New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily technical. The country first needs to figure out how much those networks are worth and how much the U.S. should spend on protecting them, the new Homeland Security official in charge of that effort said Thursday....
Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday....
Lenovo says quarterly profits up 65 percent
BEIJING (AP) -- Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 PC maker, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 65 percent as strong sales in China and emerging economies offset weakness in the United States....
Hacker indictment greeted with muted response
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur....
Hackers target Google Gadgets
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing - which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers....
Review: With 10-inch screen, Eee PC grows up
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. brought out the Eee PC last year, it created a whole new category of tiny, cheap laptops. Despite its success, the computer had one confounding element: Its keyboard was really small - good for kids, maybe, but not for adults....
Banking by phone for the poor
NEW DELHI (AP) -- It can scale mountains in a single bound and wend its way down the most wretched roads. It is the mighty cell phone signal - and the latest hope for bringing financial services to the world's masses who don't have access to banks....
Google launches free music search service in China
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google Inc. said Wednesday that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenue....
Dell says its operations are now carbon-neutral
SEATTLE (AP) -- Computers are far from being truly clean machines, but Dell Inc. and other PC makers are trying to make their own business operations greener....
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