Your New Laptop Can Be Hijacked Right Out of the Box

Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops

A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers.

More Detail on Tuesday's Emergency Microsoft Updates

A day after the release of off-schedule updates for Internet Explorer and Visual Studio, the importance of those updates and the details of the vulnerabilities that necessitated them are becoming clearer. Security vendors across the market acknowledged the importance of users and developers taking the updates seriously.

Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details

Microsoft announced pricing and delivery details for a pair of eagerly awaited products in the Windows 7 family. If you were hoping for upgrade bargains or a long-term commitment to multi-PC upgrade pricing, prepare to be disappointed.

A Google Wave reality check

Google Wave was unveiled in May at the Google I/O Developer conference, and dazzled attendees with its goal: a combination of real-time communication with social-networking and search capabilities built into a familiar interface. Wave is more than just an in-box on steroids, however. It's also a communications platform that developers can use to build their own applications, something that many were excited about in the early hours of Wave's life on the public stage.

MarketBrowser 2.30 (Windows)

Get world class charting on your computer in seconds with MarketBrowser. The 12-window investing software makes charting funds and stock quotes easy.