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After ringing warnings bells for months about the threat of computer viruses for mobile phones, security experts today are reporting the first multimedia messaging service (MMS) virus, CommWarrior, which has the potential -- so far unrealized -- to spread to cell phones all over the world ...

Google formally launched its free desktop search software today, moving deeper into waters already crowded with competitors ...

Wireless 802.11, or WiFi technology, is being combined with voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) to provide free phone calls at public WiFi hotspots in the UK through a new service from Internet provider Broadreach Networks and VoIP specialist Skype ...

Microsoft has won an important victory in its patent dispute with Eolas and the University of California, which claim the software giant is profiting from a patented browser technology ...

Although it is far from ready for the mainstream -- and not even ready for application developers, according to some -- 64-bit computing was a major topic of discussion at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) taking place in San Francisco this week ...

With a little help from a lesser-known piece of malicious software code, the Glieder Trojan, a wave of Bagle computer worm variants spread successfully today, disabling and blocking antivirus and other security software and spreading in spam-like fashion ...

Two companies are looking to combine two tech trends -- the growing revenue from Internet advertising and the popularity of Really Simple Syndication (RSS) content distribution -- to open Web advertising to more users ...

Looking to repeat the high score of its Xbox-exclusive "Halo 2," Microsoft has signed legendary Japanese game-maker Hironobu Sakaguchi -- who created "Final Fantasy," one of the most significant role-playing games (RPGs) ever -- to produce two new RPGs for the next-generation Xbox console ...

Looking to round out its database offerings for smaller and entry-level customers and also to fill in the time before the arrival of its next-generation of Windows, Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its SQL Server 2005 database this week ...

Less than 24 hours after Intel erased Advanced Micro Devices' status as the sole provider of 64-bit chips by announcing its own, AMD demonstrated a dual-core Athlon 64 processor, touting multiple core capability in its chips for servers, workstations and desktops and claiming it is the only company with an x86 architecture dual-core server ...

Intel has finally matched its foe AMD in delivering 64-bit silicon solutions to the market in the form of five new Pentium 4 processors. The market, however, may not be ready for the more powerful chips ...

In the latest battle in a fierce war over intellectual property, the European Parliament yesterday rejected software patent legislation that some fear would result in overly broad patents on software ideas. The governing body sent the directive back to the European Commission for review and possible resubmission ...

Researchers at Intel have claimed a breakthrough with a continuous-wave laser created with standard silicon manufacturing, calling it a world first that could lower the cost of high-quality lasers for optical devices used in mainstream computing, communications and medical treatment ...

Microsoft this week signaled its new anti-spyware technology will be provided to Windows XP users who have upgraded with Service Pack 2 (SP2) at no charge, also announcing a more secure version of its Explorer browser that will be released separately from the next Windows operating system ...

Hewlett-Packard this week unveiled three new systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, taking advantage of the processor's price-performance advantage and in the process drawing ever closer to Intel's main rival ...

Microsoft and Flextronics announced today that the Windows Mobile operating system will power a new GSM/GPRS smartphone the companies have dubbed "Peabody." ...

The movie industry won a court ruling against movie and TV show download service LokiTorrent.com this week, shuttering the site almost immediately after a U.S. District Court in Dallas sided with the industry and declared the site could be taken down ...

Antivirus vendor Sophos reported this week that the BankAsh-A Trojan, a malicious software program thatsilently infects and corrupts computers, was disabling Microsoft's new AntiSpyware software and attempting to steal passwords and other banking information from Windows users. The Trojan represents the first effort to thwart Microsoft's anti-spyware software, which is now in beta...

Microsoft this week outlined its Indigo Web services technology, telling developers the Windows programming model would take Web services to the next level in terms of security, reliability and interoperability ...

IBM continued its extension to the small and medium business market this week as the company unveiled its entry-level, Unix-based p5 510 server, priced at just under US$4,000 ...