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Samsung has bulked up its single-disc line with a new range of 2.5-inch drives with capacities of up to 160 GB. The new SpinPoint M5 drives products are intended for mobile computing devices including notebook and tablet PCs. They are four percent lighter and 15 percent quieter -- both important factors in reducing power consumption. The new drives reduce consumption by five percent compared with other drives of similar capacity, according to the firm...

IBM on Thursday announced a method of connecting processors inside of products ranging from cell phones to PCs to supercomputers ...

The organization responsible for developing security measures for next-generation DVDs has plugged a hole that allowed hackers to locate and unlock encryption keys for movies released on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs ...

Microsoft on Tuesday issued fixes for what it called four "critical" security flaws in its software, which it said could let hackers gain remote control of a user's computer ...

Following last week's publication of Internet pioneer Tim O'Reilly's proposed "Blogger's Code of Conduct," the online community has spoken -- and they say forget about it ...

Intel is ramping up its long line of Core 2 quad-core range with a new chip designed for gamers, design professionals and computer aficionados ...

Google has launched Google Voice Local Search, an experimental directory assistance service using speech recognition over telephones that allows people to search for local businesses ...

Flash memory maker Sandisk has partnered with Yahoo to help provide music services for its Sansa Connect digital audio player ...

The nation's largest cable TV trade group is dropping eBay from its prime-time lineup, saying it would withdraw from an online advertising exchange program proposed by the auction giant ...

VeriSign announced Thursday it will raise the fees it charges individuals and organizations to register Internet domain names ending in ".com" and ".net." ...

A December 2006 geomagnetic storm from the sun wreaked havoc on the Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite-based navigational system used widely by the U.S. military, scientists and civilians, researchers reported Wednesday ...

A lawsuit brought against Microsoft this week claims the software giant knowingly placed "Windows Vista Capable" labels on a large number of PCs that can run the new operating system only in its most basic form ...

The State of Texas has charged electronics retailer Radio Shack with violating state identity protection laws, claiming the company dumped thousands of customer records behind a store near Corpus Christi, possibly exposing consumers to identity theft ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established rules that prohibit telephone and mobile phone carriers from releasing customer records over the phone without a password ...

The video game publisher that has made a financial killing off its most popular game title, "Grand Theft Auto" (GTA), is in hot water just one week after restructuring its board of directors and promising to increase its "exceptional brands and creative resources." ...

Microsoft announced the early release of a patch that will eliminate an increasingly dangerous Windows flaw from users' PCs -- a full week before the company's scheduled monthly "Patch Tuesday" cycle ...

The boardroom of game publisher Take-Two resembled a scene from one of its violent video games as the often embattled firm booted five of six board members who were up for reelection ...

Microsoft unveiled a new mobile Web browser designed to make navigating the Internet on wireless devices as easy and clear as surfing on a PC ...

Computer hackers swiped information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards of discount retailing giant TJX customers over the course of several years, the company confirmed this week ...

Months after it planned to release the third discussion draft of the GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3), the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has finally posted a draft on its Web site ...