EDITOR'S NOTE: After this story was published, the DOD issued a statement saying that the report about the spy coins was flawed and the incidents never happened.
- By The Associated Press
- January 10, 2007
Microsoft Corp. started the new year by announcing four new patches that address not-so-new vulnerabilities in several flavors of its Office and Windows products.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- January 09, 2007
At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced that its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) group has released its MSN Direct navigation services.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 09, 2007
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs confirmed months of speculation Tuesday by unveiling a new mobile phone and a set-top box that allows people to stream video from their computers to their televisions.
- By The Associated Press
- January 09, 2007
BPM software specialist Bluespring Software this month reported 277 percent revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2006, and company officials predict a strong 2007 in part from the coattails of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 09, 2007
Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows Vista operating system promises to make your computer desktop jazzier and easier to navigate, but some of the machines debuting with the new software will feature dramatic makeovers themselves.
- By The Associated Press
- January 09, 2007
Wim Elfrink's climb up the corporate ladder has taken him from Holland to France, Italy, Switzerland and the United States.
- By The Associated Press
- January 09, 2007
Microsoft plans to deliver a "universal" version of Office for the Mac in the second half of this year, the company announced Tuesday at Apple's Macworld Conference in San Francisco.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 09, 2007
A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites and posting playful photos of President Hugo Chavez and his close ally, Cuba's Fidel Castro.
- By The Associated Press
- January 08, 2007
A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network.
- By The Associated Press
- January 08, 2007
A University of Utah student who admitted hacking into a university computer system to change his grades was sentenced to four months in jail or a halfway house.
- By The Associated Press
- January 08, 2007
For more than a decade, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and others in the tech industry have touted a vision of a connected lifestyle, in which digital content can move across devices throughout the home and be taken on the go. It's been a slow march. But as Gates kicked off the International Consumer Electronics Show late Sunday, the industry has come further than ever in delivering on that concept.
- By The Associated Press
- January 08, 2007
For more than a year, Intel Corp. and other chip makers have been selling the idea that two heads are better than one. Now, the world's largest semiconductor company is betting four heads -- actually, four computing engines -- will be better still.
- By The Associated Press
- January 08, 2007
A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites.
- By The Associated Press
- January 05, 2007
A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network.
- By The Associated Press
- January 05, 2007
Patience may be a virtue, but when it comes to getting faster boot-up times for computers, no one will complain. That is why a new industry alliance is promoting a hybrid technology to speed the start-up process for laptops.
- By The Associated Press
- January 04, 2007
Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $830 million in cash and stock to acquire privately held IronPort Systems Inc., a maker of anti-spam and antivirus security products.
- By The Associated Press
- January 04, 2007
Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links.
- By The Associated Press
- January 04, 2007
Microsoft quietly announced this week that it has released version 1.5 of its Windows Live OneCare security and antivirus offering to manufacturing.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 04, 2007
While Jan. 30 is the promised date for Windows Vista's and Office 2007's availability to consumers, the company is actually holding the launch gala in New York the day before on Jan. 29.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 04, 2007