Monthly Archives: July 2009
Microsoft Changes IE8 Default Browser Settings
Perhaps in a nod to European Union (EU) antitrust officials, Microsoft has made changes to the first-run experience in its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)...
Sexy New Mobile Botnet on the Move?
Security researchers are calling out the recent spread of new version of the "Sexy View" smartphone worm as having the possibility of representing one...
Intel Completes Wind River Deal
Intel has completed its $884 million acquisition of Wind River, a key part of the chip maker's plan to grow its product mix beyond...
Accenture to Buy Nokia`s Symbian Services Unit
Accenture has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the professional services unit of Nokia responsible for Symbian customer engineering and...
Firefox 3.5.1 Fixes Security Vulnerability After Attack Code Hits the Streets
Mozilla stitched a security hole in Firefox 3.5, fixing a vulnerability in the browser after attack code targeting the vulnerability was made public earlier...
Cisco, UnitedHealth Team Up on Virtual Health Care
Cisco Systems is teaming with UnitedHealth Group to create a network that will enable doctors to reach patients virtually.The "Connected Care" program will rely...
Symbian Foundation Creates Symbian Horizon to Draw App Developers
The newly formed Symbian Foundation has created Symbian Horizon, an application-publishing program for better distributing applications for the open-source smartphone platform, which is the...
For Intel, Nvidia, Worst Is Over, Says Jon Peddie
For graphics chip makers, the worst is over, says a July 16 report from Jon Peddie Research. Global graphics chip shipments for 2009 will...
SDK for Palm Pre Now Available to Developers
Palm's Mojo Software Development Kit is now available to application developers. The SDK can be downloaded by any developer with a valid e-mail address...
Cisco to Cut Up to 700 Jobs in San Jose
Network infrastructure giant Cisco Systems plans to cut 600 to 700 workers from its San Jose campus, according to a source cited by the...