Italian police arrested an alleged hacker with links to organized crime in the Naples area who is accused of defrauding …
MySQL developers release 5.5 beta
The MySQL developer community has released the first public iteration of what will be the next version of MySQL, version …
Google’s Android Invasion: Prepare For Phase 2
Google's Android operating system has plenty to celebrate this holiday season — and now, a new trio of studies suggests …
Mozilla ships Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, pushes final into 2010
Mozilla issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will …
Blu-ray 3D disc specification finalized
The Blu-ray Disc Association announced that it has finalized the 3-D Disc Specification, which includes support for the PlayStation 3. …
Microsoft updates ERP suites for Europe
Microsoft is updating its Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) suites to accommodate changes in Europe's VAT (value-added tax) law that …
Gartner: 2009 a dismal year for the worldwide chip industry
The worldwide semiconductor industry hit such a slump in 2009 that it will likely go down as one of its …
Hackers take Twitter offline for a while
Microblogging site Twitter went offline for a while after hackers calling themselves the Iranian Cyber Army apparently managed to change …
Design company Bing sues Microsoft over trademark
A small Missouri company with the word “Bing” in its name has sued Microsoft for branding its search engine with …
Google releases EtherPad as open source to calm users
Google has released the source code of EtherPad, a Web-hosted word processor designed for real-time workgroup collaboration, in a move …
Cisco will be hard pressed to match 2009
2009 started with a bang and ended with a bash for Cisco. The company entered the data center blade server …
Dell offers cheaper quick-boot system based on flash memory
Dell announced that it's offering a memory module called Latitude On Flash that can boot up a computer in seconds …
Is a Google Netbook on the Horizon?
Reading today's rumors of a Google netbook makes me wonder whether there is anything Google won't do to make a …
Heartland pays Amex $3.6M over 2008 data breach
Heartland Payment Systems will pay American Express $3.6 million to settle charges relating to the 2008 hacking of its payment …