San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is challenging a bogus patent on Internet music files that could stifle new innovations in online music distribution.Seer Systems was awarded this illegitimate patent for a system and method for joining different

When DePaul University in Chicago first made wireless connectivity available to students and staff, the wireless network used basic wired equivalent privacy (WEP) authentication as an extension of traditional hard-wired networking ports already available in offices, classrooms, labs, libraries and

Freedom Not Fear is the world's ongoing demonstration against the encroachment of civil liberties by anti-terrorist laws -- particularly in the online world. This year the protests take place this Saturday, October 11th in nearly thirty countries, including the very

Savvy administrators recognize that because end-users are privy to an organization's sensitive data, they represent a significant risk factor. Security pros, however, continue to struggle with mitigating this threat. While no single solution exists, there are steps organizations can take

Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged President Bush to sign the PRO-IP Act, claiming that "counterfeiting and piracy of [intellectual property] is a growing problem that costs U.S. businesses nearly $250 billion in revenue each year [and] has

Internet and Web browser security experts are sounding the alarm about a new type of malicious attack called "clickjacking," a technique that can be used to dupe Web surfers into revealing confidential information while clicking on seemingly innocuous Web pages.

Music enthusiasts will have another way to search for their favorite tunes in coming months. Mufin, a Berlin, Germany-based company, has launched the beta version of its music-discovery platform, mufin.com.Mufin's free technology recognizes and identifies music titles for users and

Google is adding click-to-buy links to its YouTube video-sharing site. The new feature will let customers purchase songs and video games they like while watching videos on the site.Google calls it instant gratification. Click-to-buy links, the company said, are non-obtrusive

As IBM sets out to launch its Bluehouse corporate social network to compete with Cisco and Google, word comes that Facebook and MySpace are the most popular social-networking sites for mobile-phone users. According to ABI Research, nearly half (46 percent)

Research in Motion, Vodafone and Verizon Wireless are hoping to take the holiday season by Storm with Wednesday's announcement of a new RIM touchscreen smartphone. The BlackBerry Storm, available later this fall, will be offered exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers

Mozilla has introduced an experimental Firefox browser add-on featuring powerful geolocation capabilities. Called Geode, the technology allows the location of Web surfers to be fixed and then maintained as users move about their hometowns, across the nation, or even when

David Kernell, a 20-year-old University of Tennessee student, was indicted Tuesday by a Knoxville, Tenn., federal grand jury on one count of "intentionally and without authorization access[ing] a protected computer by means of interstate communication." Kernell is accused of breaking

Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 11:44:00 Killer game wrapped in cotton wool HALLOWEEN may bring a few scary moments this year, but not in terms of Manhunt 2 which has finally been given October 31st as a

Egan Orion the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 13:34:00 Blusters about rights and royalties CHIPZILLA of Satan Clara said Tuesday that it has "serious questions" about its precious x86 patents with regard to AMD's spinoff of its manufacturing facilities and

Egan Orion the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 14:12:00 Admonished but not penalised AUSTRALIA'S Network Ten transmitted subliminal advertising during a music awards show last year, but the government media authority let it off lightly with just a stern warning.

Wendy M Grossman the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 14:40:00 Speaker's Corner Jon Tetzchner, Opera Software TRIVIA QUIZ: Which browser was the first to implement tabs, integrated search, zoom, saved sessions, and runs on mobile phones and TVs? Hint: it

Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 14:21:00 $695 million cash deal SYMANTEC ANNOUNCED the acquisition of MessageLabs, the leading online message and Web security services provider, for $695 million in cash today. This latest deal gives Symantec a

Sylvie Barak the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 13:59:00 Lehman and Weep AFTER REPORTING ON the AMD split into fab and fabless, we decided to look back at Mubadala Development Company's initial investment in the chip firm to see if

Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 15:12:00 Music match made in heaven UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP has today announced an agreement with social notworking destination Kiwibox in order to provide access to thousands of popular music videos. Lin Dai,

Sylvie Barak the Inquirer, Wednesday 8 October 2008. 10:59:00 Or just plain Dubai-ous IN A DEAL thought by many to be an inevitability for some time, AMD finally split in half yesterday into a chip design company and a (or