Mozilla yesterday updated its free Firefox for Android web browser for smartphones running version 2.2 or later, claiming dramatic performance improvements from startup and page-load times …
How to build a technology strategy
The CIO Panel Prof Simon Orebi Gann, director, Next Generation Data, former CIO of BA and senior IT executive at …
Mozilla confirms Firefox mobile operating system for 2013
Mozilla has confirmed details of its Firefox mobile operating system which it plans to launch next year. Formally called project ‘boot to …
Linux blamed for leap second embarrassment that humbled Internet
The company behind the Amadeus Altea airline reservation system used across the world has blamed problems with Linux for the …
Toshiba fined $87M for LCD price fixing
A jury in San Francisco yesterday decided to fine Toshiba US$87 million for colluding with other vendors to keep LCD prices artificially …
Adobe announces end of Flash Player for Android
Adobe has announced that from 15 August it will no longer install Flash on Android mobile devices via the Google …
Data centre demand in AP turns positive: Emerson study
A recent vendor study recently indicated that the Asia Pacific region is finally warming up to building date centre infrastructures …
Tablets will outship notebooks by 2016: Research
Research firm NPD DisplaySearch expects tablet shipments to exceed laptop shipments by 2016, likely due to consumer desire for more portability. “Consumer …
Court refuses to stay injunction on Samsung smartphone and tablet
A court in California denied Samsung on Tuesday a stay on a preliminary injunction against sales in the U.S. of …
VIDEO: PC World demystfies bad cell phone reception
Why does your cell phone work in some parts of the city better than others, or at different …
Twitter releases first report on govt requests for user information
Twitter released a report yesterday about the user information requests it has received from governments this year and how it …
Cisco changes privacy policy for Linksys routers after uproar
Cisco Systems said a privacy policy for the Cisco Connect Cloud service that alarmed some customers was a mistake and has been …
Micron to buy struggling Elpida Memory for $2.5B
Micron Technology announced yesterday that it will acquire struggling Elpida Memory, the third largest producer of DRAM memory, for $750 million and …
Dell buying Quest for $2.4 billion
Dell announced yesterday that it is buying Quest Software for US$2.4 billion, following weeks of speculation over its interest in …