Facebook purchased in the last five months eight of 10 patents it has cited in a counterclaim to a patent …
LG to launch cloud for sharing content across smartphones, TVs and PCs
LG Electronics will launch a beta of its LG Cloud service today, that will allow users to access content across …
Developer builds privacy-enhancing web browser for Apple devices
A new privacy-enhancing web browser aimed at Apple users has steadily risen in popularity in the company’s App Store. The …
Mac Flashback flaw re-used by new malware campaign
Malware criminals are on the hunt for Mac victims again, repurposing the Java-based vulnerability used by the Flashback bot to …
BT selects Equinix data centres to roll out proximity hosting service for traders
Communications provider BT has revealed that it will use Equinix’s data centres for the rollout of its cloud-based Radianz Venue …
Security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching top CIO priorities
The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment …
Cheap tech allows start-up traders to enter financial market
Reductions in the cost of technology have lowered the barrier to entry for start-ups who previously could not afford to …
Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software
Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages. Microsoft, McAfee, …
Smartphone camera face-off: 7 phones put to the test
One of the biggest trends in smartphones right now is toward models equipped with powerful, high-end cameras. Phone manufacturers are no longer …
Corel WordPerfect Office X6 Professional Edition
Talk about the loyal opposition: Corel WordPerfect Office X6 continues a long tradition of competing with Microsoft’s powerhouse Office suite …
WYSIWYG Web Builder 8
WYSIWYG Web Builder 8 (or What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) is just that. But just because you don’t need to know how to write …
How to virtualise mission-critical applications
Enterprises are virtualising more and more of their workloads. The benefits are well-known: consolidation and infrastructure efficiency; faster provisioning of …
Does the iPad cannibalise Apple’s laptops?
The question – whether the company’s tablet cannibalises sales of its own portable computing line – is ultimately impossible to …
Google Drive problem is a public cloud problem, says privacy expert
The explosion of outrage from privacy advocates over Google Drive’s terms of service appears to have subsided somewhat, after a …