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Consumer Watchdog finds unprotected network at U.S. Rep.'s home that appears on Google Street View
Debes: Meeting with billionaire activist investor was "cordial"
Move to force World of Warcraft and Starcraft forum posters to use real names prompts lively privacy debate
Microsoft skills also in high demand, Dice.com survey finds
About 46 percent of Windows 7 PCs worldwide are 64-bit, Microsoft says
Experts say mobile Web is still less of an equalizer than a bridge for lower-income groups
Browser is faster than version 3.6.6 in rendering JavaScript, but still slower than all rivals except IE8
U.S. user numbers plummeted last month for the social networking site
IBM says tiered pricing could be only way carriers can compete with Skype, others
Recent development points to growing concern in Washington about China's tech moves, but here's why it may be unstoppable
After deluge of criticism, CEO says company will not require forum posters to use real names
Some Comcast customers will be able to claim a $16 payment from the broadband provider
Chinese government renews Google's license to do business as part of back-and-forth to improve relations
The company only allows product and music searches, as well as translations
And young adults are unlikely to stop sharing personal information on Facebook since they have a different notion of privacy
Owning an Android smartphone means never having to say 'I don't know'
Lack of a cybersecurity R&D agenda puts nation at risk, report says
The company could stand to lose new business, say analysts
A shortage of Intel Arrandale laptop chips may also be over
Storing the e-mail addresses of non-users is 'inadmissible,' said Hamburg's Commissioner for Data Protection
The European Parliament has approved the Swift deal by large majority
The new technology allows mobile users to access and transact with Web sites using voice and SMS
The 500-square-meter halls can be built and deployed within four months
Black Hat talk will show how poor SSL implementation can hurt online business
Combines wireless infrastructure plus access, spanning indoor/outdoor
Skype, IBM iDataPlex among technologies used by international cast of artists, production experts and other movie personnel
Lawyers argue over whether broadband reclassification will lead to uncertainty in the industry
Ballmer to patch Microsoft's shaky consumer device reputation at CES
Perfect Citizen program would have spy agency oversee plan effort detect possible cyberattacks on electric grid. nuclear plants
A New Hampshire company's complaint seeks to ban imports by RIM, HTC and other manufacturers
Analysts expect big players to flesh out their data warehousing stacks
An experiment that called for creating a fake social networking personality managed to snare even seasoned security veterans
Jobs' boast of 'tens of millions' of FaceTime devices shipped in 2010 could come to pass
Google's OS has jumped in popularity while Samsung's phones became No. 1, comScore reported
The company, called NextStop, will close its site on Sept. 1, but people can export its content in the meantime
Social networking firm says 'no merit' to allegations that Facebook mishandled users' private info
Proposal would limit disclosure of patient information for marketing and fundraising purposes
Cisco notifies customers their registration info was compromised in security breach
iTunes' permissive downloading rights may have played a part, F-Secure researchers says
IT stocks, battered by doubts about the global economy, appear to be recovering a bit this week
