SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec has unveiled a list of 100 ‘worst of the worst’ websites, nearly half of which used porn to lure people to pages booby trapped with viruses.
SAN FRANCISCO - Symantec has unveiled a list of 100 ‘worst of the worst’ websites, nearly half of which used porn to lure people to pages booby trapped with viruses.
The boom in “smartphones”, led by Apple’s iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago — and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge.
If there’s a bright spot on the balance sheet of computer makers right now, it’s the netbook. Some 21.6 million of the extra-small units are expected to have been sold by the end of the year, report German industry consultants IDC.
WASHINGTON - IPhone maker Apple Inc told U.S. regulators it has not approved Google Inc’s Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry’s giants, because it interferes with the iPhone “user experience.”
SAN FRANCISCO - The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in the library.
TOKYO - Panasonic Corp. has signed on “Titanic” director James Cameron and his upcoming film in an advertising blitz for its TVs equipped with 3-D technology, both sides said Friday.
WASHINGTON - If you’re like most people, you probably use Google for some or all of your online searches.
Hamburg - Car makers are increasingly making use of smart technology including radar and laser sensors that intervene in emergency situations even before a driver has realised the danger ahead.
LONDON - Japan’s Sony Corp. on Wednesday launched a scheme in Britain to encourage cash-strapped consumers to swap old televisions for new ones in a plan that mirrors worldwide car scrappage initiatives.
Sony Corp. slashed the price of the PlayStation 3 around the world in a move that analysts said is likely to boost sales of the game console while not adding much to its money-losing earnings.