tech

US eyes ways to make computer use safer online

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is reviewing an Australian program that will allow Internet service providers to alert customers if their computers are taken over by hackers and could limit online access if people don’t fix the problem.

tech

MORE FROM Tech

tech

Google king of ads but Bing a contender

SAN FRANCISCO — Industry tracker SearchIgnite said on Tuesday that Google has tightened its powerful grip on US internet advertising revenue but a Bing-Yahoo! alliance is fielding a viable challenge.

tech

tech

Microsoft phones win favourable reviews

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp’s last-ditch attempt to reclaim its prominence in the smartphone market won favorable early reviews on Monday, but it may come too late to claw back customers from Apple Inc and Google Inc.

tech