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Despite reports earlier this year about spies penetrating the computers that help control America's electrical grid, utility companies appear to be slow in clamping down on security, and that perception has led to a tongue-lashing from a House of Representatives committee ...

Sony fired its latest salvo in the battle for the e-book reader market on Wednesday with the unveiling of two new e-readers, one of which will be priced at under US$200 ...

Nikon on Tuesday unveiled four new digital cameras in the Coolpix line, but one of them -- the Coolpix S1000pj -- generated most of the buzz. This model has a built-in projector that is currently unique in the industry, according to the camera maker ...

Our strange encounter began with a piece we published on TechNewsWorld regarding Wales' role in suppressing information about the Taliban's kidnapping of New York Times reporter David Rohde. Our reporter, Richard Adhikari, was operating on his usual tight deadline and was unable to reach Wales for comment...

Fooling with hackers is generally a very bad idea, but the scammers responsible for an apparent ATM grift in Las Vegas may not have been aware of that particular rule of thumb ...

Could something as simple as an SMS text message turn your own smartphone against you, allowing a hacker to listen in on your private conversations or direct you to a malicious Web site? ...

Yet more Web security flaws have emerged to threaten Internet users, who are already bedeviled by the likes of drive-by attacks, SQL injections and spam ...

In the latest phase of an ongoing battle with computer makers over the allegedly eco-unfriendly nature of materials they use in manufacturing, environmental activist group Greenpeace on Tuesday hit HP's Palo Alto, Calif., global headquarters ...

Microsoft has launched a competition to develop applications on the Windows Mobile platform, part of the company's effort to follow other mobile operating system makers on the path toward a centralized storefront for all compatible mobile apps ...

Despite the best efforts of the computer security industry, hackers are launching more attacks than ever. In turn, members of the industry are working together to combat the threat. In line with this, Microsoft on Monday unveiled some new tools at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Nev ...

Less than six weeks after announcing the BlackBerry 9630 Tour phone, Research In Motion (RIM) has released news on its latest product, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 ...

Just over a week after Apple cut off the Palm Pre's ability to sync with iTunes, Palm has restored that capability with an update to its webOS operating system ...

Microsoft's been working hard to build a positive buzz around the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7, but there remain a few flies in the ointment ...

A report issued jointly by The Partnership for Public Service and consultants Booz Allen Hamilton asserts the U.S. federal government is, in essence, not prepared to cope with cyberattacks ...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature ...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature ...

Barnes & Noble is taking another stab at the e-book market with its announcement on Monday that it is launching a new store for e-literature ...

Well after launching its latest 8-megapixel smartphone camera elsewhere in the world, Nokia on Monday announced plans to sell the device in the U.S ...

Though the video game industry weathered several months of relatively healthy sales despite a troubled overall economic climate, declarations that the sector is recession proof may have been premature ...

Thursday marked yet another chapter in the short, rocky history of Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browser, as the foundation released a security update a little more than two weeks after unveiling it ...