December 2007

Report: Online Holiday Spending Nears $28 Billion
Xbox Live Having Issues Over the Holidays
Malware Evolving Too Fast for Antivirus Apps
Philips to Unveil 52-inch Multi-Touch LCD at CES
US Bans Spare Lithium Batteries from Checked Bags
IT People, Places, Things to Hear More or Less About in '08
Will CES 2008 Live Up to the iPhone?
Beta Watch: Spokeo, RescueTime, Zoho Show 2
Microsoft to Heat Up Battle vs. Flash in '08
The Year of the New Mobile Operating System
Microsoft Declines Comment on Motion Controller
AOL to End Support for Netscape Browser
Saudi Blogger Arrested, Held Without Charges
Hackers Take Aim at Mac OS X
Apple Rewind: A Look Back at Apple's Banner Year
Balance of Power Shifts to Software Buyers
Scorecard: What Came True, What Didn't in 2007
Tracking AMD's Road to Recovery
Amazon MP3 Adds Warner Music Group Catalog
EMC to Buy Document Sciences
Group Warns of Sites Offering Unlicensed Music
12/25 Runner-Up: "Nature's Calm," by Cindy J. Scholl, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
12/18 Runner-Up: "Irondequoit Creek Turbulence," by Charles Vaughn, Spencerport, New York
12/11 Runner-Up: "Market Colors," by Noel Hayward, Newton, Massachusetts
12/4 Runner-Up: "Green Flash," by Alfredo Garcia, Jr., Torrance, California
12/25 Hot Pic: "Divine Tree," by Angelia Frost-Rogers, Phenix City, Alabama
12/18 Hot Pic: "Roadside Attraction," by David Lykes Keenan, Austin, Texas
12/11 Hot Pic: "Nature's Lantern," by Tom Thompson, Hamilton, Ontario
12/4 Hot Pic: "Water," by Nicholas Kosloski, New Britain, Connecticut
Photo Contest: Hot Pics for December
US Court of Appeals Hands Google a Patent Setback
Tech Predictions for 2008
The Smartest, Dumbest Tech Moves of '07
Digital Music Trends: DRM Declines, iPod Rises in 2007
Apple Stock Toys With $200 Per Share Mark
STMicroelectronics, Intel Delay Launch of Joint Venture
Home Appliances Get Digital Photo Frames
NetSuite IPO Generates $185 Million
Mobile Products to Watch in 2008, Part 1
What the True Geek Really Wanted for Christmas
British Monarchy Takes Digital Step Towards Commoners
Storm Botnet Drops Strippers Lure, Switches to New Year's
Two Geeks and an iPhone
Apple's Record Breaking Year
In Search of the Breakthrough Mobile Network
Is the Independent Software Company a Relic?
The Year in Tech: Top 2007 News and Trends
Digital Vigilantes: Hacking for a Good Cause
IBM Dishes Five Predictions for Future
Hitachi, Canon, Panasonic Join to Evolve Display Technology
Top Stories of 2007: The Age of Realignment
Digital Vigilantes: Using eBay to Catch a Truck Thief
Apple's Next Mold Breaker?
Cisco Green Plan Looks Beyond Routers
The Wireless Misses of 2007
Apple Security Update 2007-009 1.1 Released
ComScore: Last Week Saw Strong Online Shopping
Wikia Search Project to Launch in January
Storm Worm Tempts With Christmas Strip Show
Not Just Kid Stuff: Social Nets Struggle and Thrive in 2007
Microsoft Sues Domain Name Registrar for Typosquatting
Google Replies to Lawmaker's Questions on Privacy
Online Shoppers Set Records
Sprint's New CEO Faces a Full Inbox
Apple Seeks to Patent Antipiracy Technology
Welcome Home, Robot Overlords
Putting the Fun in Dow Jones
Trading Brains
A TRS-80 Under the Tree
Attack of the Clones
The Land Before Hard Drives
Battle for the Home, Part II
Battle for the Home, Part I
A Cup of Hot CoCo
The American Dream, Heathkit Style
By Benj Edwards
A Very Vintage Tech Christmas
Digital Vigilantes: The White Knight of Phish-Busting
Congress Cool on Tech Issues in 2007
Adobe's Profile Rises with New Web Development Tools
Robot Learns to Serve Tea
Digital Photo Frame Also Docks iPod
AT&T, Vonage End Patent Feud
Mac Users Buy More Music, Survey Says
Broadcom Accuses Qualcomm of Violating Chip Ban
Guitar Hero III for Mac Patched
IBM Offers Free E-Mail Search Tool
Feds Check Out Antivirus Patent Claims
European Security Officials Challenge Traveler-Tracking
Microsoft Shares Windows Secrets with Samba
McAfee to Pay $13.8 Million in Stock Scandal
The Best Future Technology
Google's DoubleClick Deal Brings Greater Focus on Privacy
Game Store Caught Scalping Wiis on Ebay
Lucent Agrees to Pay Fines for China Dealings
Sharp and Toshiba to Team Up on LCD TV Screens and Chips
Crunch-Time in High-Definition Format War
Microsoft Updates Open XML Mac File Converter Beta
IBM Launches Free E-Mail Search Tool
IBM Buys In-Memory Database Company Solid
Russians Close to Prosecuting 'Pinch' Trojan Authors
IBM Virtual World Defies Laws of Physics
Hitachi Considering 'All Options' for Hard-Disk Unit
Report: Sharp, Toshiba Discussing LCD Alliance
2007: The Apple Year in Review
Key Cisco leader Giancarlo resigns
Szulik Out at Red Hat; Former Delta Exec Tapped as CEO
Cisco's Giancarlo Resigns
Small Companies Bidding in 700 MHz Auction
iPod Touch Is no iPhone, Says iSuppli
OLPC Struggles to Realize Ambitious Vision
NetSuite Sets Initial Stock Price at $26
3G iPhone Expected in Mid-2008
FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Deal
Sony to Sell Special Devil May Cry PS3
Microsoft Offers Work-Around for IE Patch Problems
Think Secret Shuts Down
Intel Capital Invests in Online Storage
OLPC Heralds Era of Low-Cost Computing
Mecca Gets Free Wi-Fi for Hajj
Apple Update Fixes Freezing MacBooks
Oracle Earnings Soar
Malware Bumps Google Ads From Web Pages
Consumer Electronics in 2007
The Coolest Gadgets of 2007
2007: The Year in Tech
Microsoft to Release IE 8 Beta 1 in First Half of 2008
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Settle Gambling Charges
MIT Students Power Supercomputer With Bicycles
Cisco Hires Environmental Guru for Green Efforts
Microsoft, Viacom Sign $500 Million Deal
Worm Hits Google's Orkut
Wireless Spectrum Auction Draws Newcomers
Soundbuzz offers Lossless Downloads in Singapore
Privacy Groups Pressure FTC to Scrutinize Google Deal
MPAA Wins Copyright Case Against TorrentSpy
PC World's 30 Most Popular Stories of 2007
Halo 3 Purchased by 52% of all Xbox 360 Owners
E3 Gaming Summit Returns to Los Angeles
Google Toolbar Flaw Opens Door for Phishers
Windows XP Service Pack 3: Try It If You Dare
Inexpensive Laser Printer Features Wireless Networking
NetSuite Raises IPO Price Range
Apple TV Leads Internet Video Delivery Market
Qualcomm Buys Noise-Reduction Company
Taiwan Candidate Promises Looser Tech Transfer
PC Games Crysis and UT3 Flop
Online Video Market Growing
Sprint Nextel Names Dan Hesse CEO
Intel-Backed Group to Earn Japan WiMax License
CS3, Acrobat Push Adobe to Strong Year
FTC Settles With Seller of Phone Records
Samsung BD-UP5000
Venturer SHD7000
Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD
Sony BDP-S500
Sony BDP-S300
Sharp BD-HP20U
Toshiba HD-A35
Toshiba HD-A3
Panasonic DMP-BD30
LG Super Blu BH200
High-Def Players for the Holidays
High-Def Players for the Holidays
Microsoft Security Update Cripples Internet Explorer
Apple Patches Keep Coming: Mac OS, Safari Beta Fixed
Symantec Readies Norton 360 Update
Open Source Lags Linux in the Enterprise, Study Says
Hacker Turns iPhone into Camcorder
GarageBand Update Supports iPhone Ringtones
FireWire Could Hit 3.2 Gigabits Per Second
Apple iPhone Leads Teens' Holiday Wish Lists
IBM, ACI Worldwide Team on E-Payment Tools
Toshiba Releases First HD DVD-RW Notebook
Facebook Sues Porn Company Over Hacking
Security Software Tracks BlackBerry Communications
Startup Unveils Tools to Build Phone Apps Across Platforms
The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007
Internet Proves a Tool for Greener, Cleaner Commerce
Microsoft Gives Scientists Data-Mashing Tips
Does Open Source Lose its Mission in Corporations?
Average Wii Player is Age 29, Nintendo Says
New Western Digital Drive Blocks File-Sharing
Expect Social Nets in Enterprise, Cisco Says
Open Source Fans Worry About Interoperability
Happy Birthday to The Transistor: Where it all Started
CNBC Hires Microsoft to Supply Ads
Iomega Buys Chinese Storage Vendor
November was Spammiest Month Yet, Symantec Says
Intel Readies Solid-State Storage for Ultramobiles
A Peek at Tomb Raider Underworld
CIA: Not a Role Model for Corporate CIOs
Is Activision Blocking PS3 Rock Band?
Beware the CyberLover that Steals Personal Data
Admin Faces Prison for Trying to Axe California Power Grid
The New Dell Ends its First Year
Hack This School Network, Win a Router
Sun will Support OpenOffice.org
Attention, Candidates: MySpace Members Vote
FTC Commissioners Refuse to Recuse in Antitrust Case
Cisco's WiMax Focus is International
Google Calendar Now Syncs with BlackBerry
Google Optimizes Picasa for iPhone
Try the Free OpenOffice.org Suite Via Web Browser
Consumer Groups Hammer on FTC's Apparent DoubleClick Conflict
Sophisticated Trojan Loots Business Bank Accounts
Opera Seeks Tougher Remedy in Microsoft Case
Google Develops Wikipedia Rival
QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5.2 Ships
Gateway's Coleman to Step Down in January
Strange Xbox Signal Suspected of Jamming Wireless LANs
Burnout Paradise Demo Rolls Onto Xbox 360, PS3
Wii and PS3 Boom in November, 360 Holds Steady
After Attacks, Apple Fixes QuickTime Bug
Google's 10th Year Poses Major Strategic Challenges
What to Expect From Google and the 700-MHz Spectrum Auction
Forrester: 2008 to Be a Slow Year for IT Spending
Microsoft Releases Hyper-V Virtualization Tech Beta
Did Blockbuster, Facebook Break Privacy Law With Beacon?
Office 2007 SP1 Auto-Installs Confuse Vista, XP Users
PR Firm Admits to Influencing Game Reviews
OpenLogic Wants to Count Open-Source Users
iAnywhere Adds Policy Security to Mobile Suite
Parallels Publisher Unveils Virtualization Plans
FTC Chair Asked to Step Down From DoubleClick Review
One in Five PCs Infected With Rootkits
ITC Rules in Nokia's Favor
Spiceworks Network Management Tool Gets Update
Sony Reveals Early 2008 Games
Study Predicts Data Center Energy Spike
Juniper Challenged to Post Router Code
Amazon: No More Free Delivery in France
AMD to Face Tough Questions at Analyst Meeting
Facebook to License its Social Networking Platform
Aussie Blackberry Rollout Stalled By Work/Life Debate
iPhone Malware Attacks on the Horizon
AMD Gives Up on 2007, Aims Barcelona, Profitability for 2008
Opera Files Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
Japan's Kid-Safe Cell Phone
Infidelity a Problem? Offset Your Cheating Online
Can YouTube Evict Led Zeppelin?
Hackers Exploit Access Database Flaw
FTC Charges Payment Processing Firm with Fraud
Cisco Readies Online Entertainment Platform
Tempe Wi-Fi Network Goes up for Sale
Nokia Invests in Chips that Enable Payment by Waving
Should Cellular Services Block Unsolicited Text Messages?
Eee PC's Sales Success Prompts Competition
Microsoft's December Patches Squash Security Bugs
Federal Websites Called Too Tough to Use
Microsoft Forges Dev Tool, Database Links
Cisco Touts Teleconferencing Success
Guitar Hero Gift Confiscated, Auctioned for $9100 on eBay
'Dark Side' of the Web Considered at Conference
Firefox 3.0 Beta 2 Due by Year's End
Microsoft Delivers Office 2007 Service Pack 1
Ask.com Allows Users to Erase Search Queries
iPhone Gets Secure VPN
Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
Hurd: Cost-Cutting Crucial for HP's Growth
Sentencing in Massive Phishing Bust
HDTV Buying Tips: Avoid Financing Traps
Commander-Europe at War Released
URAM Finds Place in Mobile TV Chips
Denver Airport Gets Free Wi-Fi
Sandisk Moves Into Vietnam
Security Vulnerabilities for Sale to the Highest Bidder
Group Seeks WTO Suit Against China
Facebook Partners Quiet on Beacon Fallout
DNS Attack Could Signal Phishing 2.0
Olevia's Cinematic 747i 47-Inch LCD TV
Colorful LG Opus 47LBX 47-Inch LCD TV
Sleek Toshiba Regza 46RF350U 46-Inch LCD TV
Great Playback With Panasonic's TH-50PZ700U 50-Inch Plasma TV
Two New Sets of HDTVs from Samsung: The 81 and 94 Series
The Well-Connected HP Media Smart 1080p SL4778N 47-Inch LCD TV
Feature-Packed 19-Inch Sharp LC-19D44U LCD TV
JVC's Refreshingly Quick LT-42X898 42-Inch LCD TV
A Huge Hitachi: The P60X901 60-Inch Plasma TV
Small Can Be Good: Westinghouse SK-32H590D 32-Inch LCD TV
Thin-Bezeled Mitsubishi Diamond LT-46244 46-Inch LCD TV
Glass-Framed Sony BRAVIA KDL-46XBR4 46-Inch LCD TV
Well-Priced Vizio VU42LF 42-Inch LCD TV
Darkness is Good: Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-1150HD 50-Inch Plasma
Big Screens for the Big Game
Norton AntiVirus 11 for Leopard Announced
Microsoft Fixes Bug in Windows Live File-Sharing Service
Dell Hit WIth Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Halo 3 Named TIME's Best Game of 2007
Microsoft Details Vista SP1 Changes
Macworld Expo to Feature New Show Floor Attractions
Intel Adds Encryption to vPro Microprocessors
MSN Puts Ads on Mobile Phones
Mobile Linux Group Releases First Spec
E2E Ships Model-Driven Integration Tool
Via Shrinks the PC with Artigo Build-it-Yourself Kit
Symantec Warns of Safety Risk in Media Players
Europe's Hottest Tech: iPod, iPhone
LinkedIn Revamps Site, Opens to Developers
Japanese Vendor Crafts Cell Phone for Kids
Toshiba Readies Flash-Based Notebook Storage
Denver Airport Offers Free Wi-Fi
Google Disables Some Gmail Accounts by Mistake
Five Tips for Low-Energy Business Computing
Online Shopping Sets Record
2008 Tech Spending May Start Slowly, Study Says
Activision Offers to Replace Mono Guitar Hero 3 Discs
Vista, Mac Use Both Increase
Delay, Repairs, Even Success Hit Palm's Profit
Adobe Updates Creative Tools
HP Grows Business Intelligence Services
Microsoft Readies 7 Patches
Apple TV isn't Catching on, Analyst Says
Open Source Group Sues Verizon
Stolen Laptop Contained Blood Donor Data
AT&T Opens Network
Ex-Microsoft Staffer Charged in Fraud Case
Spam Tidal Wave Hits UK
Glory Hunter Hacks Timberlake, Hilary Duff MySpace Pages
Senate Passes Extension of R&D Tax Credit
How Four Airlines Plan to Connect Fliers to the Web
CompUSA Closing Up Shop
Microsoft Issues Vista, XP Service Pack Blockers
Hey, Best Buy! You're Getting a Dell
Dell's Latitude XT Convertible Laptop Ready to Ship
Great Presents for Your Favorite Geek
Mozilla, Opera Want to Make Video on the Web Easier
Making Programs Work with Vista
Hackers Launch Major Attack on US Military Labs
Microsoft Uses New XBRL Data Tags in SEC Filing
Microsoft Vista's IPv6 Raises New Security Concerns
Multimedia Sharing Off Limits on NAS Drive
Facebook Doesn't Budge on Beacon's Broad User Tracking
Report: Apple Threatens Shops Selling iPhone in Singapore
New Tech From NEC
Violin-Playing Robot
Downloadable Content Coming to Wii?
IT Spending to Slow in 2008
IBM System to Scan Streets in Beijing, New York
Tech Stocks Rally, but Spending Concerns Linger
Data Storage Capacities Soar
Google Spreadsheets Gets Monitoring Software
Microsoft Reschedules PDC for October 2008
Inflight E-Mail Takes Off With JetBlue
Wake-Up Call in Facebook-Beacon Controversy
Morgan Stanley's Stocking Full of Tech Trends
China Produces 40 Percent of Mobile Phones
Seagate to Buy E-Discovery Company
Google Launches iGoogle Elections Gadget
Disaster Recovery Appliance Comes With VMware
Counterfeit Software Entering Retail Stores
Phantasy Star Portable Coming to PSP
Best Buy to Distribute Dell PCs
AdultFriendFinder Settles Adware Charges
AT&T Wireless Network Open to Outside Devices
Microsoft Releasing Three Critical Patches, Other Updates
Google Mac Developer Playground Unveiled
Brain Challenge Released for iPods
Parallels Desktop Premium Adds Security Tools
Security Agent App Flawed, Says Cisco
Salesforce.com Launches Data-Sharing Technology
Silicon Valley Wireless Group Seeks Builder
Verizon to Use Google Android
Microsoft Offers Volta for Web Apps Development
SAP-Microsoft Duet Has Growing Appeal
IBM Files FTC Complaint Against Asustek
Mac Games in 2008
Experts to Facebook: Mind Your Manners
LaCie Unveils Designer Hard Drive
Oracle Buys Moniforce
SourceForge Opens Online Marketplace
HP Announces Remote Management for Laptops, Phones
Toyota Plans Human-Assistance Robot
Acer Next for Olympic Sponsorship
Microsoft Delays Free Xbox Live Content
Dell Closes Hardware Design Unit in India
IBM Researchers Build Supercomputer-on-a-Chip
Microsoft to Try Windows XP Out on OLPC in January
Tech Groups Call on Congress to Extend R&D Tax Credit
Big Brands Slip up in Antivirus Tests
AMD Slows Down Shipment of Barcelona Chips
Microsoft Releases New Windows Server, Vista SP1 Test Code
Review: Verizon's Answer to the iPhone?
Google Releases iPhone Web App
Movie Director Slams Microsoft on Supporting HD DVD
Facebook Tweaks Beacon Again; CEO Apologizes
Microsoft's Best New OS (Hint: It's Not Vista)
Salesforce Readies Collaboration Service
Standards Group Accepts PDF
Orange Sells 30,000 iPhones in First Five Days in France
News Corp. Buys Beliefnet
Red Hat's New Business Software
Users, Web Developers Vent Over IE7's First Year
Ron Paul Spam Traced to Ukrainian Botnet
DOJ: $222,000 RIAA Award Not Excessive
Black Sabbath Now Shredding Rock Band
Google's Android: Verizon Hedges on Using It
Samsung Intros Two New Entry-Level Cameras
Google Gmail Integrates AOL's AIM
Microsoft Pulls Plug on Potty-Mouth Santa
Soon, One-Third of Music will be Mobile, Study Says
Adobe Upgrades Flash to High-Def
Wiretap Oversight Urged
German iPhones Locked Again
Sun Dangles Cash Prizes for Open Source Coding
Malware Exploded in 2007, Security Vendor Says
Nokia Unveils Internet Services
Leopard Runs on PCs
The Technology Coming to a Gadget Near You
European GPS Rival Gets Go-Ahead
Sony Acknowledges Slow PS3 Sales in 2007
AV Testing Guidelines Coming Next Year
Sun Sets Date for Ops Center Release
Nokia to Help Operators Target the Enterprise
Wi-Fi Chip Set Sales Soaring
Fujitsu, Taiwan to Form WiMax Joint Venture
Apple iWork Strong, but no Match for Office
Intel, AMD Price War Winding down
Windows DNS Flaw Is Back
EBay, Yahoo Japan Sign Auction Deal
Free Music Downloads From Nokia
A Primer on the FCC's 700MHz Auction
Steve Jobs to Keynote Macworld Expo 2008
Mozilla Updates Firefox to Patch 'Canvas' Bug
Facebook's Beacon Ad System Also Tracks Non-Facebook Users
How Well Do Mobile Internet Services Perform?
Microsoft Buys Startup to Boost Web, Mobile Services
Apple, AT&T and Others Sued Over Voicemail Patent Violation
11/27 Runner-Up: "Maddy's Hiding Place," by Walter Coet, Commerce City, Colorado
11/20 Runner-Up: "Grand Hyatt," by Sarah Leonard, West Chester, Pennsylvania
11/13 Runner-Up: "Diversity," by Olga Fedulova, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
11/6 Runner-Up: "Imaginary Friends," by Diana Orlando, Edison, New Jersey
11/27 Hot Pic: "Quiet Harbor," by Diane Randolph, Mayville, New York
11/20 Hot Pic: "Shipwrecked!," by Myka Peterson, Mt. Vernon, Iowa
11/13 Hot Pic: "Sleeping Fairy's Nightlights," by Gianna Stadelmyer, Fredericksburg, Virginia
11/6 Hot Pic: "Japanese Beetle," by Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Portland, Maine
Photo Contest: Hot Pics for November
Facebook Admits Ad Service Tracks Logged-Off Users
Beta Watch: Kickstart, Opera, GoldMail
Companies Wrestle with Tech Demands of Younger Workers
Apple Boosts Market Share
Consumer PCs Tempt Budget-Minded Managers
Chinese Hackers Accused of Attacking Shell, Rolls Royce
KavaTunes Turns iTunes into Web Jukebox
Alfresco Pairs with Adobe on Social Networking Tools
Intel's Diamondville will be Based on Silverthorne Core
Russian Firm Buys LiveJournal
Samsung Readies Faster, Greener Graphics Memory
Vivendi, Activision Join to Create Games Giant
Attackers Target Unpatched QuickTime Flaw
The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America
Verizon May be Seeking Merger
HP, Acer Beat Up on Dell in PC Sales
Cloudsmith Readies Directory of Open-Source Code
Massachusetts Data Breach Puts Seniors at Risk
Intel Updates Tools to Support Mac Software on Penryn
Are the Government's PCs Antiques?
Oregon Challenges RIAA's Tactics in Music Piracy Claim
Lawsuit Against Intel Stalls
Online Advertiser Pays $650,000 in Spam Fines
Even Google Can't Stop Microsoft, Some States Warn
Lawsuit Against Creative Commons Dropped
California Canal Management System Hacked
Yahoo, Adobe Team to Drop Online Ads into PDFs
AT&T Boosts Dial-Up Fees
Hackers will Target Vista in 2008, McAfee Predicts