Intel’s deal for McAfee comes amid Symantec’s deal for PGP, IBM’s for BigFix, and Hewlett-Packard’s for Fortify.

Security analysts are still digesting the implications of Intel acquiring McAfee for $7.68 billion. The purchase plan comes four months after McAfee was forced to apologize for an antivirus update that shut down Windows XP computers around the world — including PCs at Intel. Read More…

The Indian government recently unveiled a working prototype of a small tablet computer that it says will initially sell for $35. The same organization within the government, however, also announced a prototype $10 laptop last year amid initiatives to connect all of India’s college-age students to learning resources.

$10 netbooks aren’t in the hands of Bangalore’s next generation of IT workers yet, so is this the real deal? Read More…

With school now out for the summer, it’s time to check in on the kids and their unbridled internet access. As parents, we all want the kids to get outside to play – fresh air and exercise, that’s the ticket.  

But when the weather’s not good, what do they do? They head right for the family computer. Keeping your kids safe Read More…

Microsoft hasn’t shown very much of its next Web browser, and hasn’t even announced a release date. The most you can do is preview some of Internet Explorer 9′s capabilities, which says nothing about the browser’s user interface. Still, what Microsoft has shown so far is probably enough to Read More…

After allowing hundreds of thousands of beta testers to take the Technical Preview development product out for a spin, Microsoft has finally entered into the browser-based productivity race, making the long-awaited Office Web apps live on SkyDrive and available for users residing in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. And the coolest thing about this office suite Read More…