| High-tech toilets are lighted, play music and test your vital signs
Every year thousands of cell phones, PDAs and music players meet their demise in toilet water. But lest it seem the toilet is merely a destroyer of technology, consider the growing number of high-end toilets sporting remote controls, wireless sensors and built-in accessories such as music players and lighting. (See our slide show for pictures of high-tech toilets and related gadgetry) Also: Today on Layer 8: Today is World Toilet Day, and while the message behind the day is serious, we here at Layer 8 naturally can't keep it that way VMWare fires back at Oracle's VM performance claims A VMWare official on Friday scoffed at Oracle's contention that its recent entry into the virtualization market performs better than "the existing ... Microsoft buyout rumors resurface, send Yahoo stock rising
A blogger is making dormant rumors that Microsoft is looking to buy Yahoo active again after a Microsoft executive outlined plans ... Honeybees inspire faster Internet server technology
Honeybee intelligence can be used to improve the speed and efficiency of Internet servers by up to 25%, according to Georgia Tech researchers. Honeybees somehow manage to efficiently collect a lot of nectar with limited resources and no central command. Such swarm intelligence of these amazingly organized bees can also be used to improve the efficiency of Internet servers faced with similar challenges. What retail wireless security?
TJX may be in a class all by itself in terms of the number of records compromised in a data breach. But the retailer apparently has plenty of company when ... Senate passes cybercrime bill aimed at restitution
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would allow victims of online identity theft schemes to seek restitution from criminals and expands the ... AMD could bite Intel with cash infusion
With Advanced Micro Devices on thin ice with severe pressure from chip rival Intel and four consecutive quarterly net losses, the cash infusion by ... BLOGS Today on Cisco Subnet
Money talks: Cisco shareholders vote against ensuring human rights in repressive nations. Developed by Cisco, NetFlow reporting morphs into hyper-competitive industry. Apparently Syria likes Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls too. Plus: Cisco is $10B richer. Buzzblog: Cryptography experts sounding alarms
First, Bruce Schneier says the NSA may have left a back door in a random-number generator that would allow the good guys to easily decipher encrypted messages sent between bad guys (and anyone else). Next, Adi Shamir is warning that a math error unknown to a chip maker but discovered by a bad guy could lead to big trouble, too. Remember Intel’s blunder in ‘96? Buzzblog: Google refuses ‘Impeach Cheney’ ad
A Yale-based group tried to run the ad, but Google nixed it. The company explains: "At this time, Google policy does not permit ad text that advocates against an individual, group, or organization." Not only does that policy make to sense, Google ignores it all the time, including when it has taken other ads advocating the impeachment of President Bush ... and even Cheney. LIVE CHATS Tech Toys for the Holidays
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST Wed., November 28 - Trying to figure out what technology gifts to give over the holidays? Speak with your own personal Santa (Cool Tools columnist Keith Shaw), who will answer questions regarding what the hottest gifts of the season will be, what to get early, last-minute holiday gift ideas and the best stocking stuffers. Microsoft Certifications: Everything you need to know with Patrick Regan: 2 p.m.- 3 p.m., December 11 - Come ask certification and LAN networking guru Patrick Regan your questions about Microsoft certifications (or ask about Cisco or Linux training). Regan has penned over a dozen books holds a day job supporting a large enterprise network and is a celebrity blogger for Microsoft Subnet. No registration required. | 
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