E-Commerce Fraud on the Rise
E-commerce fraud is big business. Web-based shopping scams will cost U.S. merchants approximately $3.6 billion in 2007, an increase of 20 percent over 2006 levels, according to a report commissioned by security company CyberSource.
Emergency Data Recovery
Extreme measures may be called for when restoring critical data from damaged hard disks.
Facebook: Now You Can Check Out any Time You Like
Facebook has streamlined the procedure for eliminating all data from a user account when the user closes it and leaves the site for good. But it's still unnecessarily clunky.
Real Might Alter RealDVD to Appease Studios
RealNetworks took its turn before a San Francisco district judge here Thursday afternoon, holding open the possibility that it would rework its products to meet the demands of a possible ruling.
TomTom to Buy Map Supplier Tele Atlas
TomTom, the world's biggest maker of car navigation devices, plans to buy its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, for 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to improve the maps used by millions of drivers.
Hacker Claims to Know Plot of Last 'Harry Potter' Book
A hacker has claimed to have used a Trojan horse to hack into PCs owned by Bloomsbury Publishing, the publisher of the Harry Potter series of children's books, and published what he claims are the climactic portions of the plot to a security list.
Opera Mini 4.1 Beta Adds iPhone-Like Experience
Opera Mini is a serious killer app: The free Internet browser brings an iPhone-esque browsing experience to almost every phone and smartphone.
Nielsen: 40 Percent of People Use Smartphones, Tablets While Watching
According to a Nielsen report, 40 percent of smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices while they watch TV.
Patent Startup Preps $200B Suit Vs. Apple, Microsoft
A small content-protection firm, Media Rights Technologies, has sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe claiming that its technology actively avoids its own protection software. The chief executive says a $200 billion suit will soon follow.
New eVoice iOS App Transforms iDevices Into Feature-Packed Phone Syste
Customers with an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch can now make &receive calls over a data connection from anywhere in the world without using carrier plan minutes.
