Monthly Archives: November 2009
Global Telecoms Set LTE Standard for Voice, SMS
Long Term Evolution leaders AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone and Nokia joined eight other equipment vendors and device manufacturers Nov. 4 to announce a jointly developed...
Microsoft Cuts 800 More Jobs Worldwide, Exceeding Original 5,000
Microsoft confirmed on Nov. 4 that it will cut an additional 800 employees from its payroll, from multiple locations around the world. These newest...
N.Y. Prosecutors File Antitrust Suit Against Intel
Federal prosecutors in New York have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, leveling charges that echo those of European regulators, who eventually fined the...
Intel Still Dominating x86 Processor Market, Report Finds
Intel continues to dominate the market for x86 processors, with the chip giant controlling about 80 percent of this global market in the third...
Microsoft MSN Homepage Revised for Bing, Social Networking
Microsoft revealed a heavily revised MSN homepage on Nov. 4, calling the newly stripped-down and personalized site "the most significant homepage redesign in over...
10 Reasons Why, ATandT, Verizon and All Wireless Carriers Disappoint
Verizon Wireless and AT&T are mired in a lawsuit over ads depicting the relatively poor 3G coverage AT&T has compared with Verizon Wireless. AT&T...
Sophos’ Windows 7 Infection Test
Chester Wisniewski, senior security adviser for Sophos Canada, Nov. 3 published on his blog a rather damning account of Windows 7 security and User...
Outsourcing Companies Go Rural to Help with Costs
While the offshoring of technology labor is a trend not likely to go away any time soon, there are U.S. companies that are staying...
Dutch Attacker Hijacked iPhones, Demanded Ransom
A Dutch teenager has backed away from an extortion scheme targeting Apple iPhone users.The scheme was uncovered Nov. 2 when reports surfaced that an...
Would Google Be Evil for Buying The New York Times?
Bloggers and reporters are reviewing Ken Auletta's new book, "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It," in which the New Yorker...