Monthly Archives: January 2012
Google TV Powered by Marvell ARM Chipsets at CES
Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) is fueling the next generation of Google TVs with a new, ARM-based chip system, which the semiconductor maker will formally introduce at...
Microsoft Pushes Lync Voice Services Into Cloud With BT Pilot
In what may be a sign of the times, Microsoft is expanding the footprint of its Lync platform further into the cloud. The company...
Enterprise Software, Telecom to Power IT Spending in 2012: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.8 trillion in 2012, a 3.7 percent increase from 2011, according to the latest outlook by IT...
Nokia’s Lumia 710: Solid Smartphone Faces Windows Phone Challenge
The good news for Nokia is that its first Windows Phone for the U.S. market, the Lumia 710, is a solid smartphone.The bad news...
Small Business Employment Shows Improved Growth for December: Intuit
Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in December and employees worked more hours and made more money, according to the results of this month's...
Facebook Worm Ramnit Steals Log-In Credentials, Tests Against Other Services
A new variant of the Ramnit worm has managed to steal log-in credentials for several thousand Facebook accounts, according to researchers at Seculert.The latest...
Microsoft Plans 7 Fixes for January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft plans to ship seven patches closing security holes in the Windows operating system and Microsoft developer tools and software in its first Patch...
Smart Grid Operators Need to Integrate Processes for Security, Compliance
A lack of standards and increasingly aggressive attackers will pose some challenges to electric utilities trying to monitor and secure smart grids, according to...
Quanta Sues AMD Over Alleged Faulty Notebook Chips
Quanta Computer reportedly is suing Advanced Micro Devices for allegedly selling defective processors that were used in notebooks Quanta had made for NEC.In a...
Chat Logs Reveal Origins of Cutwail Botnet, Botmaster Identity
Russian investigators have uncovered chat logs between the botmaster in charge of the "Cutwail" botnet and a founder of a fake pharmaceutical spam operation...