Back-end Systems Could Save a City Wi-Fi Project Better subscriber management is helping Lompoc, California, make its Wi-Fi network viable. By Stephen Lawson 15 years ago
17 Free iPhone Apps You Need Right Now We take a fast look at new iPhone applications that let you drink beer virtually, interact with music in cool ways, and even do some useful things. By Tim Moynihan 15 years ago
Make Banks Compete for Your Deposits In MoneyAisle's real-time auctions, banks bid up rates on certificates of deposit and savings accounts. By Denny Arar 15 years ago
Webroot Founder Dies in Hawaii After a two-week search, Webroot founder Steven Thomas has been found dead in Hawaii. By Robert McMillan 15 years ago
Bandwidth Limits Make a Comeback Major cable operators are cracking down on bandwidth hogs, either by throttling speed or adding surcharges--and DSL providers may follow suit. By Jeff Bertolucci 15 years ago
Microsoft: Search-only Deal Was Bostock’s Idea Microsoft said its proposal made Friday to purchase Yahoo's search business was actually the idea of Yahoo Chairman Roy... By Elizabeth Montalbano 15 years ago
Microsoft, Netflix Team to Bring Movies to Xbox 360 Microsoft has announced an exclusive partnership which will bring select streaming content to the Xbox 360. By Nino Marchetti 15 years ago
Open-source Quality Tester out in Alpha An early version of an open-source tool for checking the quality of open-source software is now available. By Chris Kanaracus 15 years ago
US Judge Rules for EBay in Counterfeit Case A U.S. judge rules that eBay is not legally liable for sales of counterfeit Tiffany jewelry on its site. By Grant Gross 15 years ago
CCTV Camera Identifies People by Race The eye of tech-artist Benjamin Males' custom-made surveillance camera is engineered for a black and white world. By Jeremy Kirk 15 years ago
XTuple Releases ‘hybrid’ Open-source ERP XTuple has launched the latest edition of its ERP product, which employs a hybrid open-source model. By Chris Kanaracus 15 years ago
Magellan Rolls out Rich GPS Maps Magellan is outfitting some of its GPS devices with more advanced topographic maps that it hopes will attract off-road and... By Mikael Ricknäs and IDG News Service 15 years ago
New Service Tracks Missing Laptops for Free Researchers have developed a free open-source laptop tracking system for laptops called Adeona. By Robert McMillan 15 years ago
Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX Attacks Will Intensify An easy-to-use toolkit used to hack computers has now been updated to take advantage of an unpatched security vulnerability in... By Jeremy Kirk 15 years ago
Researcher to Demonstrate Attack Code for Intel Chips A security researcher plans to demonstrate attack code that targets bugs in Intel's microprocessors. By Sumner Lemon 15 years ago
Acer in Talks to Supply Netbooks to 3G Operators Acer is talking to 3G network operators at home and in Europe to supply them with Aspire one netbooks. By Dan Nystedt 15 years ago
Hands on With Acer’s Aspire One Netbook Acer's Aspire one netbook combines excellent software, great screen quality and typing pad with a price that makes it tough to pass up. By Dan Nystedt 15 years ago
Activating Your iPhone 3G: What You Need to Know Should you go to an Apple Store or AT&T outlet? Can you pay cash? We answer those and other iPhone questions. By Jonathan Seff 15 years ago
UPDATE: 3G iPhone’s Battery Life Beats AT&T Rivals–But EvDO BlackBerrys Run Longer The 3G iPhone's sub-6-hour battery life gets a word score of Fair from the PC World Test Center, bested only by EvDO BlackBerry models. By Yardena Arar 15 years ago
iPhone 3G: The First 48 Hours Activation was the easy part; I'm disappointed with AT&T's 3G coverage and the iPhone's GPS features. By Melissa J. Perenson 15 years ago