
Updated : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:51:57 GMT
NewsFactor - E-mail is about communicating with friends, coworkers and the world at large. So why should users have to switch over to Facebook or Twitter to post a status update? That seems to be the thinking behind the news that Google will roll more social-networking features into Gmail, the fastest-growing e-mail service. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:34 GMT
AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:24:41 GMT
NewsFactor - Just weeks before Apple officially rolls out the iPad, financial analysts are making pricing predictions. But could the analysis itself hinder the initial demand for the pricey tablet computer? Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:27:43 GMT
NewsFactor - The Chinese government has arrested three hackers who were running an online hacker-training business. The trio of hackers operated Black Hawk Safety Net, a company that collected nearly $1 million from more than 120,000 members. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:57:57 GMT
AP - CRACKING THE UNCRACKABLE: A former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has found a way to break into a type of chip that protects the most important secrets inside many personal computers. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:33 GMT
PC World - We recently stumbled across a hack that allowed the Nokia N900 to run Mac OS X. Now another mod has surfaced, but this time it's all about gaming. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:59:00 GMT
AP - Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear if they want to listen to music for free online. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:46:53 GMT
PC Magazine - Doritos' ad featuring a tough-as-nails kid slapping some sense into his mother's date stole the show as the most-watched Super Bowl ad, according to data collected by the TiVo "Stop Watch" service. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:33 GMT
AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMT
InfoWorld - Why choose between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard when you can have both? A Mac with virtualization software is a great platform for running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, or other Intel-based operating systems, all at the same time. There's also Mac OS X's native Boot Camp, but it only supports Windows and doesn't give you access to Mac OS X without rebooting. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT
AP - Electronic Arts Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter results on Monday. The company's forecast for the current quarter was below expectations, sending shares lower after hours. During a conference call with analysts, CEO John Riccitiello discussed gamer behavior and whether people are spending less time with video game consoles like the Wii, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:51 GMT
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:26:44 GMT
AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:01:27 GMT
PC World - Now that everyone's up to speed on Apple's iPad, few people actually plan to buy one, according to a survey by Retrevo. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:22:00 GMT
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:38:58 GMT
AP - Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:51:57 GMT
AP - The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week. Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:25:43 GMT
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