Vodafone fixes hole in customer site after data exposed
Customers angry that Vodafone took a few days to fix the problem as they discovered that strangers had their e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
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'Rickroll' protection hits Firefox in add-on form
Getting "Rickrolled" may no longer be in vogue, but it still happens. Now you can defend yourself with a simple browser extension.
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From IBM Netezza to the human brain
IBM is buying Netezza for $1.7B. Why is a company with $191 million in yearly revenue worth $1.7 billion to IBM, which already has products in this space?
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Target to begin selling iPad in October
The retail giant will carry all six versions of Apple's tablet, starting at $499, beginning October 3.
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Google finally announces Project 10^100 winners
Five organizations have been selected to receive a total of $10 million as Google finally wraps up a project tied to its tenth anniversary two years ago.
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Hulu backer/Apple antagonist Zucker leaving NBC
NBC Universal CEO will depart as soon as Comcast takes control next year. He helped build Hulu and coined term about trading analog dollars for digital pennies.
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ADT adds energy controls to home security service
In a deal with iControl, the home security heavyweight next week will roll out ADT Pulse, a service that combines home security with automated lighting and thermostat control.
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Scenes from Photokina photography show (photos)
The Photokina show in Germany attracts thousands of visitors--not just those in the photography industry, but regular folks as well. Here are some of the show's sights.
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Oracle aiming to acquire chipmakers
CEO Larry Ellison plans to add to his lineup of acquisitions by picking up semiconductor companies in an attempt to own more of the technology behind computer chips.
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Week in review: Facebook dialing up a phone?
Facebook is reportedly working on its own smartphone, while the social-networking giant and Twitter have trouble keeping their sites up. Also: iPhone on Verizon?
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Facebook outage conspiracy tweets
Verizon has plans to release tiered data pricing, Wikipedia lets you rate the quality of an article, and the Facebook outage gets a lot of attention on Twitter.
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Facebook CEO unveils education foundation
Attracting scrutiny from critics who think it's a big PR stunt, young billionaire Mark Zuckerberg makes good on his word to donate $100 million to the school system in Newark, N.J.
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Going corporate: Chrome getting admin-friendly
Google is building lock-down options and tools to make Chrome get along better with the administrators responsible for their company's software.
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Two simple ways to thwart Web spies
You can block Flash cookies with the free Better Privacy Firefox add-on and prevent sites from using the Flash Player to access your PC's camera and microphone without asking--or at all.
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Analyst: Apple grabs huge chunk of phone profits
Company enjoys a larger share of overall profits in smartphones than do Nokia, Samsung, and LG combined, even though it sells fewer phones, says a financial analyst.
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Is Nintendo readying a new Wii Remote?
Box art for a new Wii game displays the words "Wii Remote Plus." Could this be an updated version of Nintendo's control device?
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NBC brings slew of shows to Netflix streaming
NBC Universal expands its partnership with Netflix to bring popular television shows such as "Saturday Night Live" to the rental firm's streaming service.
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Mozilla Seabird agitates for better mobile phones
The Seabird project is a concept for a phone with a dramatically overhauled user interface for a more productive device. Too bad it's just an idea.
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Is 4G wireless enough to sate consumers?
As data traffic increases on wireless networks, carriers are turning to 4G to save them. But is the new network technology enough to keep up with demand?
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Clean-energy miracles: Myth or viable strategy?
A debate is growing between techno-optimists who argue for a sharp increase in clean-energy research to pursue breakthroughs and those who say we should push harder on existing green technologies.
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