Sneaky Microsoft add-in leaves Firefox open to attack

From InfoWorld: An add-on that Microsoft silently slipped into Mozilla's Firefox last February leaves that browser open to attack, Microsoft's security engineers acknowledged earlier this week.

One of the 13 security bulletins Microsoft released Tuesday affects not only InterNet...

Losses Continue for Sony Ericsson

From PC World: Mobile phones manufacturer Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' third-quarter sales dropped by 42 percent compared to the same period last year, while its net loss increased sixfold.

Sales for the third quarter were €1.6 billion (US$2.4 billion), compared to €2.8...

Google's happy days are here again

From CNET News.com: Google is ready to once again hit the gas, with plans to invest in people, products, and companies over the next several months now that it feels much more confident about its business and the economy. When the last recession hit in 2001, Google was still a small...

Blockbuster Kiosks Heading to New England

From DailyTech: Blockbuster will roll out its new DVD rental kiosk to 188 new stores located in the New England area.

The Blockbuster kiosks will be available in 188 Tedeschi food shops, which has stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Blockbuster is...

ATI Reportedly Readies Radeon HD 5900 Family of Graphics Cards

From Tom's Hardware: ATI seems to be working on an enhanced version of its ATI Radeon HD 5000-series graphics cards aimed at high-end market. While it is hardly surprising that ATI would prefer to sustain performance leadership after its arch-rival Nvidia Corp. releases its Fermi...

Microsoft manages to recover most Sidekick data

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has good news for most Sidekick users: the company says it has recovered most of the data for T-Mobile Sidekick users who saw personal information accidentally wiped from their devices earlier this week.

Redmond also provided a few more details about what...

I Don't Want to Sell Twitter, Says Biz Stone

From PC World: When you're co-founder of one of the hottest companies on the Internet dealing with acquisition rumors is a constant part of the job, but on Thursday Twitter's Biz Stone sought to put an end to the persistent talk that he wants to sell the company.

"Twitter is not...

Reports: Google to launch online bookstore

From CNET News.com: The search giant announced Thursday at the Frankfurt Book Fair that in the first half of next year it will launch Google Editions, a new service that will deliver e-books to anyone with a Web browser.

Partnering with publishers which whom it already has digital...

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