An industry consortium dedicated to assuring the security of software has issued guidelines to lower the risk that vulnerabilities that …
Mozilla ships Firefox 14, patches 18 bugs, encrypts search
Just days after a former employee blasted Mozilla for its frequent updates, the company on Tuesday shipped Firefox 14, patching …
Qualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward year end
Qualcomm has lowered its forecast of global cellular device shipments for 2012 due to a gloomy economic outlook, though it …
Bing and Google deepen social integration in search
Microsoft and Google are each taking steps to extend the social networking capabilities in their search services, with the goal …
Mobile device policies need to be liberal but firm: Gartner
Companies that put in dedicated policies for trusted work systems are now faced with a deluge of mobile devices in …
IBM services, hardware revenue falls, while profit grows
For its most recent financial quarter, IBM experienced a drop-off in revenue, though it was able to maintain profit growth. …
Microsoft sets Windows 8 launch as Oct. 26
Microsoft today announced that it will start selling Windows 8 on Friday, Oct. 26, a little more than three months …
Strong signals
Enterprise femtocells are destined to play a larger role as mobile operators look for new ways to improve the smart …
Internet2 doubles down on big-science mission
Internet2 is refocusing on providing a high-capacity network for pushing the boundaries of science and technology, which could help to …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
Oracle announces its first scalable, entry-level tape library
Oracle today unveiled a new LTO-5 tape library targeted at small- and medium-sized businesses and remote offices that can scale …
Yahoo reports lackluster sales as Mayer takes reins
Marissa Mayer has her work cut out for her at Yahoo. The fading Internet star reported its second-quarter financial results …
Intel downgrades full-year business outlook
Intel warned Tuesday that it expects to see lower-than-anticipated growth for 2012 because consumer spending in Western Europe and North …
Informed management
There is nothing really new about information lifecycle management (ILM). In the simplest terms, it is the work of organisations …
Gaining traction
EA may not be very popular with most companies in the Middle East right now, but for large enough enterprises …
Samsung widening lead over Apple: analysts
Samsung began distancing itself from Apple as the undisputed global leader in smartphone sales, according to a poll of 41 …
Symantec cripples Windows XP with defective update
Symantec last week crippled a large number of Windows XP machines when it shipped customers a defective update to its …
LinkedIn unveils redesigned home page
LinkedIn unveiled an expected redesign of its home page on Monday, highlighting a cleaner interface and features intended to make …
Intel dishing out $29K to Android developers in game app contest
Intel is dishing out a total of US$29,000 in cash prizes to Android developers in an effort to encourage coders …
Yahoo picks Google's Marissa Mayer as CEO
Yahoo has picked Google’s Marissa Mayer as its new CEO, replacing Scott Thompson, the former PayPal president who left the …