Monthly Archives: December 2010
From WikiLeaks to Mega-D, the Week in Security
The saga that is the WikiLeaks controversy dominated security news this past week as governments around the world dealt with the fallout from the...
Groupon Reportedly Turns Down $6B Google Takeover Offer
Groupon late on Dec. 3 apparently rejected Google's massive $6 billion takeover offer.According to Bloomberg News and Chicago Breaking News, the Chicago-based localized shopping...
Verizon’s 4G LTE Pricing May Not Be Best Available Deal
At first glance, the pricing plan that Verizon Wireless announced for its 4G LTE service on Dec. 1 didn't seem like a bad deal....
NASA Delays Final Flight of Discovery Until February
NASA is not taking any chances with the 26-year-old Space Shuttle Discovery, which has been in orbit 38 times and is the senior citizen...
Google Chrome OS Netbook Set for Dec. 7 Unveiling
Google is hosting an event Dec. 7 where it will likely demonstrate a netbook based on its long-awaited Chrome operating system.Chrome OS is Google's...
Samsung Galaxy Tab Tops 1 Million Units Sold
Samsung has sold more than 1 million Apple iPad rival Galaxy Tab tablet computers worldwide, a significant jump for a product that notched 600,000...
Feds Move to Prevent Future Leaks of Official Secrets on U.S. Web Services
With government pressure squeezing the WikiLeaks site off U.S.-based Web hosting services, federal officials are turning their attention to preventing future embarrassing leaks. U.S....
Google Plugs 13 Chrome Security Bugs, Adds PDF Viewer
Google patched 13 security flaws in the latest release of its Chrome browser.The flaws ran the gamut from a possible pop-up blocker bypass to...
Samsung Galaxy Tab: 10 Reasons It Won’t Catch Apple’s iPad
Samsung Galaxy Tab: 10 Reasons It Won't Catch Apple's iPad
by Don Reisinger
Its Sales Are Too Far Behind
It will simply take far too long for...
BMC Buys GridApp for Database Automation
BMC Software announced Dec. 3 it acquired database automation specialist GridApp Systems in a bid to extend its system management portfolio to the database...