E-mail for Basic Mobile Phones Unveiled
A start-up is set to bring e-mail, instant messaging, and other communications services to low-cost mobile phones, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Hackers Beat Google China Censorship, Briefly
Capital letters meant liberation from Google's censorship software for a few hours. Now it's onto some other way around Google's wall in China.
IBM Transforms Wasted Chips into Solar Cells
IBM's new breakthrough recycling process, promising to turn semiconductor byproduct into the raw material for silicon-constrained solar panel production, is a shining example of a waste-to-energy success.
Facebook Membership Hits 250 Million
Facebook has passed the 250 million member mark, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday.
Beijing Olympic Officials Not Amused by Online Pranks
Beijing Games organizers threaten legal action against online pranksters who poke fun at official Olympic symbols after a rash of digital spoofs appear on the Internet.
CNET, McAfee Execs Latest Options Casualties
McAfee Inc. on Wednesday fired its president and said its chief executive would retire after an internal probe into the software maker's stock option practices, but shares rose more than 3 percent on hopes that the investigation was nearing an end.
SanDisk Announces 4-Gbyte SD 2.0 Card
SanDisk Corp. on Monday announced a 4-Gbyte SD card that will go on sale this month.
Citrix Systems MakesXenServer Free, Debuts Essentials
On Monday, Citrix Systems said that it would make a version of its enterprise-class XenServer virtualization product free of charge for unlimited product deployment, and has added an "Essentials" management and automation product for XenServer and Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platforms.
'D' Show: Dell Still Doesn't Need R&D
The second session this morning at the D6 conference featured IAC's Barry Diller and Dell's Michael Dell. Diller was, as usual, very funny, while Dell was more low key, but both talked mostly about business models rather than technology.
Report: Mobile Users Often Lax About Security
A new report by InsightExpress finds that many wireless workers are not cognizant of security and best practices.
