Wearable technology takes to the runway

Fashion and technology came together at the Boston Museum of Science, where 'Seamless: Computational Couture' was hosted. Models and designers from around the world participated in the event showing off designs that incorporated technology. ...Watch the video 'Wearable technology takes to the runway'

Unix Tip: Reassembling Very Large "split" Files

By Sandra Henry-Stocker

One of the unwritten rules of computing says that, as various storage media grow in size, so do the files that are written to them. I recently found myself staring at two files, each roughly 4 GB in size, that needed to be combined into one before the file could be decompressed and its contents extracted. What I was expecting to work with was a large cpio archive ... continue reading 'Reassembling Very Large "split" Files'

Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion

Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for around $44.6 billion in cash and shares, to better compete with Google in the market for online services. ...continue reading 'Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion'

Read Microsoft's offer letter to Yahoo board

Terry Semel quits Yahoo board

Terry Semel is stepping down as Yahoo's non-executive chairman, six months after handing over his CEO title to Jerry Yang. ...continue reading 'Terry Semel quits Yahoo board'

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'