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Article | 6/02/2008 MySpace launches developer platform

As expected, MySpace Tuesday launched a new site and released code that will allow developers to build applications for the popular social networking ...

Article | 6/02/2008 UK government denounces 'holocaust' e-mail as hoax

The UK government is taking unprecedented steps to combat an e-mail that has been widely distributed online.

Article | 6/02/2008 75,000 demand Microsoft keep Windows XP going

More than 75,000 people have signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition in the three weeks since it was launched -- many with passionate, often emotional p...

Article | 6/02/2008 Mobile ad market part of Microsoft's goal in Yahoo bid

Gaining a bigger share of mobile advertising is a big reason Microsoft is bidding US$44.6 billion for Yahoo, according to industry observers.

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft fixing Vista SP1 flaw, release moved to mid-March

Microsoft Monday said Vista SP1 will not be available until mid-March because the company is working out issues with some device drivers that lose fun...

Article | 6/02/2008 Apple doubles iPhone, iPod touch storage to 16GB

Apple added new iPhone and iPod touch models to its lineup of phones and music players Tuesday by doubling the maximum amount of storage space in each...

Article | 6/02/2008 Skype plugs critical cross-zone scripting hole

Skype this week patched a critical vulnerability that forced it to dump several features from its VoIP and chat software to prevent attackers from hij...

Article | 6/02/2008 ID theft helps UK fraud hit new high

Fraud in the UK hit a 12-year high in 2007, as crooks increasingly turned to the Internet to carry out ID theft, according to KPMG Forensic.

Article | 6/02/2008 Opera Mobile claims desktop-speed browsing

Opera has announced the latest version of its Opera Mobile smartphone browser, promising a user experience similar to that of web browsing on a deskto...

Article | 6/02/2008 Why Wi-Fi may be a possible substitute for RFID

Given that many companies already have Wi-Fi networks, Wi-Fi Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) may be a cheaper alternative to some more expensive rad...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft's Ballmer: More investments coming

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday future growth for the company hinges on continued investment that matches the company's multi-billion dollar r...

Article | 6/02/2008 Security pros: Kill ActiveX

A wave of bugs in the plug-in technology used by Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser has some security experts, including those at US-CERT, rec...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft responds to Save XP petition

Microsoft's decision to discontinue OEM and packaged sales of Windows XP at the end of June - leaving businesses and consumers with the less-than-cele...

Article | 6/02/2008 Apple beats Microsoft, Motorola in 4Q phone sales

Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the US, according to r...

Article | 6/02/2008 AOL acquires Buy.at to boost online ad business

AOL said Tuesday that it has purchased Buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of its strategy to boost its online advertising business...

Article | 6/02/2008 Toner scheme busted by sharp eyed Xerox employees

A former Xerox customer service agent on Tuesday pleaded guilty to mail fraud for stealing and selling cartridges stolen from his former employer onli...

Article | 5/02/2008 ISPs label OPEL a feeble overbuild of existing infrastructure

Regional ISPs have dubbed the OPEL WiMax network a token gesture and said local operators should have been awarded the government funds to extend solu...

Article | 5/02/2008 Consumer group slams RealPlayer as 'badware'

A consumer advocacy group is blasting RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users.

Article | 5/02/2008 Analyst: Microsoft 'frightened' of Google monopoly

As made abundantly clear with Friday's announcement, Microsoft's US$44.6 billion bid for search engine Yahoo was driven by the software giant's desire...

Article | 5/02/2008 Are Dell, Google planning a phone partnership?

Speculation is mounting that Dell and Google will announce plans for a smart phone based on the Android platform at the Mobile World Congress next wee...