Monthly Archives: March 2011
Google Books Settlement Struck Down for Enabling Monopoly
Google saw its Google Books settlement proposal struck down by a New York court March 22 for giving the search engine too much power...
New Ericsson Broadband Modules Headed for Holiday Tablets, Computers
Ericsson has introduced two new mobile broadband modules that, among other feats, are likely to escalate the current battle between tablet makers, all working...
Gridstore Releases NASg 2.0 Storage Platform
Network-attached storage specialist Gridstore announced that with NASg 2.0, its latest-generation NAS solution for small to midsize businesses, managed service providers and SMBs can...
Polycom Acquires Accordent Technologies for $50 Million
Unified communications services specialist Polycom announced the acquisition of Accordent Technologies, a provider of video content management and delivery solutions, for approximately $50 million...
Senators Pressure Mobile App Stores to Kill Politically Incorrect Apps
There is a saying here in Washington that "no man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session." It was...
Big Data Keynote Focuses on Analyzing Geolocational Data for Insights
Big data gives organizations a better understanding of trends and customer behavior, and the ultimate opportunity lies in the ability of using "geolocational data"...
Android Gets Two-to-One Vote over iPhone: GetJar
Consumers are more than twice as likely to purchase a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system than they would Apple's iPhone, according to...
Facebook Scraper Launches Open Source Data Analysis Tool for “Big Data”
Analyzing "big data" doesn't have to be expensive, and it got even cheaper, thanks to a new tool that automates the data analysis needed...
Comodo’s SSL Certification Attack Only One Step in a Larger Attack
The Secure Sockets Layer certificates that were issued fraudulently for five popular Websites were only a step in a multipronged attack by those aiming...
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Skype, Mozilla Sites Hit by Fraudulent Certificates
A Comodo Security partner was compromised and attackers issued valid digital certificates for popular Websites that would have potentially allowed them to spoof content...