The NSA wiretapping story nobody wanted
They sometimes call national security the third rail of politics. Touch it and, politically, you're dead.
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Windows Home Server gets Windows 7 support
The coming Power Pack 3 for the Windows Home Server operating system will let users backup and restore Windows 7 PCs, Microsoft Corp. said on Friday.
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Another high-profile hack, DDOS probe goes global
A high-profile hack of a Twitter employee's e-mail and Google Apps accounts tops our news this week, in part because the whole saga offers a reminder about the need for strong passwords and exercising caution about what personal information is posted at social-networking sites, especially if, say, that information gives clues to your passwords. Elsewhere in security news, or perhaps we should say just about everywhere in security news, the search spread worldwide for the source of the massive denial-of-service attacks earlier this month.
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Experts: Oracle database option price hikes no accident
Oracle's decision to hike the price of some add-ons for its flagship database by about 40 percent was far from a random act, since the modules are crucial to getting the database to perform at the highest level, a pair of experts said Friday.
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Microsoft: Azure enterprise licenses will be simple
Microsoft has not made clear how it will incorporate Windows Azure pricing into the long-term contracts it signs with its enterprise customers, but a company executive said this week Microsoft intends to make it as simple as possible for them to take advantage of the new cloud-computing service.
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Verizon compromises on exclusivity deals
Verizon Wireless on Friday told lawmakers it would let small operators in on exclusive deals for handsets after six months, responding to pressure from the government.
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HP buys Ibrix for undisclosed sum
HP today announced it has inked an agreement to acquire Ibrix, a vendor of clustered file system software, for an undisclosed price.
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Opinion: 5 legal questions to ask before entering the cloud
A change in custody for your data can create compliance issues.
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IE8 setup change hints at further concessions to EU in antitrust fight
In a move that may be aimed at EU regulators, Microsoft has bowed to critics involved in the company's European antitrust case who have accused it of silently changing users' default browsers.
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How to Unlock Your BlackBerry Tour for US, Int'l GSM
Research In Motion's (RIM) latest addition to its smartphone line, the BlackBerry Tour 9630, is a "world phone," meaning that it's built to operate on both CDMA networks--like Verizon and Sprint's--as well as networks that use GSM technology, like AT&T and T-Mobile USA's networks. However, both Verizon Wireless and Sprint, the two exclusive Tour carriers in the United States, "lock" their branded Tours so you can't use them on rival networks.
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