Monthly Archives: August 2010
Apple iPhone, iPad in Enterprise Needs Security Policies: Forrester
Apple has enjoyed increased enterprise adoption of the iPhone and iPad-but a new Forrester Research report makes it clear that, if companies are to...
RIM, Saudi Arabia Negotiating over BlackBerry Text Shutdown
Research In Motion and the Saudi Arabian government are engaged in "last-ditch" talks to avoid a planned Aug. 6 shutdown of BlackBerry text messaging...
RIM Resisting Saudi Demand to Break BlackBerry Encryption
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion had last ditch talks with the government of Saudi Arabia today in an effort to forestall an order to...
Android Smartphones Sold More Than BlackBerry, iPhone
Google's Android operating system appeared on 33 percent of all of the U.S. smartphones purchased in the second quarter, surpassing Research In Motion's BlackBerry...
Microsoft, Salesforce.com Settle Patent-Infringement Suits
Microsoft announced Aug. 4 that it has settled its patent-infringement cases with Salesforce.com, marking the end of what promised to be a protracted legal...
BlackBerry Torch Won’t Convert iPhone, Android Customers: 10 Reasons Why
RIM is facing more pressure than ever in the mobile market. When it first started competing in the space, it had one major platform...
Inside the Botnet Business: Getting Rich Quick off Security Threats
Starting a career in cyber-crime operation is simple, but just how do attackers go about building a botnet into a multimillion dollar business?During the...
Google Lets Gmail, Chrome Users Drag Files to Their Computers
Google continues to leverage HTML5 for drag-and-drop functionality in Gmail.The Gmail team is letting Google Chrome browser users drag attachments out of e-mail messages...
Facebook Privacy Extended to Mobile Users
Facebook is extending its privacy controls to its mobile users.The company announced today that all of its privacy settings will now be available to...
Motorola, Verizon Working on Android TV Tablet
Motorola and Verizon Wireless are teaming up to build a tablet computer based on Google's Android operating system for TV consumption.The companies, which have...