Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs.

Bloggers record Katrina destruction

News sites and blogs teem with eyewitness accounts on hurricane's journey across the Gulf Coast.

Google asks court to void Lee's Microsoft pact

Search giant asks federal judge to make summary judgment and rule that Microsoft's employment contract violates California law.

Too many players still shadow satellite industry

A plan by Intelsat to purchase PanAmSat Holding is the largest satellite takeover in recent years, but it is unlikely to be the last.
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Web site gives e-mail senders a reputation

New Web site aims to help determine whether a specific computer has been sending legitimate e-mail or spam.

Infineon to supply Xbox 360 memory

Memory maker will supply console with a removable DRAM unit, plus a single integrated chip and an advanced security chip.

Yahoo faces Flickr backlash

Hundreds of members of the photo-sharing network bemoan Yahoo's plan to "migrate" them to its own network.

Recovery firms spring to action during storm

As Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast, large organizations look to a backup means for sending messages and storing e-mail.

Verizon gets aggressive on mobile broadband

Verizon Wireless cuts the price of its wireless broadband service by 25 percent as it expands its footprint.

Microsoft's leaner approach to Vista security

Microsoft is talking up Secure Startup in Windows Vista, the sole piece of its original hardware-based security plan to make it into the OS.

Katrina rocks New Orleans, heads ashore

The below-sea-level city endures extensive damage, but the storm delivers much of its force to neighboring Mississippi and Alabama.
Images: Hurricane Katrina slams Louisiana

Fujitsu Siemens goes green in Germany

The company's latest offerings, which include AMD chips, comply with EU hazardous-materials reduction standards.

Drink a soda, win a free Xbox

Pepsi plans to deliver more than 9,000 new 360 game consoles in a nine-week promotion.

Cost-cutting drives outsourcing growth

Companies are focused increasingly on outsourcing as a way to cut costs rather than find specific expertise, survey says.

Safeguarding IT against the next Katrina

Taking stock of Hurricane Katrina's destructive might, IT managers may want to develop disaster-recovery plans, security expert says.

Briefly: Yahoo unveils new e-mail search functions

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