Online banking dicier than assumed

U.S. researchers found design flaws in 76 per cent of the 214 American financial institution websites they studied

XM-Sirius deal clears FCC hurdle

Companies say they will pay millions of dollars to settle allegations of past rule violations

Facebook to sow network beyond ‘walled garden'

Facebook Connect will transform social network from private site to Web-wide site where software makers (with user permission) can tap member data for use on their sites

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Microsoft to expand Facebook ad pact

Leaked plans show direction software maker will take after its decision not pursue a takeover of Yahoo

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Time to drop cable television? Not so fast

Latest push into the living room aims to solve what has stymied earlier products, including the complexity of hooking up these devices, lack of content and relatively high prices

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British ISPs agree on anti-piracy plan

For three-month trial, providers will send letters to downloaders telling them to stop downloading; if users do not comply, ISPs will send more letters

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Future Shop offers HD DVD deal

Consumers who bought HD-DVD players from any retailer can return them to Future Shop for $100 against a combo player

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Google opens reference tool ‘Knol' to public

After 7-month test, ‘Knol' online encyclopedia is unveiled, which Google says is supposed to supplement, not replace, Wikipedia

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The developers

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Embracing Gen Y

A new generation of employee is invading the workplace with crazy new ideas, but how can businesses reach them?

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Ballmer defends need for big investments

Microsoft CEO says software maker needs to make steep investments to compete with Google

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European Tech Titans

Only 15 of the continent's 298 billionaires owe their fortunes to software, but their collective reach is much bigger

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Creators of Scrabble knockoff sued

Scrabble owner Hasbro moves against Scrabulous creators less than two weeks after releasing an authorized version of Scrabble for Facebook

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Polished Pearl

Do-everything BlackBerry nearly a bull's eye

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Good sports

There's plenty of fun to be had on your frumpy, bespectacled home computer