- Tue Nov 24 4:00 AM PST 2009 Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics
Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first.
- Tue Nov 24 4:00 AM PST 2009 Crave giveaway of the week: official rules
These are the official rules for CNET's Crave blog giveaway of the week contest.
- Mon Nov 23 12:40 PM PST 2009 Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild
Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised.
- Mon Nov 23 12:29 PM PST 2009 Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates
Google operating system will feature many of the same security features as the Chrome browser, including "sandboxing" of applications, auto updating, and antiphishing.
- Mon Nov 23 11:36 AM PST 2009 Browser-server now baked into Opera
Amid promises to "reinvent the Web," the Opera Browser debuted a new beta feature earlier this year. Opera Unite now comes as a regular feature, starting with Opera 10.10.
- Mon Nov 23 10:22 AM PST 2009 Time short to agree on smart-grid standards
The next phase of smart-grid standards is due to start next year but vendors pushing their own home networking options threatens to slow the process, says a NIST official.
- Mon Nov 23 10:07 AM PST 2009 IBM taps into group language translation
IBM employees are testing n.Fluent, software that can instantly translate documents between English and 11 other languages.
- Mon Nov 23 8:22 AM PST 2009 New "Malicious" variant of the Rickrolling worm now available
Another iPhone worm similar to the "Rickrolling" malware has been found targeting users in the Netherlands.
- Mon Nov 23 7:09 AM PST 2009 Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious
A new iPhone worm is impacting jailbroken iPhones and iPod Touch devices. The threat, unlike the previous one, is extremely serious.
- Sat Nov 21 10:04 AM PST 2009 McAfee warns about '12 Scams of Christmas'
Shoppers and retailers aren't the only ones gearing up for the holidays. Criminals are out in full force with plenty of scams to separate you and your money.




