Pupils conquer fear of computers
The E-library in Nepal proves a hit with children unfamiliar with computers.

Indian Software Giant Admits Financial Wrongdoing
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 -- One of India's largest technology outsourcing companies, Satyam Computers, on Wednesday admitted cooking its books and committing other grave financial wrongdoing to inflate profits over several years. The revelation shook India's stock market and sent shock waves across the...

Introducing seniors to computers
Augusta Unified School District 402 is once again sponsoring free computer classes for senior citizens. These classes will be at the USD 402 Technology Center, 600 Walnut. Enter using door on south side of building.

Is the Desktop PC Slowly Dying?
The age of the desktop PC appears to be over as its more portable cousin, the laptop, surges ahead with consumers clamoring for light-weight computers in funky designs for use at home, in cafes and on the train to work.

Apple?s Modern Look Rejected in Georgetown as Store Hits Snag
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. , known for the minimalist designs of its computers, iPods and retail stores, aims to drop that aesthetic in the middle of Washington?s Georgetown. The historic district doesn?t want it.

All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
christian.einfeldt writes "The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an administrative ruling increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state agencies, increasing the software's use both in the back office and on the desktop. According to the new rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use ...

Chris Bishop: Even the most sophisticated computers can't tell a dog from a cat
The task of recognising structure or objects in data is called pattern recognition. It's something computers find incredibly difficult. Let's say we want to distinguish between pictures of cats and pictures of dogs. The problem is that there is huge variation in the images. There are different sizes and different colours of cats and dogs, and different shapes, and there are changes in the ...

Netbooks next big thing in electronics world
Netbooks, small laptop computers with more limited memory and features, look likely to be big sellers this year as all the big manufacturers jump onto one of the only consumer electronics bandwagons still rolling.

Theft of computers makes school's bad year worse
n Calvary Christian Academy in El Sobrante loses nine Macs and other equipment during a term in which students' families have been struggling.

Sun Turns Its Gaze to the Cloud
Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian cloud computing company Q-layer for an undisclosed price. Q-layer makes software that automates the deployment and management of corporate IT infrastructure such as servers, computers and Web-based applications in both public and private clouds.

Ex-deputy linked to officer's killing booked on computer charges
Former Deputy Chu Vue has been named as a "principal" in the slaying of a correctional officer. Chu Vue, the Sacramento sheriff's deputy who police have linked to the October slaying of a correctional officer who may have been having an affair with his wife, was arrested Wednesday on new charges that he misused department computers. Vue, who prosecutors have called "a principal" in ...

Global unemployment climbs
Global job woes worsened on bleak employment data from the United States and Germany, while microchip giant Intel warned that slack demand for computers would hurt its revenue.

Small Indian firms buying their first computers
Holding "the key to growth in India," according to a market analyst, nearly 22 percent of small companies plan to pick up their first PCs in 2009.

Old computers, new life
Did Santa bring a new computer but forget to recycle the old one?

BlueHippo Ordered To Set Aside $1 Million
Tennessee consumers said they paid more than they should have for computers from BlueHippo and the company failed to deliver equipment as promised.

Police given new powers to hack into personal computers
Police will be allowed to hack into home computers without a warrant, after the Home Office adopted a plan put forward by European...

Older adults growing more comfortable using computers
MUNCIE -- Charlotte Johnson owned a computer for about 18 months before she worked up the courage to use it.

European Union Encourages British Police Hacking
British authorities have been encouraged to hack into computers more...

Computers, Privacy & Data Protection conference: Data Protection in A Profiled World?
The annual Conference Computers, Privacy and Data Protection aims to create a bridge between policy-makers, academics, practitioners and activists.

Intel warns second time on quarter
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microchip maker Intel Corp on Wednesday issued its second revenue warning on the fourth quarter, saying demand for personal computers was even worse than it feared and sparking wide concerns about tech companies.