Screenshots: 'Halo Wars' readies for battle
Fourth generation of the mega-hit franchise launches on March 3, with Microsoft hoping to repeat the success of its predecessors.
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Adobe warns of critical security flaw, exploit making rounds
Adobe issues critical security warning for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, as well as earlier versions of the software. Attackers are reportedly exploiting security flaw.
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Report: 5,585 sex offenders purged from Facebook
Two state attorneys general who have been particularly vigilant in policing social-network safety announce the tally, the Associated Press reports.
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Microsoft aims to build a better thesaurus
Borrowing techniques used in machine translation, a team of researchers in Redmond believes it has found a better way to serve up synonyms.
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Generation G: Wired to care, wired to share
Trendwatching gets it right (again): "Giving is the New Taking, and Sharing is the New Giving." This month's trend briefing describes the characteristics of Generation G (= Generosity).
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Windows 7 beta users to get 'updates'
Microsoft plans to send patches to test the operating system's updating mechanism.
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Bill proposes ISPs, Wi-Fi keep logs for police
The Internet Safety Act would require all providers of an "electronic communication service" to log user accounts for two years for later police convenience.
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What's that snow leopard doing on Microsoft's Live Search?
Sure it could be a silly coincidence or some friendly taunting. But what if it were a harbinger of some sort of deal.
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New U2 album makes early debut on P2P networks
Despite extreme measures to protect the album, the band's "No Line on the Horizon" has begun circulating on the Internet--a full week before release.
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Intel replies to solid-state drive 'slowness' critique
A technology review Web site claims Intel solid-state drives slow considerably after extended use.
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Facebook releases commenting widget
Facebook Connect talkback box can now be easily (more or less) added to any site.
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Adobe's default-browser advice worked for me
I've been annoyed when Lightroom and Photoshop opened Internet Explorer, which isn't my default browser. But Adobe's new advice worked in picking Chrome.
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LG debuts its new Netbook in Barcelona
LG announces its predecessor to last year's LG-X110 Netbook by showcasing the LG-X120 at the GSMA 2009 Mobile World Congress show.
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Coghead refugees to Intuit or Caspio? Fat chance
Coghead's technology is going over to SAP. Its customers are getting the big kiss-off. This is not good for Web 2.0.
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Bored silly by Facebook's valuation. Twitter's, too
Maybe bloggers and reporters have too much time on their hands, but the valuation speculation-fest is an obsession that doesn't merit the attention it continues to command.
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Yahoo tries bridging search, display with 'rich ads'
With 'rich ads for search,' Yahoo has the potential to squeeze new search revenue from its large base of display advertisers.
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Vimeo cuts the clutter with a sexy redesign
Vimeo does some housekeeping with a revamp of its channels feature. We also get an inside look at what the company is up to.
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Apple snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
The company is asking flash memory companies to deliver as many chips as they possibly can, perhaps in advance of a new iPhone this summer.
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DHS names chief privacy officer
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has named an attorney who specializes in e-commerce, antitrust, and privacy issues to head the DHS Privacy Office.
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Wunder Radio reaches out to Windows Mobile
A popular iPhone app, Wunder Radio now streams its 36,000 stations on Windows Mobile phones.
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Hurd's memo to HP employees on pay cuts
HP announced Wednesday that after its earnings plunged more than 10 percent it would cut salaries across the board.
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