Configure Linux
Some people are happy with their operating systems as installed. Others like to tinker.

Analysis: Reverse-Engineering Skype Is Doubtful
A recent rumor hitting the blogosphere has the world buzzing with the possibility that a Chinese company backed with large sums of money has cracked the Skype encryption codes and is poised to offer a competing product that can send and receive Skype calls. Art Reisman is dubious.

Google Adds 'Time Travel' to Google Mars
Google on Friday updated Google Mars with the ability to look back in time at historical maps of the Red Planet.
5 Ways the Apple Store Rocked Best Buy on iPad Launch Day... or Did It


Microsoft Issues Word Zero-Day Attack Alert
The unpatched flaw can be exploited when a user merely opens a rigged Word document, and there are no pre-patch workarounds available, Microsoft warns.

Google Kills Ad Deal with Yahoo
Regulatory scrutiny has prompted Google to abandon its advertising deal with Yahoo, the search engine giant announced Wednesday.
DOJ Concerned About Microsoft's European Defeat
The U.S. Department of Justice, which has been overseeing an antitrust settlement with Microsoft for five years, said on Monday it was "concerned" about a European court's decision to uphold an antitrust ruling against Microsoft.

ZoneAlarm Launches Wireless Router
The security-software company said it will be branching out into the hardware market with the release of a new high-end wireless router.

Best Buy to Give $50 Gift Card to HD DVD Buyers
Best Buy said Wednesday that customers who had purchased an HD DVD player or HD DVD attachment before Feb. 23 would receive a $50 gift card as a goodwill gesture.

iPhone Sales Help Boost Mac OS X
Global sales of the iPhone during the third quarter boosted Apple's smart phone market share and propelled its Mac OS X to the number three position ahead of Microsoft's Windows Mobile, according to a Thursday report from Gartner.