October 2005

• Supreme Court Rejects Microsoft Appeal in Eolas Case
• Sprint Nextel Unveils Music Download Service
• Samsung Readies iTunes Competitor
• Microsoft Hosted Services Expected
• Samsung Expands LCD Manufacturing
• E-Waste Dumping Victimizes Developing Nations, Study Says
• IBM Leads Open-Source Storage Effort
• Software Surprises
• Moving Your Number to VoIP? Please Hold
• U3: Portable Programs on a USB Drive
• Solid $500 Laptops
• News In Brief
• What's New for 2006
• Acer Readies 37-inch Flat TV, New Notebook PCs
• Oracle Password Protection Is Weak, Experts Say
• Bird Flu Inspires PC Virus
• Motorola, Intel Team on Mobile WiMax
• Does Skype Face Security Threat?
• Industry Group Tackles Spyware
• Yahoo Hikes Music Services Rates
• Orange Unveils Windows Handhelds
• House Panel Sets Late-2008 Digital TV Transition Date
• Microsoft Stalks Super Spammers
• 'See' Your Music on a Big Screen
• Touchscreen Subnotebook Unveiled
• Google Fuels Rumors of New Service
• Antitrust Judge Checks Microsoft's Compliance
• Court Denies RIM a Break on Sales Ban
• Canon Tests Hydrogen Fuel Cell
• Plugged In: Faster, Better Web Mail
• Microsoft: Multicore Chips Are Changing PC Software Design
• United States to Require RFID Chips in Passports
• Microsoft to Retire Exchange Server 5.5 by Year's End
• Chip Shortage Will Hit MP3 Players
• Dell Unveils $999 XPS Notebook
• MSN Readies Book-Searching Service
• Some Vaios, Clies Can't Use New Memory Sticks
• A Peek at IE7's New Security
• PC Sales Jump in Third Quarter
• Zoom, Zoom?
• The Cutting Room
• Dialed In: Attack of the Treo and BlackBerry Clones
• Skype Patches Critical Flaws in Its Software
• Groups Challenge FCC's VoIP Wiretapping Rules
• A Peek Into SBC's Internet Protocol Multimedia Services
• Chip-Enabled Ball at 2006 World Cup Soccer Games?
• Canon Readies Wi-Fi Camera
• Intel Changes CPU Road Map
• PC Vendors May Get Vista Next Summer
• E-Voting Progress Assessed
• SAP Updates Small business Suite
• Google Describes its Wi-Fi Pitch
• Startup Unveils Low-Power CPU
• Flock Founder Hopes New Browser Will Fly
• Vending Machines Sell IPods to Go
• Microsoft Touts Office 12's Smarts
• Ipevo Sells Skype Phones
• Microsoft Lags on Antitrust Compliance
• Intel Examining 'Indoor GPS' Technologies
• Spam Slayer: Fear of Phishing Hurts Banks
• Microsoft Patch Problems Continue
• Bank of America Delays Security Update
• Microsoft Amends Music Player License
• DRM, Wiretaps Called Threats
• Dell: Dual-Core Xeons Will Win
• Firefox Downloads Top 100 Million
• School Traps Infected PCs
• Digital TV Date Pushed to 2009
• PR Piñata: Turn LPs Into CDs
• Tip Jar: Find Fabulous Coupons
• Shopping Shootout, Part 2
• Pull Out the Plastic
• In Sites: Comparing Prices
• All About Auctions
• More Duo Shopping Tips
• The Duo Go Shopping
• First Look: Apple's Video-Ready iPod
• OpenOffice.org 2.0 Ships
• Microsoft Assesses Linux, Google
• Book Publishers Sue Google
• Trojan Targets Skype Users
• Opteron Rules, HP Says
• Tracking Cybercrooks
• Political Discourse
• Red, White, and You
• Digital Gear: Postcards From Cell-Phone Land
• High-Def TV: How High Can You Go?
• Samsung's 7-Megapixel Camera Phone Hits Road
• 'Electronic Paper' Goes Color
• Quad High-Definition LCD Unveiled
• Hitting the Street With a Satellite TV Phone
• Lenovo Unveils Small Business Desktops
• New Vote-by-Phone Plan Considered by Defense Department
• Tokyo Edge: High-Def and More for the Holidays
• Microsoft Releases Another Windows Server 2003 R2 Beta
• HP Brings IPaq Phones to U.S.
• Microsoft Refreshes Vista Beta
• HP Emphasizes Security Efforts
• Teen Uses Worm to Promote Site
• Taiwan Tests Island-Wide WiMax
• Samsung Readies Hard Disk Cell Phone
• PDA Pundit: Lots of News in Handheld Land
• Intel Slashes PC Power-up Time
• Treo 650 to Run BlackBerry Software
• Microsoft, Nigeria Team to End Scams
• Wireless LAN Group Offers Spec
• AMD Tops Intel in September Sales
• Is Yahoo Eyeing AOL?
• PR Piñata: Sharing Is Caring
• Tip Jar: Shopping Around
• Audio, Video, and Wireless Options
• Making Sense of Memory, Storage, and I/O
• Thinking Inside the Box
• The Great Debate: PC vs. Mac
• Location, Location, Location
• Is It Really Time to Upgrade?
• Microsoft Patch Problematic for Some, Security Firm Says
• Microsoft Exec Warns of 'Fake' XP Update
• Symantec Tests 'Big Brother' Data Monitor
• Shopping Sites Share Data, Survey Says
• Antiphishing Efforts Show Success
• Three Indicted for 'Massive' Piracy
• GeekTech: ATI's New Graphics Cards, and Why You Can't Have Them
• Windows Media Center Edition Gets Big Update
• Exploit Code Discovered for New Microsoft Flaw
• Samsung to Pay $300 Million Fine for DRAM Price Fixing
• Google and Comcast Vie for AOL Stake, Reports Say
• U.S. Spams the World
• Cell Phones Affect Brain Waves, Study Says
• MySQL Update Due in November
• Security: Microsoft's Next Antitrust Battle?
• Google Tells its Philanthropic Plans
• Digicam Vendors Replace Faulty Sensors
• Burning Questions: Latest HD-DVD-vs-Blu-ray Salvos
• Microsoft and Yahoo to Link IM Networks
• Apple Intros Video iPod, Strikes Deal With ABC
• Samsung Shows Skinny 'Slider' Phone
• Palm Unveils Wireless, Color PDAs
• Netscape Gains in Browser Wars
• WebEx Aims at Small Business
• Mobile E-Mail Draws Chatter
• Old PCs Get a New Life
• Windows 2000 Vulnerability Could Lead to New Outbreak
• LG's Cell Phone Can Pause Live TV
• Microsoft, RealNetworks Settle for $761 Million
• Microsoft Targets Small Businesses
• Microsoft, Real May Be in Tune
• HP Readies Small-Business Storage
• F-Secure Supports Windows Mobile Devices
• Vendors Rally for Fast New Wi-Fi
• British Hackers Jailed for Worm
• Intel Unwraps Dual-Core Xeon Server Processor
• Microsoft To Open Xbox 360 Lounge
• Will Google Kill News Media?
• California Clamps Down on Violent Games
• Feuding ISPs Call Truce
• IBM Drops SCO Patent Suit
• Virtual Windows License Simplified
• Oracle Buys Finnish Open-Source Developer
• Sony Loses PlayStation Copyright Case in Australia
• Bank of America Warns Customers After Laptop Theft
• Court Deals Another Blow to BlackBerry Maker's Appeal Hopes
• AOL Exec Coy About Microsoft Talks
• Battery Alternatives Touted
• Trojan Trashes PlayStation Portable
• Microsoft Readies Eight Windows Patches
• Flat-Panels Hit New Heights
• Google Keeps Eye on Web, Exec Says
• Symantec Reports Critical Security Flaw in AntiVirus Scan Engine
• Microsoft Announces New Corporate Antimalware Product
• Microsoft Changes Tune on Windows XP SP3
• ISP Spat Severs Connections
• IBM to Unwrap First Dual-Core Xeon 'Paxville' Servers
• Hackers Fiercer Than Ever, FBI Says
• SMS Attack Could Harm Cell Phones
• Music Download Sales Flourish
• Tech.gov: Don't Call Me, Really
• Microsoft: No Office Software for Linux
• Windows XP SP3 Preview Surfaces Online
• FTC Seeks to Halt Alleged Spyware Site
• Sony Shows Two New VAIO X Models
• Video Camera Sports Hard Drive
• Japanese Firm Pushes Wi-Fi to 3 Miles
• Security Resources on the Web
• Hard Drives: Hardly Extinct
• Philadelphia Picks EarthLink for Wi-Fi
• Intel May Support Blu-ray Too
• Some HDTVs May Not Play HD Discs
• Office Gets an Extreme Makeover
• Finding Online Video
• Movie Download Scams
• Moving Pictures
• The Print Shop: The Search for Cheaper Ink
• Plugged In: Firefox vs. IE Battle Heats Up
• News in Brief
• Firefox Advocacy Site Hacked
• Google and Sun Team on Software, Web Apps
• Competing HD Formats Square Off
• Office Improves PDF Support
• Blinkx Builds Video Co-Op
• MessageLabs Unveils Security Services
• Most Monitors Won't Play New HD Video
• Affordable Dual-Core
• Search Sites Try to Give Instant Answers
• HP to Ship Netscape on PCs in 2006
• California Makes Phishing Illegal
• Online Library in the Cards
• Trojan Horse Sneaks Through MS Office Hole
• The New Security War
• Paramount To Back Both High-Def Formats
• Dual-Core Xeon Due in October
• Used PC Market Expands
• Digital Health Records Still Elusive
• Phishers Target Soccer Fans
• Security by the Numbers
• The Hidden Money Trail