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"Warez is a computer slang term meaning copyrighted material (usually software) traded in violation of its copyright license. The term generally refers to releases by organized groups, as opposed to file sharing between friends." -- Wikipedia The real warez action goes on in the soundless vacuum of deep, deep cyberspace, not the noisy atmosphere of...

In a bid to bring two of the hottest technology trends together and put a potentially "disruptive" tool into the hands of consumers, Vonage said today it will roll out handsets later this year that will enable voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone calls using WiFi connections Vonage announced a partnership with UTStarcom, which will make a WiFi...

McAfee has released a list of the top 10 computer threats of 2004, but the security firm hasn't gone far enough, according to one analyst "The McAfee list, while I'm sure it's accurate according to theirmethodology, leaves quite a few very important points unsaid," Ed Moyle ofSecurityCurve told TechNewsWorld....

Online shopping in the U.S. soared by 25 percent, to US$23.2 billion, during the 2004 holiday season, with almost every category posting year-over-year increases, according to the latest holiday eSpending Report from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Harris Interactive, and Nielsen//NetRatings Online shoppers bought plenty of everything during the holiday seas...

A call for financial support by the operator of a BitTorrent server that'sbeen targeted by the motion picture industry as a hub for pirated films hasachieved initial success Edward Webber, operator of Loki Torrent, posted a plea for money at his Website last week to fight a lawsuit slapped on his outfit by the MotionPicture Association of America (...

Business communication skills are the most important skills that any manager or staff person can have. You might have the best product or service in the world. You might have great technical skills and domain knowledge. However, if you cannot communicate effectively, then you are lost. All other advantages depend on effective communication skills I...

Traditionally, e-mail program measurement focuses on overt consumer responses: We know that a customer has opened, clicked, perhaps even transacted -- but unless a coupon redemption is involved, our knowledge of why a response has occurred is often limited. With the focus in measuring e-mail programs shifting to addressing questions regarding the long-term value of a customer, more information is needed regarding how e-mail contributes to sustaining that value...

It's a new year, time for focusing on those New Year's resolutions. One of my resolutions was to spend more time outdoors, but it's the rainy season so I'm stuck indoors for now. In that case, I decided to put my cool new presents to good use. I took to the Web to research photo manipulation software to go with my new digital camera Since I'm no...

Competition can be great for consumers but terrifying for vendors, a maxim being put into effect in the cellular services realm. Consumers now find themselves besieged by a wide variety of carrier bonuses, such as free handsets and calling plans that feature thousands of free minutes. As a result, a growing number are switching services (a process dubbed "churn"), and their decisions are making it quite difficult for carriers to make a profit...

A Trojan dubbed "Downloader.GK" caused the most damage to computers in 2004, marking the first time a worm hasn't occupied the top spot, according to Panda Software This signifies an important change in the impact that malicious code is having on computers, the company concluded....

The much-hyped CAN-SPAM Act -- the first major stab at legislation in the U.S. aimed at cutting down the flood of unwanted commercial e-mail messages -- is seen largely failing to live up to its promise during its first year The Act, which took effect at the start of 2004, was meant to curtail spam by beefing up law enforcement's ability to investi...

Some of the world's leading handset manufacturers and wireless carriers announced an agreement to develop advanced technology, dubbed "Super 3G," for sending high-resolution video at speeds 10 times today's third-generation wireless The deal, announced by Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo, included participation from European firms Vodafone, Siemens and Al...

Blogs are becoming a key part of online culture, according to two surveys by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, but a majority of Americans still don't know what a blog is Meanwhile, commercial entities are beginning to explore the power of the blog....

A spate of mergers and good consumer demographics have the wireless industry poised for a strong 2005, with brokerage house Merrill Lynch the latest to weigh in with a more bullish outlook on the sector From improved outlooks for subscriber growth to next-generation broadband and emerging markets such as mobile commerce and streaming media, the wir...

Web analytics isn't what it used to be. A new breed of tools and technologies has led to a rebirth of analytical hopefuls, and well-known brands are hopping on board Omniture is the largest stand-alone Web analytics application service provider. The company grew more than 150 percent in 2004, with seven consecutive quarters of profitability and cli...

Canadian outsourcing vendors tend to attract sophisticated work and projects closely tied to American culture and the English language. As such, despite the stronger numbers of outsourcing firms and employees in offshore locations such as India and the Far East, Canada is holding its own against overseas competitors, especially in high-end project areas...

The year 2004 might someday be remembered as the year that venture capitalists got interested in open source -- interested enough to fund a number of new companies based on open source, especially Linux The year saw a number of funding rounds for such companies as high-end Linux cluster firm Penguin Computing and Linux Networx, and investor interes...

Governments at both the state and federal level in the U.S. are getting serious about addressing the void in the legal framework for fighting "spyware." To begin with, we need to define the term "spyware," due to the fact that this term has been used to describe everything from keystroke loggers, to advertising applications that track a user's web ...

Internet security firms are gearing up for an onslaught of new attacks that hackers will hurl at inboxes and Web sites As the computer industry awaits the release of Service Pack 2 of Microsoft's Windows XP -- which will feature improved security capabilities -- hackers are waiting too. They have spent the last 12 months mastering mobile attack tec...

As security holes continue to multiply in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, consumers and enterprise users alike are paying more attention to alternative browsers. After all, Microsoft hasn't upgraded its starship software package since before the release of Windows XP Numerous alternative browsers are now available to give Microsoft a run for...