Monthly Archives: August 2011
Cyber-Attacker Dumps Log-ins for 20,000 Customers, U.S. Employees
A solo attacker has hacked into an events management company and obtained sensitive information belonging to 20,000 individuals, many of whom were United States...
Sprint iPhone 5 Could Boost Carrier Sales by Millions: Analyst
Following a Wall Street Journal report that Sprint will offer Apple's next-generation iPhone, analysts immediately began dissecting the potential impact for the carrier.The WSJ...
Why Mobile Phones Didn’t Work After Virginia Earthquake
The earthquake that struck the U.S. East Coast Aug. 23 was a real surprise for nearly everyone. First of all, the East Coast rarely...
What HP’s Sudden Exit Says About the Mobile Market: 10 Important Lessons
Hewlett-Packard's precipitous decision to get out of the mobile business seemed highly improbably little more than a week ago. Now the company says that...
Skype’s GroupMe Acquisition Could Affect Microsoft Messaging Plans
Skype has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, which offers mobile group messaging service. Per standard procedure for acquisitions like this, the...
Trend Micro Updates Endpoint, Web Gateway Products
Trend Micro updated its suite of antivirus and Web security products with new capabilities to protect users from fake antivirus and scams on social...
Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO, Will Stay on as Board Chairman
Steve Jobs, 56, a veritable legend in the IT business who has battled serious health problems for several years, announced late Aug. 24 that...
Oracle Updates Its VM, Targets VMware
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - You know Oracle's getting serious about competing in an uphill battle with a dominant market leader when it starts claiming...
Wireless Network Investment to Top $53 Billion by 2016: Report
Wireless telecommunications companies in the United States could invest $25 billion to $53 billion in 4G cellular wireless networks between 2012 and 2016, triggering...
Zyxel Introduces Dual-Band Wireless-N Router
Zyxel Communications, a provider of secure broadband networking, Internet connectivity, home entertainment and routing products, announced the availability of the NBG5715, a simultaneous dual-band,...