Russian cybercrime overlord jailed for spam botnet
A Russian cybercrime overlord has been jailed for four years for creating a spam botnet made up of over 30 million compromised computers.


A Russian cybercrime overlord has been jailed for four years for creating a spam botnet made up of over 30 million compromised computers.
Intel is researching computer technology that mimics the human brain so that it learns about the user over time, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence and next-generation computing.
Passionate game developers listen up, Ubisoft is hiring! Ubisoft’s recent hit Assassin’s Creed suggests that the company is looking into producing an MMO. Even Gamespy.com speculates that Ubisoft is making an attempt at producing an Assassin’s Creed-type MMO game.
Despite the Facebook IPO disappointment, the social network giant is determined to expand its reaches across the globe—next destination, Dubai.

The iPhone's Google search app has been redesigned with a new interface for faster search results, full-screen image search and other features.
A small, controversial telecommunications company has fired off the first network neutrality complaint to the FCC under its new rules.
Several days ago, IHS iSuppli released a report on storage market and technologies called “HDD Industry Enjoys Best Performance despite Volume Fluctuation”.
Apple and Samsung have failed to settle patent disputes after two days of court-ordered negotiation.
The Lockheed company has managed to impress the US Army in its development of the Human Universal Load Carrier exoskeleton. According to wired.com, the “HULC adds an artificial, external spine, hips, legs, and the aforementioned pivoting arm to a soldier’s flesh and bones.” The exoskeleton will allow soldiers to carry more, and for longer durations of time.
The internet is many things, and politics is just another sector the internet encompasses. Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt feels even more strongly about how the internet has not only influenced the delivery of news in politics but also how it has helped shaped the governments of its users.
If you've been looking for a stylish, yet high-end display, then maybe Samsung has what you've been waiting for in its new Premium Smart Monitor 970, also known as the S27B970 LED monitor. This 27-inch display sports a lot more style than your average PC monitor, although it's not exactly what we'd call cheap.
If the current trend in hard drive storage continues we'll soon be left with only three players in the market, as Seagate has decided that it wants to snap up LaCie. The deal is somewhat complex, as the CEO of LaCie owns 64.5 percent of the shares in the company, with the rest being held by other shareholders, so Seagate is going to have to do some chasing to get all the shares.
What would you say if the American-born Xbox consoles were to taken off the shelves permanently in the United States? For people outside of the United States it might not be too big of a deal, but for Halo fan boys in the States it might just be the end of the world.
Following ASRock's early revelation of its Q77 motherboard, Gigabyte has decided to reveal its own Q77 motherboard in the shape of the GA-Q77M-D2H. For those not familiar with Gigabyte model names this is a micro ATX board with Ultra Durable 4 Classic and a wide range of display interfaces.
In six days' time, Creative is getting ready to unleash a new Sound Blaster product which apparently will be called the AXX-Traterrestrial. The company is currently hyping whatever it is the company is launching on its website as well as Facebook and giving two lucky people a chance to win one.
