Software

When was the last time you saw a keynote speaker at a technology conference get a standing ovation?

Hackers have discovered a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and they've released code that could be used to attack users of Microsoft Corp.'s popular browser.

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Landline telephone companies continue to lose ground to wireless service providers, and Canadian users take time to switch to cell phones compared to consumers in other countries, a Statistics Canada survey indicates.

In a surprise move, the leader of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Doug Burgum said Tuesday he plans to leave Microsoft Corp. at the end of June 2007. Satya Nadella replaces Burgum as senior vice president of MBS effective immediately.

NEC Corp. executives are negotiating the sale of the company's Packard Bell division, reportedly to eMachines founder Lap Shun "John" Hui. The move would leave NEC without a consumer PC brand, while it continues to supply the European professional market with NEC-branded computers.

Research In Motion (RIM) launched the 8100 'BlackBerry Pearl', a stylish mobile handset that comes equipped with a digital camera and other multi-media capabilities. The smartphone is poised to become the new gem of the Waterloo, Ont-based company as it heads for a wider consumer market.

News that Australia's own crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has died had Web site traffic in overdrive Monday with many news sites operating on low bandwidth mode due to high traffic.