A patent application filed in February and released to the public this week reveals Google's attempt to build games on …
Intel to chip away despite legal issues
Next year will be challenging for Intel as it fends off accusations of monopolistic behavior while trying to establish a …
Nuance buys Spinvox to expand voice-to-text services
Voice recognition software company Nuance Communications acquired voice-to-text services company Spinvox for $102.5 million. Spinvox, which is based in Marlow, …
Xbox Live Headed to Windows Mobile Devices?
Microsoft may be bringing Xbox LIVE to Windows Mobile devices perhaps as early as the launch of Windows Mobile 7 …
New OS sure to be ‘poked’ by hackers, says antivirus firm McAfee
Despite concerns from some privacy groups and U.S. lawmakers about behavioral advertising, most large advertising networks generally comply with a …
Google Chrome OS may be security hotspot in 2010
Google's Chrome OS will be “poked” by hackers in 2010, in large part because it will be the “new kid …
Apple briefly cuts student price of MacBook to $728
Apple reduced the price of its least expensive notebook to $728 for students, teachers and educational staff. The company's educational …
2010: The year of the Mac?
It's almost a pathetic assertion: This year, the Mac will break out of its ghetto and become a mainstream computer …
Google loses claim to Groovle domain name
Google's complaint that the domain name groovle.com is confusingly similar to its own is without foundation, an ICANN-approved arbitration body …
Portable hard drives: A terabyte in your pocket
Good things come in small packages — and when it comes to storage, the saying couldn't be more true. No …
IBM taps EyeOS not Google Chrome as mainframe open source system
IBM said this month it will offer the open source system EyeOS on its latest batch of mainframes. EyeOS is …
Hacker pleads guilty in massive fraud case
A hacker from Miami pled guilty to conspiracy to hack into computer networks at major U.S. retail and financial groups, …
The top 10 technology stories of 2009
The Great Recession cast a shadow on all sectors of the economy in 2009. IT fared better than most, however, …
MS updates Forefront with access, Web security
Microsoft Corp. has added new features to existing offerings that address security and access challenges to worker mobility and social …