Discussion threads on 2004-12

'CounterStrike' session sets record
'Phishing' attacks rocket in November
15 firms added to Cisco security effort
A new iMac for under $500?
Acacia purchase creates Net patent powerhouse
Adobe smoothes kinks in Acrobat
Adware cannibals feast on each other
Aid agencies seeking help for Asia
Alleged Honeywell documents expose offshoring plan
Altnet to pay Kazaa users for swapping
AMD works to chill out Opteron
Analyst: Iron's hot for cheaper iMac
Anti-Santy worm on the prowl
Anti-spam law ruled unconstitutional
Antispam campaign bites the dust
Antivirus firm says organized crime growing online
AOL gets ready to launch free Web e-mail
AOL sees decline in spam
AOL shuts out some AIM users
AOL slims to grow
Appeals court ponders Microsoft patent case
Apple aims to patent fall-detecting iPod
Apple delivers iTunes Canada
Apple fights RealNetworks' 'hacker tactics'
Apple goes after iTunes site holder
Apple goes to court to smoke out product leaker
Apple releases security update to Mac OS X
Apple sues over loose Tiger
Apple's iTunes now accepting PayPal
Apple's Xsan falls behind schedule
Apple: Widget writers wanted
Army to deploy robots that shoot
Asia tsunami warning system feasible
At trial, Altnet-Kazaa link examined
Atkins to count carbs on cell phones
Australian police get go-ahead on spyware
Back to school for Office XP
BellSouth prepares network upgrade for video
Big Blue news a sign of PC market's graying temples
Bin Laden tape posted on Web
BitTorrent file-swapping networks face crisis
BitTorrent servers under attack
Blinkx unveils video search engine
Blockbuster may force rival's hand
Blockbuster undercuts DVD rivals
Blood bank fears laptop heist ID theft
Bluetooth gadget turns iPod into stereo remote
British regulators forward iTunes complaint to EU
Browser phishing 'flaw' could hook users
Bulked-up Symantec eyes new conquests
Bush campaign official indicted
Bush picks Kerik for Homeland Security job
Cabir cell phone threat worsens
Cabir worm code wriggles onto Web
California gives up newspaper vs. Web fight
Call screening comes to cell phones
Can IBM be a Google for businesses?
Canada plans do-not-call list
Canadians get iTunes on the cheap
Carriers throw their weight around towns
Cell phone towers in camouflage
Cell phones that go bad in a good way
China launches largest IPv6 network
Chip gear sales now expected to shrink
Christmas card virus 'ataks'
Cingular to upgrade wireless data network
Circuit City cautious on outlook
Cisco cites security flaws
Cisco invests $12 million in Japan R&D center
Cisco updates Ethernet switches
Clinton blows horn for search start-up
Clock's ticking on Windows payout
Computer problem grounds Comair flights
Computer services jobs keep rising
ComScore: Spyware or 'researchware'?
Consultant lament--frequent flier miles
Database flaws more risky than thought
Dell bashes 'big iron'
Dell cuts prices on many corporate products
Dell is swell, customers say
Dell, Philips cut $700 million deal
Dell: Red Hat needs to lower prices
Desktop Linux and what $50 gets you
Dish leaps into San Francisco-area DVR scuffle
Disney to support Blu-ray Disc
Doctors use video games to hone skills
Does the 'Halo 2 effect' threaten broadband?
E-mail hoax sparks 'Do Not Call' stampede
eBay brings down the hammer on Microsoft Passport
Electronic Arts promises workplace change
Electronic Arts to buy into Ubi Soft
Ellison talks about the acquisition
Eolas, Microsoft make their case--again
EU delays review of Microsoft-Time Warner buy
EU patent decision delayed
EU plans Microsoft ruling for Wednesday
EU upholds penalties against Microsoft
Exploits released for new Windows flaws
Feds convict warez pirate
Feds move on wireless Web, cell phones in flight
Filling the need for game speed
Film use fading like an old photo
Finally, a sensible security scheme
Fiorina: 'We've completed the transition'
Firefox ad readied as market share increases
Firefox fans promote browser in Europe
Firefox surpasses 10 million download mark
Firefox users ignore online ads, report says
Firefox's Times ad late as 10 million downloads near
Firm: Chinese cybercops nailing virus writers
Focus group: Kazaa will meet Napster's fate
Forrester: IT budgets to jump 7 percent in '05
Fox Music opens online store
Free online credit reports begin Wednesday
Froogle turns to Web for product reviews
FTC focuses on file swapping
FTC serves up fully baked spam recipe
FTC spotlights proposals on P2P risks
Game over: Acclaim's assets up for auction
Gartner: Google desktop search not enterprise-ready
Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology
Gates joins board of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Gates wades into open-source debate
Gateway finds new spot on retail shelves
Geek lovers' Top 10 holiday wish list
Get a gift--and a tech support headache
Giant robots in the backyard
Giants throw in the towel on TV tech
Glitch blocks some iTunes music sales
Global PC market to double by 2010
Google adds major libraries to its database
Google hit with trademark suit over 'Scholar'
Google offers a suggestion
Google squashes Santy worm
Google wins in trademark suit with Geico
Google worm targets AOL, Yahoo
Google's search for security
Google: We've fixed desktop search tool flaw
Grid gurus launch a start-up
Group plans holiday spoiler for RIAA, studios
Hacker fries McDonald's site
Hard drives, telephoto lenses meet cell phones
Head of auction site arrested on porn charge
Help desk on the home front a drag
HMV taps Microsoft for help with music service
Hollywood allies sue DVD jukebox maker
Honda robot applies for 9-to-5 job
Hotmail dumps McAfee's antivirus for Trend Micro
HP leans on Veritas for Unix boost
HP rolls out ultra-low-priced PC in China
HP shifts last of Itanium work to Intel
HP signs on high-speed networking start-up
HP to make $3 billion Itanium commitment
Hub spoke at Oracle's OpenWorld
Human error at EDS to blame for U.K. outage
Hybrid Trojan horse aims at Symbian phones
I married a Java developer from outer space!
I was fired for blogging
IBM appears close to PC deal
IBM forms another venture in China--with Lenovo rival
IBM launches Power chip alliance
IBM said to be eyeing a sale of its PC business
IBM sells PC group to Lenovo
IBM still hammering out China factory ownership
IBM takes aim at data storage leader EMC
IBM to customers: Expect business as usual
IBM wins outsourcing deals worth $1 billion
IBM, AMD claim a better way to strain silicon
IBM: Sold-off PC unit was a money drain
IDC: Linux PC sales to hit $10 billion in 2008
IDC: Linux server sales to hit $9.1 billion in 2008
Illinois gov. wants limits on graphic video games
Infineon execs to get prison terms
Inflicting pain on 'griefers'
Information Builders: There is life past 40
Intel expands core concept for chips
Intel raises revenue estimates
Intel says mistakes are in the past
Intel to put 64 bits in desktops in 2005
Intel, AT&T team on telecom
Internet hoax hoodwinks McNealy
Is the Internet truly global?
ISP wins $1 billion in spam suit
Israel to restrict porn on cell phones
iSuppli: Memory market will stall in 2005
IT automation in bold, broad strokes
iTunes hits 200 million download mark
iTunes not ready to sing 'O Canada'
Japan firms to test radio-tagged luggage
Japan jumps on Sony's PSP
Java stir puts Sun in a spot
Java stir puts Sun in a spot
JBoss eyes front-end technologies
Jobs gets OK to tear down historic house
John Thompson places his wager
Judge tosses Canada's 'iPod tax'
JVC previews Blu-ray DVD combo
Keiretsu dynasties give way to global changes
Key witness takes stand in Kazaa trial
Kitty says 'Hello' via cell phone
Kodak catches up with Sony in camera sales
Larry Ellison's deju vu moment
Lawsuit: Software should not be copyrighted
Lenovo poised to take over IBM's PC biz
Lexar kicks off China sales effort
Libraries check out e-books
Linux groups patch image flaw
Linux lasting longer against Net attacks
LokiTorrent fights MPAA legal attack
Looming threat to America's high tech
Lycos Europe denies attack on zombie army
Lycos Europe's antispam tool no longer available
Lycos Europe's zombie campaign downs two sites
Making big iron from lots of little iron
Marine's death sparks e-mail privacy debate
Matsushita changes name to Panasonic
McNealy slams Oracle for pricing plans
Meet Lenovo's next boss
Men sued for spam pushing fake diplomas
Michael Dell: IBM deal a dud
Microsoft aims at Big Blue bull's-eye
Microsoft and enterprises in a love-hate relationship
Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance
Microsoft buy comes with strings attached
Microsoft buys anti-spyware technology firm
Microsoft foes lukewarm on Windows licensing
Microsoft goes after PeopleSoft customers
Microsoft nears release of 64-bit Windows
Microsoft Office developers get own venue
Microsoft patches spell happy holidays
Microsoft posts critical configuration patch
Microsoft readies scaled-back Windows
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer fix
Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore
Microsoft slips out database test release
Microsoft sues more alleged spammers
Microsoft testing subscription Outlook
Microsoft to patch Windows flaws
Microsoft wireless net due for upgrade
Microsoft's alpha tester
Microsoft, Autodesk sign patent pact
Microsoft, Citrix strike patent-sharing deal
Microsoft, partners to take NAP for security
Minnesota backs down on VoIP rules--for now
Mixed marriage for Sprint and Nextel technologies
Mozilla aims for mobile browser market
Mozilla previews e-mail program
Mozilla's Lightning to strike Outlook?
MPAA targets core BitTorrent, eDonkey users
Mr. Phillips goes to Pleasanton
MS Money: Better than Quicken?
MSN joins desktop search fray
MSN to stream Times Square fete
Naked pinups revealed as virus
Napster founder basks in funding, label support
NASA preps spacecraft, hygiene tips for Mars
NASA to fire projectile into comet
Net communities may be key to future of politics
Net worm using Google to spread
Netcraft goes fishing for phishers
Netflix on Blockbuster: We're not impressed
New browser sniffs out phishy sites
New CD copy-lock technology nears market
New file system has long road to Windows
New Grand Theft Auto bound for XBox
New Internet domains in the works
New microscope could focus nanotech dream
New weapon in child-porn wars
New worry for phones: tight pants
New Year's resolution for Firefox: Grow
New year's resolutions for Microsoft
New York Times runs Firefox ad
Next IBM-Apple chip getting high-end feature
Next step for iPod: 80GB?
Nintendo DS a sales sensation
Nintendo plugs video into game handhelds
No @$ï indecency rules for satellite radio
No-go zone for Passport
Nobel laureate rings energy alarm bell
Novell beta mixes SuSE Linux, NetWare
Nvidia to work on PlayStation 3 chip
Ohio legislation would send spammers to jail
On the tech radar
Online publishers run with 'BarneyCam' video
Online storage firm shutters file depot
Opera releases new talking Web browser
Oracle buys PeopleSoft for $10 billion
Oracle gains controlling stake in PeopleSoft
Oracle joins or refashions the information age
Oracle ordered to pay in discrimination case
Oracle seeks to ease PeopleSoft customer jitters
Oracle uses Apple storage gear
Oracle vows 'oversupport' for PeopleSoft customers
Our faves: Britney, eBay and tablets, says Google
Palmisano memo outlines reason for IBM sale
Palmisano memo: 'Repositioning for leadership'
PalmOne appoints CFO
PalmSource to buy into China, Linux
Password imperfect
Patches slapped on serious PHP flaws
Peace breaks out in Oracle courtroom
PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal
Personal toll-free numbers move to the Net
Peterson death sentence relayed via messaging
Phel program threatens latest Windows XP
Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi plan
Phishers lie in wait for Google searchers
Phishing attacks skyrocket in 2004
Phishing hole discovered in IE
Playboy's free come-on turns iPod into iBod
Playing Net movies on your TV
PlayStation 2 shortage rattles shoppers
PlayStation 3 chip goes easy on developers
PlayStation Portable's tough birth
Poles push patents off EU agenda
Police question man over Slammer worm
Porn loses its savor in spam
Prosecutors, ex-AOL worker reach plea agreement
Quake may have altered Earth's rotation
Qwest reaches 1 million DSL subscriptions
Ray Ozzie looks back, looks ahead
Red Hat pulls out a profit
Remember Roomba? Holiday shoppers do
Report asserts Kazaa makes the rules
Report: Cost of phishing not so high
Report: India to host 15 percent of U.S. tech jobs
RFID dodges royalties bullet
RIAA files 754 new file-swapping suits
Rivals hope for the worst for Symantec
Samsung launches tiny memory card for mobiles
Samsung, Sony cross-license their patents
Samsung: Memory, LCD prices to drop; sales to rise
Satellite radio sees subscriber growth
School's out to shun IE
Schoolboy sends 'Simpsons' to the rescue
Scientists to gather for supercomputing feat
SCO reports deeper loss, shrinking revenue
Search companies vie for the desktop
Security needs, prices heat Ethernet switch market
Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws
Security workers praise Sarbanes-Oxley
Sharman exec calls child porn unstoppable
Siemens claims gigabit wireless breakthrough
Sneaky fee could raise Net domain costs
Solaris and Novell desktop management: Still in catch-up mode
Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004
Sources: Line sharing issue is pawn in FCC game
South African crime fighters get inventive
Spam-happy shoppers love stolen software
Sprint begins $3 billion march to 3G
Sprint offers streaming mobile music
Sprint, Nextel agree to $35 billion merger
Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
Stock option expensing required next year
Students uncover dozens of Unix software flaws
Study: Cell phones scramble DNA
Study: Laptop heat a threat to fertility
Study: Subscription services to drive digital music
Study: VDSL to grow as ADSL stalls
Stun guns to include video
Sun and Microsoft: So far, so good
Sun open-source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier
Sun plans to call on Lenovo after IBM deal
Supreme Court to hear broadband case
Supreme Court to hear P2P case
Symantec joins the big leagues
Symantec to buy Veritas for $13.5 billion
Taking a look back from 2020
Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam
Tech firms, FBI to fight phishing
Tech jobs to be replaced by new tech?
The method to Palmisano's madness
The wings on this plane go up and down
Thomson to enter HD DVD market
Till death do you part (from your phone company)
Time Warner may pick up Sprint cell calls
TiVo giveaway has lump of coal for Comcast
To airmen, from the Air Force: New IM tool
Toshiba puts quantum crypto into practice
Toshiba, Memory-Tech unveil new disc
Trojan poses as Lycos Europe screensaver
Trump to software exec: You're hired
Turning Dell in a new direction
U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers
U.S. to charge AOL with fraud, defer prosecution
U.S. to more closely coordinate GPS policy
U.S. to probe Comair, US Airways troubles
Unisys, Oracle, Microsoft team on business software
USGS: Warnings could have saved thousands
Verizon unlikely to bid for Sprint
Video game pushes China's buttons
Viewpoint to buy Unicast for $7.4 million
Vonage goes to the video
Vonage service to retail at CompUSA outlets
Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop
Wal-Mart tagging fuels RFID market
Wanted: your ad on eBay
Washington Post picks up Slate from Microsoft
Web firms pitch in for tsunami relief
Web services patents fetch $15.5 million
What's wrong with RSS is also what's right with it
Where's the market for Sun's pay-as-you-go?
Who says safe computing is a pipe dream?
Why Lenovo-IBM is a tough sell
Wi-Fi Acacia's next patent target
Wi-Fi for everyone? Not so fast
Will Apple flash iPod rock market?
Will Google stay as hot as its lava lamps?
Windows NT 4 support to come at price in '05
With IBM system, Army hopes to crush paperwork
With new book, Potter casts spell on Web yet again
Witness against Sharman switched sides
Witness assaults Kazaa filter claims
Witness says Kazaa activity can be monitored
Worst spyware queues up
Would you outsource yourself?
XML documents merger ahead
Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic conditions
Yahoo tests video search engine
Yahoo to test desktop search
Zafi worm purports to be Christmas greeting