A worker prepares the logo on the Microsoft stand on the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover. Microsoft Corp appears to be on track to release its new Windows 8 operating system in time for the crucial U.S. holiday shopping season after making a "release preview" of the new code available for download on Thursday. Windows 8 is the latest version of the flagship product, which still provides almost half of the wo ...

Stuxnet had directly targeted Iranian systems, using systems from German company Siemens. WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama accelerated cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear program and expanded the assault even after the Stuxnet virus accidentally escaped in 2010, the New York Times reported Friday. The operation, begun under president George W. Bush and codenamed “Olympic Games,” is the first known sustained ...

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was successfully detached from the International Space Station early Thursday at the start of its return to Earth. WASHINGTON: US company SpaceX’s cargo vessel Thursday splash landed in the Pacific Ocean, capping a successful mission to the International Space Station and blazing a new path for private spaceflight. “Splashdown successful!!” SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk said ...

This product image provided by Google shows the newly released Chromebook laptop computer from Samsung. The Tuesday, May 29, 2012 release of the next-generation Chromebooks will give Google and Samsung another opportunity to persuade consumers and businesses to buy an unconventional computer instead of machines running on familiar software by industry pioneers Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. SAN FRANCISCO: S ...

Google has decked up its logo in bejeweled Easter eggs to celebrate the 166th birthday of Peter Carl Faberge Google has decked up its logo in bejeweled Easter eggs to celebrate the 166th birthday of Peter Carl Fabergé, the famous Russian jeweler best known for creating the Fabergé eggs. The sparkly Google doodle displays Google a set of six eggs beautifully gilded with gold, diamonds, precious metals and ge ...

Bump launches tap-to-share mobile to PC photo sharing. Ever wanted to quickly and easily share photos on your mobile with a nearby PC but couldn’t find the right cable? Now there’s no need to go searching for cables. The most recent version of Bump lets you seamlessly and wirelessly upload images to a PC with just a tap. “Starting today,everyone who uses Bump can go tohttp://bu.mp on their computer web brow ...

The head of Information Technology Organization of Iran says the country’s experts have managed to produce antivirus software that can spot and remove the newly detected computer virus Flame. Ali Hakim Javadi said Wednesday that the antivirus defense was produced by the MAHER center, the Iranian national computer emergency response team. Javadi said the indigenous antivirus software is capable of detecting ...

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said technology for televisions was of "intense interest" RANCHOS PALOS: Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said technology for televisions was of "intense interest" but stressed the company's efforts would unfold gradually amid speculation the iPad and iPhone maker was on the brink of unveiling a revolutionary iTV. In one of his more revealing interviews since assuming the helm o ...

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon has strongly hinted that Israel was involved in creating the computer virus Flame -- a new Stuxnet-like espionage malware -- to sabotage Iran’s nuclear plans. Speaking in an interview with Israel’s Army Radio on Tuesday, Ya'alon expressed support for the creation of the virus and similar tools, saying it "opens up all kinds of possibilities.” He also noted that it ...

In this photo illustration, an Instagram photo of various Facebook logos are seen on an Apple iPhone on April 9, 2012 in New York City. Facebook launched its own camera application on May 24. SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday released a “camera” application that lets people take Instagram-style pictures and then share them directly on to Facebook via iPhones. The stand-alone application synchs to the lead ...