Travel Bits: Banned iPads, Smarter Cars, Help for Yelp
Israel closes its borders to the iPad, saying the device could interfere with existing wireless devices, while Yelp is making changes to the way it displays user reviews to appease a group of angry businesses.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
Will the iPhone Be an iNightmare for Business?
Opinion: Even the tough stance of IT managers may not be enough to stem the iPhone's tide.
Skype's Alleged Spying Angers Chinese
Savvy Internet users in China began avoiding the version of Skype offered by its Chinese partner two years ago, but news it filtered and recorded text messages has sparked new worries about the global firm's commitment to privacy.
In Broadband, U.S. Lags Korea by 15 Years
According to the Communications Workers of America, the United States still significantly lags behind other areas of the world in terms of the available broadband bandwidth available to consumers.
Apple Reports Excellent Quarter; Predicts Strong 4Q
Apple provided a healthy dose of relief to a technology industry battered by Wall Street's woes, reporting one of the best quarters in its history.
Configure Linux
Some people are happy with their operating systems as installed. Others like to tinker.
ADV: Stopping Crimeware and Malware: How to Close the Vulnerability W
Computer users can no longer wait for a new vaccine every time a new security threat appears. TruPrevent is an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) that caught and killed all variants of the recent Zotab worm without requiring updates or generating false positives. This whitepaper describes how TruPrevent achieves this level of accuracy.
Fedora 8 Proves Popular and Powerful
Many users have already taken Red Hat's latest community Linux for a "spin." (DesktopLinux.com)
Dell Restates Earnings in Accounting Scandal
Dell will restate financial results for fiscal years 2003 through 2006 and for the first quarter of 2007 after a year-long investigation uncovered internal efforts to manipulate and inflate company performance, Dell announced Thursday.
