Linux desktops have always faced an uphill battle against Windows desktops. Now, OSDL is calling together architects from over two-dozen key desktop-oriented Linux projects to a Dec. 1-2 meeting at its headquarters to set strategic directions and standards, and find synergies amongst Desktop Linux organizations.
 
Armed with detailed information about

Apple has released Broadband Tuner v1.0, a utility that tweaks the system parameters of Macs with very high speed Internet connections — 5 Mbps or faster.
 
Broadband Tuner changes the default values for the size of the TCP send and receive buffers used by Mac OS X, according to Apple.

An "extremely critical" threat may cause Microsoft to release a patch before its next scheduled round of software patches.
The unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer is bad enough, said the company which reported the Trojan drive-by download exploit to Redmond, that Microsoft will probably fix the problem before this month's scheduled patch

A new phishing attack posing as a tax refund from the Internal Revenue Service is using a configuration problem on the GovBenefits.gov Web site to fool users into thinking they're safe in offering up personal information such as Social Security and credit card numbers.

The fraud begins with an e-mail supposedly from

By getting atoms to spin simultaneously in opposite directions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology make advancements toward creating applications that could help computers solve problems much faster.
  
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have enticed six atoms into spinning simultaneously in two opposite

Cingular is testing a service that gives its mobile phone users unlimited calling access to AT&T's home phones, the Reuters news service reported Wednesday.

Cingular is co-owned by AT&T, which was known until recently as SBC. The service, called Mobile2Home, costs just under $6 a month to customers in Connecticut who choose

To help boost its stalled economy, hurricane-ravaged New Orleans is offering the nation's first free wireless Internet network owned and run by a major city.
 
Mayor Ray Nagin said Tuesday the system would benefit residents and small businesses who still can't get their Internet service restored over the city's washed

Panda Software is developing a service expected to launch early next year to protect enterprises against an emerging network security threat it calls "espionage," where professional hackers will target one specific company instead of many with tailor-made code.

To test the waters, Panda rolled out Wednesday TruPrevent Personal 2006 for individual users

The City of Akron is planning to build a 62-square-mile wireless network that will anticipate future technology advancements. The city is starting with a Wi-Fi rollout and will have the capability of adding WiMAX and additional advancements in the future.

In an interview Wednesday, Rick Leu, chief technology officer for the city

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Intel Corp. on Wednesday (Nov. 30) said that it expects to see shortages for its chipset lines at least until the first half of 2006.
For months, the microprocessor giant has experienced shortages for its notebook-based chipsets in the marketplace. Intel’s chipset lines are still “tight” and the shortages