Lockheed wins 10-year FBI biometric contract

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract to build a next-generation biometrics-based identification system. ...continue reading 'Lockheed wins 10-year FBI biometric contract'

Microsoft to offer subscription-based PCs in Russia

A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program. ...continue reading 'Microsoft to offer subscription-based PCs in Russia'

Top 10 mobile trends

There's something to interest almost everyone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. ...continue reading 'Top 10 mobile trends'

Mozilla delivers Firefox 3 Beta 3

Mozilla Corp. released the third beta of Firefox 3 Wednesday, eight weeks after it made the last major milestone for its open-source browser, and right on a schedule it set a dozen days ago. ...continue reading 'Mozilla delivers Firefox 3 Beta 3'

Valentine's Day-themed Storm worm attacks

A Valentine's themed outbreak of the Storm worm has been detected. Malicious emails are being received across the globe - they contain a weblink, which directs users to a website where they can supposedly download a Valentine's card, but in fact are infected with the Storm bug. The virus mirrors the fake Christmas and New Year messages seen in previous months. ...continue reading 'Valentine's Day-themed Storm worm attacks'

Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction

One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to a file-sharing Web site, in what could be a closely-watched battle with the music industry in Europe. ...continue reading 'Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction'

Outage gives BlackBerry a black eye

The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages. ...continue reading 'Outage gives BlackBerry a black eye'

T-Mobile dumps Google for Yahoo

T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin using Yahoo as its preferred mobile search provider in Europe, ending the operator's existing relationship with Google for mobile search. ...continue reading 'T-Mobile dumps Google for Yahoo'

Intel and antitrust: A brief history

Tuesday's raid on Intel's Munich office by European Commission investigators marks the latest development in one of several antitrust cases that have dogged the world's largest chip maker for years. Here's a rundown of Intel's brushes with antitrust investigators and lawsuits around the world since 1990. ...continue reading 'Intel and antitrust: A brief history'

IBM says it will continue large-scale hiring in India

IBM plans to continue hiring global services delivery staff in India by the thousands, adding to the 73,000 it already has in its global services and other operations in the country. ...continue reading 'IBM says it will continue large-scale hiring in India'

HP lands $675M outsourcing contract from Unilever

Hewlett-Packard's outsourcing business has scored an extended contract with Unilever worth $675 million, HP said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'HP lands $675M outsourcing contract from Unilever'

Microsoft releases massive set of security updates

Microsoft released 11 security updates Tuesday fixing critical flaws in its products, including a publicly known ActiveX bug that affects users of the Visual FoxPro database. ...continue reading 'Microsoft releases massive set of security updates'

Vista SP1 prerequisites rolled up in Patch Tuesday update

Microsoft is including a set of nonsecurity updates that prepare customers to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as part of its monthly 'Patch Tuesday' security fixes. ...continue reading 'Vista SP1 prerequisites rolled up in Patch Tuesday update'

Yahoo buys Maven for $160 million

Yahoo has acquired Maven Networks for US$160 million in a deal that will help the search provider boost its video advertising capabilities. ...continue reading 'Yahoo buys Maven for $160 million'

RIM probing cause of BlackBerry outage

Research In Motion still doesn't know why its BlackBerry service went down for several hours on Monday. ...continue reading 'RIM probing cause of BlackBerry outage'

European Commission raids Intel offices in Munich

Intel offices in Munich were raided by the European Commission on Tuesday as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation. ...continue reading 'European Commission raids Intel offices in Munich'

Nokia integrates Google into its search application

Nokia will integrate Google's search engine into its own search application on four of its latest phones unveiled at the Mobile World Congress, the companies said on Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Nokia integrates Google into its search application'

Groups call for passage of health IT legislation

The U.S. Congress needs to pass health-care IT legislation before private companies develop multiple systems that don't talk to each other, two advocacy groups said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Groups call for passage of health IT legislation'

Vodafone CEO calls for mobile OS consolidation

The wide variety of operating systems on mobile phones is hindering the growth of cool mobile Internet applications, according to Arun Sarin, CEO of network operator Vodafone. ...continue reading 'Vodafone CEO calls for mobile OS consolidation'

8 Must-watch geek Valentine's Day videos

Valentine's Day is traditionally imagined as a holiday for romantics and smooth operators, and geeks are traditionally imagined as, well, not romantics or smooth operators. As with any stereotype, there's a germ of truth to this, but we know that geeks can reach the same heights of passion as anyone else -- sometimes, they just express it differently. And so, in honor of building understanding towards our community this Valentine's Day, we offer this collection of videos that will help you better understand the love between two geeks, or between a geek and a non-geek, or between a geek and ... some toys. ...continue reading '8 Must-watch geek Valentine's Day videos'