Google's Schmidt Bows Out of Obama CTO Race
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama's administration if he was asked.
Sony PS3 to Launch Gaming Battle, Profit Elusive
The road to profitability is expected to be a long and rocky one for Sony's game business.
Visioneer Hits the Road with Portable Scanner
The Visioneer RoadWarrior's build and software bundle was designed with, well, road warriors in mind.
Apple Suit Seen Hurting Creative in Long Run
MP3 music player maker Creative's U.S. patent lawsuit against Apple has boosted the loss-making Singapore firm's shares, but analysts fear it will disrupt management turnaround efforts.
Facebook Adds Privacy Controls, Plans Chat
Facebook said on Tuesday it is introducing new privacy controls that give users of the fast-growing social-network site the ability to preserve social distinctions between friends, family and co-workers online.
Let's Go Phishing
While not self perpetuating like a virus or worm, Phishing scam messages can be equally destructive to unsuspecting users. If you're in IT or the office guru, you need to talk to your users and friends about. Phishing (fishing), also known as carding, is the use of bogus e-mails and web sites to lure unsuspecting users into revealing identity, password and credit card information.
Analysts: iPhone Has Neither Security nor Relevance
Take your pick: The iPhone is a) a "security nightmare," b) will "turn your security team into zombies" and/or c) pretty irrelevant to enterprise security.
Update: YouTube Denies McCain DMCA Request
The McCain-Palin campaign this week sent a letter to YouTube requesting that it give a "full legal review" to all DMCA takedown notices aimed at videos from political candidates and campaigns.
Hands On with the Philips amBX Game Peripherals
We play with the Philips amBX gaming peripherals, which include a light effects set, speakers, a vibration pad for your keyboard, and fans that blow in your face. It's all a little much.
Microsoft's EU Fight May Hurt Vista Release
Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust battle in Europe threatens to snarl the release of the next version of Windows and has turned into a big distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits, analysts and investors say.
