Monthly Archives: July 2009
Apple iPhone Secrecy Criticized Following Foxconn Worker Suicide
A worker at Foxconn, the Chinese company that makes Apple's iPhones, killed himself after learning that he was suspected of leaking secrets regarding the...
Sun, Fujitsu Launch Enhanced UltraSPARC Systems into Roiling Unix Market
Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu are rolling out enhanced UltraSPARC-based servers into a Unix market that could see continued shifting over the coming months.Officials with...
Researchers to Unveil Browser-Based Darknet at Black Hat
Two researchers from Hewlett-Packard have developed a browser-based darknet that allows users to share files and communicate anonymously.Traditionally, darknets are defined as closed, private...
How to Import Microsoft PowerPoint Tables into Google Docs
The Google Docs team last week promised to dust off its suite of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation apps.Today, it began the rollout of...
ATandT Gets Makeover, Prepares for Nationwide Netbook Rollout
AT&T will soon be taking its $50 netbook offer nationwide-and, anticipating all the fresh looks its more than 2,200 retail locations will be receiving,...
Verizon’s Handset Offer Continues to Draw Fire
Verizon's July 17 offer to limit exclusive handset deals to six months and make the devices available to the nation's smallest carriers continues to...
Exclusive Carrier Contracts Slow Smartphone Use in Business
The cell phone industry is an interesting space. It's highly competitive. It has all the features of a mature, yet growing market. And because...
Sybase Database Business Grows in Q2
Sybase on July 21 reported double-digit growth in its database business as part of a solid second quarter.According to the company, database license revenue...
Zoho Takes Aim at Google, Salesforce.com with Mail-CRM Integration
Zoho July 21 integrated its Zoho Mail application and Zoho CRM business application, an effort to improve productivity for users of the software as...
Nokia 6760 Slide Cell Phone Arriving in Europe Later in 2009
The Nokia 6760 slide-a tweaked version of the AT&T Nokia Surge-will be making an appearance in Europe during the third quarter of 2009 for...