Monthly Archives: October 2011
Job Losses in Tech Industry Decline in 2010: Report
The U.S. high-tech industry lost 115,800 net jobs in 2010, for a total of 5.75 million workers, according to TechAmerica Foundation's 14th annual Cyberstates...
Anonymous Can’t Attack SCADA Systems Now, But May Do So in Future: DHS
The "hacktivist" collective Anonymous is capable of crippling critical infrastructure, but the odds of developing a Stuxnet-style attack on industrial Supervisory Control and Data...
Apple iPhones, iPads Sell Strongly Despite Android Competition
Apple reported sharp year-over-year spikes in sales of iPhones, Macs and iPads for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter, suggesting that Google Android has done...
Google Makes HTTPS Encryption Default for Search
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Oct. 18 said it will begin redirecting most of users signed into their Google accounts to the HTTPS version of Google.com, which...
Smartphone DRAM Demand to Rise 700 Percent by 2015: Analyst
Dynamic random access memory, which serves as the engine for millions of smartphones and other handheld devices, is a hot property that is rapidly...
Droid Razr
Droid Razr
With the Droid Razr, Motorola Mobility is merging its high-end Android smartphone brand (Droid) with that of the thin feature-phones (Razr) that proved...
Motorola Mobility’s Droid Razr Aims to Battle iPhone 4S
NEW YORK-Motorola Mobility has decided its best option in the long-running fight against Apple's iPhone was to mate two famous mobility brands, Droid and...
EMC Reports 28 Percent Jump in Q3 Profits, Expects Slower 2012
EMC's newly refreshed enterprise storage line, featuring 41 new products launched in the last 18 months, apparently is also refreshing the company's revenue and...
Amaze 4G
Amaze 4G
T-Mobile wants its new HTC Amaze 4G to attract those smartphone users who double as serious shutterbugs and want 4G speeds.
Weight
At 6.1 ounces,...
JDK 7
JDK 7
Oracle released JDK 7, available for Windows, Linux, Solaris and embedded platforms. Mac OS X Developer Preview also was released.
OpenJDK Continues to Grow
IBM,...