Missouri AG looks into Google Wi-Fi mess

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is asking Google to answer questions about how the company’s widespread wireless-network sniffing activities may have affected local residents.

Attackers exploiting new Flash bug, Adobe warns

A new, critical bug in Adobe’s Flash Player is giving some attackers a back door into victims computers, Adobe warned late Friday.

California Casualty ditches Cisco security box

When California Casualty recently replaced its Cisco MARS security box, the property and casualty insurance company not only swapped out the hardware appliance for a software-based virtual one, but also ended up phasing other tools it found to be no longer necessary.

Hard drive horse race between Western Digital, Seagate heats up

Western Digital Corp. in the first quarter of 2010 shipped the most hard disk drives (HDD) of any storage supplier, surpassing arch nemesis Seagate Technology for the first time ever on a quarterly basis, according to market research.

Panda Security Expands Free Cloud Antivirus Protection

Panda Security blazed new trails in PC security when it launched its free cloud-based antivirus protection last year. Now, Panda Security is expanding the protection provided in the free version, and adding a Pro Edition with additional features and capabilities. Panda Cloud Antivirus delivers malware protection that small and medium businesses need, and the price is right.

Windows Live Essentials Upgrade For Windows 7 Previewed

Microsoft previewed the first major upgrade to Windows Live Essentials for Windows 7 late Wednesday.

Customize Your Google Search Page

Google will now let users add personal photos to the background of the traditionally minimalist search page, Google announced in a blog post Thursday.

Android Gets iTunes-like Media Player with DoubleTwist

DoubleTwist introduced a free media player application for Google Android phones, which rivals the default media player on the platform. DoubleTwist’s app not only plays music and videos in a clean interface, but also has a desktop counterpart for iTunes-like syncing.