Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 8 again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack-code-infected …
New mobile competition drove Nokia, Microsoft deal
New competition in the smartphone market — and not just from Research In Motion — spurred the agreement between Nokia …
Microsoft knew of critical Office ActiveX bug in '07
Three of the critical vulnerabilities Microsoft patched Tuesday in ActiveX controls for Office were first reported to the company two …
Android security chief: Mobile-phone attacks coming
As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said …
Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla patches put heavy load on IT
Windows took it on the chin Tuesday as Microsoft released nine patches, five labeled critical, as part of its Patch …
Nine data storage companies to watch
Building a data storage start-up in this economy is quite a challenge, but there is room for innovation in an …
Apple works on MacBook Pro hard drive fix as complaints mount
Apple is working on a software update to address hard drive issues affecting its latest 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro …
Samsung launches CLP-315
Samsung Electronics today launched the new compact colour laser printer CLP-315, the world’s smallest colour laser printer that takes colour …
Microsoft doubles cashback incentives for Bing search
Microsoft kicked off a large Bing promotion that's geared to attract the attention of the Internet's best bargain shoppers. The …
VMware buys SpringSource in cloud move
A move intended to capitalize on the budding cloud application deployment trend will unite virtualization vendor VMware with Java framework …
Unified communications without tears
It sounds so easy: Just give employees the ability to easily move among desktop and mobile voice calls, instant messaging …
Mozilla delivers first preview of Firefox 3.6
Mozilla released Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1, the first public preview of what the company says will be a minor browser …
Chinese Microsoft Office rival launching on Web soon
A Chinese company that offers a rival suite to Microsoft Office is following industry trends by turning its software into …
Creative ZEN MX unveiled
Creative today introduced the Creative ZEN MX, a credit card-sized digital media player for music, video and photos. The Creative …
Nvidia takes charge for faulty graphics chips
Nvidia Corp. disclosed a charge of $119.1 million for its second fiscal quarter, ended July 26, to cover costs related …
Microsoft grabs 'office.com' domain
Microsoft has acquired the office.com domain from a Brussels-based company, according to searches of Internet registration records. The domain, which …
Adobe Reader's security woes a boon for up-and-coming rival Foxit
Foxit Reader, a free PDF-reading knockoff of Adobe Systems Inc.'s free Adobe Reader, has won what its maker estimates is …
Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list
Microsoft's list of competitors is growing to include more open source software and Web browsers as the company fights to …
Apple patches 18 Mac vulnerabilities
Apple patched 18 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including half a dozen that could let hackers hijack machines by duping …
Open source alternatives invade Microsoft's competitor list
Microsoft's list of competitors is growing to include more open source software and Web browsers as the company fights to …