Facebook won a $711 million judgegment against “spam king” Sanford Wallace for violating the Can-Spam Act, which bans “false and misleading” marketing emails. Facebook was awarded $711m in a judgement on Thursday against self-described ‘spam king’ Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy Fogel of the US District Court… More: continued here

Apple could see its valuation threatened in the short term by Microsoft’s Oct. 22 release of Windows 7, according to an analyst report that also suggests that Apple’s Mac market share will remain strong in the future. Although Apple Macs have gained share in recent years, the launch of Windows 7 will lead to a [...]

A year after Conficker sprang into the public consciousness, the notorious Windows worm continues to claim millions of victims. While the hype has died down, the worm remains an example of the dangers of cutting-edge malware and how cooperation in the security community can make the difference. – The Conficker worm struck Windows computers this [...]

If there is a smartphone capable of trumping the overall experience of the Apple iPhone, from hardware to native software to the 100,000 applications created for it, the world hasn’t seen it yet. That’s the conclusion we can safely make after early reviews of the Google Android operating system-based Motorola Droid, which Verizon Wireless will [...]

In September, Intel introduced its idea of tiny ‘microservers’. Now the company wants to make the design into a standard others can use, too. In September, Intel introduced its idea of tiny ‘microservers’. Now the company wants to make the design into a standard others can use, too. … More: continued here