Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each took home their customary $1 annual salary again in 2007, while a steep decline in the company’s stock price chopped more than $8.5 billion from each of their massive holdings of Google shares, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
Brin, 34, the company’s president of technology, and […]
Microsoft is cracking down on Xbox Live users artificially bumping up their “Gamerscore” achievements, warning any cheaters would be publicly humiliated and have their accounts reset.
On Xbox Live - the online component of the Xbox 360 that allows gamers to compete and communicate with each other - players can build their Gamerscore and Achievements list […]
With newspapers, television, magazines, and the Internet full of warnings about phishing scams , it’s astonishing that so many people continue to fall victim to the many variations of this high tech scam that tricks you into providing private information for the purpose of stealing your identity. Phishing scams use a variety of ways to […]
Google has unveiled plans for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves, and sought to alleviate fears that this might interfere with TV broadcasts or wireless microphones.
In comments filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the internet leader outlined plans for low-power devices that use local wireless airwaves to […]
Yahoo has announced a new mobile phone service that integrates email, instant messaging and social networks.
Called oneConnect, the service is expected to launch this European spring, Marco Boerries, executive vice president for Connected Life at Yahoo, said today at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona.
Its open architecture means users and other companies can eventually add […]
Microsoft has posted a major package of updates and security fixes for Windows Vista.
The world’s largest software maker said “Service Pack 1″ will improve Vista’s reliability, security and performance, though many components already have been released during monthly updates since the operating system went on sale just over a year ago.
Industry analysts offered mixed reports […]
IT STARTED with two students in a garage and became a $A220 billion giant relied upon by 60% of the world’s internet users.
Now, one of the men at the heart of the Google empire has disclosed the secrets behind its rise from almost nothing 10 years ago to the globe’s most popular search engine, the […]
Many people now create and share content on the Internet or blend services from various sites in their daily tasks, reflecting the medium’s clear evolution from a place for simply consuming Web sites.
The upcoming version of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer, version 8, embraces those trends by adding an “Activities” feature that makes all that easier […]
The attacks on mailing lists and online forums contain information related to recent events in Tibet and may appear to come from a trusted person or organization.
A shadow war against organizations supporting Tibetan protesters has erupted in cyberspace, mirroring efforts by Chinese authorities to quell unrest in the Tibet.
“Somebody is trying to use pro-Tibet themed […]
IMAGINE living in a country where bird flu is a constant danger, yet you can’t look it up on Google. You’re diagnosed with HIV AIDS but you can’t search for a Facebook support network. You’re trying to research a school project on religion but Wikipedia’s content on the subject is blocked. You’re in the mood […]
Mafia groups are stealing thousands of identities — not for their cash or credit cards — but for their insurance benefits information.
“They place an operative in an organization who steals hundreds of thousands of people’s information at one clip,†said Gary Auer, a fraud investigator for Blue Cross and Blue Shield who covers California, Nevada […]
It seems the $499 ultra-portable Asus Eee PC can do no wrong. The size of a paperback, weighing less than a kilogram, with built-in wi-fi and using flash memory instead of a hard drive for storage, the Eee PC has been winning positive comments not just from breathless reviewers but from ordinary people who have […]
Hackers are paying top dollar on international blackmarkets for computers from Australia that have been unknowingly hijacked and infected with spyware.
A Russian malware distribution site offers $US100 for a haul of 1000 spyware-infected Australian machines, double the price offered for US machines and 30 times more than those from Asia.
Philip Routley, product marketing manager at […]
A co-creator of YouTube says he feels uneasy that his video sharing site is frequently used to publish vile clips showing rape, bullying and gratuitous violence, but says it would be impossible to completely eradicate it.
Steve Chen, in Sydney yesterday, told the Herald that vetting all clips before publication would break the fabric of YouTube. […]
Almost eight years ago, Yahoo decided to lend a little start-up a helping hand, featuring its search technology on the Yahoo home page and giving it money at a critical juncture.
In cut-throat Silicon Valley, no good deed goes unpunished.
The start-up was Google, and Yahoo’s generosity helped launch the most formidable competitor it had ever encountered. […]