The Symbian Foundation plans to release a new version of the operating system every six months, with the first expected …
Novell: No SUSE Linux for ARM-based netbooks
A year ago, netbooks were viewed as a good chance for the Linux to finally break into the desktop computing …
Establishing End to End Trust
It is not an overstatement to say that the Internet has transformed the way we live. Social networking represents the …
Mozilla launches Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, touts speed gains
Mozilla Corp. yesterday released Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, a long-delayed update that sports improvements to the new JavaScript engine and …
SAP, Sybase join to deliver business apps over handhelds
SAP and Sybase announced collaboration plans this week to deliver the latest SAP Business Suite of enterprise software products to …
Microsoft: IE8 faster than Firefox, Chrome
In a report released Wednesday, Microsoft spelled out how it tests browsers in-house, and again stressed that it doesn't buy …
How to get the most out of Outlook
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with Outlook–yes we hate it because sometimes it crashes unexpectedly, or it takes …
Microsoft slashes software leasing prices
In an attempt to retain recession-hit companies seeking to opt out of their software maintenance contracts, Microsoft Corp. is wooing …
Android For Desktops? I Doubt It
For years, my friend Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols has been trying to turn Linux into something it is not: A successful …
Adobe patches zero-day PDF bug, mum on details
Adobe patched a critical vulnerability in its PDF viewing and editing software that hackers have been exploiting for more than …
Motorola launches smaller rugged wireless devices
Motorola Inc. announced the smallest and lightest versions in its MC55 series of ruggedized enterprise digital assistants, offering two models …
Internet Explorer 8: Security Features for Enterprise Users
Over the past year, Internet Explorer has lost market share while browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox, Apple's Safari and even …
Dell launches its first rugged touch-screen laptop
Dell is expected to launch the tough Latitude E6400 XFR laptop with a touch screen, which the company claims can …
Mobile browsers bring new security headaches
The new generation of mobile Web browsers is going to introduce for enterprise IT departments a rash of security challenges. …
Microsoft won’t fix Excel bug on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Corp. last week said that three Windows security updates, including one rated “critical,” will be released tomorrow. The company …
Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers
An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security …
Vista-downgrade lawsuit: Microsoft now accused of price-gouging
The California woman suing Microsoft Corp. over Windows Vista's downgrade rights revised her lawsuit yesterday to focus her charges on …
Sun’s stellar NAS in a can
Not so long ago, we tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, which was a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based …
Users gain options for mobile voice encryption
U.S. President Barack Obama's dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems …
Symantec identifies third, more aggressive Downadup variant
A third version of Downadup has been identified by Symantec, which says the new variant gives infected machines more powerful …