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In a dimly lit room off the main drag of a computer-security conference, programmers guzzle caffeine-laced drinks and wolf pizza while methodically hunting for cryptic messages hidden in the bowels of enemy territory.
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
Some computers with wireless Internet capabilities are vulnerable to attacks that could expose passwords, bank account details and other sensitive information even if the machines aren't actually online, researchers said here Wednesday.
Intel Corp. launched its biggest product revamp in six years Thursday, unveiling 10 microprocessors that are expected to help the world's largest chip maker retake ground lost to smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Server and software maker Sun Microsystems swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss as restructuring, acquisition and stock-based compensation costs absorbed revenue that grew 29 percent and exceeded analysts' expectations.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. struck another blow at Intel Corp., its bigger rival in the market for personal-computer microprocessors, as it disclosed plans Monday to buy one of the dominant makers of graphics chips in a $5.4 billion deal that analysts said could fundamentally alter competition in the semiconductor industry.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to pay $5.4 billion for top graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc., a bold move that could help the world's No. 2 maker of PC microprocessors match — or even exceed — the capabilities of larger rival Intel Corp.
Shares of Intel Corp. fell Thursday, a day after the company said its second-quarter profit plunged 57 percent as stiff competition and a shift in demand toward cheaper products drove down prices for the world's biggest chip maker.
As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.
Oracle Corp., which has spent $20 billion snapping up competitors over the past 18 months, asserted its financial case for the shopping spree with a 27 percent hike in its quarterly income.
Just five months after its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. gave Hewlett-Packard Co. the No. 1 ranking in worldwide personal computer shipments, a new batch of market numbers delivered some stomach-turning news to HP — rival Dell Inc. had just snatched the top spot right back.
Trying to increase demand for personal computers in India and other emerging markets, Intel Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to promote the use of computers in schools, cafes and other public spots in developing countries.
Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer's operating system.
Facing its stiffest competition in years and slowing demand for computers, Intel Corp. is planning a broad restructuring that will focus on every aspect of the chip maker's operations, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said Thursday.
Chip-maker Intel Corp., trying to stave off further encroachment by rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., showed off technology designed to help businesses automate the management of large fleets of personal computers.
After more than two decades at the helm, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy is stepping aside and leaving the top job to the company's current No. 2.
The owner of a picturesque northern California town is accepting bids on online auctioneer eBay, nearly two years after purchasing the hamlet.
In Atlanta, an online ad offers a room in exchange for "sex and light office duty." In Los Angeles, a one-bedroom pool house is free "to a girl that is skilled and willing." And in New York City, a $700-a-month room is available at a discount to a fit female willing to provide sex.
Hoping to leap ahead of smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. unveiled details of a next-generation computer chip design that it claims will perform better — and consume less power — than its current offerings.
A Yahoo Inc. unit provided information that led to an eight-year prison sentence for a Chinese dissident, an advocacy group for journalists said Wednesday, which would be at least the second time the company has aided Chinese authorities in their crackdown on protesters.
Two of the world's biggest e-mail account providers, Yahoo Inc. and America Online, plan to introduce a service that would charge senders a fee to route their e-mail directly to a user's mailbox without first passing through junk mail filters, representatives of both companies said Sunday.
A Louisiana man claims in a lawsuit that Apple's iPod music player can cause hearing loss in people who use it.
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