Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP, adding another six months to the time in which vendors can offer the legacy operating system as an option with new computers..

Apple, Microsoft, Sony found metadata project.

Climate-modeling cluster to top 67 teraflops.

Company will use "protocol agnostic" controls to manage traffic.

Company lays out idea of 'conceptual search' for the internet of 2019.

Security bill heads to president's desk.

Microsoft is cancelling its much-hyped Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates advertising campaign. But there's a new "life without walls" ad on the way..

Clothing boutique loses nearly 100,000 credit card details.

Developers fuming over Apple's heavy hand.

6-core server chip unveiled.

Device enabled modern electronics.

Time to ditch the hard drive? Intel's 80GB drives make solid state a tasty option, though they'll probably put a dent in your hip pocket.

New notebook runs full day on single charge.

Google browser open to 'carpet bomb' attack, other flaws.

Dancing baby sets legal landmark.

First unveiled at IDF in 2007, the new system supports speeds of up to 4.8Gb/s, compared to the 480Mb/s speed of the USB 2.0 standard..

All the data on AMD's new Radeon lineup, including the 4870 X2 which clocks in at 2.4 teraflops.

OpenOffice wins big with users.

Supercomputer tops professional player for first time.

Company retains top retail spot.