Monthly Archives: January 2008

Stocks Fall Despite Strong Earnings

Better than expected results from a number of top technology names boosted stocks in the early going Friday, but sellers soon took over to send the market sharply lower.
Despite extreme volatility, Wall Street managed to finish the week with small gains in the Dow and S&P and just a 0.6% loss in the Nasdaq, as [...]

Wi-Fi Networks Face Virus Threat?

Researchers at Indiana University are raising alarms about the potential vulnerability of Wi-Fi networks to malware attacks. In their report, the researchers said they were able to simulate the vulnerability of Wi-Fi networks in several U.S. cities to the spread of malware, the malicious software worm or virus that the study said could spread rapidly from [...]

Is 2008 Going to be Kinder For Microsoft?

The past year was full of legal and regulatory messes for Microsoft. Plus, Windows Vista missed the 2006 Christmas rush, and the company was slow to roll out its online services.
But things could be looking up in 2008, at least in some areas for the software giant. However, the company is losing one very important [...]