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US legislators seek to ban spyware
News A trio of Washington lawmakers is seeking to stop the spread of "spyware" and "adware" that hijacks people's computers without their consent. But.computers across the country are being hijacked every day as users unknowingly download unwanted and...
[March 4, 2004, 8:00]
NASA hacker in court
News The British man who hacked into a series of computers belonging to the US government has begun his campaign against extradition. Gary McKinnon, 39, appeared at Bow Street Magistrate's Court today for an extradition hearing on charges he gained...
[July 27, 2005, 17:40]
Faulty memory chip hits Palm
News A number of Palm handheld computers contain a faulty memory chip that could damage stored data, the device manufacturer revealed Wednesday. The company says that approximately three percent of the its Palm IIIc, IIIxe and Vx handheld computers...
[June 29, 2000, 10:46]
QuickTime coming to PDAs
News A US company says it is developing software that plays Apple's QuickTime video format on handheld computers such as the Handspring Visor Prism and the Linux-based Zaurus SL-5500 from Sharp. The software, which does not have a release date, is aimed...
[March 25, 2002, 14:15]
IT giant opens for business
News Fujitsu Siemens Computers started business last Friday, fulfilling a commitment to bring together the firms' computer hardware operations. It's the only [major] European PC company," said Tetsuo Urano, Fujitsu Computers Europe chairman.
[October 1, 1999, 15:11]
Novell considers embedded Linux
News Novell, which sells Linux for servers and desktop computers, is considering a move into the market for embedded computing for devices such as mobile phones and vending machines. Linux is already used in some handheld computers, mobile phones...
[March 25, 2004, 7:45]
A Year Ago: Teen arrested for AOL hack
News 18-year-old high school dropout hacked into AOL internal computers from his bedroom America Online says its safeguards worked when an 18-year-old high school dropout hacked into the company's internal computers from his bedroom.
[March 21, 2000, 6:30]
Increasing Profitability Through Delivery of Managed Services
White Papers Lauderdale, Florida, Courtesy Computers is a 21-year old, privately held managed services company serving small to midsize companies throughout the United States. Courtesy Computers started out delivering white box hardware and infrastructure...
[February 20, 2008, 0:02]
Apple expands recycling programme
News Apple Computer will now accept old computers - Macs or PCs - for recycling from anyone who purchases a new Mac from one of the company's retail stores or via its Web site. The old computers will be recycled within the United States, Apple said, and...
[June 1, 2006, 13:30]
The Day Ahead: Don't dismiss Palm's competition
News The maker of handheld computers Palm VII, V and III will make its highly anticipated market debut this week. These include keyboard-based devices, sub-notebook computers, smartphones and two-way pagers, the company said.
[February 28, 2000, 12:16]
PalmPilot HotSync Manager 3.1.1 Updater
Downloads This upgrade fixes 3 main problems related to the HotSync Manager v3.1.1 and its interaction with some computers. These issues are: Some computers with Windows 2000 installed cannot synchronize with Palm handhelds via the infrared port.
[March 16, 2002, 4:01]
Fujitsu Siemens keeps Opteron promise
News Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor. The new workstation, available in Europe, is one of the first computers of its kind to offer the Opteron chip.
[December 17, 2003, 14:30]
Kazaa exec defends sleeper software
News Two days after disclosures that file-swappers using Kazaa were unwittingly downloading software that could turn their computers into part of a new network, Kazaa's owner spoke up to defend the company's actions.
[April 4, 2002, 10:00]
Witty worm proves patching 'not viable' - research
News The Witty worm first hit computers known to be vulnerable and emerged so quickly that most companies had no time to apply a patch, according a recent report by US-based academics. While ISS has said that only 2 percent of its users were vulnerable...
[March 29, 2004, 10:15]
US furor rises over PC wiretap plan
News A US Department of Justice proposal to make it easier for police to break into homes and access computers is drawing a furious reaction from civil libertarians and high-tech industry trade groups. The proposal was most likely spurred by the...
[August 23, 1999, 9:07]
Obama, McCain campaign PCs compromised
News Last summer, Barack Obama's presidential-campaign computers came under cyberattack from an "unknown entity". His machines weren't alone; John McCain's computers were also attacked, according to a report appearing on Wednesday on the site of...
[November 6, 2008, 9:19]
$100 laptop project is 'fundamentally flawed'
Talkback We at ComputerCorps www.computercorps.org also believe that sending refurbished computers is a better way to adress the issue. We work with Rotary International to get the computers to those in need. All the best.
[June 23, 2006, 3:36]
Companies urged to switch PCs off
News Fujitsu Siemens surveyed 1000 employees, and found that some 370 never turned off their computers before leaving the office for the day. Fujitsu Siemens Computers, who added that simply putting a computer into standby still means it is consuming...
[October 24, 2005, 14:30]
Hitachi drive gears up for hard knocks
News Shifting its focus from roominess to ruggedness, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies on Tuesday plans to announce a 40GB drive for notebook computers meant to withstand more wear and tear. Shipments of laptop drives are growing more quickly than...
[March 30, 2004, 9:40]
Green laws will tackle standby appliances
News The UK government has welcomed EU legislation designed to clamp down on inefficient technology such as computers and household appliances that waste huge amounts of power when in standby mode. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide are...
[July 6, 2005, 16:30]
