Monthly Archives: July 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 Security Flaw Reportedly Found
A report of a security flaw in Microsoft Office 2010 has been greeted with criticism by Microsoft because researchers chose not to notify the...
Google News Makeover Lets Users Personalize Content
Google News Makeover Lets Users Personalize Content
by Clint Boulton
Personal News
The "News for you" section lets users customize the content they consume in Google News.
Social...
IBM DNA Decoding Meets Roche for Personalized Medicine
IBM and Roche, a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company based in Basel, Switzerland, are working together to fine-tune a DNA decoding process that could lead...
Cisco, Verizon to Begin Trials of Hosted UC Service
Verizon Business is about to launch customer field tests of a hosted unified communications service based on a new offering from Cisco Systems.The two-month...
Microsoft Unveils InstaLoad Battery Technology
Microsoft is announcing a new technology, InstaLoad, that allows batteries to be inserted into a device "without regard to positive and negative polarity," according...
10 Awesome Vacation Destinations for Geeks
10 Awesome Vacation Destinations for Geeks
by Nathan Eddy
Kennedy Space Center
Blast off with an exploration of NASA's launch headquarters, which traverses an amazing area including...
IBM to Buy BigFix in Push for Smarter Data Centers
IBM has agreed to buy systems management vendor BigFix for an undisclosed sum.The move brings BigFix's IT management technology into IBM's fold, bolstering its...
European Crisis to Hurt IT Spending: Gartner
The economic woes in Europe will have a negative impact on worldwide IT spending for the rest of the year, according to research firm...
Telehealth Technology Is Increasingly Important to U.S. Veterans
With a large distance separating U.S. veterans from the proper medical care they need, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is a major...
Cheaper Amazon Kindle DX an iPad Competitor
Amazon.com is announcing a new, cheaper version of the Kindle DX, its large-screen e-reader, in a bid to remain competitive against both rival devices...