LG sues world's largest laptop PC maker over DVD patents   04 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A Taiwan-based contract manufacturer of laptops sold under the Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other brands is facing a patent-infringement suit from LG Electronics, which accuses Quanta Computer of four violations.

Source: Computerworld

Database admin steals 2.3M consumer records at Fidelity subsidiary   03 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A senior database administrator at a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. stole data belonging to about 2.3 million consumers and sold it to a data broker.

Source: Computerworld

AOL's AIM update alert bothers upgrade holdouts   03 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
An insistent upgrade alert from AOL is annoying some users of its IM service.

Source: Computerworld

15 free security programs that work   03 Jul 2007 09:30 GMT
Enterprises may spend great amounts on security, but there are excellent free downloads out there that do a great job on the threats every user faces.

Source: Computerworld

Opinion: New ad tech an invisible abomination   03 Jul 2007 09:30 GMT
How would you feel about your ISP selling ads on your site and scarfing up your visitors' data without your permission? Network World's Scott Bradner suggests we nip the NebuAd concept in the bud, fast.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers making progress towards unlocking iPhone   03 Jul 2007 08:29 GMT
Hackers claimed significant progress Monday in the race to unlock the iPhone, but some say that some egos in the scene are getting in the way of getting the work done.

Source: Computerworld

EU, US passenger data sharing deal under scrutiny   03 Jul 2007 08:29 GMT
Eyeing the agreement between the European Union and U.S. to share air-passenger data, the leader of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee pledged Tuesday to ensure that the deal was respectful of citizens' civil liberties.

Source: Computerworld

Beijing scores number one spot for malware   03 Jul 2007 08:29 GMT
Some 40 percent of the world's Net-borne malware launched from China in June -- nearly doubling May's percentage. Australia and Spain also made no friends in Network Box's monthly survey. But a curious competition is underway in some quarters.

Source: Computerworld

Top executives face personalized e-mail attacks   02 Jul 2007 13:29 GMT
MessageLabs reports a surge in malicious spam aimed at individuals in senior management positions--and their family members.
Source: ZDNet

Sneak peak: Aventail product secures corporate smart phones   02 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
The task of securing smart phones and other mobile devices can be a thorn in the side of IT managers. Aventail's Connect Mobile can solve those problems.

Source: Computerworld