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Self-Policing Cloud Computing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

IBM security tool searches for and destroys malicious code in the cloud.

Google Gives a First Look at the Chrome OS

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The company unveils the technical details of its operating system.

Who's Talking About Me?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Web experts are designing technologies that can collect scattered bits of online conversation.

P4P Remodels File Sharing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Peer-to-peer routing technology being tested by Internet service providers could change networking.

Fixing E-Mail

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Experts at Defrag believe e-mail can benefit from lessons learned on the social Web.

Searching an Encrypted Cloud

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers are working on ways to make encrypted data easier to find.

Searching for Real-Time Search

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Google's CEO says it's still an unsolved problem.

Splitting Up Search

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.

Can Amazon's PayPhrase Combine Convenience with Security?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Amazon hopes its latest payment technology will steal its competitors' thunder.

First Test for Election Cryptography

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Novel voting technology will be used in a local government election.

In Search of What Everyone's Clicking

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A real-time search engine bases its results on users' browsing habits.

Tracking Devious Phishing Websites

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers are monitoring a trick that makes it harder to track and shut down fraudulent websites.

China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Usurped by Streaming Video

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The growth of file-sharing traffic has tailed off, but streaming video continues to expand.

Behind the Big Apple's Data Dump

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

NYC releases a wealth of data--but with a positive spin.

Researchers Hijack a Drive-By Botnet

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The team gathered data on compromised pages and the would-be victims.

A More Secure, Trustworthy Cloud

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Virtual private clouds bridge real and virtual computing infrastructure.

Can the Wireless Internet Be Neutral?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The FCC's coming struggle: regulating "fairness" on the airwaves.

A Web Spider for Everyone

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A startup uses PC idle time to crawl Web pages on demand.

How Facebook Copes with 300 Million Users

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

VP of Engineering Mike Schroepfer reveals the tricks that keep the world's biggest social network going.