Google spent Wednesday morning trying to get developers excited about the next generation of Web technologies by showing off how future Web applications will mimic desktop apps.
Remember how hard an honest mugger had to work for a living wage back during the pre-Internet holiday shopping season?
If my computer says it has a software update, should I install it?
No budget for a new computer in this recession? It's a common malady these days.
Apple on Tuesday announced the release of a public beta Safari 4, promising a much faster browser with improved navigation and searching.
A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing
When it comes to touch-screen phones, there are those who dig them and those who want to bury them.
A security hole in widely used versions of AOL's instant-messaging program could let a crook grab control of a victim's computer, according to a security firm that says AOL's steps to repair the problem don't go far enough.
Social networking Web sites are increasingly juicy targets for computer hackers, who are demonstrating a pair of vulnerabilities they claim expose sensitive personal information
The Seagate FreeAgent Go drive is a compact portable hard drive that combines fast data transfer speeds with file sync capability and a portable PC environment.
Google spent Wednesday morning trying to get developers excited about the next generation of Web technologies by showing off how future Web applications will mimic desktop apps.
Remember how hard an honest mugger had to work for a living wage back during the pre-Internet holiday shopping season?
If my computer says it has a software update, should I install it?
No budget for a new computer in this recession? It's a common malady these days.
Apple on Tuesday announced the release of a public beta Safari 4, promising a much faster browser with improved navigation and searching.
A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing
When it comes to touch-screen phones, there are those who dig them and those who want to bury them.
A security hole in widely used versions of AOL's instant-messaging program could let a crook grab control of a victim's computer, according to a security firm that says AOL's steps to repair the problem don't go far enough.
Social networking Web sites are increasingly juicy targets for computer hackers, who are demonstrating a pair of vulnerabilities they claim expose sensitive personal information
The Seagate FreeAgent Go drive is a compact portable hard drive that combines fast data transfer speeds with file sync capability and a portable PC environment.
More people can now bank online - even when a computer isn't handy.
Internet pirates have begun to turn away from traditional attack modes such as viruses and worms and are increasingly using targeted emails and other techniques to swipe critical personal information, according to an Internet security report released Monday.
Computer security researchers and hackers have found more flaws in Microsoft's Vista, the long-awaited update to the Windows operating system, according to a report Monday.
Raze Software offers a product called CC2Bank 1.3, available in freeware form - if you like it, please pay for it. Raze's attractively designed Web site, registered in Belarus, may suggest a shaky command of English -"I shall pleased any estimation in respect of my programs and this page," it reads - but it displays the classic characteristics of web commerce, like visitor statistics, advertising, and links to Web sites of partners.
The Department of Justice told a federal judge Friday it needs to extend the term under which it is monitoring Microsoft's adherence to a 2002 antitrust settlement, but also dismissed concerns that the company's new Web browser would give it an unfair advantage over Google Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - Prompted by the runaway success of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser, Microsoft finally got around to updating Internet Explorer, and its second beta release of Internet Explorer 7 is drawing reactions. Blogger Shel Holtz tried it out and found a lot to like, though he thinks some of the new security features will intimidate non-tech-savvy users. Informationweek, in its review of IE7, asked if Firefox had finally met its match.
Google has expressed concerns about competition from Microsoft in the Web search business in recent talks with the Justice Department and the European Commission, according to a published report.
Microsoft is giving an early look of its next version of its Internet Explorer browser program, one with new security provisions as well as search and multitasking functions.
It's just the news that hardworking taxpayers want to see in their inbox: an update on their refund from the Internal Revenue Service.
Microsoft is the clear leader in operating systems and office software but when it comes to the Internet, the company is way behind rivals Google and Yahoo!
After a mock rap video by actress Natalie Portman from NBC's Saturday Night Live hit YouTube and other websites, NBC lawyers launched a cease-and-desist campaign to prevent the clip from appearing anywhere besides nbc.com. The move followed an earlier push to fight copyright infringement of SNL's "Lazy Sunday" video. Those were boneheaded moves, say authors Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba on their Church of the Customer blog. Limiting SNL videos to NBC's own website and to official sales channels like iTunes, they argue, kills the viral effect that prompted hundreds of thousands of Web users to download and share them -- a phenomenon that has given the venerable-but-tired SNL new buzz.
When it comes to browsers, Microsoft's Internet Explorer has a stronghold on the market, but other products are starting to make inroads, giving Web users a choice about what software they use to surf the Net.
MY FRIEND RICHARD has out-of-body experiences in which his spirit soars over landscapes near and far, peering down at cities and people and mountains and lakes while his body remains safely tucked ...
Jon von Tetzchner, chief executive officer and co-founder of Oslo-based Opera Software, is accustomed to people snickering about his grand aspirations. So he didn't mind drumming up some publicity ...
I HATE. I HATE WITH A WHITE-HOT fervor that will never fade. I want the people responsible for my hatred to die a lingering death for what they have done to my computer. Let their death mirror that...
How seriously are you taking your own PC security? If even the government and corporations can't keep themselves from being hacked, how can we PC-users protect ourselves?
The new versions of Windows operating system and the Internet Explorer Web browser from Microsoft will put a new emphasis on security for Web users, according to a published report.
SOME YEARS AGO I wandered, unaccompanied, past the desk of the chairman of a multinational corporation and was amused to see his computer monitor all daisied up with yellow Post-it notes. SYSTEM US...
The years, they go by so fast. Just when I was getting used to the currency of the phrase "Boston Red Sox, World Series Champions," the calendar now tells me that I must say "last year" when referring to it. Alas, 'twas ever thus.
"DITCH YOUR BROWSER," WRITES EDITOR-IN- chief Harry McCracken in October's PC World, a magazine widely read by techies and power users. What on earth is he talking about? Like a growing number of t...
Pundits are predicting that this year's Thanksgiving travel will be the thickest in four years. Here's hoping you made it to your destination safely and on time (if that's a good thing when you're visiting your in-laws).
Microsoft's dominance of the Web browser market faces a fresh challenge with the release of the final version of Mozilla's Firefox browser.
PHOENIX (Komando.com) - It only takes 20 minutes on the Internet for an unprotected computer running Microsoft Windows to be taken over by a hacker. Any personal or financial information stored on that computer is ripe for the taking -- passwords, bank accounts, credit card numbers, and more. A firewall is your first line of defense and it works, so long as it is used properly.
Blake Ross is lounging at his parents' Florida Keys condo, thinking ahead to his first day back at Stanford. His goal for his sophomore year: nothing less than to "take back the Web" from Microsoft...
Move over, Bill Gates. Google Inc. may be working on a new Web browser to compete with Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
Besides slowing down your computer and subjecting you to annoying pop-ups, worm and virus attacks can do serious harm.
Internet researchers were scratching their heads over an attack that targeted some of the most popular sites on the Web with a trojan virus that exploits flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser.
Just last week, I wrote about the new advertising cold war that's expected now that Yahoo has dumped Google as its search partner. But even as I wrote that, I was having doubts about the future of online advertising.
There are PDAs that are also cell phones, like the new BlackBerry I've just gushed about. And there are cell phones that act as PDAs. This year, Gates & Co. plan to unveil just such a device: a new...
It's an ordinary Saturday afternoon: You're in the bedroom sending e-mails from your laptop when your wife, who's in the kitchen, picks up her Pocket PC and swoops into your hard drive to copy the ...
Online booking sites were a boon to "rogue" travelers who didn't want to listen to a travel agent. Now sites like Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity want to cater to a business clientele, notably sma...
SUN COBALT QUBE 3 SERVER www.cobalt.com, $2,099 Would you travel 1,000 miles to go 25 feet? Didn't think so, but that's what most e-mail does as it bounces around the Web. An in-house server lets y...
If there's one thing web surfers are always looking for--aside from a naked newscaster they can trust--it's the perfect search engine. So it's hardly a surprise that Google and its rivals each clai...
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's 100-decibel chief executive, delivered a contrite pledge to Europe recently. Speaking to 2,500 attendees at the CeBIT technology exhibition in Hanover, Germany, last mont...
CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2002 (Wall Street Journal)--Apple Computer says it has received a record-breaking number of pre-orders for its new iMac desktop computer, a sign that the product may be ...
Item No. 1: AOL sues Microsoft in January, seeking potentially billions of dollars in damages for harm caused to the Netscape Internet browser by Microsoft's anticompetitive practices. The real goa...
Computer shoppers who buy a Mac are finding something completely different--OS X, Apple's first new operating system since Macs made their debut in 1984. The new system is based on Unix, the heavy-...
Office XP (preview) Price $250 (upgrade); www.microsoft.com
Goodbye, Netscape Navigator. I've just uninstalled the program, and I'll now use Microsoft's Internet Explorer. It's like saying goodbye to an old friend--I've used Netscape since 1995.
What could be worse than a slow Internet connection in Rapid City? Business travelers have grown accustomed to their high-speed Net access in hotel rooms in high-speed cities like New York or San F...
A bare-bones personal digital assistant is like an ice cream sundae without toppings--it's what you put on it that shows who you are. Today's burgeoning crop of software for handhelds offers more u...
The personal-computer industry used to make great software: fast, intuitive, well-integrated programs. Recently I've discovered that the software I use--the stuff that is installed on my personal c...
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Software for viewing Web pages on wireless devices HQ: San Mateo, Calif. Founded: 1997 Employees: N.A. Sales: N.A. Stock: Privately held Address: www.avantgo.com
Free is all the rage on the Internet, and United Parcel Service is getting into the act. You can track packages online gratis with UPS OnLine World Link, a Microsoft Internet Explorer version custo...
One of my most enduring memories of the Microsoft trial came on a Friday afternoon in late February. It was the last day before a three-month recess, and the mood in the courthouse was one of keen ...
Back in January, computer experts were predicting that prices for basic laptops could fall from $1,800 to as little as $1,000 this year, enabling budget-minded road warriors to stay wired at a reas...
If you share a PC with your kids, you already understand the First Law of Nondistributed Computing: The number of people who need to use a computer always exceeds the number of PCs available. This ...
You've finally decided that a PC for less than $500 is too good a deal to pass up. Once you get the box home, however, you may be a bit perturbed to find that the computer comes with Microsoft Wind...
The browser wars, which eventually led to antitrust charges against Microsoft, didn't stop when the U.S. government took Bill Gates' company to court. Every six months or so, Microsoft and Netscape...
By most standards SportsLine USA is a new-media success story. It's the second most popular sports site on the Internet, behind ESPN. It benefits from a valuable alliance with CBS Sports. Its ad re...
MONDAY, JAN. 25: The afternoon session at the Microsoft antitrust trial has barely begun, and we're already shaking our heads in amazement. Paul Maritz, a top Microsoft executive, has been sworn in...
All the chatter about portals and search engines like Yahoo and Excite can make you forget that finding the information you want on the Internet is just half the challenge. Saving those data and di...
If you're not using Microsoft Windows 98, you may feel as if you're driving a ten-year-old car. The buggy gets you there, but you feel you're missing something--your old operating system is definit...
The Internet is all about getting exactly what you want, but when it comes to home pages, most Web surfers just take what they're given. A home page is the site a Web browser loads automatically up...
I'm not going to upgrade to Windows 98. There, I said it. Now that I've said it, maybe I can actually get myself not to install it!
Nathan Myhrvold is a gourmand who loves French food, but he dutifully showed up at the Italian joint I suggested. Microsoft's chief technical officer didn't seem to have any urgent agenda, so as we...
If it weren't for the Justice Department's antitrust division, Microsoft Windows 98 would have been a footnote in the history of the company we love to hate. But the wheels of justice are grinding....
Less than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Justice and 20 state attorneys general filed two antitrust suits against Microsoft, Bill Gates & Co. took evasive action. On May 27, Microsoft struc...
In the early 1970s, hand-held calculators were the last word in gadgetry. You could impress your friends with the tiny light-emitting diode (LED) screens, and you could add, subtract, multiply and ...
You know what I did last week? I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee! That's right--I got to appear in front of one of the most powerful committees of the U.S. Senate and tell them what...
By common logic, the mood at Netscape Communications should be as gloomy as the California skies during February's record rainfall. The red ink is rising, and there's no guarantee new lines of busi...
Dear Bill:
Common sense--and political pressure--finally got the better of Microsoft in late January when it settled one of its many disputes with the U.S. Department of Justice. The software giant agreed to ...
DEAR BILL:
As the U.S. got back to business after New Year's, executives fanned out from Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters on a mission of damage control. Brad Chase, a product marketing vice president...
COO Bob Herbold, 51, is jokingly called "adult supervision" for Microsoft's baby-boom and Gen-X executives. He joined in 1994 after 26 years at Procter & Gamble; among his responsibilities is consu...
Washington has a new favorite sport--Microsoft bashing--and the Justice Department isn't the only group in town that's playing. A new and secretive coalition of companies and lobbyists, called (for...
I want to be the first to congratulate the U.S. Department of Justice on its creativity in figuring out how to use its consent decree to protect Windows users from Microsoft. All along I thought th...
When you're doing financial research on the Internet, do you ever feel as though you waste your first hour mired in search engines or chasing dead-end leads? Well, we're about to make your life sim...
Be careful what you wish for, the saying goes, or you might get what you want.
Some things are mandatory, like death and taxes. Some things are pure luxuries, like a four-week vacation in Tahiti. And some things fall into a third, hybrid category where practical necessity and...
If you haven't gone online yet, you might think that you are the very last person in the United States to find your way onto the Internet. Presidential candidate Bob Dole announced his World Wide W...
"Hey, Pops, you there?"
Question: What's the best Web browser?
When a software company offers me a box with a half-dozen unrelated programs at a fire-sale price, I get suspicious. Either this is old stuff the company wants to unload before new releases come ou...
Yes, I'm still here, writing this column for Fortune. When I was whining last issue about nothing going on in the technology industry, you may have noticed my observation that Windows 95 doesn't wo...
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