Jobs yet to distance himself from Apple's stock trouble

Steve Jobs may have had intimate knowledge of Apple's stock option practices between 2001 and 2002, according to the company's regulatory filings for the period. It had been thought that the Apple CEO would not be implicated by the company's investigation into 'irregularities' in the granting of options, which has already revealed that all financial statements going back to 2006 may be unreliable, as the process was overseen by an independent compensation committee. But TheStreet. ...more

Nokia stock rises on Cisco links

Nokia shares were up sharply this morning after a UK newspaper suggested that the phone maker is being eyed by Cisco. Sunday Business claimed that the network and communications hardware giant is on the lookout for a wireless infrastructure company, with the Finnish outfit identified as the most likely target. The paper said that Cisco, faced with the increasing convergence of fixed line and wireless services, needs technology to create intelligent wireless applications, technology that Nokia could provide. ...more

Hackers take axe to Internet root servers

Three of the world's 13 root DNS servers have come under fire in a distributed denial of service attack that lasted hours. These computers manage the routing of traffic on the Internet, and the offensive was thought to be one of the biggest seen in the last four years. According to reports, the offensive lasted around 12 hours on Tuesday, although most Internet users didn't notice it. ...more

EBay aims to raise $100m in Auction for America

The online auction site EBay has launched an Auction for America campaign aiming to raise $100 million in 100 days for the relief efforts in New York. If you have anything to sell on EBay, when you visit the Sell Your Item page you will be asked if you wish to designate the item for this campaign. The item will then be shown with an Auction for America icon in the sales listings. ...more

Sony digital cameras

Accentuate the positive, emulate the negative. Sony's latest additions to the CyberShot stable do far more than emulate their celluloid counterparts, but include technology that adds flexibility that a film camera can only dream of. The DSC-P31, DSC-P51 and the DSC-P71 boast CCDs of 2. ...more