Monthly Archives: December 2010
HP, Intel, Microsoft Technology Enable Less-Invasive Virtual Colonoscopies
Using technology from HP, Intel and Microsoft, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed an algorithm to make colonoscopies less invasive, faster and...
Google DoubleClick Found Serving Malicious Ad
Researchers at Armorize Technologies discovered recently that Google's DoubleClick was serving a banner ad laced with malware.According to Wayne Huang, CTO of Armorize, his...
Google Zeitgeist Paced by Chatroulette, iPad, Justin Bieber
Google leveraged HTML5 technology to render its 2010 Zeitgeist findings, a compilation of its most popular and fast rising queries logged into the search...
Businesses Increase Migration to VOIP and IP PBX: Report
According to research from IT analyst firm AMI-Partners, growth is forecast in the VOIP market among small and medium-size businesses. More than 30 percent...
Facebook, Twitter Branding Have Strong Impact: Survey
Consumers are very willing to follow brands, though most do so to find coupons or deals, according to the results of Empathica's latest Consumer...
Damballa Failsafe Detects, Prioritizes Botnet Infections in Enterprise
Damballa trumpeted the ability to "triage" compromised systems with the latest version of its Failsafe botnet detection appliance.Failsafe 4.1, which Damballa officially announced Dec....
Microsoft Investigates New IE Security Vulnerability
With Patch Tuesday looming, Microsoft is investigating new reports of a zero-day vulnerability impacting Internet Explorer.Exploit code for the vulnerability was posted Dec. 8...
WikiLeaks Disclosures Prompt Defense Department Ban on USB Drives
The Pentagon's new restrictions on removable media and file transfers may impact how United States troops abroad communicate with family and friends back home,...
Apple, Google, Sprint Among Winners in Yankee’s 2011 4G Predictions
Apple, Google, Sprint Among Winners in Yankee's 2011 4G Predictions
by Michelle Maisto
Prediction: 4G Will Be a Drop in the Ocean
By the end of 2011,...
HP Makes Ethernet Switches More Energy Efficient
Hewlett-Packard is rolling out what officials say are the first energy-efficient network switch modules from a major vendor that adopt the new EEE (Energy...