Symantec has changed how it spells out Firefox and Internet Explorer browser vulnerabilities in reaction to complaints last September from Mozilla Firefox users and developers.
 
"How we did it before wasn't a fair comparison," said Oliver Friedrichs, the senior manager of Symantec's security response group. "It wasn't an apples to

Don Haderle, the man known as the "father of DB2," has signed on to be the first member of a technical advisory board being set up by ANTs Software.
 
ANTs markets a super-fast SQL database management system, the ANTs Data Server.

Developed through supercomputing techniques where locking is avoided,

A dress rehearsal of the coming battle between the new AT&T and Verizon Communications got underway Tuesday as AT&T's Cingular Wireless unveiled a mobile TV service and Verizon Wireless launched TiVo Mobile for remote recording of TV shows.

The Cingular Video service, based on RealNetworks' Helix Online platform, is being launched in

Apple has always been famous for its hardware designs. Now, maybe its purchasing department should win some praise.
 
AOpen said this week that it plans to showcase a dual-core version of its Mac Mini clone at the Intel Developer Forum this week. The problem is that it's about $100 more

Hewlett-Packard on Monday took the wraps off two new notebook lines and a mobile PC battery that it said can push system battery life beyond 14 hours.

The HP Compaq 9400 and HP Compaq 6300 series notebooks feature wider screens, Intel Core Duo processors, several price points and a more rugged design,

Microsoft has launched the beta version of its latest search technology, called Windows Live Search. Features of the new search engine include a slider bar with which users can increase or reduce the level of information displayed in search results.
 
"We're unveiling a range of innovations that deliver an outstanding

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Semiconductor suppliers SigmaTel Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG have entered an agreement to offer Bluetooth solutions for portable digital multimedia devices.

Under the agreement, both companies will jointly develop a Bluetooth chip optimized for use in digital multimedia devices based on SigmaTel's portable multimedia System on Chip (SoC) solutions. The

Quantum on Monday unveiled two new technologies that reflect the impact disk-backup is having on the tape market.

The Milpitas, Calif.-based tape drive and automation vendor on Monday unveiled the latest iteration of its midrange tape technology, DLT-S4, which provides high-capacity backups at what company officials say is the lowest cost-per-Gbyte archiving

HANOVER, GERMANY-- Mobile bloggers using a new version of Nokia's Lifeblog software can automatically attach location, time, and relevant calendar information to photos, videos, and audio clips, Nokia said Wednesday. The new software, Lifeblog 2.0, will also allow users to attach audio clips to their blogs.

Lifeblog 2.0 comes in two parts; software

In a move to promote a convergence between IT security and surveillance cameras that act as the eyes of security professionals who defend physical perimeters and corridors, Cisco Systems Tuesday said it was planning a $51 million acquisition of SyPixx Networks Inc., a privately held maker of video surveillance software and hardware that lets