Friday, August 22, 2008
Motorola slumps in China
How can the U.S. company be No. 1 again in the world's biggest cell-phone market? It will need a sharp Razr follow-up to beat Nokia and Samsung for starters.
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Palm goes pro
news analysis The company that helped popularize smartphones is trying to get back in the game with its new Treo Pro device.
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SCO fined in Germany over Linux claims
A court has ordered the company's German arm to pay 10,000 euros (US$14,871), for contravening a 2003 ruling barring claims that Linux includes intellectual property from Unix.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
S'pore, India, Philippines get iPhone 3G
Apple's mobile device will be unveiled in the three countries at the stroke of midnight Aug. 22, as the respective local carriers prepare special launch events.
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Sony Ericsson's answer to the iPhone?
news analysis Sony Ericsson's Xperia mobile phone will not be released for a couple of months, but it is getting a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
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Apple acknowledges iPhone 3G reception issues
After weeks of silence, Apple has admitted that the iPhone 3G can suffer from reception problems and that the latest software update is the cure.
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Ericsson, STMicro form semiconductor joint venture
The two manufacturers have merged their mobile semiconductor and platforms businesses.
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Motorola's consumer handset chief resigns
Rob Shaddock will be replaced by company veteran John Cipolla in what is expected to be a "seamless" transition, handset maker says.
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Can Microsoft catch up with Google?
news analysis No, but the software giant has been trying some interesting new things in search. And it has the money and time to spend on startups and new search features.
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Microsoft planning IE privacy mode
Worried about leaving tracks as you browse the Web? A privacy mode is on the agenda for Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Yahoo makes push for Net-enabled TVs
The Internet giant hopes to spur new options for TV watching and advertising, and it is joining Intel to try to gain a foothold in the consumer electronics market.
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Developers get boost for multicore apps
Chip giant Intel unveils a suite of new tools that aims to help developers engage in parallel coding, for a future where every machine is multicore.
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Intel doubles notebook fan speed
Chipmaker hopes the prototype being displayed at the company's developer forum ultimately will find its way into notebook PC designs.
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UK Airport begins biometric ID trial
Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks.
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Malicious Flash ads attack, spread via clipboard
Flash ads on legitimate sites are inserting malicious links into people's clipboards and spreading as people unwittingly paste them into e-mail messages, blogs, and IMs.
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VMware joins Microsoft support scheme
VMware has said it is 'proud' to be taking part in Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program
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Microsoft, Novell add US$100M to Linux deal
The companies ramp up their existing interoperability deal that gives corporate users a bridge between Windows and Linux.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Citibank Singapore customers get identity protection service
ID Protect service helps bank customers prevent identity theft, and also provides assistance to restore customer's stolen credit record.
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City Telecom drops out of S'pore NBN bid
Hong Kong-based telco has left Infinity consortium bidding for tender in Singapore's national broadband network project. Local carrier StarHub takes over as lead.
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Malaysia finally gets commercial WiMax
After an initial delay, local service provider Packet One Networks is first among country's four licensees to offer commercial WiMax service, targeting 100,000 subscribers within a year.
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Intel details solid-state drive plans
Chipmaker officially enters SSD market with products aimed at both enterprise and consumer markets, but stops short of putting out price tags.
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Intel gives 'turbo' boost to Nehalem
Chipmaker unveils power control feature in its new microarchitecture, which a senior executive claims will be "pretty compelling" for enterprises.
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Apple customer satisfaction scores gain
Apple extended its lead over the rest of the PC industry on the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index, the fifth straight year it has led the scoring.
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HP posts another solid quarter
Growth in notebook sales again leads the way for the computer maker, which beat Wall Street estimates for the third quarter with US$2.03 billion in earnings.
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Dell extends warranties after GPU fault
The company has announced a limited international warranty extension of one year, after Nvidia admitted flaws in some of its graphics-processing units.
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HyperTransport gets faster
A new specification for the communications bus, used in AMD's multicore chips, should give it a speed boost.
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Japan investigates overheating iPod Nanos
The country's trade regulator is examining reports that three fires have been started by overheating Nano batteries, according to Reuters.
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Microsoft on search: We'll dig deeper
The software giant says it can do a better job than Google by paying closer attention to your search patterns.
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Google outpaces search market growth
In July, U.S. searches rose 3 percent to 8 billion over the last year, according to Nielsen. But Google's searches in the United States increased faster at 16 percent.
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Ireland investigating fake credit card reader scam
Irish officials say scammers replaced credit card readers and snagged data from 10,000 or so cards.
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Android security team appeals to bug hunters
Security team for Google's nascent open source mobile platform has attempted to raise its profile with the security community.
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Symantec snaps up PC Tools
With the purchase of the Australian security vendor, Symantec hopes to expand its reach in emerging regional markets.
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Canonical joins Linux Foundation
The only surprise, says an open source analyst, is that Ubuntu-sponsor Canonical has taken until now to join the foundation.
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Microsoft relaxes virtual-machine rules
Software maker lifts a licensing limit that had allowed software running inside virtual machines to shift hardware only once every 90 days.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Asia's needs more open source contribution
While companies are adopting open source software enthusiastically, there are far fewer companies offering related services in the region, says industry luminary.
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Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release'
In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft's server unit says that it sees Windows 7 as a minor release and will call its corresponding server product Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Open source: An open question
It has been tough lately for Red Hat, Novell, and others that bet their business on open source. A look at the haves and have-nots.
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ISO rejects national bodies' appeals against OOXML
Microsoft's document format is now almost certain to be formally published as an ISO/IEC standard within the next few weeks.
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Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
The Linux project lead has said new contributors should "start small" to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process.
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SingTel 'Grid Girls' steal the Silverlight
Singapore telco launches site based on Microsoft's Web platform, in bid to entice viewers to stay and "interact" with the ladies accompanying Formula One cars in September.
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India's SMBs to spend US$289M on security
Indian small and midsize companies are increasingly proactive toward information security management, reveals a new study.
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IBM launches 'Green Sigma' business consulting
Using sensors and software, IBM's consulting crew will help businesses reduce their energy and water use as part of efficiency and "green business" programs.
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APAC to spend US$523B on tech in 2008
The Asia-Pacific region will fork out almost US$523 billion this year on IT, growing at a rate that surpasses the United States and Western Europe, finds Gartner study.
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Intel touts importance of devices that 'scream out'
Chip giant discusses research around smart sensor-equipped devices capable of interpreting actions and paints vision of connected visual computing.
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IBM shrinks SRAM cell for future chip generation
The new static random access memory cell could be used in chips based on a 22nm manufacturing process, according to IBM.
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FCC approval suggests November Android debut
The first handset with Google's Android software, the HTC Dream, is now expected to arrive in November after passing U.S. Federal Communications Commission certification.
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Google launches Free The Airwaves
Google on Monday launched a site to raise public support for unlicensed 'white space' spectrum
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More security holes plague MySpace, possibly Facebook
MySpace works to close hole that lets strangers read what friends write on members' private pages, while Facebook looks into security issues with new apps.
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GraphOn files patent suit against Google
The suit alleges that Google's Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube services infringe on database-related patents.
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Dell loses 'cloud computing' trademark bid
The company has been given a further six months to convince the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to grant a patent on the term "cloud computing".
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Philippine auction site to offer iPhone
Auction.ph unveils special program selling Apple iPhone 3G at prices lower than market rates. But, plans are hazy on whether device will remain regular sales item.
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Broadcom wins latest patent battle over GPS technology
A U.S. judge has ruled against SiRF Technology's request to re-examine an earlier ruling that Broadcom has not infringed against the company's patents.
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Sun open sources mobile Java UI toolkit
The firm has released the code for its lightweight user interface toolkit under a modified GPLv2 license, in what it says was response to developer demand.
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Innovation: It's all in how you see it
news analysis Corporate cultures can be a curse to fresh ideas. So what is a big tech company like eBay, HP, or Microsoft to do?
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Dell puts the bite on Apple
Dell's Tim Bucher, a former Apple veteran, and his Zing software hope to give iTunes some competition.
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HP's new tack on research grants
Hewlett-Packard awards 41 university professors as much as US$100,000 apiece and plans to be more involved in the research projects.
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Forrester foresees future of tech as 'IT everywhere'
The evolution of existing trends, rather the advent of revolutionary tech, will shape enterprise IT in the coming years, says the company.
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UK police raid chip and PIN hacking operation
Fraud police have discovered that criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details.
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Sun to issue mobile Java fix
The fix follows a report from a security researcher who demanded 20,000 euros (US$30,000) for details of discovered flaws, but it is unclear whether Sun paid.
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MacBook Air may get new Penryn chips
The Apple notebook will reportedly get a new Intel chip that will improve performance at the cost of battery life.
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Asia investing in 'modern' mainframe
First introduced in the 1960s, mainframes remain hot among Asian companies, IBM exec says. But human resources are growing thin, notes analyst.
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Citrix hikes prices worldwide
Virtualization and remote access specialist Citrix has told customers it will hike prices by 10 percent in all countries except the United States, due to the changing value of the U.S. dollar.
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Linux kernel developer's guide published
The Linux Foundation has released the guide for developers in an attempt to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what is involved.
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Microsoft to tweak virtualization licensing policies
The software maker plans to announce some changes on Tuesday, CNET News has confirmed. It is another effort to adjust to a world in which software can move freely among both physical and virtual machines.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
India@61: From low-cost to high-value
As the nation commemorates its independence from British rule Aug. 15, we look back at India's journey toward becoming an IT super power and offshore hub.
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Chartered Semiconductor falls to 'junk' status
news analysis Credit-rating company Fitch Ratings cuts the Singapore-based foundry's debt rating to "junk" on concern over its unprofitability.
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Apple market cap tops Google
Mac maker, whose stock price has been steadily increasing for the past few years, has surpassed the search mogul in market valuation.
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Linux community often tapped for beta testing
It is common for the open source community to be called upon by vendors--including proprietary vendors--as beta testers, says industry player.
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Open source license victory in model-railway case
A federal judge in the United States has ruled that an open source license should have the same legal enforceability as traditional copyright.
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Windows 7 details to come in October
Microsoft said in a blog on Thursday that the first technical details on the forthcoming operating system will come at the Professional Developers Conference in October.
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VMware apologizes for licensing bug
CEO Paul Maritz has apologized for a coding mistake which led to the latest version of VMware's hypervisors not being able to power on again after being switched off.
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Blue Coat extends Malaysia operations
New global service center in Kuala Lumpur is testament of company's commitment to Asia-Pacific region, senior executive says.
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Software fix in the works for iPhone 3G
Business Week reports that a software fix could be the answer to reception problems that have been frustrating iPhone 3G owners, rather than a more drastic recall.
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Fraudsters target Apple .Mac customers
Phishers apparently take advantage of the difficulties that occurred when Apple transitioned users from .Mac to Mobile Me service last month.
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Dutch police and FBI crack Shadow botnet
The law-enforcement bodies have cracked a major botnet, asking antivirus company Kaspersky to help victims clean up the malware on their PCs.
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Symantec wins US$1.31M in counterfeit-software case
The security giant has won what it claims is its largest award in a fake-software case so far in the United Kingdom.
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HSBC may roll out iPhone to 200,000 staff
Global banking giant HSBC is considering adopting Apple's iPhone as its standard staff mobile device, a decision that would come as a major blow to BlackBerry maker RIM.
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Intel readies new remote PC access function
New technology will allow PCs to be activated and accessed remotely when in "sleep" mode, rather than leaving computers powered on indefinitely.
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USB 3.0 will not be forked
AMD expresses satisfaction after Intel released part of the draft specification for the next version of USB.
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