Monthly Archives: April 2011
Symantec Reports Targeted Threats, Mobile Attacks Increased in 2010
Symantec identified more than 286 million new threats in 2010, according to its annual threat security report. The report highlighted increasingly sophisticated attacks, the...
Seagate Ships Pencil-Thin Portable HDD
Everything in IT storage keeps getting smaller, lighter and more capacious, and Seagate's latest portable drive is no exception to this trend.Seagate on April...
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Could Include Ribbon, Mobile Unlock Screen: Report
Microsoft's next version of Windows could include a version of the ribbon interface already present in later versions of Office, according to an early...
Color a Potential Spammers’ Heaven?
If you are even remotely concerned about online privacy, you might reconsider using the Color mobile application, as it is worthless if you aren't...
Google Offers $900M for Nortel Patents
Nortel Networks April 4 has agreed to sell its remaining 6,000 wireless, networking, and other patents to patent-poor Google for $900 million in cash.Google...
Nokia: Microsoft Partnership on Schedule
The partnership between Nokia and Microsoft is apparently proceeding on schedule, according to public comments by one executive. In turn, that suggests Nokia smartphones...
Microsoft Windows 8: 10 Reasons It Will Shatter Windows 7
When it comes to operating systems, there's no more important company than Microsoft. For years now, the software giant has been dominating the OS...
TI Makes $65 Billion Bid for National Semiconductor
Texas Instruments is looking to become the world's third largest semiconductor manufacturer with its $6.5 billion bid for National Semiconductor.If approved by regulators, the...
RockMelt Beta 2 Features New Facebook Chat, Twitter App
RockMelt April 1 launched its second beta version, adding better Facebook Chat, a new and improved Twitter application and support for Google's speedier Chromium...
Epsilon Data Breach Hits Banks, Retail Giants
Epsilon, a large email marketing services company with a roster of A-list clients, reported a data breach that is impacting practically anyone who has...