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The Best Web Year Ever

Anyone who watches the VH1 show "Best Week Ever" knows that it basically follows the format of VH1s "I Love the 70s/80s/90s." The latter...

Xerox Targets Hard-Copy Theft

Multifunction devices that combine printing, copying, faxing and other features are a major source of data leaks, but few enterprise IT managers recognize the...

China Rising Microsoft to Further Lock Down IE7

Microsoft has announced plans to make several key default changes to Internet Explorer 7s security zones to further harden the browser against attacks. The...

Comcast Forms New Web Business Unit

Cable giant Comcast said this month that it has formed a new online media division to oversee all the companys Web-based businesses, including its...

iPass to Acquire Rival Goremote

Remote Internet access service provider iPass last week announced plans to acquire its rival GoRemote Internet Communications for $76.5 million in cash.iPass officials said...

eBay Pulls Auction for Microsoft Vulnerability

eBay will not become a buzzing marketplace for malicious code, as it has for computers, antiques, iPods and geegaws of all sorts. After an...

Wikipedia Erects Accuracy Firewall

Wikipedia has implemented a new policy of using "semi-protection" on targets of frequent vandalism, such as its entries on love, beauty or George W....

EU Passes Contentious Data-Retention Law

The European Union has passed a contentious data-retention directive that requires all telephone and Internet traffic to be logged and stored for between six...

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Patents in BlackBerry Case

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week rejected two of five patents at the center of the legal battle that threatens to shutter...

Small-Screen Video Demands a New Creative Language

Weblogs, Podcasts and video blogs have one thing in common, and that commonality explains their phenomenal success: They allow the creative individual to express...