The next level of security threat: Botnets

We all are aware of the malicious softwares and viruses that affect our personal computers and servers and which are designed to destroy our important data and personal files. Of course, we have the top of the line anti-virus softwares installed to combat such nuisances, but are they enough? Are you sure there are no botnets on your network or your computer? Read more

The new wave of Cloud Computing

You might have recently heard about this term called Cloud computing but not really sure what exactly does it mean and how it works, am I right? Well, this concept is relatively new which is why many of us don’t even know a word about cloud computing. Read more

DNA micro chips by IBM to make computers efficient and cheaper

International Business Machines or better known as IBM have come out with a new path-breaking advancement in the history of semiconductor industry. They have come up with the new self-organizing DNA micro chips that will allow the chip makers to give more power and speed to the semiconductors and at the same time make them less expensive. Read more

Small town ‘online crime hotspot’

Shildon in County Durham had a higher percentage of fraudulent purchases than anywhere else in the UK in 2008, a security firm says.

Ex-Google China chief to fund Chinese tech start-ups

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc’s former China chief who quit the search giant this week, said on Sunday he will launch his own business next week to fund Chinese technology start-ups.

Google books deal battle heats up

The battle between critics and supporters of Google’s effort to create the world’s largest virtual library intensifies.

Google’s investors look for next big thing

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc made its fortune on Internet search ads, but Wall Street is increasingly eager for signs that the company’s other money-making bets will pay off.

Jail threat for donkey bloggers

Two Azerbaijani bloggers face up to five years’ jail after posting a video of a donkey giving a news
conference.

YouTube talks to studios on movie rentals: source

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.

Thousands call for Turing apology

Writer Ian McEwan is among thousands of people calling for a government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.

Next Page »