App store vendors need to collaborate more closely to keep smartphone users safe, including putting together a system for grading …
Google lets Wi-Fi hotspot owners opt out of location service
Bowing to pressure from European privacy regulators, Google will soon allow owners of Wi-Fi access points to opt out of …
Google launches group deals aggregator in China
Google has launched a new portal in China that catalogs group buying deals, a return to activity there after pulling …
Qualcomm takes aim at enterprise with femtocell chipset
Qualcomm has expanded its product portfolio for femtocells with a chipset that will allow the small base stations to handle …
Dome9 launches automated firewall management service
Startup Dome9 Security is introducing automated management of firewall settings on servers in physical and virtual environments with the aim …
HTML5 adoption might hurt Apple’s profit, research finds
The widespread adoption of HTML5 for Web apps could cut Apple’s operation profit growth by 30%, with Microsoft, Google and …
HP introduces new enterprise security software
Hewett-Packard is expanding its Enterprise Security Solutions portfolio to help businesses deal with persistent security threats from cloud computing and …
IBM’s Watson supercomputer to diagnose patients
Watson, IBM’s game-show playing supercomputer, will soon try its hand at assisting physicians in the WellPoint health care plan in …
Research In Motion, Dolby settle patent lawsuits
Dolby Laboratories said that Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to license audio technologies that were at the centre of …
HTC open to buying OS, patents
HTC, under attack by Apple, is open to many options including buying its own operating system and acquiring patents, according …
NetLogic will help tap into 4G, cloud: Broadcom
Broadcom’s deal to buy communications processor vendor NetLogic Microsystems for US$3.7 billion will help the company feed the fast-growing demand …
Broadcom to pay $3.7B for NetLogic
Broadcom has agreed to acquire communications processor company NetLogic Microsystems for US$3.7 billion, the companies announced today. The deal will …
Instant Messaging will surpass Email: survey
Many CIOs predict that real-time communication technologies, such as instant messaging, SharePoint , Chatter and Yammer will overtake classic email …
China’s Alibaba takes aim at Baidu in Internet search
Alibaba Group entered the search engine business so that China’s leading search engine, Baidu, wouldn’t sleep well, Alibaba CEO Jack …