Information Technology
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Threat to privacy worse, group saysJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Individual privacy is under threat around the world as governments continue introducing surveillance and information-gathering measures, according to an intern...
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New Office for Macs speeds up programs, blends in formats wellJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the fierce rivalry between Microsoft and Apple, there is one product on which the two companies work closely together: the Macintosh version of Microsoft Office....
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Herald's home site wins Web honorsJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald on Thursday announced its interactive home section, Homes.DailyHerald.com, won an award of merit in an international competition sponsored by the Newspa...
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Wal-Mart abandons online movies less than a year after launch
Dec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed an online movie download service it launched less than a year ago. The retreat for Wal-Mart, which accounts for abou...
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Dell's all-in-one PC has the guts to compete with iMacDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Something interesting is going on at Dell. The Texas personal-computer behemoth, long associated with boxy, boring machines, has started emphasizing industrial design. ...
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Once-mighty Netscape browser to flatline Feb. 1
Dec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year ...
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Warner blinks, agrees to sell MP3s
Dec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Warner Music Group, a major holdout on selling music online without copy protection, caved in to the growing trend Thursday and agreed to sell its tunes on Am...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II opens her own YouTube channel
Dec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday. The queen will use th...
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Facebook 'is' done with controversyDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- "Is" is no more. For years, members of the popular online hangout Facebook have been able to compose one-liners, called "status updates," to tell friends what...
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Online language services are spottyDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - As the need for global communication increases, online translation services are in greater demand. Users are attracted to the breakneck speed at which online translation...