Paypal has announced a brand new developer API called the Adaptive Payment Platform that will allow for monetary transactions of almost any size to take place nearly everywhere there's an Internet connection. In addition to allowing for payments outside of

When Adobe released Acrobat 9 last year, the company introduced support for embedding Flash media in PDF files. This feature is now being used by attackers who are exploiting a new vulnerability in Adobe's Flash media plugin. The vulnerability allows

The Linux platform is beginning to gain mainstream acceptance on low-cost netbook devices. The growing popularity of netbooks presents a major opportunity for the open source operating system, but it also comes with some challenges. One of the most significant

Palm passive-aggressively fired back at Apple in its 1.1.0 update to the Pre's webOS Thursday night. Among the handful of changes that came with the point update, the software restores syncing functionality with iTunes after Apple unceremoniously "fixed" the "problem"

Who needs "three strikes" before disconnecting Internet users? Not UK ISP Karoo, which has voluntarily resorted to beanballing its own users after receiving just a single copyright infringement allegation from rightsholders. And, since Karoo is the only ISP in Hull,

Microsoft has given the press a limited preview of some of the new features that will be coming to the Xbox 360 dashboard, and while the Twitter and Last.fm functionality has yet to arrive, what is there points to a

Although Intel may have been hit with a bigger fine, the multi-year saga of Microsoft's fight with the European Union's Competition Commission may have run up larger legal bills, given its longevity. The most recent point of contention between Redmond

Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news: : Microsoft announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing milestone. MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to get it on

This week's top Apple news was spiked with strong third quarter earnings, flaming iPods, and various legal threats. Office 2008, Skype, and Final Cut Studio all got updates, too, and we even have a few tips for you on how

The week gone by may be best remembered for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but that wasn't the only big story to emerge from the world of science and technology. Here are some others:Computer scientists at

This week in gaming we have our official review of Wii Sports Resort, Microsoft makes sure we understand that Natal is simply another kind of experience... not a replacement for standard gaming, and we talk to the director of Scribblenauts.

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RENO, Nev., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2009. Net income for the quarter was $66.3 million or $0.22 per diluted share compa

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LAS VEGAS, July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. em>Second Quarter 2009 Results em> For the second quart