The State Of Things

Botnet herders pounce on Windows DNS RPC flaw
Ryan Naraine: Online criminals have pounced on the unpatched Windows DNS Server service vulnerability, using the security hole to seed and replenish for-profit botnets.

PC makers walk fine line with 'crapware'
Computer makers tweak their approaches to avoid alienating customers while still trying to milk third-party software's cash cow.
Images: Bogged down by bloatware

Privacy concerns dog Google-DoubleClick deal
Consumer privacy advocates worry what Google will do with combined data on Internet users' search and surf habits.
Semel sees DoubleClick advertisers defecting

TurboTax's electronic filing overloads at last minute
Intuit confirmed on Tuesday evening that a deluge of last-minute filing had overloaded the electronic filing system used in its popular TurboTax software.

Vonage: Verizon patent suit could bankrupt us
Vonage said the Verizon patent suit could force the VOIP provider into bankruptcy. The company made that statement in its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission..

A peek at Intel's data center strategy
At the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, the chipmaker sheds some light on its data center plans. The short version: Power and construction will cost you.
Images: Intel's data center slideshow
Photos: A Chinese Intel Developer Forum
John Spooner: Not your father’s Intel Architecture

 

 

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