A security flaw in Google's search appliances could expose websites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks, experts warned Monday.

One small step for man, one giant leap for video chat. On November 28, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter will converse with space enthusiasts, live via the Web, from the International Space Station some 250 miles above Earth.

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Company wants access to San Francisco light poles for separate test while building citywide net.

Mozilla's Firefox 2 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow attackers to steal passwords.

BT will not offer the next generation of faster fixed-line broadband services until summer next year at the earliest, with some people having to wait until 2011.

A UK law has been passed that makes it an offence to launch denial of service attacks, which experts had previously called "a legal grey area."

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende may get booted out of office in national elections this month, but he can lay claim to being the first person in the world to get an authorized fresh Windows Live Mail account, Microsoft said on Friday.

Down in Australia they've been looking at updating their copyright laws to catch up to the digital age (read: to make the laws more favorable for an entertainment industry that refuses to adjust to the market), but seem to be doing so in a way that pretty much guarantees the opposite would occur.

SEC filing reveals ongoing copyright infringement suits against company's video, news, and book search services.

SAN FRANCISCO--Now that AOL has moved to a free, ad-supported model, it wants to evolve its portal into something more useful to Web surfers, Jonathan Miller, chairman and chief executive of AOL, said Wednesday.

Last week London was named the most expensive city in Europe for Wi-fi access in hotels. And with some guests in the capital paying £10 for every half an hour they're online, it's easy to see why.

New app improves Gmail access on Java-enabled devices, adds features.

We love our Wi-Fi, but we aren't going to be seeing it built into a broad range of consumer electronics anytime soon.

The FBI plans on Friday to announce the arrest of at least 16 individuals in connection with a global cybercrime investigation.

ATHENS, Greece--While many countries block off some Web sites, China has long drawn heightened scrutiny because of the breadth and sophistication of its Internet censorship.

Company goes after software pirates who sell illegal copies on auction sites.

Seamless network hopping gets closer with software that makes Wi-Fi and cellular phones easier to use.