Stories by: Sumner Lemon

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Iran hacks opposition Web sites, arrests cyber activists 15 March, 2010 06:43

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
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Sony Ericsson coy about PlayStation handset plans 11 March, 2010 11:55

A new way to play PlayStation games?
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Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip 08 March, 2010 18:29

Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there.
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Pixel Qi to offer DIY screen kit for netbooks 08 March, 2010 17:46

Want to stretch the battery life of your netbook and not worried about voiding your warranty in the process? Low-power display startup Pixel Qi is readying a do-it-yourself kit that will allow you to swap out your netbook's existing LCD screen for one of theirs.
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Report: North Korea develops own Linux distribution 05 March, 2010 06:50

North Korea has reportedly developed its own version of the Linux operating with a graphical user interface that closely resembles Microsoft Windows.
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IBM aims to replace copper chip interconnects with light 04 March, 2010 19:08

IBM researchers are a step closer to developing chips that use pulses of light instead of electrical signals to carry information between them.
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AMD reaches out to channel partners for Fusion release 03 March, 2010 18:33

Advanced Micro Devices took another step towards the release of its Fusion family of microprocessors, with the announcement it's extending an existing partner program to include channel partners that primarily sell to businesses, instead of consumers.
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Amazon puts Kindle e-book reader on US BlackBerries 18 February, 2010 17:52

Amazon.com has released a version of its Kindle application for BlackBerry users, giving them access to their e-books without a Kindle device.
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Microsoft defends itself against op-ed by former VP 05 February, 2010 13:40

Microsoft defended itself against an opinion piece written by a former vice president, who argued the software company has lost its edge and is "failing" as a result. In response, the software company said it remains competitive and innovative.
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Tablet PC in TechCrunch controversy now in full production 04 February, 2010 13:07

Fusion Garage, the Singaporean startup company locked in a feud with U.S. news site TechCrunch over a tablet computer they jointly developed, said the device -- called the JooJoo tablet -- is now in full production, thanks to backing from Malaysia's CSL Group.
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Nebraskan pleads guilty to 2008 Web attack on Scientologists 26 January, 2010 19:32

A 20-year-old man from Nebraska has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from a January 2008 attack on Web sites of the Church of Scientology.