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Article | 16/06/2008 British hacker faces extradition hearing next week

A British hacker fighting extradition to the US on computer hacking charges is preparing for his final UK appeal.

Article | 11/06/2008 HP launches broad array of redesigned notebooks, displays

In one of its largest product releases, HP unveiled a bevy of PCs and displays, zeroing in on key trends such as touch-screen technology and compact l...

Article | 10/06/2008 HP shakes up research labs, places 'big bets'

Hewlett-Packard is forging ahead with a revamp of its research labs that it hopes will put cutting-edge developments into its products much faster.

Article | 2/06/2008 Researchers breach Microsoft's CardSpace ID technology

A trio of computer security researchers say they've successfully compromised Microsoft's CardSpace, a technology intended to strengthen the security o...

Article | 2/06/2008 Without Microsoft, British Library keeps on digitizing

The British Library's ongoing projects to make thousands of books and other resources available digitally won't slow down significantly, despite the e...

Article | 29/05/2008 Yahoo files lawsuit against lottery scammers

Yahoo is suing a group of unidentified companies and individuals loosely called the "Yahoo Lottery Spammers" for running e-mail scams that sought vict...

Article | 26/05/2008 Kids' Net access gets close scrutiny from Symantec

Symantec is developing a Web-based service that will let parents control almost all aspects of their child's Internet activity from anywhere in the wo...

Article | 26/05/2008 Speed is of essence for next-generation Symantec products

Symantec is setting a high bar for performance for the new versions of its security products due in 2009.

Article | 29/04/2008 Gadget tracks a good night's shuteye

Ironically, Lee Loree loses sleep over his invention, the Sleeptracker.

Article | 21/04/2008 Chinese blogs detail zero-day flaw in Microsoft Works

Chinese-language blogs are detailing a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Works, the company's lower-end office productivity suite, according to secu...

Article | 18/04/2008 MySpace hack reveals profile visitors

A security problem with MySpace has the potential to botch up law-enforcement efforts to track bad actors on the social-networking site.

Article | 27/03/2008 Hackers seize on Excel vulnerability

Researchers at Symantec said late Tuesday they've spotted a Web site that tries to exploit computers lacking one of the recently issued patches for ve...

Article | 26/03/2008 FaceTime security product scans Skype's encrypted IM

Security vendor FaceTime Communications has released the only security product on the market allowed to look at encrypted instant messages sent betwee...

Article | 18/03/2008 Second Life founder steps back from CEO role

The founder of Second Life will give up the role of CEO and become chairman of the board for Linden Lab, the company behind the virtual online communi...

Article | 14/03/2008 AOL to buy Bebo for US$850 million

AOL will buy Bebo, a social networking site popular in the UK, for US$850 million in cash, the companies said Thursday.