Sebastian Rupley

At an invitation-only, packed event in San Jose Tuesday morning, Apple Computers Steve Jobs confirmed widespread rumors of a photo-ready, color, 60 GB version of the iPod music player. There are some unexpected twists to how Apple has implemented the new player, a second new iPod, and the event featured a crowd-pleasing appearance from Bono […]

Five years ago, a video conversation with a friend or business colleague would have been a kludgy experience. Ten years ago, videoconferencing was an expensive proposition that required specialized hardware. But thanks to the prevalence of broadband and inexpensive Webcams, videoconferencing is becoming a reality in homes and businesses alike. You probably already have all […]

September is slated to bring the first comprehensive look at what is likely to be the future of Wi-Fi: 802.11n. In Berlin on Sept. 13, the IEEE 802.11n Task Group (TGn) will consider official proposals from numerous companies on what the specifications should be for the next-generation standard, which promises speeds fast enough for an […]

Operating systems just aint what they used to be. For a while, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of Windows every two or three years—each creating a ripple effect on how we all used and thought about technology. But now, theres a long wait on. It looks like we wont see even a widespread preview […]

In September 2003, 53-year-old John Zuccarini was arrested at a Florida hotel and, after admitting to his crimes in a plea bargain, became the first person convicted under the national Truth in Domain Names Act. The crime: According to the United States Attorneys office for the Southern District of New York, Zuccarini registered and used […]

If youre parked in a hotel room with a wired broadband connection, a new Wi-Fi solution can come to the wireless rescue. The Apple AirPort Express, a new $129 802.11g mobile Wi-Fi base station, offers what may be the most efficient design yet for roaming wirelessly. The AirPort Express, for the Mac and the PC, […]

Robert Frosts famous line “good fences make good neighbors” continues to gain supporters. In a 21st-century spin on Frosts axiom, executives at Silicon Valley software firm Opsware (formerly Loudcloud) are predicting that encryption will not just become far more pervasive on the Net than it is now, but will cause the Internet to go dark, […]

Apple Computer announced Monday that it has overhauled its line of PowerBook and iBook portable computers, increasing speeds and preloading the Apple iLife 04 suite of software applications. All new PowerBooks, which represent the high end of Apples portable line (iBooks are aimed at the consumer and education markets), now come with Airport Extreme 802.11g […]

Intel Corp. has its eye on wireless broadband applications for cell phones and PDAs. On Monday, the company announced a new family of processors in the XScale line, saying the devices can handle various forms of wireless broadband with enough muscle for applications such as DVD quality full-motion video conferencing on cell phones. The chips […]

Is a virus writer just a lone wolf firing off malicious code? The authors of recent attacks dont appear to be. Text extracted by security firm Central Command from within the code of the big MyDoom, Bagle, and Netsky worms revealed authors responding directly to each other, which could be why virus variants are emerging […]