Monthly Archives: July 2012
Dropbox Hires Outside Security Detectives to Investigate Spam in Private Storage Accounts
Cloud storage provider Dropbox believes its service suffered a security breach after some users discovered July 17 that they had been targets of spam...
Dell Solidifies Commitment to Open Source, Developers at OSCON
PORTLAND, Ore. Dell has announced the expansion of three open-source software and cloud computing initiatives: the formalization of Project Sputnik resulting in a...
Internet Defense League Launches to Combat Threats to Web
The Internet Defense League, a loose coalition of Internet sites that was first announced in May to help protect the Web against proposed laws...
Grum Botnet Shutdown Sharply Cuts Spam Levels, but for How Long?
One of the world's largest spamming botnets has been knocked out of commissionthough it is unclear just how long the respite users may be...
Nokia Doubles Lumia Sales in an Otherwise Bleak Q2
Nokia is mid-slog through swampland, gritting its teeth as it trudges toward what it swears is higher ground ahead.On July 19 the phone maker...
Larger Display
Larger Display
Android devices have stretched their displays to 4.7, 4.8 and even 5.3 inches, while Apple has held firm around the 3.5-inch mark. With...
Cisco, EMC Partnership Venture VCE Hires CEO
VCE, a 3-year-old startup that is producing new-generation converged cloud infrastructure systems, on July 19 announced that it has hired former Cisco Systems executive...
Palo Alto Networks Ups Stock Price Range Before IPO
Palo Alto Networks is bumping up the price its looking for as it prepares for what will be the largest tech initial public offering...
New Oracle Tape System ‘Trickles Down’ to Midrangers
Some skeptics would call Oracle's new low-end tape storage system a "dumbing down" of a more sophisticated, large-enterprise deployment. Others might describe it simply...
Google Analytics Adds Real-Time, Social Media Reports
After being available as a beta release for more than a year, Google's new version of Analytics now officially replaces the old version that's...