Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Rap on Rootkits
Rootkits specialize in staying hidden. But while their disappearing acts make for a good game of technical hide-and-go-seek, the threats still pop up on...
10 Current Products That Will Shape the 2010s
10 Current Products That Will Shape the 2010s
by Don Reisinger
Apple iPhone
Apple's iPhone is an obvious choice for a product that will shape the next...
IT Certifications Get a Renewed Focus for Unemployed
Industry organization CompTIA is promoting a new program to promote technology certifications--including a specific program called "Getting America Back to Work" targeting unemployed IT...
Facebook CEO: Privacy Not the ‘Social Norm’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently declared that privacy has become less of a "social norm" on the Internet as users have become more comfortable...
Online Job Openings Rise for Technology in December
Recent job vacancy data for the month of December pegs computer and math openings up 23,000 from November for a total of 467,000 nationally,...
Google Apologizes to Chinese Authors For Google Books Discontent
Update: Google Jan. 9 said it was sorry to the Chinese Writers Association for not communicating properly with Chinese authors and vowed to "respect...
Google Nexus One Costs $174.15 to Make
The Nexus One, sold by Google but manufactured by HTC, costs approximately $174.15 to make, according to a teardown performed by iSuppli. That estimated...
Google’s Nexus One, Android: Location-based Ad Vehicles
Google's Nexus One is getting a lot of play, more for Google's business model of selling the Android 2.1 device through its new Webstore...
Acer Notebooks Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
Computer maker Acer, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced the recall of six Acer notebook models due to a burn hazard....
McAfee: Spammers Turn to Free Web Hosting Services
Spammers are increasingly turning to free-hosting Websites to provide spam URLs, according to a new report from McAfee.In its "January 2010 Spam Report," McAfee...