Singapore Airlines tempts flyers with broadband Net connection.
Passengers flying on Singapore Airlines between Sydney and Singapore will now be able to get an online connection at 35,000 feet. More...

Two-format race for next DVD standard wide open
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - The race between two competing formats for future DVDs -- and the $24-billion-a-year home video market -- appeared wide open on Thursday as manufacturers said they would support both formats. More...

Siemens to offer Yahoo VoIP in cordless phones
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices plans to include Yahoo's Internet telephony service with Gigaset cordless phones, enabling free PC-to-PC calls. More...

NAB hit by phishing scam
The National Australia Bank has been hit by another phishing scam.

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Bell Labs test reaches 100 gigabits per second
Bell Labs scientists report what they said was the first notice of optical transport of electronically multiplexed 107Gbps.
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Linux user group lauds open source efforts
Linux user group LinuxQuestions.org has announced the winners of its Members’ Choice Awards. More...

Firefox taking in millions of Google dollars
Mozilla, the for-profit subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, confirms that its Firefox browser is making millions, primarily through Google's search box. More...

Microsoft's fingerprint reader hacked
But the biometric device was not designed to provide massive security. Even the company calls it a tool of "convenience". More...

New IM Worms Delete Files, Hijack PCs
Two new worms spreading on Microsoft's and America Online's instant messaging networks delete files and leave systems open to hijacking. More...

Google says mistakenly put old ad outlook on web
SAN DIEGO - Google inadvertently published outdated revenue and profit projections on its web site after last week's meeting with Wall Street analysts, the company said in a regulatory filing. But it stood by its refusal to issue financial projections. More...

Famed "computer terrorist" teaches anti-hacking
JOHANNESBURG - He can find George Bush senior's social security number and Leonardo DiCaprio's mother's maiden name in under 15 seconds, and led the FBI on a three-year manhunt as he hacked his way into the world's biggest firms. More...

Intel to have Wi-Max cards this year
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel has said it has moved up to this year its expected roll-out of cards that will let computers access the Internet using Wi-Max, a new long-range, high-speed wireless technology. More...

AMD unveils faster server chips
SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices, the No.2 maker of PC processors, has unveiled faster chips for server computers, saying they would extend its performance lead over bigger rival Intel. More...

U-boat's Enigma cracked with PCs
Sixty years after the end of World War II, a network of several thousand PCs has cracked a message enciphered with the famous Enigma machine. More...