Long before anyone had heard of YouTube, BitTorrent was the bad-boy online video site. If you wanted that vintage Saturday Night Live episode or a missed episode of a beloved sitcom, you went to BitTorrent or one of the pirate sites powered by its technology.
In an interview with the BBC, Tim Berners-Lee said he is worried about the future of the Internet and its capacity -- possibly growing -- to spread disinformation as well as knowledge, not least of which in the democratic process. However, a new joint project between MIT and the University of Southampton...
iPod owners may not be as loyal as Mac owners. According to a survey released Wednesday by ABI Research, 58 percent of iPod owners who plan to buy a new digital music player in the next 12 months said they were "somewhat likely" or "extremely likely" to buy a Zune. Only 15 percent of iPod owners, surveyors...
An alleged credit card thief, who has been identified as using the online handle "John Dillinger," has emerged as a suspect in an aggressive FBI law enforcement action to be announced Friday. The action, dubbed Operation Cardkeeper, has resulted in 17 arrests of hackers and carders this week in the United...
Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to launch a set of Web services next month aimed at helping small companies manage business contacts, calendars and online communications.
On Tuesday, the world's largest software maker announced plans to sue 55 people using eBay and other auction sites to sell what Microsoft says is bogus software. Those lawsuits will span the globe.
Google Inc., expanding its efforts at providing software that helps users create and post their own materials on the Internet, has acquired a California startup that develops online collaboration tools known as wikis.
The U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive version of Wikipedia, saying the popular online encyclopedia format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage.