Monthly Archives: December 2010

Linux Kernel Exploit Goes Public

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A security researcher has posted an exploit for the Linux on the Full Disclosure mailing list that utilizes three different bugs to permit an...
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Red Hat, Novell, IBM Among Top Contributors to Linux Development

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Red Hat, Novell, IBM Among Top Contributors to Linux Development by Darryl K. Taft None The category "none" is responsible for 35,663 changes to the Linux kernel,...

HP’s Rubinstein: WebOS Tablet, New Smartphones Coming in 2011

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Jon Rubinstein, head of Hewlett-Packard's Palm unit, gave the audience at the San Francisco D:Dive Into Mobile a glimpse into the inner workings behind...

Microsoft USDA Cloud Contract Highlights Growing Google Competition

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Microsoft will soon power the United States Department of Agriculture's cloud-based Enterprise Messaging Service (EMS), including its e-mail, Web conferencing, instant messaging and document...

Google Chrome OS Has Enterprise Friend in Citrix

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Google's Chrome Operating System isn't yet ready for prime time on notebook computers, but the company has landed corporate remote-access powerhouse Citrix Systems as...

RIM PlayBook Faces Crowded Tablet Market, iPad Enterprise Use

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Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis seemed a bit laissez-faire at times during his Dec. 7 talk at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference,...

Chrome OS Poses Serious Potential Threat to Microsoft: 10 Reasons Why

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Google spent some time on Dec. 7 talking about Chrome OS, the company's Web-based operating system that's designed to provide users with a fully...

WikiLeaks Supporters Attack MasterCard Website

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Attackers hit the Website for MasterCard in an apparent cyber-retaliation for the company's decision to stop processing donations to WikiLeaks.MasterCard joined a growing list...

Dell Held No. 2 Spot Ahead of Acer in Q3, as PC Market Recovers

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Dell, for the second straight quarter, held its lead over Acer during the global PC market's third quarter, market research firm iSuppli reported Dec....

Amazon Kindle, Other E-Reader Sales Will Only Increase: Gartner

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Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other e-reader manufacturers can look forward to increased interest in their devices over the next year, at least according...