Uncle Sam is tired of playing defense against international cyber attacks, and is planning a botnet of its very own. The best defense is a good offense, the military believes.

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Social networking data is growing wings as all the major players announce data interoperability features. Google, however, has plans to bring social networking friends and features to the rest of the web.

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HBO has reportedly worked out a deal to bring its TV shows to the iTunes Store. The deal would not only make iTunes the first third-party video store to offer HBO's content, it could also mark the end of iTunes' uniform price structure. If so, it could open the doors for NBC to make a triumphant return as well.

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RIM introduced the BlackBerry Bold this morning, the company's latest and greatest smartphone that bears a striking resemblance to the iPhone. It has a handful of new features that the iPhone doesn't have, although the two could be neck and neck again once the Bold finally becomes commercially available.

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A Canadian law clinic has asked the country's Privacy Commissioner to take a closer look at the deep packet inspection being used by Bell Canada and others. While the technology also raises net neutrality concerns, in this case the issue is privacy.

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Microsoft today has launched a new video service called Messenger TV that adds a social video portal directly into Windows Live Messenger, allowing users to chat and watch videos together. Ars takes a hands-on look at the new service.

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The Bush administration filed its latest response in the ongoing dispute over missing White House e-mails, insisting that it already has preserved backup tapes containing the e-mails in question. But plaintiffs say the response only highlights the inadequacies of the existing archives and the need for further steps to recover missing information.

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PC Tools has gone on record stating that Windows 2000 is more secure than Windows Vista, but the company's methodology is questionable at best.

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Thirteen big media filers blast a proposal to redo the FCC's latest Order on cross-ownership of TV stations and newspapers in the same market. Congress may ultimately need to intervene in order to resolve the heated dispute over media cross-ownership rules.

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Deep packet inspection gets a major speed bump to 80Gbps of real-time traffic analysis with 96 percent accuracy. Even the largest networks can now throttle P2P with ease... even when it's encrypted.

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Boom Blox causes our alarm bells to ring because it comes to us via a celebrity name and EA. When it's all said and done, the title actually melds intriguing play with too-cute characters in a game that may be one of the best party experiences of the year.

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Microsoft hopes to stifle Linux adoption by offering price cuts on Windows XP to hardware vendors that make budget laptops like the Asus Eee PC, but the discounts are only available for computers with low specs. It's Microsoft's best chance to capture market share in the budget laptop space.

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The entertainment industry has so far failed to convince Washington to impose P2P technology mandates on higher education, so it's taking the fight directly to the states. Colleges and universities are fighting back.

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A Catholic school dean is the latest victim of some pranksters who created a fake Facebook profile and sent out inappropriate messages. He and the archdiocese don't know who's behind it, though, and have filed suit against Facebook in hopes of finding out.

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The US continues to fall on global broadband rankings, even as countries that are more rural and less wealthy surge ahead. Here's how they do it (hint: it does not involve wholesale deregulation).

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ActiveX has long been regarded as a gaping hole through which spyware and viruses can contaminate your PC and compromise your data. With Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft's forthcoming version of its embattled browser, steps will be taken to reduce the exposure caused by ActiveX.

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Indie-focused music download service eMusic scored a big win by bagging the complete Stones catalogue between 1964 and 1970. After weeks of stellar sales, the label abruptly pulled the tracks.

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If Wilmington, NC can't get the DTV transition right in September, hold onto your hats when the whole country goes digital after February 17th.

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A newfound flaw in Google's Gmail allows would-be spammers to treat the service as an open-relay server. Compounding the issue is the fact that services such as Hotmail and Yahoo "trust" Gmail. This may facilitate e-mail delivery, but it also makes it easier for spammers to reach their intended targets.

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The Public Interest Registry plans to bump its wholesale rates on .org domains starting this November by 60¢ per domain, which means that smaller registries will likely pass the fee onto the organizations that depend on their .org domains to keep running.

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