Poor IT Market Could Lead to More Cybercrime
The ever-weakening job market could well lead to an increase in online crime as laid-off workers, especially those with computer skills, turn to scams to support themselves, Cisco Systems Inc said in a mid-year security report to be released on Tuesday.
Microtek Announces Flatbed Film Scanner
Microtek announced the Microtek ArtixScan M1 scanner, a film scanner that includes a flatbed for scanning documents and photographic prints.
AOL to Allow Users to Opt Out of Targeted Ads
Time Warner unit will give consumers the ability to avoid behavior-based ads.
Stanford Preps Car For Urban Robotics Challenge
In what sounds like a science fair project on steroids, engineers at Stanford University plan to have an unmanned robot car ready to navigate urban traffic in less than a year.
eBay Warns of Down 2008; CEO to Step Down
EBay Inc warned that 2008 results would fall below Wall Street expectations, sending its stock down more than 5 percent even as it confirmed long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman would step aside.
JVC Unveils Three New HD Camcorders
JVC on Monday announced three new HD Everio camcorders: the GZ-HD40, GZ-HD30, and GZ-HD10.
Digg Testing Ad Voting Platform
Digg.com is testing a platform that would let users vote advertisements up or down just as they do for original content.
New eMachines PCs Designed For Students
In a bid to entice students toward its new eMachines desktop PC line, Gateway has announced a slew of new Vista-capable computers that are optimized for use in an academic environment.
New Firefox Beta Patches Memory Leaks, Adds Security
Tuesday night, Mozilla announced the availability of Firefox 3 Beta 3, which provides security enhancements and patches many memory leaks.
Embed Fonts for Easier Editing
When transferring a presentation to another computer to edit it, make sure to embed the fonts inside the presentation so they will be available when you make changes.
