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Skype has announced a flat rate for international calls, further showing how difficult it is to make money from telephony, according to analysts.

For many users, getting started with Linux is surprisingly easy. New, friendlier versions of the free operating system, such as Fedora and Ubuntu, feature straightforward menus and automated installations that make switching from Windows to Linux a relatively simple process.

Mac users have long gloated that the Mac OS is safer than Windows. The gloating should stop: There's plenty of recent evidence that Vista is, in fact, a safer operating system than Mac OS X.

The CTIA Wireless show kicked off in Las Vegas this week with a new Windows Mobile, an iPhone-style handset from Samsung and a surprise announcement of galactic proportions.

It's the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who will get hacked first?

The security conference that last year made headlines with a hack challenge whose winner walked away with a US$10,000 prize is reprising the contest next week -- this time with more money at stake, the contest's organizer said.

Skype plugged yet another critical vulnerability Thursday, but the researcher who reported the bug said that's not enough.

Skype has been forced to turn off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Skype users, security researchers said Tuesday.

McAfee has warned investors that the "ambiguous" nature of open source licensing could turn into a business threat.

The Cool Stuff Holiday Gift Guide is back, with tips for the very best gifts to buy for the tech lovers in your life. This year, be the one whose gifts are the biggest hits.

A Washington State teenager is facing 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to access Orange County, California's 911 emergency response system and convinced the sheriff's department into storming an area couple's home with a heavily armed SWAT team.