FBI spyware used to nab hackers, extortionists
The FBI has used a secret form of spyware in a series of investigations designed to nab extortionists, database-deleting hackers, child molesters, and hitmen, according to documents obtained by CNET News.
Has online piracy reached a tipping point?
For years, digital technology and the Internet have provided a virtual buffet of digital content from which millions have feasted for free. Whether it be downloading movies illegally found with the help of the Pirate Bay, ripping a movie rental from Netlix to a computer hard drive, republishing an unauthorized copy of a news photograph to the Web, or sharing music on peer-to-peer services, the people who create this content have begun to send a message: "no more free lunches."
Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is May 5
Looks like Microsoft’s March slip-up that pinpointed the next milestone delivery date was correct. The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) — the one and only public RC — is set to be available on May 5.
The Embarrassment of American Broadband
The Internet was born and raised in the United States. Yet--thanks to slow speeds, inconsistent availability, and bandwidth caps--we now lag the rest of the world when it comes to broadband Net access.
10 things you should look for in a netbook
Who saw this coming? In the day and age of quad-core CPUs, 17-inch laptop displays, and terabyte hard disks, who’d have thought small laptops with slow CPUs and little storage would set the world afire. But that’s just what’s happened.
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