| ComputerWorld | Top 10 | Apple snares top smartphone sales spot
Apple was the top seller of smartphones worldwide and in the U.S. last quarter, analysts said today.
2012-02-06T19:08:00Z
| Researchers layer an electronic junction into optical fiber
Pennsylvania State University researchers have devised a technique for embedding an electronic junction directly into optical fiber, which potentially paves the way for more streamlined optical components.
2012-02-06T18:41:00Z
| Facebook may be readying mobile ads
Speculation is circulating online that Facebook is getting ready to launch mobile ads, possibly as soon as next month.
2012-02-06T18:14:00Z
| Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky
Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware.
2012-02-06T17:42:00Z
| Google piques curiosity with Solve for X website, video
Google on Monday released a video regarding its Solve for X project, which the company says is "a place where the curious can go to hear and discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems."
2012-02-06T17:31:00Z
| SAP community portal launch date still unclear due to bugs
Serious technical problems that have delayed the rollout of an upgrade to SAP's community portal are persisting, to the point where the company is no longer specifying a launch date.
2012-02-06T16:45:00Z
| Redbox, Verizon team on streaming service
Redbox and Verizon are working on a streaming video service to take on Netflix, but so far have said little about how it will work.
2012-02-06T16:29:00Z
| Voice and video calls via Wi-Fi from 30,000 feet?
Federal regulations forbid making calls from cell phones while aboard U.S. commercial planes in-flight, but Wi-Fi services could eventually permit voice and video calls over the Internet for a fee.
2012-02-06T16:20:00Z
| How to Protect Your Intellectual Property in the Cloud
IT professionals know that handing data over to a third-party is always risky, but cloud computing creates unique concerns for IP. Here are nine tips to protect critical corporate data wherever it goes
2012-02-06T15:36:00Z
| Hundreds of DreamHost websites abused by spammers
Rogue PHP pages that redirect users to work-at-home scams have been added to hundreds of websites hosted at DreamHost following a security breach suffered by the company in January, researchers from cloud security vendor Zscaler said.
2012-02-06T15:31:00Z
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| | PC World | Top 10 | Voice and Video Calls via Wi-Fi From 30,000 Feet?
Federal regulations forbid making calls from cell phones while aboard U.S. commercial planes in-flight, but Wi-Fi services could eventually permit voice and video calls.
 
| Super Bowl XLVI Ads Pander to Geeks
Super Bowl XLVI ads highlight tech, death, and anti-Apple sentiment.
| Space Invaders Hack Turns Your Unread Email Into a New High Score
A hacker in the UK turned a $5 alarm clock into a new GMail notifier, and shared plans so you can do it as well.
| Researchers Layer an Electronic Junction Into Optical Fiber
Pennsylvania State University researchers have devised a technique for embedding an electronic junction directly into optical fiber, which potentially paves the...
| As Firefox 11 Hits Beta, Work Begins on Push Notifications for the Web
With this new, mobile-style feature, websites will be able to alert users when new content arrives.
| Who's the Smartphone OS Crash Champion?
Analysis: Apple claims its iOS is more stable, and Android gets the rap for crashes -- but a research report reveals the truth.
| 10 Questions for Total Defense CFO Marcus Smith
The financial chief of the maker of malware detection and anti-crimeware software discusses the challenges, changes, and rewards of fighting pests on networks.
| Asus U47 Ultraportable Stuffs Power into 13-Inch Chassis
The inch-thick Intel Ivy Bridge laptop sports a 14-inch Display, DVD Drive, and a hefty hard drive.
| SAP Community Portal Launch Date Still Unclear Due to Bugs
Serious technical problems that have delayed the rollout of an upgrade to SAP's community portal are persisting, to the point where the company is no longer...
| Why I Switched from AT&T to Verizon
I was reluctant to switch, and I tried to give AT&T the benefit of the doubt, but in the end it was not interested in keeping me as a customer.
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| Washington Post | Top 10 | Girls' Night Logged On
You match the Nicole Kidman card with the Nicole Kidman card, the Julia Roberts card with the Julia Roberts card, the J.Lo card with the J.Lo card. Simple enough. The game is called Ditto, and it's on the Web site of Ladies' Home Journal, and Karen Heal is, at this very moment, too preoccupied playing the game to talk about it.
| Hospital Services Performed Overseas
| MCI Calls Qwest's Bid 'Superior' to Verizon's
| 5 Ways to Unleash Music
| Google Accommodates Search History Buffs
Don't take this personally, but Google wants your Web search history.
| DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party
You can now watch high-definition television on sets as cheap as $500, with plenty of programming from a variety of channels. But HDTV is missing from one crucial corner of the home-entertainment business -- the DVD. Companies are still developing and promoting two different, incompatible high-definition versions of the DVD, neither of which will have any consumer relevance (read: tolerable prices) until next year at the soonest.
| Hit 'Send' And the World Laughs With You
The guy's Irish or Scottish or something like that, and he's drunk as a skunk. He staggers down the street, stumbles to his car and starts fumbling to get his key in the lock when two cops walk up, one male, one female.
| Purr. Whirr.
Mecho-pets such as the catbot is easier for many people -- the elderly, the allergy-stricken, the autistic and disabled children and adults -- to relate to than a real cat.
| For Some, Thumb Pain Is BlackBerry's Stain
| This Mouse Won't Hunt
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