Archives: 2007 October

Bush wants retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that may have opened their networks to the feds. But one politician suggests forcing taxpayers to fund any lawsuit damages.

First, electric cars go upscale with Tesla. Now Fisker takes plug-in hybrids upstream.

Adobe plans for mid-November update, says users not bothered by minor glitches could still use some functions.

Retailer will again offer Black Friday-esque prices–in its stores only–three weeks before the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.

Maker of Linux-based digital TV devices agrees to abide by GPL requirements for publishing source code–and is paying the BusyBox programmers.

There is no certification in disruption, writes Matt Asay, who asks: why shouldn't those who have mastered the operating system get paid more?

A rip in a newly deployed solar array on the International Space Station will delay the planned repair of another problem.Photos: Damage throws wrench into spacewalk plans NASA, struggling with two critical problems threatening construction of the International Space Station, on Wednesday postponed an important spacewalk to fix…

A rip in a newly deployed solar array on the International Space Station will delay the planned repair of another problem.Photos: Damage throws wrench into spacewalk plans NASA, struggling with two critical problems threatening construction of the International Space Station, on Wednesday postponed an important spacewalk to fix…

Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it’s ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company. When Google announced that its new social-networking initiative would extend to any site that wanted to participate, the land grab for the social Web’s attention just got a whole lot more…

Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it’s ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company. When Google announced that its new social-networking initiative would extend to any site that wanted to participate, the land grab for the social Web’s attention just got a whole lot more…