Feds Seek Sweeping Power to Hunt Bad Guys on the Web
By Richard Adhikari Federal law-enforcement organizations are working to draw up legislation that would give them the ability to monitor communications carried out via Internet technologies like peer-to-peer messaging and encrypted email. Agencies would still need to obtain a warrant for any given operation, but such a law could make it easier to for them [...]
HTML5 and The Future of the Web
By Tim Wright Some have embraced it, some have discarded it as too far in the future, and some have abandoned a misused friend in favor of an old flame in preparation. Whatever side of the debate you’re on, you’ve most likely heard all the blogging chatter surrounding the “new hotness” that is HTML5. It’s [...]
7 Key Turning Points That Made Apple No. 1
By Brian X. Chen Apple has been through some extreme ups and downs, but today the corporation climbed to an all-time high. Apple surpassed longtime rival Microsoft in market capitalization, making the Cupertino, California, company the most valuable technology company in the world, for the moment, at least. The milestone is even more remarkable given [...]
Symantec Will Centralize Encryption with Acquisitions
By Mark Long Symantec will be able to offer a complete encryption security package with its acquisition of PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies. CEO Enrique Salem said the acquisition of PGP and GuardianEdge will let Symantec expand its market. The PGP products will be integrated into the Symantec Protection Center to give Symantec a competitive edge. [...]
VMware, Salesforce.com to offer in-cloud Java
by Stephen Shankland Two relatively new arrivals in the computing industry announced a partnership to profit from the trend toward general-purpose cloud computing services on the Net. The first partner is VMware, an EMC subsidiary that specializes in virtualization technology that lets multiple operating systems run simultaneously on the same computer for greater operational flexibility. [...]
The Taming of the Tweet: Q&A With Twitter Cocreator Dom Sagolla
By Renay San Miguel Dom Sagolla doesn’t have to dig deep into his own Twitter profile to look back on his very first tweet. It just happened to be one of Twitter’s very first tweets — tweet #38, to be exact, appearing March 21, 2006. “Oh this is going to be addictive,” it read. “It [...]
Bing’s New Bells and Whistles Could Leave Searchers’ Heads Ringing
By Renay San Miguel When Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) first launched its Bing search engine less than a year ago, the company promised to map out a strategy that involved more frequent updates and feature additions. This week, the company reiterated its commitment to that road map with the announcement of some new tweaks and technology [...]