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Report: Google unworried about Yahoo ad deal's antitrust issue 25 Apr 08, 21:05 ET Google thinks Microsoft acquiring Yahoo raises more antitrust concerns than Yahoo using Google search ads, Reuters reports. more Is the CPU dead or alive? Nvidia says a little of both 25 Apr 08, 20:20 ET Nvidia is making more statements about the demise of the CPU. more New iPhone back in black? 25 Apr 08, 20:06 ET Well, it never was all-black, but the 3G version might be, according to a new report that also says a GPS chip is on the way. more Security Vendors Slam Defcon Virus Contest 25 Apr 08, 19:30 ET PC World - There will be a new contest at the Defcon hacker conference this August, one that antivirus vendors already hate. more More Google Docs available offline: spreadsheets, presentations 25 Apr 08, 19:05 ET Google fleshes out the ability to access Google Docs while your computer is off the network. But spreadsheets and presentations can't yet be edited offline. more Web 2.0: Whatever Google Knows About Spam, It Isn't Saying 25 Apr 08, 18:42 ET TechWeb - Trust and reputation systems are a great way to reduce spam, but Google avoids talk of an ongoing flood of malware-infected porn on Google Groups pages. more Computer Security Breach Could Impact 8,000 Students, 500 Faculty 25 Apr 08, 18:15 ET A computer containing the names, Social Security numbers and grades of 9,000 students and 500 instructors has been compromised, CU announced Friday. more Microsoft CFO: 'We'll see what next week brings' 25 Apr 08, 18:06 ET Sounding the same note he took with analysts Thursday, Chris Liddell tells employees that the company is still trying to figure out its next move if Yahoo fails to come to the table. more Yahoo shares continue to lag as deadline looms 25 Apr 08, 18:06 ET As it faces a Saturday deadline to enter formal buyout talks with Microsoft, the Internet giant's shares drag behind the broader markets. more Scott Charney: Microsoft's Ax Man 25 Apr 08, 17:20 ET Some people might dream of having the power to kill a product just before launch at a company the size of Microsoft, but for... more Security Fix Live 25 Apr 08, 16:58 ET Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs was online to answer your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect your personal information. more Yahoo site suffers stock-ticker display glitch 25 Apr 08, 16:07 ET Yahoo patches a problem that had blocked some My Yahoo users from seeing stock prices next to their ticker lists. Plus: Google revamps its finance page. more U.S. eyes China, Russia, 44 others over piracy 25 Apr 08, 16:07 ET In annual report, Bush administration singles out "priority" and "lower level" trading partners who allegedly aren't doing enough to stop intellectual property infringement. more Lars Ulrich suggests Metallica could follow Radiohead 25 Apr 08, 15:05 ET Heavy-metal drummer and lightening rod for anti-piracy efforts changes his tune. more O'Reilly invites Twitter questions at Web 2.0, doesn't ask them 25 Apr 08, 15:05 ET The conference and magazine innovator offered to incorporate the backchannel in a way that could change how such confabs become interactive, but then doesn't follow up. more by (Staff) on Sun 18th Sep 2005 05:11 in reply to " RE[2]: Computer Insecurity " 25 Apr 08, 14:46 ET "There's lots of innovation going on in security - we're inundated with a steady stream of new stuff and it all sounds like it works just great. Every couple of months I'm invited to a new computer security conference, or I'm asked to write a foreword for a new computer security book. more After Trading Scandal, Banker Gets I.T. Job 25 Apr 08, 14:12 ET Jérôme Kerviel, the Société Générale trader who used his knowledge of the bank?s electronic risk controls to conceal billions in unauthorized bets, has a new job at a computer consulting firm. more Electric sports cars from Europe delayed 25 Apr 08, 14:07 ET Crikey! Will this generation of middle-aged men be deprived of a mid-life crisis car before retirement hits? more Google's chief economist waxes optimistic about Internet sector 25 Apr 08, 14:07 ET There may be signs of trouble elsewhere in the U.S. economy, but he and other industry watchers say e-commerce and venture capital opportunities are still looking relatively strong. more Jonathan Schwartz: A top blogger sees end to blogging 25 Apr 08, 14:06 ET Blogging will live on, but it won't be called blogging, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz predicts. more McAfee falls after 1Q results, but analysts remain upbeat 25 Apr 08, 13:34 ET McAfee shares are down after the computer security company reported a decline in first-quarter profit. Late Thursday, Santa Clara, Calif.-based McAfee Inc. reported adjusted profit of 43 cents per share, narrowly missing analyst estimates. more Price cut moves U.K. iPhones 25 Apr 08, 13:20 ET U.K. phone shoppers responded well to a £100 cut in the price of the 8GB iPhone; O2 and Carphone Warehouse have virtually exhausted their supply. more As Intel ships 10 millionth quad-core, AMD gets it in gear 25 Apr 08, 13:05 ET Intel has hit the 10 million mark for quad-core processors shipped. AMD is now in a position to step up and ship millions of its own quad-core chips. more Skype co-founders said to be raising new venture dollars 25 Apr 08, 12:20 ET Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, who also co-founded Joost and Kazaa, may be amassing $450 million for new investments. more Merkel rebukes spy agency for bugging Kabul official - Summary 25 Apr 08, 12:18 ET Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered on Friday an inquiry and discipline for espionage officials who used a computer virus to monitor the e-mails of an Afghan government minister. Her spokesman, Ulrich Wilhelm, revealed Merkel's exasperat... more Skype co-founders said to be raising new venture fund 25 Apr 08, 12:05 ET Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who also co-founded Joost and Kazaa, may be amassing $450 million for new investments. more A rarity: Click fraud declines 25 Apr 08, 11:50 ET A study finds that click fraud rates for online advertising dropped slightly from the last quarter of 2007 to the first of 2008. more Geoengineered cooling of planet would have 'perilous effects' 25 Apr 08, 11:35 ET Trying to mimic the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions by injecting sulfur into the atmosphere would badly damage the ozone layer, an NCAR study concludes. more Nintendo: No plans for Wii, DS price cuts 25 Apr 08, 10:50 ET A top exec at the gaming company says he doesn't think the company will need to trim prices to meet sales goals, according to a published report. more Dollar-a-gallon ethanol plant in U.S. operation next year 25 Apr 08, 10:35 ET Pennsylvania lures cellulosic-ethanol maker Coskata to build a $25 million commercial demonstration plant that would make 40,000 gallons per year at $1 a gallon. more Hackers warn high street chains 25 Apr 08, 10:06 ET High street chains will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the world's elite hackers warn. more Kleiner Perkins said to form 'Green Growth' fund 25 Apr 08, 10:05 ET The idea behind this sort of late-stage fund--this one would have input from Al Gore--is to help start-ups survive the transition from tech development to commercial sales. more A post-redesign AOL hits new Web site traffic records 25 Apr 08, 10:05 ET After a major overhaul of its Web sites, the Time Warner unit reports double-digit Web site traffic growth, alongside strong March measurements from ComScore. more 'Spore Creature Creator' to see light of day in June 25 Apr 08, 10:05 ET Electronic Arts plans to give gamers the summer to tinker with characters for Spore, ahead of the game's long-awaited September release. more Spammers Ramp up Siege on Google's Blogger via Bots 25 Apr 08, 06:20 ET PC World - Spammers are using an automated method to create bogus pages on Google's Blogger service, again highlighting the diminishing... more Attorney general to colleges: Beef up information security 25 Apr 08, 01:47 ET Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, citing a recent “hacking” incident at Southern Connecticut State University, says every higher education institution in the state should take steps to better protect people from computer security breaches and identity theft. more Netvibes to open-source its widget platform 25 Apr 08, 01:20 ET The customizable start page plans to open source its widget platform, APIs, and iPhone version, said Tariq Krim, the company's CEO. more Samsung chairman stepped down, but profit up 25 Apr 08, 00:50 ET Days after Chairman Lee Kun-Hee's resigns shamed by tax evasion charges, the world's top maker of memory chips on Friday posts a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit. more Baker team grabs top computer-security prize 25 Apr 08, 00:41 ET The winning team from Baker College successfully averted computer-security disaster while running a fictional network. A team of students from Baker College ... more

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