AP – Hong Kong stocks jumped 4.6 percent in their first session of 2009, led…
Month: January 2009
Firefox, Safari Cut Into Internet Explorer’s Market Share
The latest data from Net Applications indicates that Internet Explorer lost market share in December…
VeriSign Drops Vulnerable Certificate Algorithm
Following a recent report that an algorithm for creating secure Web-site certificates could be vulnerable,…
NetPlay buys 2 mobile gaming Web sites (Reuters)
Reuters – British gaming firm NetPlay TV Plc said on Friday it acquired Venturygames.co.uk and…
Reinventing Yourself After a Layoff
After being laid off for the third time, Joyce Mueller decided shed had enough. As…
Cisco Poised for Push into Home Electronics
Cisco Systems, the dominant provider of the digital pipes that run the Internet, is making…
Report: UK Database Could Be Privately Managed
A proposed British database intended to store details of every phone call, e-mail and Web…
Chip Stocks Dive in 2008 as Demand, Prices Slide
The U.S. semiconductor industry, notoriously volatile even without the shock of a global economic downturn,…
Companies Force Workers To Take Unpaid Vacation
Here’s the vacation no one wants, courtesy of the recession: Forced time off without pay….