Microsoft aims to reach next billion PC users
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is using a speech in Beijing to unveil a new low-cost bundle of Office and Windows, one of several new initiatives aimed at getting PCs into… Read more »
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is using a speech in Beijing to unveil a new low-cost bundle of Office and Windows, one of several new initiatives aimed at getting PCs into… Read more »
U.S. authorities said on Thursday the government has joined in a whistleblower case filed against Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Accenture, alleging the companies “solicited and provided improper payments” on government… Read more »
WASHINGTON—As new details emerged about cyberattacks against networks at the State and Commerce departments last year, politicians on Thursday said they’re concerned many federal agencies are ill-prepared to fend off… Read more »
The halcyon days of tax-free Internet shopping may be about to end. A powerful alliance of politicians, including key U.S. senators and the National Governors Association, is arguing that out-of-state… Read more »
WASHINGTON—A key U.S. senator said on Tuesday that Congress may fail to renew a temporary ban on some state and local Internet access taxes that expires on November 1. Sen…. Read more »
If the stress of filing a tax return on time alone isn’t enough, the Internal Revenue Service warns that online filers should be aware of “late tax” scams. The scams… Read more »
Americans who sell items through Internet auction sites could be in for an unpleasant surprise at tax time next year, thanks to an IRS proposal designed to identify taxpayers who… Read more »
TJX Companies said 45.7 million accounts were compromised over nearly a two-year period, in an update Wednesday of an investigation into a data breach of customer records. The scope of… Read more »
A new security vulnerability puts Windows users at risk of serious cyberattacks, Microsoft warned late Wednesday. The vulnerability affects all recent Windows versions, including Vista, which Microsoft has promoted heavily… Read more »
Will the White House make a difference in computer security? The President’s Office of Management and Budget recently sent out a directive to federal chief information officers to secure their… Read more »
newsmaker If you have an e-mail account, chances are you’re used to seeing messages that purport to come from PayPal but which are actually spam from attackers trying to get… Read more »
ARLINGTON, Va.—A senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security official on Wednesday said he finds privacy concerns prompted by the proposed Real ID regime puzzling. Stewart Baker, the department’s assistant secretary… Read more »
One of the cheapest places to buy software is eBay, where merchants sell programs that come directly from manufacturers, saving them from paying a markup to distributors. But it may… Read more »
A Podcast is the combining of Apple’s “iPod” and “broadcasting”, a way of putting files onto the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed (like a magazine) and receive… Read more »
U.S. networks pumped out the highest percentage of attacks during the second half of last year, with China running a distant second, according to a report released Monday by security… Read more »