SAN FRANCISCO: A new computer malware is spreading and dangerously too. The malware, called Troj/Ransom-A, once run on a computer, freezes the system and threatens to delete files every 30 minutes until an amount of $10.99 is sent to a particular account in the Western Union Holdings money transfer service.
Security experts said the new Trojan […]
‘Explorer Destroyer’ movement takes aim at Microsoft’s browser.
SAN FRANCISCO — A group of self-titled “political activists” in Massachusetts has started an aggressive campaign to get browser users to switch from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to Mozilla’s Firefox.
Taking advantage of a new program by Google, the campaign, called Explorer Destroyer, pays users $1 for each referral to […]
Switching boys on to education is a positive spin-off of computer technology in classrooms, says an Auckland principal.
Takapuna Normal Intermediate has been using web-based education for two years, and principal Owen Alexander says the technology appeals to boys.
“One of the interesting things is that it really hooks boys into it as well.”
Alexander said motivation shown […]
The 15.4in MacBook Pro is a similar size to the 15in PowerBook G4 that it replaces – and looks just as slim and sexy next to the majority of Window-based laptops with which it now shares its processor. Its screen resolution is mediocre, though – many 15in models in this price range have 1,680×1,050-pixel screens […]
The good: Blazingly fast 3D performance in dual-card mode; SLI capable; two dual-link DVI connectors; component output.
The bad: Outpaced by ATI’s competitor in single-card mode; pricey; no standard HDCP support.
The bottom line: The GeForce 7900 GTX offers excellent visual quality and lets you crank the settings on just about any game. Though it’s expensive, […]
Skype said Friday that it had hit 100 million registered users worldwide in its first two and a half years, which it claims is the fastest growth of any Internet program ever. According to the company, the 100 millionth name came at 1:12PM GMT Thursday. This compares with some 54 million in September 2005, when […]
Financial analysts believe Microsoft is getting ready to spend a ton of dough to battle its two great rivals, Google and Yahoo, according to the New York Times.
Assuming that going to war means coming up with great new products like Google Earth and the new Yahoo Mail (Memo to Bill: both are free), this war […]
Seagate Technology plans to release a 750GB external hard disk drive based on its recently announced Barracuda 7200.10 drive mechanism in May. Equipped with USB 2.0 and FireWire 400, the new drive will cost $559.
Seagate’s newest Barracuda drive uses perpendicular recording technology, which stacks bits vertically on the surface of the drive instead of horizontally, […]
The worm freezes the computer, then puts up a message saying it will delete files every half hour until the user sends $10.99 to a designated account.
A new Trojan horse demands a $10.99 ransom payment to stop erasing files on the infected PC’s hard drive, a security firm said Thursday.
According to U.K.-based Sophos, the Ransom.a […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Microsoft is not plotting against Google with eBay, Microsoft’s chief executive told a German newspaper, but he said he did often talk with his counterpart at eBay about working together.
“Of course we talk with eBay all the time,” Steve Ballmer told Germany’s Die Welt in an interview published on Friday. “But we […]
