Monthly Archives: January 2006
Google Mini Goes for the Max
Google Inc. on Thursday unveiled two new versions of its Google Mini search device, which has in the past year helped establish Google as...
Mac Developers Move Forward on Intel Compatibility
SAN FRANCISCO—With Macintosh computers based on Intel Corp. processors now available, Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is pushing developers to "work even harder"...
Some Rootkits Are Worse Than Others
When you first learn about rootkits its easy to see the sinister applications of them, and theyre pretty scary. A really well-written rootkit, if...
BlackBerries and Macs Grow Closer
Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced plans Thursday to offer free software that lets Macintosh users synchronize their BlackBerry devices with the calendar...
BlackBerry Adds Google IM, Maps
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion announced Thursday that it has established a new relationship with Google Inc. through which users of the wireless communications...
Foundrys Next-Gen Ethernet Switches Push Performance
Foundry Networks Inc. continued to sing its network scalability tune on Thursday when it launched the next generation of its ServerIron 10 Gigabit Ethernet...
Ordering 50,000 Salami with a Cell Phone
In the middle of last year, Joe Chiavetta was facing a potentially huge hardware purchase to keep his always-on-the-road sales force current with pricing,...
Oracles Patch Dilemma: Balancing Customers, Code and Researchers
Brace yourself: Another quarterly CPU (Critical Patch Update) is due out from Oracle Corp. on Jan. 17.
With it will come what customers refer to...
Oracle Security Chief: Put Bugs in the Hands of Developers
As Oracle Corp. grapples with its patch quality and speed, some in the security community have compared it unfavorably to Microsoft Corp. Oracle security...
Mobile Handset Revenues to Dip
Slowed growth and falling prices in the wireless handset market will make it harder for mobile device manufacturers to generate the same revenue they...