Google may be getting worried that the Department of Justice will be distracted by the presidential transition, and not get around to approving its deal with Yahoo in a timely manner. No one from the company has actually said this, of course, but it’s likely to be behind an uptick in rumors that the search giant is ready to walk away from talks.
Regardless of whether they’re on XP or Vista, IT departments will have a lot to look forward to with Windows 7. Ars got to check out some of the new enterprise-friendly features to ship with Windows 7, including in-place imaging with a USB key, a problem recorder, remote access security and performance enhancements.
The sprawling electronics and media giant gets hit by poor exchange rates and financial problems, but that didn’t prevent a couple of its divisions from showing signs of life.
Canadian researchers demonstrate that it’s possible to successfully hack a commercial quantum key distribution system. The efficacy of the attack is a real threat to quantum key distribution.
For the first time, commercial entities will be able to hop on board the top-end academic networks, as a startup company called Darkstrand will sell access to the National LambdaRail.