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A security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the door for routers to be intercepted and tempered with at the supply-chain level.

Security researcher develops rootkit for Cisco routers A security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the

HP has confirmed that the existence of an endless-reboot problem with certain systems that are based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) after the installation of Windows XP service

Via Technologies is preparing its first high performance x86 chip targeted squarely at the mainstream. Historically, Via focused in niches like that of ultra-compact PCs, or small mobile devices

Dell is pledging to reduce the energy consumption of its notebooks and desktops by up to 25 percent. This is to happen within two years, and will be achieved by more energy-efficient

A newly disclosed vulnerability in the random number generator used by the Debian Project to produce digital keys is making its

Limited trials of Windows XP on the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is slated to begin next month in "four or five" countries. The general availability of Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop will follow

Bill Gates has inadvertently confirmed that Microsoft is hard at work tweaking the next iteration of Windows - or Windows 7, to be more efficient where power and memory utilization is concerned.

Bell Canada's use of deep packet inspection (DPI) technologies has resulted in a complaint raised over the potential invasion of privacy. The complaint was filed by the Canadian Internet Policy

HP is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corp for about $13 billion, setting the stage to make HP the world's second largest provider of technology services - after behemoth IBM.