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Hacker illustration. Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - Hacker illustration. Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.(AFP/File)

The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:06:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(AFP/File)

A video grab from an undated footage from the Internet shows ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:39:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A video grab from an undated footage from the Internet shows Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden making statements from an unknown location. REUTERS/REUTERS TV

A view of the Microsoft cffices in Herndon, Virginia. Industry ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - A view of the Microsoft cffices in Herndon, Virginia. Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment ...

(AFP/HO) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:15 GMT

(AFP/HO) - A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.(AFP/HO)

An aircraft dubbed 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA prototype, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:45 GMT

(AFP) - An aircraft dubbed 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA prototype, is rolled out of a hangar for an initial series of stationary tests involving engines and electromagnetic interference in Duebendorf aerodrome near Zurich.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

A computer at an internet cafe. Experts from 50 nations meeting ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:32:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - A computer at an internet cafe. Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Taritha Hill-Cooper, of Providence, ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:38:28 GMT

(AP) - In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Taritha Hill-Cooper, of Providence, R.I., uses the Internet in her search for a job at a state managed employment center, in Providence. Hill-Cooper, who has been unemployed since 2006, said she has six children at home and a husband who is also unemployed. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

A photographer types on his laptop while using the internet ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A photographer types on his laptop while using the internet in the Main Press Center at the Olympic Games in Beijing July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

The control room at a power plant is pictured in this file photo. ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - The control room at a power plant is pictured in this file photo. The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said Friday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

A US District Court Judge sided with British music giant EMI, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:18:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - A US District Court Judge sided with British music giant EMI, which filed suit accusing Bluebeat.com and its parent company Media Rights Technologies of infringing on its rights to Beatles songs.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)

A Verizon sign hangs in New York City. A Motorola Droid smart ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:15:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A Verizon sign hangs in New York City. A Motorola Droid smart phone based on Google-backed software hits the US market Friday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM).(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:15:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store November 5 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)

A salesman sits behind a display showing real Apple iPhones ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:15:02 GMT

(AFP/File) - A salesman sits behind a display showing real Apple iPhones in a counter in Beijing on October 28. Apple iPhones have become coveted devices since they were introduced in early 2007.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. Sales of Windows 7 in the days following its October 22 release were reportedly 234% higher than those posted by Vista when it was released into the market.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

In this photo made Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, World of Warcraft game ...

(Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:23:16 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this photo made Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, World of Warcraft game cards are seen on display at a Micro Center store in Santa Clara, Calif. Activision Blizzard Inc. releases quarterly earnings at the close of the market Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:28:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

Cisco Systems' latest Network Building Mediator is shown at ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:20:59 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Cisco Systems' latest Network Building Mediator is shown at Cisco headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Cisco Systems Inc. says its quarterly income dropped 19 percent but that recession-dampened orders are improving. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sakuma)

In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo, The Palm Pre smartphone is ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:17:37 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo, The Palm Pre smartphone is shown in this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo. High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology promises to make smartphones even more fun and powerful. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jae C. Hong, file

The Palm Pixi. High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology promises ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:17:37 GMT

(Canadian Press) - The Palm Pixi. High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology promises to make smartphones even more fun and powerful. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Palm Inc.

In this April 14, 2008 file photo, a sign is shown in front ...

(Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:17:36 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this April 14, 2008 file photo, a sign is shown in front of Intel Corp. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sakuma, file

New Vers open-front Shellcases for iPod touch and iPhone-beautiful, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:06:44 GMT

(AP) - New Vers open-front Shellcases for iPod touch and iPhone-beautiful, tough and very renewable. (PRNewsFoto/Vers)

EU Information, Society and Media commissioner Viviane Reding ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - EU Information, Society and Media commissioner Viviane Reding gives a joint press conference at the EU Headquarters in Brussels in May 2009. The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse.(AFP/File/John Thys)

A man listens to online music.The European parliament and EU ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:16 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A man listens to online music.The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse.(AFP/DDP/File)

Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:30:23 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Teaching materials are seen at the Foothill Employment and Training Connection Mobile Training Unit, where job seekers learn to use the Internet to find a job at the Arcadia Community Center in October 2009 in California. US jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday on the eve of an anxiously awaited monthly unemployment report.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer gives a speech during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:51:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer gives a speech during a news conference in Taipei November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

The Research In Motion (RIM) headquarters is pictured in 2005. ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:12 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Research In Motion (RIM) headquarters is pictured in 2005. Blackberry smartphone maker RIM announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Simon Hayter)

The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. The US packaged software powerhouse on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

Employees from Japanese computer giant NEC display the automatic ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:22:16 GMT

(AFP) - Employees from Japanese computer giant NEC display the automatic translation system "Tele Scouter" at the company's high-tech exhibition in Tokyo on November 5. The firm says the device will allow users to communicate with people of different languages by using an imaging device to project almost real-time translations directly onto the user's retina.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's billionairs with a fortune of 5.8 billion dollars -- far below the 50 billion dollars Forbes said was amassed by the richest man in the United States, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, seen here in July.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:05 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A woman chats with an avatar via the internet. Linden Lab, the ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:03:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - A woman chats with an avatar via the internet. Linden Lab, the firm behind the virtual world Second Life, has announced it is adding a new dimension to the online reality to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)

A character stands in front of the Maldives virtual embassy ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:03:29 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A character stands in front of the Maldives virtual embassy in the virtual world of Second Life. More than 1,400 businesses, schools, government agencies and other organizations around the world reportedly use Second Life for meetings, training and other work gatherings that typically involve employees traveling.(AFP/HO/File)

Teenagers assemble at an internet addiction treatment centre ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:13:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - Teenagers assemble at an internet addiction treatment centre close to Beijing, all placed there involuntarily by their family. The country has issued rules banning the beating and confinement of youths being treated for web addiction after revelations of abuse at rehabilitation clinics, including the death of one teenager.(AFP/File)

News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, pictured, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:20:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, pictured, has said that a plan to begin charging readers of his newspapers online may be delayed.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

The logo of News Corporation. The international group's ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:20:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - The logo of News Corporation. The international group's chief Rupert Murdoch had previously outlined plans to erect pay walls around his vast newspaper empire but he indicated that was now unlikely.(AFP/File/William West)

A Kashmiri pedestrian speaks on a cellular telephone in Srinagar ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:18:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Kashmiri pedestrian speaks on a cellular telephone in Srinagar on October 14. India banned pre-paid connections on Sunday following concerns that militants were using them to trigger bombs in Kashmir, the scene of a 20-year insurgency against rule by New Delhi.(AFP/File/Rouf Bhat)

A Kashmiri pedestrian poses with a cellular telephone in Srinagar ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:18:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Kashmiri pedestrian poses with a cellular telephone in Srinagar on October 14. Secret lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, used to arranging trysts on their mobile phones, are up in arms over a ban on pre-paid connections announced last week by the government.(AFP/File/Rouf Bhat)

A Kashmiri woman chats on her mobile phone in Srinagar in July. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:18:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Kashmiri woman chats on her mobile phone in Srinagar in July. Justified on security grounds after a string of bomb blasts triggered by pre-paid mobiles, the ban on such phones affects 3.8 million users in this socially conservative, Muslim-majority region where romance is taboo.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)

The new Google facility is pictured in October, in Kirkland, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:56 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The new Google facility is pictured in October, in Kirkland, Washington. Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity, at an Enterprise 2.0 Conference devoted to using Internet technologies to "liberate" workers from constraints of old-fashioned ways at firms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Google pitched its fledgling Wave communications platform as a way for businesses to turn routine email into collaborative exchanges that ramp up productivity, at an Enterprise 2.0 Conference devoted to using Internet technologies to "liberate" workers from constraints of old-fashioned ways at firms.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Customers use their laptop computers at a cafe in Beijing in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:07:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - Customers use their laptop computers at a cafe in Beijing in July. Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. Contrary to popular ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:07:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)

The Wall Street Journal is shown on sale at Hudson News, in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:44:23 GMT

(AFP/File) - The Wall Street Journal is shown on sale at Hudson News, in 2007. The Wall Street Journal is launching a San Francisco edition on Thursday, joining The New York Times and the ailing local newspaper, the Chronicle, in a battle for readers in the Bay Area.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

The News Corporation building is shown in New York City. Global ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:41:55 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The News Corporation building is shown in New York City. Global media giant News Corp. posted an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday as strong results from its movie, cable television and book publishing divisions offset a newspaper slump.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Nagle)

British music giant EMI on Wednesday confirmed it is suing a ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - British music giant EMI on Wednesday confirmed it is suing a California online music service that streams and digitally delivers Beatles songs to users.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

Remote worker participating in a 3D Internet meeting with colleagues ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:56:13 GMT

(AP) - Remote worker participating in a 3D Internet meeting with colleagues (Photo: Business Wire)

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:09 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 said it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

The logo Intel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:43 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - The logo Intel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. on Wednesday alleging the US computer chip giant engaged in a "worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct."(AFP/DDP/File/Lennart Preiss)

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2008, filed ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:44:43 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2008, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. on Wednesday alleging the US computer chip giant engaged in illegal practices to dominate the market.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brad Barket)