Monthly Archives: October 2011
Google+ Controls for Notifications, Comments Boost Privacy
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) last week added more fine-grained controls to its Google+ social network, including the ability to control who can send a user notifications,...
Google+ and Google’s Antisocial Management Ranks
So I want to address the meme that Google's top executives are not heavy Google+ users after Michael DeGusta posted this piece lamenting the...
Wireless Chargers
Wireless Chargers
If trends among Japanese tech companies are a harbinger of things to come, wire-free inductive chargers will become more of a presence in...
Hotmail Tweaks, Yahoo Rumors Marked Microsoft Week
Microsoft's week involved some tweaks to Hotmail, a few crucial security patches for Patch Tuesday, and a revival of Yahoo-acquisition rumors.Earlier this week, Bloomberg...
Cyber-War, SIEM, Web Scams, Cloud Security Top Week’s Security News
As the Department of Homeland Security launched events around the country to kick off October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, cyber-war and cyber-security...
Apple Television Could Be the Next ‘Insanely Great’ Product
Most high-tech analysts agree the late Steve Jobs left Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) well positioned for the next few years, backed by an all-star bench of...
Apple Siri Puts Google Speech Recognition in Catch-up Mode
One area Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) appeared to slingshot past Google with the iPhone 4S is with Siri Assistant, the artificially intelligent virtual assistant that lets...
U.S. Strategic Drone Fleet Infected by Stealthy Keylogger Malware
Computers used to control the drone unmanned aircraft used by the military to carry out military operations have been reportedly infected with malware, according...
White House Orders Agencies to Guard Data to Stop Next WikiLeaks Breach
President Obama wants tighter information security measures to prevent another WikiLeaks-style breach.Obama signed an executive order outlining data security measures and rules for government...
Nuance Buys Swype, Android Gesture Input Specialist
Speech recognition software provider Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) confirmed it has purchased Swype, a maker of gesture input software for smartphones based on Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG)...