Riding green wave, Philips says “let there be LED”

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light. Technology The producer of one in four of the world’s lights, which sold its semiconductor business in 2006 after it

Microsoft New Technology: Microsoft Surface

Facebook removes Microsoft banner ads from site

Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world’s No. 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft Corp to manage part of that business. However, Microsoft — the exclusive provider of Web search on Facebook — will continue to sell text-based search ads on the website as

Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter results after the stock market closes Monday, the day after running its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: EA, known for games such as “The Sims” and the popular “Madden” football series, gave a forecast below expectations in January amid lower-than-expected game sales.

Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users

Mozilla on Friday pulled two programs from its Firefox browser add-on site for containing malware. Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users. In a blog post, Mozilla stated that the Master Filer add-on was able to bypass AMO’s security tests.

Prius problems put spotlight on car electronics

Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat panel TV or your computer. More likely, it’s your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the rearview mirrors. The recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota in the last few weeks highlight the risks of relying

Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool

Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them. The Internet company is rolling out an online tool that allows consumers to see — and edit — the personal profiles that Yahoo has compiled about them based on their Web browsing behavior. Those profiles are used to target Internet advertising. Yahoo Inc.’s new

New Study Calls for Cybersecurity Overhaul in US

The U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said. The alliance, in a report released Thursday, also called for permanent international cybersecurity collaboration centers, new security standards for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol)

Google search results to include ‘real-time’ data

Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index. The “real-time” search feature unveiled Monday marks a major step in Google’s ambition to provide a comprehensive look at what people are discussing online as quickly as possible. The

Verizon gets top marks in call quality

Another day, another cell phone study from J.D. Power and Associates. This time, it’s not customer service–T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon Wireless tied for that honor earlier this month–but a survey of the all-important call quality. Just like last year, Verizon was the overall winner this time around. The carrier ranked highest in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic,