Patches Show Older Software Burden Bing Bangs Out More Market Share IE 6 and 7 Vulnerability Being Exploited Who Cares About App Store Terms? Cisco Unveils Faster CRS-3 Router Tax Time Brings Out the Fraud Artists Microsoft has released two bulletins to fix eight bugs in Windows and Microsoft Office. Both are rated important, but analysts said many of the vulnerabilities could potentially be more severe. The search-engine wars are alive and well -- and Bing is the beneficiary again. Microsoft's so-called decision engine grabbed 11.5 percent of the U.S. search market in February, comScore says. Older versions of Internet Explorer are under attack. Microsoft has warned that cybercriminals are actively exploiting a vulnerability that lets attackers execute malicious code. Apple tightly controls not only the approval of third-party applications for its App Store but also its developers, requiring written approval to talk about the developer agreement. Cisco says its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System is the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new services. How can you possibly know that the sender of an e-mail message that has landed in your inbox is trying to steal your money or your identity? The message comes right out and asks for it. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Cybercriminals Steal Virtual Objects Get Rid of Graffiti with Your iPhone Fighting Flood of Bogus Tech Products Recession Recovery: One-Hit Wonder Remove 'Bloatware' from a Win 7 PC Tiny Laptops Offer Fancy Features Computer gamers are increasingly finding that there's a serious side to their virtual fun: their hard-earned virtual objects are being stolen from them, and in some cases their entire game as well. Graffiti? There's an app for that. The old-school practice of American graffiti may have met its match in some high-tech programs designed to report and remove the blight from city and private property. In the past five years, counterfeit computer chips, routers, and other electronic products have become an epidemic, with fake gear costing the IT industry an estimated $100 billion a year. The recovery is losing steam, with the U.S. economy growing at half the brisk 5.9 percent pace at which the government estimated it grew last quarter. Was the year-end growth spurt a one-hit wonder? Buy a new Win 7 computer, and you'll likely be in for some surprises -- both pleasant and unpleasant. On the unpleasant side will be the many applications PC makers preinstall on their computers. A rash of new laptops set for display at the CeBIT computing trade show underlines the growing shift in the market to tinier machines with fancier features such as 3-D graphics and touch screens. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
HP Turns Steve Jobs' Flash Snub Against Apple's iPad No watered-down Internet. No sacrifices. That's the promise Hewlett-Packard Vice President and CTO Phil McKinney offered consumers in a blog post about the PC giant's upcoming tablet.
Cisco Unveils Much Faster CRS-3 Router for Net Growth Cisco says its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System is the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new services.
HP Swipes at iPad as 'Watered Down' as Rivals Line Up Competitors in the fast-moving tablet-computer category are lining up to take on Apple's iPad. Hewlett-Packard is the latest to preview a product, and other companies are positioning products.
Mobile Enterprise Spotlight
Smartphones Transforming Business Travel More and more tech-savvy travelers are using their smartphones to transform travel habits, looking up aircraft seat configuration, tracking taxis, contacting hotels and locating colleagues.
With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft Makes 'Clean Break' Microsoft said its new software for smartphones, Windows Phone 7 Series, is a "clean break" with the past. The phones won't run applications written for older versions of Microsoft's software.
Apple's Suit Would Block HTC's HD2 Windows 7 Phone Apple is attempting to put the brakes on one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple's suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone in the U.S.
Enterprise Technology Spotlight
Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google has launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite.
IBM Develops Earth-Friendly Plastic Researchers from IBM and Stanford have developed a way to significantly improve the quality of recycled plastic, breaking the plastic down so that it can be reused again and again in the same form.
Building Your Own Computer: Not Just for Nerds The simplest way to make sure that every piece of technology in a new desktop PC fits your requirements is to build it yourself. You don't have to be a nerd to manage the task anymore, either.