Cryptolocker: what you need to know
What happens when a computer is infected with the malicious software or a virus, and what should you do to protect your files? Cryptolocker is...
Microsoft releases security update for Internet Explorer, including for Windows XP customers
UPDATE: To story we covered earlier. Microsoft is releasing a security update for Internet Explorer that closes a gap that allowed attackers to take complete...
Video: Scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain
Stanford scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain – 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical...
Stop using IE until bug is fixed, says US-Cert
In a rare move, US Computer Emergency Readiness Team says to stop using Internet Explorer until Microsoft can plug a critical security hole. (more…)
Apple, Comcast not to Net TV future
Apple may have finally found a TV content partner that can flex some muscle. After years of trying but largely failing to launch its own...
AMD touts new low-cost desktop chipset, calls Intel’s a “dead-end”
Developing markets targeted with $60 price point for chip and mobo combined. The developing world may be turning toward cheap and portable smartphones, but AMD...
Forbes: Reporting No iPhone 6 till September, and why.
Because Apple sells more than 150 million iPhones a year with a sprawling network of suppliers making components, its ability to maintain such a wide...
Kinect has been evaluated for mass surveillance, GCHQ spy docs reveal
However it's unclear if spy agency has used the Xbox tech. The UK intelligence agency GCHQ had previously evaluated the potential of the Xbox 360's...
Bizarre attack infects Linksys routers with self-replicating malware
Note: This article was published several days ago. It didn't make a WIDE pass in the news cycle so should be paid attention to closely...
Update your iThings: Apple splats scary SSL snooping bug in iOS 6, 7
Apple has released updates for its mobile operating system iOS to patch a bug that blew apart the integrity of encrypted connections in the right...