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Security researchers have published details of a denial-of-service vulnerability that could enable hackers to attack Microsoft Windows and spin computers into senseless processing loops. Posting to the SecurityFocus industry forum site late...

· Mar 9, 2005 with -1 comments

The rapid growth in online gaming will put pressure on broadband networks to evolve, according to research published this week by Sandvine. The Internet traffic monitoring company said on Tuesday that Microsoft's...

· Dec 8, 2004 with -1 comments

Several states are cracking down on peer-to-peer sites as hotbeds of illegal file-trading. Attorneys general from 47 U.S. states and territories have sent a letter out to P-to-P software vendors, saying they must re-engineer their...

· Aug 6, 2004 with -1 comments

Could Microsoft's patents be used as the basis for a lawsuit against the Linux kernel. According to study of the U.S. software patents the answer is yes. This study was funded by the...

· Aug 2, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

Videogame giants Sony and Nintendo, gearing up to launch hotly anticipated handheld gaming devices, face a shortage of key parts, which could crimp profits and sales of the rival products when they hit stores later...

· May 20, 2004 with -1 comments

A technical review conducted by the British government has found several security flaws in products that use VoIP and text messaging, including those from Microsoft and Cisco Systems. The flaws affect software...

· Jan 13, 2004 with -1 comments

Can a few bad apples -- like product quality complaints and potential lawsuits -- spoil the bunch for loyal fans of Apple Computer Inc. ahead of their biggest party of the year? As enthusiasts devoted...

· Jan 1, 2004 · Hot! with -1 comments

SHORTAGES OF VITAL COMPONENTS for DVD players are threatening an expected surge in sales of PCs, a Japanese newspaper claims today. This morning's Nihon Keizai Shimbun claims that optical pickups for DVD players are in...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Jul 28, 2003 with -1 comments

If there was any lingering doubt, Massachusetts, the sole state refusing to sign on to a Microsoft Corp.-crafted federal antitrust settlement, has now made it clear that it will not ease up in the pursuit...

· Jul 9, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

A security firm on Wednesday warned that people using Windows XP or popular music player WinAmp could fall prey to a vulnerability, enabling a modified music file to take control of a person's PC. Flaws...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Dec 19, 2002 with -1 comments

Internet broadcasters are cautiously viewing a proposed royalty rate that could make them pay fractions of a cent each time they play a song online. But the ultimate cost could be their businesses....

· Feb 22, 2002 with -1 comments

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