Friday, December 7, 2007

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Hackers have succeeded in breaking into the computer systems of two of the U.S.' most important science labs, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory. 07-Dec-2007

Investors were skeptical of Macrovision's bet to deliver entertainment across consumer devices, sending shares of both companies sharply lower. 07-Dec-2007

Windows Vista hasn't changed the world after all, and compatibility issues have been a major concern. But it's often quite simple to get around the conflicts. 07-Dec-2007

Microsoft has submitted data to the SEC using a newly released taxonomy for a financial reporting language designed to make it easier to compare companies' financial figures. 07-Dec-2007

New security concerns surface about Teredo, a mechanism for sending IPv6 traffic over IPv4 networks that comes turned on by default in Microsoft's Vista software. 07-Dec-2007

Facebook's CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg remains unrepentant about what privacy advocates consider a particularly egregious feature. 07-Dec-2007

Concerned about piracy of multimedia files, Western Digital has disallowed the sharing of multimedia files on its 1T-byte storage drive. 07-Dec-2007

Apple recently threatened retailers in a Singapore mall with legal action if they continue to sell unlocked iPhones The Straits Times newspaper reported. 07-Dec-2007

A hit with consumers, Apple's iPhone is gaining ground as a business tool and could one day rival RIM's Blackberry line. 06-Dec-2007

RedOctane is on downloadable songs for Guitar Hero III, on the Nintendo Wii. 06-Dec-2007

IT spending will grow more slowly in 2008 than this year, IDC predicts, with the U.S. hit hardest. 06-Dec-2007

IBM's Smart Surveillance System will scan video images of Beijing and New York, seeking terrorist activity and other security risks. 06-Dec-2007

Upbeat economic news strengthened investor confidence in technology this week, but worries about IT spending trends continue. 06-Dec-2007

Apple's new store in Manhattan has an entire floor dedicated to customer service and technical help. 06-Dec-2007

The capacity of storage systems shipped worldwide grew by nearly 50 percent in the third quarter. 06-Dec-2007

ClusterSeven announced that its monitoring software is now compatible with Google's hosted spreadsheet app. 06-Dec-2007

The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, originally planned for October 2007, is taking place a year later. 06-Dec-2007

JetBlue has partnered with Yahoo and RIM to offer free inflight e-mail and instant messaging on selected U.S. domestic flights. 06-Dec-2007

Will Facebook's Beacon debacle prompt IT managers to analyze how corporate data intersects with social networking? 06-Dec-2007

Morgan Stanley recently released its annual report, based on the firm's Internet and Technology conferences. 06-Dec-2007

Roughly 500 million of the world's mobile phones, or more than 40 percent, will be produced in China this year. 06-Dec-2007

Some physical therapists say that Nintendo's Wii can help patients improve balance, coordination, endurance, and strength. 06-Dec-2007

Seagate Technology will add another e-discovery firm to its portfolio when it buys MetaLINCS. 06-Dec-2007

Google released Elections 2008, a gadget designed to help iGoogle users stay up-to-date with the latest political news. 06-Dec-2007

PlateSpin has announced a disaster recovery appliance that uses VMware's VI3 infrastructure. 06-Dec-2007