nokia handsets

Security vendor Fortinet has uncovered a malicious SymbianOS Worm that is actively spreading on mobile phone networks. ...continue reading 'Spreading worm hits Nokia handsets'

Intel offers first dual-core Celeron processor

Intel is shipping a dual-core Celeron processor, the first low-end desktop processor from the company to ship with two cores. ...continue reading 'Intel offers first dual-core Celeron processor'

Yahoo to lay off hundreds

Yahoo will announce plans to lay off hundreds of its 14,000 employees as the faltering Internet giant continues trying to snap out of its financial funk and fine tune its business strategies, several media outlets are reporting. ...continue reading 'Yahoo to lay off hundreds'

Mac users warned of bad year for security

The Mac is no longer immune to Windows-like software exploits, and its users should prepare for a rougher year, a report from security vendor Sophos has said. ...continue reading 'Mac users warned of bad year for security'

Report: EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire

EBay CEO Meg Whitman is planning to step down from the company she has led for the past 10 years, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Report: EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire'

Microsoft steps up assault on virtualization

Microsoft has laid out plans to become a bigger force in the market for virtualization software, stepping up its assault on established leaders such as VMware. ...continue reading 'Microsoft steps up assault on virtualization'

EMC unveils first SaaS offerings after Berkeley buy

EMC Corp. Monday is set to unveil a hosted backup and recovery service based on technology gained from its $76 million acquisition of Berkeley Data Systems in September. ...continue reading 'EMC unveils first SaaS offerings after Berkeley buy'

Polymer Vision readies roll-out of rollable e-reader

Polymer Vision plans to launch Readius, an e-reader with a flexible screen weighing little more than a cell phone, in the middle of this year, it said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Polymer Vision readies roll-out of rollable e-reader'