Monthly Archives: January 2010
DOT Bans Texting by Truckers, Bus Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation banned texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses Jan. 26, effective immediately. Truck and...
EMC’s Very Profitable — So Why the Layoffs?
If data storage companies were dinosaurs, EMC would be Tyrannosaurus Rex. If they were all fish, EMC would be a shark.Nothing wrong with being...
InfoPro Says Cost Savings Still Huge Factor in Storage Sales
The InfoPro, one of the better storage analyst firms around, came out with a report Jan. 25 that bears a good look.The New York...
ATandT Losing Exclusive iPhone Rights this Week?
Is Jan. 27 the day Apple introduces its anticipated tablet - and AT&T's exclusive relationship with Apple's iPhone comes to an end?According to Hot...
Juniper, Polycom Look to Ease Cost of Video Collaboration
Juniper Networks and Polycom are joining forces to help drive down the cost and complexity of delivering video conferencing services.Juniper and Polycom officials on...
New Google Chrome for Windows Sports 1,500 Extensions
Google continued its push to make its Web browser more than just an engine that renders Web pages by bringing 1,500 extensions to the...
China Denies Link to Cyber-Attacks
The Chinese government is fighting back against accusations it was involved in any way in the recent cyber-attacks that struck more than 30 enterprises,...
Apple Tablet to Encourage New, Pricier Apps
The tablet that Apple is expected to introduce during an event scheduled for Jan. 27 is likely to shake up not only the e-reader...
Acer Preparing E-Reader, App Store, Google Chrome Netbook
Acer is looking to grab a portion of markets currently dominated by Apple, Sony and Amazon.com in its efforts to overtake Hewlett-Packard and become...
Bredolab, Spam and the CAPTCHA-Cracking Biz
Bredolab, Spam and the CAPTCHA-Cracking Biz
by Brian Prince
Bredolab on the Rise
After being relatively dormant at the beginning of the year, Bredolab began pushing Webwail...