Monthly Archives: October 2011
Cloud Computing a Major Driver for Future IT Spending: IDC
Confirming what those who follow IT development already know, industry researcher IDC reported Oct. 21 that cloud computing will be a key driver of...
AMD Invests in BlueStacks’ Solution That Runs Android Apps on Windows
Advanced Micro Devices is working with a software startup, BlueStacks, whose solution enables users of Windows-based devices to run Android applications.AMD announced Oct. 20...
Apple iPhone, Android Double Verizon Profits as It Ramps Up 4G LTE
Consumer demand for iPhones and Android devices and its 4G Long-Term Evolution wireless network boosted Verizon's third-quarter performance, company executives said during its Oct....
Google Debuts Custom Search Ads for Mobile Apps
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Oct. 19 launched custom search advertisements for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS and Android mobile applications to boost its burgeoning mobile ad business.The move...
Nasdaq Attackers Eavesdropped on Board Directors With Web Monitoring Tool
The hackers who breached the Nasdaq stock exchange network last year had installed remote-monitoring software that allowed them to spy on corporate directors, according...
Apps
Apps
Like Mac OS X Lion, Windows 8 will come with an applications marketplace. For getting work done on the platform, thats a good thing....
Android Team Cautions on Changes Before ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android developers plan to release source code for the new Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system soon, but the company also...
Google Isn’t Serious About Not Competing with Siri
AllThingsDigital's Ina Fried, one of my favorite mobile reporters, scored a nice little chat with Google Android creator Andy Rubin about Apple's new Siri...
Nothing Like a Temblor
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A 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered in Berkeley, Calif. shook the Bay Area 3 p.m.
Regardless of where your data lives, the "big one"--in any number...
Duqu, Stuxnet Worms May Come From Different Authors
The fact that the newly discovered Duqu worm has portions of Stuxnet code has led many security researchers to call it Stuxnet 2.0, and...