FCC declines M2Z's free spectrum request
The FCC has put the brakes on M2Z's idea to get free spectrum in return for building out a wireless broadband network.Read More...
Storing data in molecules: shifting atoms and flipping bits
Big storage breakthroughs will come in (atomically) small packages. Researchers have created a molecular memory bit by using a molecule where hydrogen atoms can change locations without disrupting the molecule's overall structure.Read More...
Microsoft to pay $179 million in Iowa antitrust settlement
The final settlement details in an antitrust suit brought against Microsoft in Iowa have been approved, but claimants need to act fast. Come December, the money turns into a big pumpkin ("vouchers"). Read More...
"Storm worm" adds millions of computers to botnet
The storm worm has built a botnet of perhaps as many as 10 million PCs, using a revolving strategy of current events and eye-grabbing "headlines" to lure victims into what may be the single largest operating botnet.Read More...
Another Sony rootkit worms its way to the surface
Once caught, always a suspect? Yet another rootkit has been discovered in a Sony product, which just goes to show you: some might forgive, few forget. Read More...