Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
- By The Associated Press
- February 27, 2007
Microsoft Corp. put its hat further into the healthcare ring by launching its Microsoft Developer Network Healthcare Industry Center.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 27, 2007
Extortion, illegal computer access among charges against quartet who claimed to have MySpace-monitoring software that could be used for nefarious purposes.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
Tiny computer chips used for tracking food, tickets and other items are getting even smaller.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
About one-third of Internet users in the U.S. have used a wireless connection to surf the Web or check e-mail, according to a survey released Sunday.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terror investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
Microsoft Corp. must pay $1.5 billion in damages to telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA for violating two patents related to digital music, a federal jury ruled Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- February 26, 2007
Microsoft puts Tech Spec exam for developers through beta testing paces.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 22, 2007
After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2007
Google will begin selling an online suite of software that treads on technological turf traditionally dominated by Microsoft and IBM.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2007
The Redmond giant says security issues are of concern with Vista Basic and Home Premium users, but Business and Ultimate licensees can run virtualized safely.
- By The Associated Press
- February 22, 2007
Three weeks after the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft has updated the list of applications that have passed its "Certified for Windows Vista" logo program testing requirements.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 22, 2007
Microsoft announced Thursday it is shipping the release candidate, or RC, of a new systems management tool aimed at the mid-market.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 22, 2007
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s first-quarter profit jumped 26 percent as the company benefited from higher sales of laptop computers, printers and printing supplies during a robust holiday spending season.
- By The Associated Press
- February 21, 2007
Microsoft announced this week that it is shipping updated tools meant to aid users in evaluating a myriad of software licensing options.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 21, 2007
A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves. Google fixed the defect within weeks of being informed about it and says it has no evidence the vulnerability was exploited.
- By The Associated Press
- February 21, 2007
Stolen laptop traced through its use as an ET-hunting machine; no arrest has been made amid ongoing investigation.
- By The Associated Press
- February 21, 2007
One of the most prestigious prizes in computing, the $100,000 Turing Award, went to a woman Wednesday for the first time in the award's 40-year history.
- By The Associated Press
- February 21, 2007
Following Office 2007 suite, Microsoft officially launches Business Certification Program that tests information worker skills.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 21, 2007