Attack code out for critical Kodak bug in Windows
A hacker has released attack code that could be used to exploit a critical bug in some versions of the Windows operating system.
Cisco cautious on Brazil case
Cisco Monday appeared to further distance itself from a tax scandal in Brazil, saying it can’t vouch for everything its channel partners do.
Oracle bid for BEA expires as expected
BEA Systems made good Sunday on its promise to let a 5 p.m. Pacific Time deadline expire on Oracle’s $17-per-share offer to buy the company.
Former top UMC executives found not guilty
The founder and former chairman of the world’s second largest contract chip maker was found not guilty of investing in and transferring technology to a Chinese chip maker, a Taiwanese court said Friday.
FTC: More spyware-fighting tools needed
Organizations and law enforcement agencies fighting spyware are making progress, but new tools in an antispyware bill stalled in the U.S. Congress could improve the efforts, a member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
Fake FTC e-mails contain virus attack
Scammers are sending out virus-laden e-mails claiming to have information on complaints filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the FTC warned Monday.
Michael Dell hints at more, bigger acquisitions
Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell hinted Monday that his company could be shopping for more acquisition targets, and that they could be larger than the companies it has acquired to date.
OLPC developing new ‘supercharger’
As One Laptop Per Child prepares to ship its highly anticipated XO laptops in two weeks, it is developing a “supercharger,” a mass battery recharger that will draw power from cows and yo-yos to help the laptops run longer.
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