Like the technology itself, the definition of telepresence is morphing as the costs go down and the market increases. Originally, …
Priority for security
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) is the first and biggest Islamic Bank in Qatar. The bank’s data center is a state-of-the-art …
Consumer data helps fuel Internet economy, report says
Online targeted advertising and the collection of consumer data are the fuel of Internet commerce, not the major privacy problems …
Nortel continues the enterprise fight
Even though it filed Chapter 11 and is reportedly looking to sell off huge chunks of its business, Nortel is …
Intel set to appeal EC’s $1.44B antitrust fine
Intel Corp. said it plans to appeal last week's European Commission decision to fine the company for violating antitrust laws. …
The shape of the coming netbook revolution
The netbook you know today gives just a taste of what's to come. Cheap, portable, and packed with features that …
Groups rip secrecy over IP protection talks
The secrecy surrounding an anticounterfeiting trade agreement that's being negotiated by several countries, including the U.S., is heightening concerns about …
What Google knows about you
“Google knows more about you than your mother.” Kevin Bankston, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, recently made …
Mozilla, Opera blast Microsoft over IE8 upgrade practice
Browser makers Mozilla and Opera accused Microsoft of force feeding Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users with Windows Update and …
Mozilla, Opera blast Microsoft over IE8 upgrade practice
Browser makers Mozilla and Opera accused Microsoft of force feeding Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to users with Windows Update and …
Nvidia looks to mobile chips for growth
Graphics hardware vendor Nvidia saw its revenue drop during the first quarter of 2010 but is pinning its hopes on …
‘Hacker’ threatens to expose health data, demands $10M
Days after a hacker claimed to have broken into a database and encrypted millions of prescription records at the Virginia …
Microsoft delivers XP Mode add-on beta
As promised, Microsoft Corp. today launched the beta of “XP Mode,” the Windows 7 compatibility add-on that runs Windows XP …
Parabon launches grid-based DDoS attack tests
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks of the kind that crippled networks in Estonia two years ago are hard to …
EU slates Microsoft’s IE antitrust hearing for June
European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have set an early June date for an oral hearing during which Microsoft Corp. can …
Wireless IT in healhcare
After years of talk about wireless technologies' potential for widespread use in medical applications, they appear to be ready for …
Spammers seize on swine flu to pitch bogus meds
Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security …
GE develops optical disc material to hold 500GB of data
GE Global Research, the technology development arm of General Electric Co., said today it has made a breakthrough in holographic …
Is mobile computing the Achilles’ heel in your organization?
Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly …
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of …