Tim Gray

Toshiba introduced a higher-data-capacity version of its triple-layer HD DVD-ROM disc, which boasts 45GB, enough to record 12 hours of high-definition movies. But is it enough to match the challenge posed by rival optical storage system, Blu-ray Disc (BD)? The latest prototype from the Tokyo-based electronics maker holds 45GB — less than Blu-ray Disc BD’s […]

Google continued to move beyond its search roots this week by acquiring social networking service Dodgeball.com. The New York-based Dodgeball.com, the brainchild of two graduate students at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, is a service that helps members find and chat with each other using text messages sent to phones. The announcement was posted […]

Microsoft’s MSN has snapped up messaging start-up MessageCast in an bid to increase its alert services and new content channels, Microsoft. The Microsoft announcement brings a long-time partner into Redmond’s fold. The Redwood City, Calif.-based MessageCast has partnered with MSN since 2003. MessageCast provides a LiveMessage alerting service that informs users when new podcasts are […]

Buyers beware. That is the message Internet portal giant Yahoo is sending the millions who are plunking down big bucks to own downloaded music. The search firm believes it has seen the future and, for the most part, it isn’t buy-to-own. Instead, the San Jose-based company today launched an online music subscription service that enables […]

The FBI said Swedish authorities had detained a teenager accused of stealing Cisco source code, the basic programming instructions responsible for directing global traffic across the Internet. The bureau also said it was continuing to work with Swedish police on the case, as well as British authorities and law enforcement agents of several other European […]

Security software firm Trend Micro today announced it has agreed to acquire anti-spyware developer InterMute. The Tokyo-based company said the integration of InterMute’s technology will enhance its anti-spyware capabilities in its enterprise, small and medium business and consumer solutions. “Spyware continues to evolve and cause concern and damage, but not all spyware can be handled […]

Internet search giant Google’s engine sputtered briefly over the weekend when its Web site blacked-out, leaving millions of visitors looking for answers elsewhere. The search page reportedly was down from 6:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST on Saturday, and access to Gmail, Google News and other properties were unavailable during that period. A Domain Name […]

It seems Mozilla’s Firefox, the undisputed darling of the alternative browser set, isn’t immune after all to the slings and arrows suffered by other popular interfaces. On Saturday the Greyhats Security Group punctured the browser’s aura of invincibility after it released details of two flaws that allow a malicious site to execute arbitrary code. The […]

Congress returned this week to a burgeoning issue likely to concern the financial health of millions of Americans: What can be done about skyrocketing incidents of identity theft and data loss? But even before representatives could haul the first Fortune 500 executive in front of a microphone on Thursday, media conglomerate Time Warner announced the […]

The Mozilla Foundation said its open source Firefox browser passed the 50 million-download mark this week, less than a year after version 1.0 was released. The alternative browser, which analytics firms claim has garnered anywhere from 6 percent to 10 percent of the gigantic browser market, has been building momentum since its launch last November. […]

Google Labs has released a beta version of its Web Accelerator software designed to make surfing the Internet faster and more efficient. The search giant said the latest application will speed the online experience and save significant amounts of time when pulling up Web pages. “Web Accelerator is an application that uses Google’s global computer […]

IBM said it would lay off up to 13,000 employees, or about 5 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring plan to address a sagging global revenue picture. Most of the cuts are planned for its Europe operations, IBM said in a brief release Wednesday. As a result, IBM said it would take […]