A two-day Distracted Driving Summit in Washington concluded after experts raised multiple thorny questions on how to reduce cell phone …
Doing more with video chats
The scoop: HP SkyRoom software, by HP, about $150 (plus $120 for Webcam and headphones). What it is: Launched at …
Rivals mock Microsoft's free security software
Although one of the top consumer security vendors welcomed Microsoft's Security Essentials to the market, another dismissed the new free …
Alcatel claims new optical network speed
Alcatel-Lucent researchers said they have figured out how to multiply the speed of the fastest undersea cables by a factor …
Growing "power gap" could force smartphone tradeoffs
Mobile users face a fast-growing gap between their smartphones' increasing power needs and battery capacity. That gap could force users …
App Store success could change software-buying habits
More than 2 billion applications have been downloaded from Apple Inc.'s App Store, with more than 85,000 apps available to …
New version of StuffIt Deluxe incorporates cloud computing
Smith Micro Software announced a new version of Stuffit, its venerable file compression tool. Among other new features, StuffIt Deluxe …
Mobile Internet Devices: Getting started or dead?
Is the Mobile Internet Device dead on arrival? Or, has the MID — a 'Net-connected device that's usually described as …
Tripp Lite unveils Golden Reseller Power Partner program
Tripp Lite, a world leading manufacturer of power protection and connectivity equipment, has unveiled its Golden Reseller Power Partner (GRPP) …
SAP offers 'free' CRM for ERP buyers
SAP said this week that midsize companies that purchase the Business All-in-One suite or SAP ERP will also receive its …
Hackers pay 43 cents per hijacked Mac
A network of Russian malware writers and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for each Mac machine they infected with bogus …
Russian cybergangs make the Web a dangerous place
Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury …
Google looks to ease editing with Google Sites API
Google Inc. has a new API for Google Sites that should make it easier to add content and edit Web …
Ballmer: We 'screwed up with Windows Mobile'
It's becoming obvious that Microsoft Corp. officials, including CEO Steve Ballmer, wish Windows Mobile were a better mobile operating system. …
Net neutrality, Alcatel-Lucent style
Alcatel-Lucent hasn't officially gotten caught up in this week's brouhaha over the FCC's plan to formalize net neutrality rules. However, …
Intel to ship new Pineview netbook chips in Q4
Intel will ship a new line of Atom processors for netbooks and nettops during the fourth quarter of this year, …
Citrix planning major desktop virtualization push
Citrix is preparing a major desktop virtualization push that it believes will help speed adoption of virtual desktops in the …
Gmail back up after outage
Google Inc.'s Gmail service is back up after experiencing disruptions for about two and a half hours on Thrusday previous …
Social networking sites leaking personal information to third parties, study warns
Many major social networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the Web …
Intel connects PCs to devices using light
Intel Corp. is working on a new optical interconnect that could possibly link mobile devices to displays and storage up …