Archive for June 2006

June 1, 2006

· Sun to slash thousands of jobs
· Microsoft Turns On OneCare; McAfee Follows Suit
· Security a bridge too far
· The Archiveus trojan password
· Symantec fights Microsoft threat with Norton 360
· Dell will provide laptops with Skype pre-installed
· Apple Launches PC Recycling Program
· Apple expands Best Buy foothold
· Benchmarking Conroe: First Look at Core 2 Extreme

June 4, 2006

· Spam king settles with Texas, Microsoft
· Video games seized from teen’s home

June 5, 2006

· Swedes Protest Police Shutdown of Web Site
· Toshiba Claims Highest-Density HDD Drive
· Zone Labs Updates Flagship Security Suite
· Microsoft Denies iPod Rival Rumors
· Mozilla Patches 12 Firefox Flaws (and SeaMonkey and Thunderbird)
· RIAA Targeting Youtube and Google Video
· Google Spreadsheets Set To Debut
· Briefly: large Apple flash order, 10.4.7, MS on iPod
· Kiwi security expert finds flaw in Skype
· More And More Musicians Seem To Get It
· "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hit man or a video gamer?

June 6, 2006

· "I just bought your hard drive"

June 7, 2006

· Tyan unleashes 16-core 'personal' supercomputer
· IE And Firefox Sport New Zero-day Flaw

June 8, 2006

· Brin says Google compromised principles
· Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2 public preview (download or order CD)
· Acer touts 'beyond the norm' monster 20.1in laptop
· Now A Felony In The State Of Washington To Play Poker On The Internet
· Apple's iPod countersuit against Creative opens legal hornet's nest
· Tech.gov: Your Privacy Under Siege
· Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily
· China 'blocks' main Google site

June 9, 2006

· Popular Science: The Goods - July 2006
· The top five ways to prevent IP spoofing
· Makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Settle FTC Charges
· CBS offers downloads of TV shows on iTunes
· eBay Invites Internet Regulation, Backs Online Gambling Ban (I invite quality Ebay customer service)
· Judge accused of playing games during trial

June 10, 2006

· China Restores Google.com

June 11, 2006

· MySpace Parental cheat sheet

June 12, 2006

· Verizon Bets Big on Fiber Optic Overhaul
· ATI to increase consumer electronics graphics chip sales
· Apple hit by Swedish anti-iTunes pressure
· Microsoft fixes Windows Genuine Advantage software after spyware allegations
· AMD Plans Major CPU Price Drops Day After "Conroe"

June 13, 2006

· Yahoo Webmail Worm on the Loose
· Microsoft abandons open source discussion
· Firefox To Drop Support For Windows 98, Me
· Inside The Beltway Newspapers Lying About Net Neutrality? What A Surprise
· Windows gets big security update
· Inside Apple's iPod factories

June 14, 2006

· Poll: 1 In 5 Teens Use Web To Cheat
· E-mail worm is contained, Yahoo says
· Net neutrality is about relationships and barriers
· First Blu-ray titles to arrive on 20 June, player delayed until August
· Google Earth Grows With New Hi-Res Imagery
· RIAA sees rosy picture, calls piracy 'contained' (I'll take 2 of whatever they are on)
· AOL's Developer Kit Boosts Its AIM Service
· Dell Seen Rolling Out AMD-System in Sept.
· EBay signs up 200 millionth member
· Yahoo mail worm author merely job hunting

June 15, 2006

· Spyware and Trojans threats on rise
· Money lost to cybercrime down--again
· What users hate most about Web sites
· S&P Lifts Apple to Strong Buy
· Broussard: We won't rush Duke Nukem Forever
· Apple's iPod faces patent probe
· AOL-Netscape Launches Massive “Digg Killer”

June 16, 2006

· Bill Gates to transition away from Microsoft
· Apple's Growing Bite of the Market
· Yahoo Hack Day Today
· Online Gambling Not Only Illegal, Now Also Unmentionable
· Samsung Ships the First Blu-Ray Player

June 17, 2006

· U.S. arrests 2 for stealing chip secrets
· Adobe sees profit drop 18 percent
· Microsoft said to be developing iPod rival
· Quick Peek at McAfee's New Security Beta

June 18, 2006

· Google Checkout preparing to launch
· Researchers Find Technique to Quickly Erase Hard Drives
· Porn-surfing Oregon Worker Exposes 2,200 Taxpayer IDs
· Spammer: I'll buy MySpace profiles with more than 20k contacts

June 19, 2006

· Dutch site linking to MP3 files loses court case
· Unpatched Excel Flaw Surfaces, Attacks Made
· PayPal tackles phishing trap
· Foxconn sternly denies iPod sweatshop claims
· Microsoft Halts Unauthorized Vista Downloads
· Report: Spam Accounts for Most E-Mail Traffic
· Yahoo worm demonstrates AJAX threat

June 20, 2006

· Microsoft Debuts New Instant Messenger
· Apple's mean-spirited new ad campaign
· Google Pages Used to Host Trojan Horse
· What Do You Do When 80 Other People Are Using Your Social Security Number?
· Yahoo Opens IM to Developers
· Chip breaks speed record in deep freeze
· Teen, mom sue MySpace.com for $30 million

June 21, 2006

· Stalking, MPAAs new(?) modus operandi
· Fighting Microsoft's piracy check
· CBS NEWS WRITERS BLOCKED FROM "INAPPROPRIATE" WEBSITES
· AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
· How hard can it be to cancel an AOL account?

June 22, 2006

· Sony BMG DRM Rootkit Spyware Album Settlement Still Unsettled
· Study: Americans pick e-parks over real parks
· Next generation DVD war hots up
· Adobe signs Google deal (Anyone else sick of bundled toolbars yet?)
· Aussie taxes to fund 'free' porn blocks
· MSN and Disneyland to Webcast “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” Premiere
· Maxthon: China's hip browser
· Results of a MASSIVE Google Ban - 7 BILLION Pages

June 23, 2006

· They want to Digg a wider space by expanding Web site's subjects
· A Countersuit in the MySpace Case?
· Part 2: N.Y. Lawmaker Drops Google Porn Lawsuit
· Flickr Who? Photobucket Leads Image Sites
· MySpace's New Envoy

June 26, 2006

· It's 2006. Has Google Indexed Your Kid's Social Security # Lately?
· Microsoft abandons the idea of a standalone WinFS
· Opera JPEG Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability

June 27, 2006

· Intel's new chip aimed at AMD
· Apple executives put Leopard on the spot
· Net companies pledge child porn crackdown
· Symantec Readies Anti-Phishing Software
· Microsoft to launch code-sharing site
· Microsoft Warns of Dial-Up Bug
· Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Intel

June 28, 2006

· Three held over virus e-mail plot
· eMachines releases five desktops for cash-strapped students
· Microsoft WGA gets less nagging but users still doubt
· Tower stacking up downloads
· Western Digital Settles Capacity Dispute
· Senate deals blow to Net neutrality
· Apple stock falls as analyst sees iPod delays
· Intel’s Next Trick: Quad Core Processors
· Senators fight taxes on calls, connections

June 29, 2006

· Google Checkout goes live
· Office 2007 delayed again
· Attack code out for Apple flaw
· Symantec disputes $1B IRS back taxes, penalties bill
· Debunking Mac's Self-Created Ad Hype

June 30, 2006

· Google steals another brain from Microsoft
· Prey Is Gold, Coming In July
· China targets blogs, searches in new internet crackdown
· Microsoft says Vista beta testers better hurry