IBM on Tuesday launched a set of software tools it hopes will spur wider interest in its upcoming Cell microprocessor that is key to the computing giant's return to profitable chipmaking.
 
International Business Machines Corp. has developed Cell jointly with Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Toshiba Corp. (6502.T), for use in

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Microprocessor supplier AMD Inc. has scored a minor victory in its long uphill fight to wrestle the processor market from Intel Corp., as the company overtook its archrival in the U.S. retail PC sector, according to market reseach firm Current Analysis.

The firm noted that in October, processors from AMD

As the holiday shopping season nears, TeaLeaf Technology is urging retailers to apply brick and mortar customer service standards to online business.

The company, based in San Francisco, helps businesses ensure that online consumers complete their transactions.

Tea Leaf offers a view of the customer experience and replicates customers’ transactions

Mosaid Technologies Inc. rolled out its latest memory test system for use in engineering test, analysis and bitmapping applications.

The MS5205 from Mosaid is said to test DRAMs, flash, embedded memory and mixed memory/logic devices, said Glenn Evans, general manager of the Systems Division at Mosaid (Ottawa).

The tester is

Microsoft Corp. warned users on Tuesday of a new "critical"-rated flaw in recent versions of Windows that could allow attackers to take control of a system by embedding malicious software code into digital images.
 
Users of Windows XP, Windows Server and an updated version of Windows 2000 were vulnerable to

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Motorola Inc. has signed a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) after successful deploying its Motodrive wireless network architecture that aims to support the U.S. government's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) initiative.

Motorola (Schaumburg, Ill.) and the State of Michigan are exploring how to establish a roadside network that

Sprint claimed Tuesday that it now has 3G cellular data coverage in 141 U.S. markets and 250 airports and that it will expand to 220 markets by early next year.

The cellular operator started its rollout of its 3G EV-DO service last summer and, at the time, was far behind the 3G

Even as banks and regulators step up efforts to thwart identity theft over the Internet, the worry that fraudsters remain one step ahead is convincing many Americans that banking online is too risky.
 
At an identity theft forum in New York on Tuesday, security and policy experts said banks are

Internet search leader Google Inc. is scouting out the travel bookings business with a new feature that connects users to travel agencies that offer the cheapest fares.

Google said on Tuesday it was testing the feature, putting it in competition with travel search sites like Sidestep and Kayak, which sift through all

With a shrinking budget, the Advanced Research Projects Agency's cyber-security arm has to leverage internal expertise with that of academia and industry to get research done and have products commercialized.

All last week, scores of American border agents were furiously typing Blackberry messages to their Canadian counterparts. They weren't sharing hockey scores.