Monthly Archives: December 2011
Intel Creating New Mobile Computing Business Unit
Intel is creating a new business unit focusing on mobile computing as part of a larger push into a booming segment of the tech...
NTSB’s Call for Cell Phone Drive Ban: Who Will Answer?
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation that states pass laws to ban the use of cell phones for all drivers. The...
Industrial Systems Still Lack Firewalls, Authentication, Basic Security
The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have reissued their warning from last year that industrial control systems that operate...
Google Wallet Fails to Encrypt Some Payment Data Posing Security Risk
Researchers examined Google Wallet and found a lot of customer information stored in plain text on mobile devices, making users vulnerable to social engineering...
NTSB Calls for Nationwide Ban on Texting, Calling While Driving
Following a meeting on a multi-vehicle highway accident last year in Gray Summit, Mo., the National Transportation Safety Board is calling for the first-ever...
IBM, EU Settle Antitrust Issues Around Mainframe Business
IBM has settled its dispute with European regulators regarding antitrust concerns around Big Blue's mainframe business.In a statement Dec. 14, the European Commission announced...
Kindle Fire Sales to Excel Despite Navigational Lag
Seems everyone is finding it in their hearts to beat up on the Amazon Kindle Fire for its balky navigation and other gross fits...
Aptare Introduces New File Analytics Package for Storage
Storage-reporting and monitoring software vendor Aptare continues to push out the boundaries of what it provides to customers.For several years, Aptare has supplied trusted,...
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Head Swap Could Mean Big Changes
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has replaced Andy Lees, president of the company's Windows Phone division, with Vice President Terry Myerson. However, the latter will...
Fake Software Claims to Allow Smartphone Snooping, Says Symantec
Fake software is nothing new, as scammers try to trick users into buying fake antivirus and other security tools. Now Symantec researchers have uncovered...