Monthly Archives: April 2009
Twitter Worm No Longer Security Threat
Twitter is finally clear of a worm that hijacked user accounts and spread spamlike messages reading "Mikeyy" throughout the microblogging site's network.Dubbed "StalkDaily," the...
In-flight Wi-Fi Prices Still Up in the Air for Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines is evaluating pricing models for its in-flight Wi-Fi service after a successful trial run that offered free wireless Internet connections on flights...
BlackBerry E-Mail Service Goes Down for 3 Hours
BlackBerry creator Research In Motion experienced a 3-hour service blackout on April 13 that left a significant number of users without the ability to...
Time Warner Broadband Cap Plan Faces Texas Delay
A Time Warner official said April 13 the company plans to delay implementing its controversial broadband pricing plan in San Antonio and Austin, Texas,...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Plugs Security Holes as Hackers Circle
Microsoft has bundled five critical bulletins into a mammoth April Patch Tuesday release.The release contains a total of eight bulletins, a few of which...
HP, NetXen Extend Networking Partnership
Hewlett-Packard is expanding the use of NetXen networking technology in its industry-standard ProLiant servers.HP is now reselling NetXen's latest 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters as...
Nature Heads for the Cloud
Nature Publishing Group has long been a staple of science-based publishing, but it only recently decided to make its peer-reviewed information on genetics available...
Building a Stronger Foundation for Linux
Recently, I wrote about the need for Linux operating system providers to expand the range of ready-to-install applications available for their distributions by pooling...
Samsung a657 Rugged Phone Available Through ATandT
Samsung has released a new rugged mobile phone for use on the AT&T Push to Talk network. The Samsung a657 is one tough cookie,...
Trend Micro Takes on Endpoint Security, Management
Trend Micro is talking up a new set of endpoint security technologies it says will cut complexity and improve systems management.At the core of...