Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Compaq Seeks Broadband Edge - The computer maker ships machines with the gear needed to support high-speed Internet access to the home. When it gets there. [Wired News]   Computer Theft Hurts The WELL - One of the online world's oldest communities is the victim of a thief who absconds with around 2,700 credit card numbers belonging to members. By Chris Gaither. [Wired News]   Confusion Over 'Cyberwar' - In late December, a group of computer crackers declared cyberwar on Iraq and China, triggering a worldwide backlash. Was it the work of cyber imposters? By James Glave. [Wired News]   Cooking Without Thinking - A smart microwave oven will read cooking instructions and alert consumers to hazardous ingredients. Now those sumptuous TV dinners can be automatically cooked to perfection. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Cops Covet DNA Chip - Police may soon be able to compare corporeal evidence to a national database right at the crime scene. Law enforcement loves the tech, but privacy advocates are strongly opposed. By Vince Beiser. [Wired News]   Corel's Linux Open to Question - Corel releases its Linux for the masses, and open source advocates are alarmed by its licensing restrictions. The company says it's just a misunderstanding. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Correction - On 1 April, Wired News ran an erroneous report that a company named WebNode.com had won a contract to sell nodes on the US government's Next Generation Internet. Wired News congratulates the pranksters and regrets being suckered into it on as obvious a day as 1 April. Pfft! [Wired News]   Cosmonauts Say Goodbye to Mir - The Russian-French crew prepares to abandon the aging space station. It could be the final farewell for Mir, which will crash to earth next year unless last-minute funding comes through. [Wired News]   Counseling Can Help Fight Cancer - A new study affirms the mind's ability to heal the body. Researchers say that counseling is beneficial to breast cancer patients who have had surgery. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Court Clears PlayStation Clone - Sony fails to block a startup company from releasing software that clones its PlayStation game console on PCs. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Crab Nebula's Glowing Heart - The Chandra orbiting observatory captures some spectacular images of the remains of a centuries-old cosmic explosion. [Wired News]   Cracked: MS' New Music Format - Microsoft unveiled its long-awaited alternative to MP3, and a cracker quickly unleashed his program to get around MS' copyright restrictions. By Jennifer Sullivan and John Gartner. [Wired News]   Cracker Sentenced to Prison - A Rhode Island cracker will serve one year and pay a fine for a spree of invading university and corporate Web sites. His pals say he's a scapegoat. By James Glave and John Gartner. [Wired News]   Crackers 'Update' Symantec Site - Crackers deface the Web page managed by a leading security and antivirus software firm. The site is fixed, but questions linger. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Crackers Call Off 'War' - Responding to protests from hackers worldwide, the Legions of the Underground calls off its information war against Iraq and China. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Cracking Tools Get Smarter - The latest sniffing tools make network spying easier and far more stealthy, say experts at a security briefing. Thankfully, the same tools work for the watchdog, too. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Cracking the Mind of a Hacker - At the RSA Data Security Conference, a psychologist paints the typical network intruder as a socially inept, obsessive-compulsive geek. Hackers beg to differ. James Glave reports from Silicon Valley. [Wired News]   Cranking Up the Windup Computer - The South African company behind the windup radio will bring a new human-powered generator to laptop computers. Meanwhile, it's talking with Apple. By Joseph Rose. [Wired News]   Crisper, Cheaper Pix of Earth - The burgeoning market for satellite images of the world is driving the need for affordable software to process them. Enter a new open-source project that does just that. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Cruising the PCExpo Gadgetfest - New battery technology adds 16 hours to your unplugged laptop.... The Son of Microsoft Bob appears.... And a rewriteable DVD drive makes its debut. John Gartner reports from New York. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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