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A report compiled by security company McAfee notes there are a growing number of governments across the world that are preparing for potential cyber conflicts with other nations. The United States continues to receive cyber attacks against computer networks from numerous sources overseas, though other nations also are becoming worried about the cyber capabilities of other nations.  China, for example, said ...

The crowds, the fluorescent lights, the sales clerks who ignore you and the lines, lines, lines. Some people love Christmas shopping. I assume they also like sleeping on a bed of nails. Here are 10 reasons you should consider shopping online. 1. Unique gifts: You can find the coolest and most unusual stuff online. From remote-controlled Ferraris at hipstergifts.com to Gummi ...

Nov. 18 - Twelve years after a change in rules allowed drug companies to bombard our televisions with prescription drug ads, I still get angry every time one of these noxious commercials appears. No matter what the drug industry claims about their educational value, these spots are nothing more than the handiwork of snake oil salesmen pitching their potions to ...

The over 33.5 million customers at the nation's fourth largest mobile carrier, T-Mobile, may be in for a bit of a surprise.  When completing the monthly ritual of logging in to the T-Mobile website to pay his bill, one customer reportedly came across a controversial sight - topless ladies. The customer, whose name is Andrew, wrote to The Consumerist: I have ...

One of the pleasant surprises of diving back into the world of Windows was exploring Windows Live's apps, which bundle e-mail, file storage, social networking, instant messaging, photo sharing and blogging into one clean, organized online spot. The offerings are more than enough for average computer users, and Windows Live is the closest thing I've used to serving as a one-stop ...

MOSCOW - When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media. Since then, three more officers have come forward with their own YouTube videos making similar accusations - and others are lining up to do the same. In a country ...

Nov. 16 - Ever wonder how much Google knows about you? If you have a Gmail account, watch videos on YouTube, store presentations on Google Docs or make calls through Google Voice, it's no wonder. The first Web site on this month's Seven Sites list may not put your mind at ease, but it will enlighten you. 1. www.google.com/dashboard: I ...

Nov. 19 - School rules are trickier in cyberspace. As social networking sites attract younger followers, schools across the country are grappling with the fuzzy boundary between harmless online chatter and valid security concerns. The issue hit North Texas this month when two Frisco middle-schoolers were suspended for threatening to kill their teacher on Facebook. Legal experts say districts face an ...

WASHINGTON - As federal regulators take their first tentative steps toward policing the wild west of medical information online, pharmaceutical companies are pressing their case to market drugs via Google, Twitter and other Web sites. The Food and Drug Administration will convene a two-day meeting beginning Thursday to hear the drug industry's position on Internet marketing. The agency has agreed to ...

A big ad partnership from Microsoft may in time help Yahoo rediscover its magic, but over the last year the company has seemed very lost.  With its search engine powered by Bing and its team now focusing on APIs and the advertising partnership, Yahoo has yet to prove itself a legitimate competitor to Google. Now an embarrassing debacle is earning the ...

The Fall is here and it is cold and nasty. So what's a better way to stop thinking about it than checking out some of the most interesting tech-related videos of the past few months? Lean back and watch these funny and innovative videos that have recently popped up on this site and others around the web. If you want us ...

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses - the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen. Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected PCs ...

We take it for granted today and it's easy to forget just how new it really is, but the Internet is a very different beast than it was just five years ago. It's now evolving at an amazing pace and soon one third of the world's population will be online. Its beginnings 40 years ago though were a lot more ...

HAVANA - The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island. "The U.S. government strongly deplores the assault on bloggers Yoani Sanchez, Orlando Luis Pardo, and Claudia Cadelo," the department said. Sanchez, who has won international awards for ...

Nov. 9 - For most Americans, it would be hard to imagine life without the Internet. It has become an integral part of work, communication, education and entertainment. And it has thrived in an environment largely free of government control. One of the commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, Robert McDowell, recently called the Internet "the greatest deregulatory success story ...

Teenagers in China reportedly addicted to the internet can no longer endure physical punishment as "counselors" attempt to help them. The "treatment" centers located across China closely mimic military schools in the western world, and feature hours of rigorous exercise and counseling. "When intervening to prevent improper use of the internet we should... strictly prohibit restriction of personal freedom and physical ...

When it comes to programming, many of the languages that are commonly used have been around for a long time. Languages like C++ and JAVA have been used for numerous types of software. Google feels that while computers have become much faster over the years, developing software has not. To help remedy this shortcoming Google has unveiled a new programming language ...

SEATTLE - Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google. Traditionally, search engines from Google Inc. and others respond to users' queries by offering links to other sites that Web surfers can go to for information. Microsoft Corp., ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced two bloggers to prison Wednesday for a fight in a restaurant, but the defendants say the charges were a pretext to punish them for political dissent. The U.S. swiftly condemned the court decision, calling it "a step backwards for Azerbaijan's progress towards democratic reform." Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hadzhizade were convicted of hooliganism ...

Nov. 1 - It's a global battle whose foot soldiers will be engineering teams working inside a few square miles of Sunnyvale and Mountain View, with billions of dollars in advertising at stake. Almost a decade after Google became a household name, Microsoft's launch of its Bing search engine, followed by Microsoft and Yahoo's deal to collaborate on search, could ...