Progamming-Language Developer John Backus Dead at 82

2007/03/20 05:26:09

Backus in the mid-1950s created Fortran, the first programming language that was relatively close to...

Symantec: U.S. Tops in Malware Activity, Bot Infections Soar

2007/03/19 11:07:29

Assumed roles reversed as Internet-security firm finds U.S. leads world in generating spam, phishing...

2008 Presidential Hopefuls Woo Voters on MySpace

2007/03/19 04:09:22

The popular social networking site MySpace.com launches a section dedicated to the 2008 presidential...

New Anti-Hillary YouTube Ad Makes Waves on Web

2007/03/19 02:45:04

Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton say they suspect that Barack Obama's campaign may be in the know ...

Game Reviews: Racing Along With PlayStations

2007/03/16 13:04:49

'MotorStorm' and 'Formula One Championship Edition' are dirty and clean, respectively, 'Burnout Domi...

Comedian Sinbad Fights Back Over Internet Death Rumor

2007/03/16 09:10:56

The Internet site Wikipedia falsely announced that comedian Sinbad had died of a heart attack, the p...

Video-Game Designers Itch for Resurgence of Creative Games

2007/03/16 08:59:08

Game designers, studios frustrated by big publishers' 'sequelitis,' hope Wii, Xbox Live provide more...

'Sims' Guru Will Wright Unveils 'Spore' to Rapt Audience

2007/03/16 08:57:39

'Spore' lets you craft an entire evolutionary lineage, from single-celled organism to interstellar c...

Renowned TV Writer-Producer to Create Web-Based Reality Show

2007/03/19 12:57:51

Steven Bochco teams up with Metacafe to make series of short confessional videos featuring adults 18...

Game Review: 'Supreme Commander' Demanding but Worth It

2007/03/19 07:16:53

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to command your very own robot army (and who hasn't?) ...

YouTube Announces Virtual Awards Show

2007/03/19 03:34:56

The nominees, picked by YouTube, are compiled in a gallery at www.youtube.com/YTAwards....

Report: Wii Dominates February Game-Console Sales

2007/03/16 13:51:08

Nintendo's little white box widens last month's lead over PS2, with 335k sold overall; Xbox 360 thir...

This Week in Games: March 16, 2007

2007/03/16 12:23:42

News of video-game industry for past week....

Comedian Sinbad Fights Back Over Internet Death Rumor

2007/03/16 09:10:56

The Internet site Wikipedia falsely announced that comedian Sinbad had died of a heart attack, the p...

Segan: Why You Can't Kill the Fax Machine

2007/03/16 08:57:47

Old, clunky 20th century technology still hanging around -- because it's secure and simple to use....