Monthly Archives: May 2013
Acer Announces Line of Windows 8 Aspire Notebooks
Computer maker Acer announced a host of personal computers running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system at a press event in New York City on...
U.S. Aims to Force Web Services to Compromise Message Encryption
Even if it accomplished nothing else, the Middle Eastern governments’ crackdowns on communications during the Arab Spring movement two years ago demonstrated how much...
Zero-Day Exploit Enabled Cyber-Attack on U.S. Labor Department
Hackers compromised the U.S. Department of Labor's Website this week, modifying pages about nuclear-related illnesses with malware that could compromise visitors' computers through a...
Softbank Announces ‘Milestone’ in Pushing Through Sprint Deal
Softbank has reached another "significant milestone" in its efforts to close its deal with Sprint, it said in a May 2 filing with the...
Intel’s CEO Choice Fuels Debate Over Chip Maker’s Future
When Paul Otellini announced in November 2012 that he was stepping down as CEO of Intel, some analysts saw it as an opportunity for...
Instagram Adds Facebook-Like ‘Photos of You’ Feature
Facebook-owned Instagram added a Facebook-like feature May 2: the ability to tag people, places or things in photos.Called Photos of You, the feature further...
Microsoft Completes Hotmail-Outlook Transition
Last summer, Microsoft signaled that Hotmail's days were numbered when it previewed Outlook.com.On July 31, 2012, the software maker unveiled a webmail service that...
Apple iOS Software: Discovering the 10 Most Popular Mobile Apps
Apple iOS Software: Discovering the 10 Most Popular Mobile Apps
by Don Reisinger
Business: Adobe Reader
It's no surprise, given the sheer number of PDFs that are...
Intel Buys Networking Software Firm Aepona
Intel is quietly adding to its networking capabilities, buying a small software company whose products enable telecommunications companies and cloud service providers to offer...
IBM PureSystems Gain Cloud Application Reliability, Security
IBM recently announced enhancements to its IBM PureSystems family of expert integrated systems that improve disaster recovery capabilities.New features enable enterprises that are accelerating...