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Intel to battle rootkits

The chipmaker is working on hardware-based security protection that will tell people when a rootkit is being downloaded to their PC, according to a report in ITObserver. The . . .
December 9, 2005 5:23 PM PST
Posted in: Security , Processors

Disney--A friend of Friendster's?

We know that Friendster hired a boutique investment firm earlier this year to shop the social networking site around to a buyer, according to a report here. The move made . . .
December 9, 2005 4:24 PM PST
Posted in: Media

Calling all coders

Microsoft on Friday put out a call for tech students in India to enter its "Code 4 Bill" contest, as the software giant seeks to tap the brain trust of up-and-coming technologists . . .
December 9, 2005 3:33 PM PST
Posted in: Microsoft

Measuring stress with spit

Having a stressful day at the office? Japanese medical equipment maker Nipro has come up with a new handheld device that instantly lets you know just how frazzled you are. . . .
December 9, 2005 3:01 PM PST
Posted in: Gadgets

Nintendo van hits San Francisco

At around 9 a.m. Friday, a nondescript white van pulled over and parked on Second Street in San Francisco. To anyone outside, it just looked like something a young couple might . . .
December 9, 2005 12:59 PM PST
Posted in: Gaming

Ambiguous decision? Brain flip

Scientists have discovered that your brain responds emotionally and illogically when faced with making a decision from little information, according to a report from LiveScience. . . .
December 9, 2005 10:48 AM PST
Posted in: Science

How tech billionaires live

Ever wanted to be a fly on the uber-mansion walls of Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs or Michael Dell?

Forbes.com has published a little article (plus a slide . . .
December 8, 2005 6:41 PM PST
Posted in: Missing Links

Sun hardware bloggers weigh in on Niagara

When Sun launched OpenSolaris, its open-source version of the Solaris operating system, it unleashed a gaggle of bloggers to give tours of the software project. Now that Sun . . .
December 8, 2005 5:07 PM PST
Posted in: Processors , Sun Microsystems

ISS holding back Cisco bugs?

Internet Security Systems is holding back details on serious flaws in Cisco Systems products, according to Michael Lynn, the security researcher at the Black Hat security confab . . .
December 8, 2005 4:42 PM PST
Posted in: Security

For sale: Brand new Microsoft Excel vulnerability

Over on eBay, a seller using the name "fearwall" has put up for auction "one (1) brand new vulnerability in the Microsoft Excel application." The bidding started Wednesday . . .
December 8, 2005 3:30 PM PST
Posted in: Security

Police video scandal spotlights Web's publicity role

Today's headliner about the suspension of 20 San Francisco police officers for their alleged roles in making "sexist" and "racists" videos is intriguing on many levels; it's . . .
December 8, 2005 2:26 PM PST
Posted in: Missing Links

IBM says "Nay" to Microsoft ECMA committee

ECMA International has approved the creation of a technical committee to standardize Microsoft's Office Open XML document formats, according to a representative at IBM, which . . .
December 8, 2005 12:21 PM PST
Posted in: Open source , Enterprise software

Will the real Bill Gates please stand up

There are those who aspire to be the next Bill Gates, but few who literally get to play the role.

Kiyaan Vazirzadeh, a 10-year-old from Simi Valley, Calif., is the exception. . . .
December 8, 2005 11:49 AM PST
Posted in: Microsoft

Game stealthily promotes female sexual pleasure

As a professional game designer, Heather Kelley is no doubt used to facing difficult challenges put to her by her bosses. But, according to Boing Boing, one she recently undertook . . .
December 8, 2005 11:45 AM PST
Posted in: Gaming

Google nabs Borland tools chief scientist

Google's quest for high-end programming talent continues unabated. The latest catch is Danny Thorpe, the chief scientist in Borland Software's developer tools group and a . . .
December 8, 2005 7:25 AM PST
Posted in: Enterprise software , Google

Duffield estate plans get makeover

Software baron Dave Duffield has significantly scaled down his plan for a massive mansion in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to a report in the Contra Costa Times on . . .
December 7, 2005 5:50 PM PST
Posted in: Enterprise software

Grouper hits the ground running

If you've got a video iPod--and if you do, you're the TV networks' new best friend--a start-up called Grouper would like to have a chat with you.

Well, maybe not . . .
December 7, 2005 4:13 PM PST
Posted in: Media

Escape yesterworld with Microsoft?

In the inspired silliness category, Microsoft is attempting a little humor to market its otherwise serious server and developer tools, Sequel Server and Visual Studio 2005. . . .
December 7, 2005 2:54 PM PST
Posted in: Microsoft

Click fraud in the courts

Click fraud is the search industry's dirty secret. But if two class action lawsuits against Google, Yahoo and others continue in the courts, industry executives may get more . . .
December 7, 2005 2:53 PM PST
Posted in: Google

RSA buys into the financial

RSA Security is frozen in time no more. This week, the company went out and acquired Cyota, an authentication and threat prevention sevice provider for the financial services . . .
December 7, 2005 2:31 PM PST
Posted in: Security and the enterprise

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