The Federal Aviation Administration plans to upgrade its decades-old technology for flight-plan processing and potentially add a third backup system.

Oracle names Jeffrey Epstein as its new chief financial officer, marking its fourth CFO since long-time bean counter Jeff Henley retired four years ago.

Nikon will compensate Microsoft in the cross-licensing deal, which the companies say will improve new consumer electronics products and features.

Los Angeles-area music blogger has allegedly admitted to streaming tracks of an unreleased Guns N' Roses album on his site.

A billboard on a wall in downtown San Francisco is the first volley in what is sure to be a major advertising campaign for EA's evolution game.

McAfee says phishing attacks, viruses, spam, and money laundering are rife in virtual worlds.

The green-tech darling has brought in about half a billion dollars in the last six years and hopes to finalize major solar-power facilities in San Jose, Calif., and Berlin.

University of Oklahoma researchers are working on a test that measures suspected cancer biomarkers in the breath and could lead to an easy-to-use detection device.

Hollywood has long called for YouTube to help copyright owners scrub the site of unauthorized videos. Now, copyright owners are using the site's copyright filters to help generate ad revenue.

CNET News editor-in-chief Dan Farber and senior editor Robert Vamosi discuss the new features and browsing capabilities of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 and how it stacks up with Firefox.

More than 2,000 years after they were written, the Dead Sea Scrolls are getting high-tech treatment as part of an effort to better preserve the ancient texts and let more people see them than ever before.

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With fuel prices still high enough to put a hole in your pocket, where does one turn?

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As the U.S. presidential elections draw closer, voting activists are bracing themselves for an onslaught of online dirty tricks and misinformation campaigns designed to deceive and disenfranchise voters.

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AP - When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system.

AP - Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car.

AP - The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.

AP - A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.

CNET - The first ever reported computer virus has infected at least two laptops onboard the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth.

Reuters - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses.

Reuters - Sony's (6758.T) joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) must do better, Sony's chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.

NewsFactor - The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange -- an iPhone 3G carrier in France -- admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a security flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private data on the phone when it is supposedly locked.

InfoWorld - An open-source technology has been launched to help developers using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 find duplicated code in their software projects.

AFP - NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software.

Laptops taken to the International Space Station were infected with a computer virus, Nasa confirms.

The Advertising Standards Authority calls an iPhone advert "misleading" for saying all of the web is available on the phone.

A human exoskeleton robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down to stand, walk and climb stairs.

Tricky hack attacks could be thwarted by using trusted sites to police web use, say researchers.

Six international teams competed this weekend in the first-ever hydrogen-powered motorsport race.

Latest official figures show the number of UK households with internet access rose to 16.5 million this year.

A PC containing personal data of a million bank customers is sold on a net auction site for £35, according to the Daily Mail.

A UK-built solar-powered plane sets an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft.

The majority of election officials in England support a ban on the sale of voters' personal details to companies, a survey finds.

The popular online game is now unavailable in the UK after Mattel, the toy company that owns the rights to Scrabble outside North America, started legal action against its designers.

WhiteHat Security's latest report on Web site security shows cross-site scripting remains the most common Web site vulnerability. But cross-site forgery requests also made WhiteHat's list of top 10 Web site security flaws. On a positive note, the majority of the vulnerabilities discovered by WhiteHat were remediated.
- WhiteHat Security's latest report on Web site vulnerabilities has found the Internet in slightly better shape emphasis on slightly. In the fifth installment of the quot;WhiteHat Website Security Statistics Report, quot; the company has found that 82 percent of the 687 Web sites assessed by the ...

Aptana, maker of Web development and cloud computing tools, has acquired the Pydev IDE for Python development. The Eclipse-based Pydev tools suite supports Google App Engine development.
- Aptana is bringing its brand of AJAX-style development to the Python community by acquiring the Pydev suite of Python development tools. Aptana's acquisition of the Eclipse-based IDE (integrated development environment) for Python also is a boon for developers integrating Web development with cl...

The Federal Aviation Administration's flight plan IT network, which went down for about 2.5 hours Aug. 26 and fouled up the takeoff plans of thousands of travelers in more than 40 airports across the country, is back up and running. But for how much longer? The antiquated system consists of two 20-year-old redundant mainframe configurations one in Georgia, one in Utah that apparently are hanging on for dear life.
- The Federal Aviation Administration's flight plan IT network, which went down for about 2.5 hours Aug. 26 and fouled up the takeoff plans of thousands of travelers in more than 40 airports across the country, was back up and running Aug. 27. IT staff were still troubleshooting it today in Ham...

Microsoft released on Aug. 27 a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a market share of about 75 percent, comes with new features to enhance privacy, ease-of-use, and security. Microsoft first released a test -- or beta 1 -- version of IE 8 in March, but that was aimed at letting Web developers take a first look at the new browser. This latest version is aimed at a broader consumer audience.
- SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser. The world's largest software maker said the latest version -- beta 2 -- of Internet Explorer, which has a ma...

Googles being good to the Earth through its Google.org philanthropic arm. The organization pledged $10.25 million in recently to support Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), a breakthrough technology doesnt look for geothermal energy, but makes it. The traditional geothermal approach relies on finding naturally occurring pockets of steam and hot water. The EGS process replicates these conditions by fracturing hot rock, circulating water through the system, and using the resulting steam to produce electricity in a conventional turbine; Palm released the Palm Treo Pro last week, a new handset which Palm hopes can save the brand as it faces challenges from RIMs Blackberry line and the Apple iPhone, not to mention the Google Android phones due in November and Linux based LiMo phones. Early reviews claim the device competes on functionality, but not price. It will be sold in the U.S. in September for $549 and in Europe free or up to $589, based on the carrier. The Palm Treo Pro boasts a tactile QWERTY keyboard, a hardware Wi-Fi switch, turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth support for stereo music headsets; and Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to join their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will supply four of the world's top five mobile phone and smart phone makers. The new company, announced last week, will bring together the Mobile Platforms unit of Ericsson and STMicros ST-NXP wireless division. Ericsson is the world's biggest mobile telecoms equipment maker and ST-NXP is the third-largest maker of wireless chips globally. The new company should present a new challenge for wireless market leaders Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.
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The passcode feature on the latest version of Apple's iPhone can be bypassed in a few simple steps. Apple issued a fix for the issue when it released iPhone v1.1.3 back in January. While iPhone users wait for another fix, information about an easy workaround has been made available.
- The passcode feature on the latest version of Apples iPhone can be bypassed, potentially allowing an unauthorized person to access data on the device if it is lost or stolen. The issue was posted to a MacRumors.com discussion forum and affects iPhone 2.02. Users can lock the iPhone with a four-d...

BroadSoft buys Genband's application server business to boost its VOIP enterprise applications. While Skype focuses primarily on bringing VOIP to more than 300 million consumers, BroadSoft sells its apps to telcos such as Verizon and Sprint. BroadSoft's buy comes a month after BT bought VOIP provider Ribbit for $105 million.
- Enterprise VOIP specialist BroadSoft Aug. 27 acquired the M6 Communication Applications Server and the product's associated customer base from IP gateway supplier Genband. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed, but BroadSoft said the purchase will help bring its BroadWorks voice over IP a...

With its latest two devices #8211;the Treo 800w for the Sprint network and the unlocked, 3G Treo Pro for GSM providers #8211;Palm has rejoined the modern smart phone community, packing in features such as 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity and integrated GPS found in most current-generation smart phones. Palm is aiming both devices at corporate customers #8211;both run Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and will work out of the box with Microsoft #8217;s back-end mobile management systems #8211;but the Palm Treo in particular, with its surprisingly sleek and attractive form factor, could be a big hit with consumers as well.
- Read Andrew Garcia's review of the Treo 800w. by Andrew Garcia Both devices feature a 320-by-320-pixel TFT touch screen. The screen is recessed on the Treo 800w, but flush with the bezel on the Treo Pro. The Treo Pro (0.53 inches, 4.69 ounces) is noticeably thinner and lighter than the T...

UPDATED: Cisco Systems acquired PostPath, a Microsoft Exchange e-mail storage competitor, and heads down the path of a big-time co-opetition to handle enterprise e-mail against a longtime partner, Microsoft. PostPath uses augmented open-source software and an optional appliance that plugs directly into a data center to offer a lower-cost, in-the-cloud e-mail server alternative to Microsoft Exchange. Exchange has long been known as one of the most complicated business software packages that IT personnel handle.
- Cisco Systems is heading into a big-time quot;co-opetition quot; to handle enterprise e-mail against a longtime partner, Microsoft, thanks to the Aug. 27 acquisition of privately held PostPath. Cisco will pay a total of $215 million for PostPath and expects to close the deal in Cisco's first quar...

Review: The Motorola U9, part of the mobile phone makers LiMo Phone line, impresses with a strong signal, good voice quality, a decent camera and MP3 player plus Java support. Linux Devices' Henry Kingman takes the Motorola U9 Linux Mobile phone through its paces.
- The Motorola U9, part of the mobile phone makers LiMo (Linux Mobile) Phone line, with its quot;mesmerizing quot; external OLED display, strong radio, and small, finger-friendly form factor could make the U9 a top seller. 1\:* There are some glitches with Motorola U9's USB connecti...

Using SSDs in laptops and PCs now means getting much less capacity at a much higher price.

A U.S. House subcommittee is warning that a $500 million IT project designed to "connect the dots" on terrorist plots and help prevent another 9/11 attack could turn out to be a failure.

It's expected that Apple will, sometime in the next month or so, unleash updated MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops -- maybe even a new MacBook Air. As processors get faster, do they threaten to undermine desktop sales?

Malware has managed to get onto the International Space Station, NASA confirmed today. And it's not the first time that a worm or virus has made it into space.

Microsoft today launched the second beta version of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser, but declined to offer up a ship date for the final version.

The new SSDs will run faster than older-generation SSDs made for low-cost PCs, Samsung said, because they include high-performance SATA II controller technology inside" />

In the weeks prior to the Democratic National Convention, John McCain broadly expanded his reach on the Web, as many bloggers took up his cause and his attack ads found a significant online audience.

Separation of duties is a key control in finance, and it should be required in information security, too. It requires that no one person is able to compromise information.

A communications problem that yesterday hit a Georgia facility that processes flight plans has been corrected, according to the FAA.

A bug that affects iPhones and the iPod touch and allows unauthorized users to bypass the pass-word protection software on the devices has resurfaced after being squashed earlier this year.

Disney has put together a marketing campaign using Pinocchio and Snow White to accelerate consumer adoption of next-generation DVD technology and boost sales.

Sharing documents with your coworkers via Google Docs sure is convenient. But one little typo can turn into a big security problem.

IE 8 is Microsoft’s answer to the renewed browser challenge. Firefox is now a credible competitor to IE, with its share of the browser market having climbed to 19 percent.

Cisco announced Wednesday it will acquire PostPath, a venture-backed start-up that provides open-source email and calendaring software, for $215 million.

European venture capitalists are investing less money in fewer companies, mirroring a trend seen in financing for American start-ups.

For Apple Computer these are the best of times and the worst of times. It’s stealing market share from Microsoft and its stock has outpaced Google’s. But there have also been dramatic stumbles.

Clean energy’s dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.

Nancy Floyd, a venture capitalist who invests in clean technology, addressed the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

The Internet has evolved into an avuncular, all-knowing presence that offers soothing suggestions from everyone in the world on how to fix anything.

Dell unveiled four low-cost computer models for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.

The Federal Aviation Administration blamed a computer breakdown for delaying hundreds of flights yesterday throughout the country, including Baltimore and Washington.

Novavax said yesterday that its bird flu vaccine elicited a robust immune response in humans, moving the biotech a step closer to licensing its pandemic vaccine production system.

Recent high-profile flops don't have to be a problem for Apple, says Slate's Farhad Manjoo, but the company's unsympathetic response could cause customers to sour on the brand.

Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a plethora of illnesses and sidestep the political and ethical quagmires that have plagued embryonic stem cell research.

More data breaches have been reported so far this year than in all of 2007, according to a report released yesterday by a nonprofit group that works to prevent fraud.

If, by chance, you've received a message from a "friend" in the last few days saying that you've been caught on tape, it's not true. Unless you're Paris Hilton.

DENVER, Aug. 25 -- John Dickerson, who covers the presidential campaign almost single-handedly for Slate, is a man of few words.

DENVER, Aug. 26--Joe Scarborough and David Shuster didn't quite come to blows Tuesday morning, but their anger really boiled over.

An engineer, Mark A. McHenry litters his speech with dizzying terms like gigahertz and cognitive radio. But on one topic in the national news he is plain-spoken: the claim by the broadcast networks, the NBCs and CBSs of the world, that a new technology to provide Internet service over the air will...

Jason Calacanis, who got into blogging early and big, has quit.

Viruses that steal passwords affected Space Station laptops in July.

Nature often unleashes its most extreme events in August. Is there a reason?

Photos of an Asian factory worker on a new iPhone have created online buzz.

Experts debate usefulness of civilian searches for missing Florida girl.

Lightning can strike indoors. Here's how to steer clear of it.

Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second-lowest minimum on record.

Will Gustav stop Hubble Telescope rescue mission?

Making sure not to text constituents too much is imperative, analysts say.

Bloggers offer an alternative platform that has DNC officials listening.

Already blocked in the U.S. and Canada, the game has been blocked worldwide.

Anonymous Web browsing, in which your cybertracks are concealed, may be the most attention-grabbing feature in the new Beta 2 ...

A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing.

Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie ...

It's the second advance in about a year that suggests that someday doctors might be able to use a patient's own cells to treat ...

Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet ...

Dell unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to ...

Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the ...

Video clips on point-and-shoot digital cameras are great: Why not use them on cool digital SLRs as well?

Did a computer intrusion at a Best Western hotel in Germany open the door for a hacker to steal the records of 8 million customers ...

Video clips on point-and-shoot digital cameras are great: Why not use them on cool digital SLRs as well? Nikon hopes to hammer ...

Kevin Cogill was arrested on suspicions he was streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site.

Flight delays caused by a communication failure at a Federal Aviation Administration facility drew criticism for an agency that has been scrutinized over air traffic controller staffing and inspection standards.

Talks on a new global warming agreement have begun to resolve some major sticking points, the U.N. climate chief said, after months of sluggish negotiations often marked by confrontation among industrial and developing countries.

An expert told Maggie Rodriguez her body language may have belied the strong support she expressed for Barack Obama.

Scientists reported Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began. With several weeks left in the melt season, ice in summer 2008 has a chance to diminish below the record low set last year.

The statistics firm says that the SMS campaign stunt announcing his VP pick reached 2.9 million people.

No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world.

For capuchin monkeys, it seems, it's better to both give and receive than just to receive. At least, that is what researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, have found.