Friday, December 11, 2009
Cloud computing to usher new threats
Cloud infrastructure and connectivity, as well as devices reliant on it, will lead to new vulnerabilities for enterprises, according to Trend Micro.
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Larrabee pullout: GPU battle 'far from over'
Intel may have dropped plans to roll out its discrete graphics processor, but chip giant not likely to cede graphics space to rivals AMD and Nvidia, say analysts.
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First win for Cisco's blades in Australia
Dimension Data will partner Catholic Education Network in Australia to install Cisco System's blade systems, as part of server refresh move.
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Microsoft licenses another flash file format
Software maker says it has begun licensing technology related to exFAT, the Extended File Allocation Table memory format included in Windows 7.
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SAP sets pace on 'flexible' software pricing
German software maker blazing new trails by letting customers pay for licenses over longer stretches. Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe aren't far behind.
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Microsoft creates cloud division
Windows Azure is to combine with the Windows Server division as Microsoft looks to boost its presence in the cloud, according to a company blog post.
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Maturing technologies to lead APAC ICT in 2010
Tech such as cloud computing set to mature and be deployed more robustly next year, during which all Asia-Pacific markets will observe IT growth, predicts IDC.
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Yahoo joins the real-time search parade
Three Twitter posts related to a specific query will begin popping up on Yahoo later on Thursday, although they won't appear as quickly as in Google's approach for real-time search.
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With draft standard, 3D Web closer to reality
WebGL has moved from an idea at Mozilla and the Khronos Group to a draft standard for the 3D Web. Don't expect a browser-based Call of Duty just yet, though.
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GAO to FCC: Wireless users need more protection
U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Federal Communications Commission needs to do more to protect subscribers who are dissatisfied with its service.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Microsoft: Be secure, mind your drives
Threats such as Conficker, prove enterprises vulnerable due to lack of guidelines around use of removable storage and shared resources, says global security exec.
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Security firms dismiss English shellcode threat
Technique of hiding malware within what appears to be plain text is not new, and can be detected by antivirus software available in market, according to vendors.
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Singapore well-placed as Internet exchange
Aspirations to build neutral Net exchange facility well suited to country's position as "technology hub" within "underserved markets", notes optical switch maker.
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China's apps store operators face barriers
Country's mobile apps marketplaces face uphill battle catching up with established global players, but local advantages could boost efforts, says analyst.
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Tiered AT&T pricing to target heavy data usage
Wireless chief Ralph de la Vega says the company will soon offer new pricing for wireless-data services to curb heavy usage.
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First Mobile Firefox enters home stretch
Mozilla plans to release the first release candidate of Firefox for mobile phones next week. Coming next year: multitouch, Windows Mobile support, and more.
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Friendster finds buyer in Asian payment company
Pioneering social-networking site agrees to be purchased by MOL Global, a Malaysian online payment company.
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Google Goggles' visual search headed for Chrome
A Google programmer is working on a Chrome browser interface to let people submit images as search terms.
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Facebook in Vietnam: Social-networking blues
Hanoi users are apparently facing problems accessing the social network. But is the government to blame?
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Geolocation wars heat up
Gowalla raises US$8.4 million, funding led by Greylock Partners with contributions from a handful of prominent individual investors--some of whom also back competitor Foursquare.
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Microsoft reposts Windows 7 download tool
Software giant restores a tool that allows Windows 7 to be more easily installed on older Netbooks. This time, though, it is under an open source license.
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Mobile-app makers prepare for a gold rush
Mobile apps are on the rise, but it's becoming harder to stand out among the crowd. What are some companies doing to either be seen, or help others get the limelight?
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Is Google DNS for your enterprise?
Secure company networks and educate workers on safe surfing habits to minimize risk from users switching to Google's public DNS, advises analyst.
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Google brings Chrome beta to Mac, Linux
Search giant issues the first beta versions of its browser for Mac OS X and Linux. Maturity could spread adoption, and the stable version is due in a month.
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Visa, AmEx tangled in Web scam probe
U.S. Senate commerce committee wants the big credit card companies to explain how a Web marketing scam involving top retailers went on under their noses for years.
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Offline Gmail access now full-fledged feature
A key part of Google's promise for the Gmail Web application--the ability to read and compose messages while offline--becomes a standard feature.
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S'pore firms see more insider attacks
Survey finds more local companies making data protection a priority as they look to safeguard their information from increased insider threats.
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Microsoft plugs zero-day IE hole
Cumulative Internet Explorer bulletin released on December's Patch Tuesday affects current Windows versions, including Windows 7.
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App stores must focus on security, not quality
Control should be balanced with innovation to secure apps marketplace, says security exec, who notes global mobile security remains inherently weak.
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Smartphone software gets smarter, more interactive
Context-aware computing draws on vast amounts of data to help consumers buy from vendors that know more about them, too.
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U.S. Patent Office puts green tech on fast track
The U.S. agency will accelerate review of green technology patent requests in an effort to perk up economic development in the nascent industry.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Seagate unveils first solid-state drive
update Hard-drive maker finally gets into SSD game with new Pulsar, while executive points to additional products in the pipeline.
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Intel drops plans for Larrabee GPU in 2010
Many-core architecture will instead be used as a software development platform for the time being, the chipmaker said.
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Go needs demand to enter schools
Google's new language must win sufficient mindshare among developers and potential employers before being included in school curricula, say educators.
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The Intel Reader: As big a boon as Braille?
Intel's device for the blind or visually impaired combines a digital camera, OCR, and speech synthesis, with impressive results.
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CrunchPad reborn as JooJoo
Chandra Rathakrishnan, the chief executive of former TechCrunch partner Fusion Garage, reveals plans to proceed with release of new Web-browsing tablet.
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S'pore gets first direct link to US
Singapore carrier StarHub launches Asia-America gateway, laying first undersea cable between country and United States, offering 1.92 Tbps of bandwidth.
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AT&T iPhone collects user complaints about poor service
AT&T creates a new iPhone application that allows iPhone users to submit complaints about service they consider subpar.
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Researchers break into BitLocker
Unlike previous attacks against the Windows encryption, the technique developed by Fraunhofer SIT works even when a Trusted Platform Module is in use.
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Motorola dragged into Tcard case
Government of New South Wales plans to take Motorola to court in addition to the ERG Group, for the failure of its electronic ticketing system.
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eBay-Craigslist court clash could reprice classifieds
More than a Craigslist board seat is at stake in Delaware: eBay's classified ad services could prosper if Craigslist were to start charging for all ads.
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Navteq to supply Microsoft with 3D map data
It takes a long time to drive every street in the world to supply your online map service with 3D data. Navteq is giving Microsoft some help for its new Bing maps.
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Google hopes to turn the river into a canal
Searching on real-time services like Twitter is akin to standing in front of a firehose on a hot day: you'll get cooled off, but knocked over. Google wants to change that.
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Friendster doesn't deny possible Asian buyout
Social networking site skirts rumors surrounding prospect of acquisition by Asian company. Facebook reportedly turned down due to "competition".
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Amazon reportedly seeking out offline stores
World's biggest online retailer reportedly searching for brick-and-mortar stores in United Kingdom to cash in on customer demand for click-and-collect.
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Google edges toward Rosetta Stone status
Search giant offers a native-language view of Web through translated search results and adds a new a dictionary service.
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Sources: Apple wants technology from struggling Lala
Apple could offer some kind of "cloud" or streaming service but as company mulls an acquisition of a streaming-music service, its goals may be less ambitious.
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Google extends personalized search to all
Previously, Google would only alter search results based on search history for those signed into Google accounts. Now, it plans to do that for everyone.
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Google acquires EtherPad online collaboration tool
Net colossus is bolstering Google Wave project by acquiring AppJet, a smaller rival with an online collaboration service. EtherPad will shut down next year.
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Yahoo, Microsoft finalize search deal
It's not over until the U.S. government says so, but Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as search provider on Yahoo's network of sites.
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ICT 'single most powerful tool' to combat emissions
ITU calls for delegates at UN climate change meeting to use advanced technologies to reduce emissions across wide range of industries.
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S'pore businesses eye green SIM, smartcards
Mobile operators in Singapore, and at least one bank, are exploring use of biodegradable material for SIM and smartcards, as option becomes available next year.
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Some Avast users must reinstall flagged files
Avast has fixed a bad virus definition file update that falsely marked hundreds of clean files as threats, but some users are still dealing with fallout.
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Dell forms communications unit
Following its smartphone launch, Dell sets up a separate business group. Consumer group will be combined with small and medium business.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
IBM reaches out to Filipino innovation
Big Blue opens training facility in Philippines to reach more developers in the country, adding to two other such centers in Asean.
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Network costs plague Asian bourses
To support transaction growth from facilitating foreign trading, region's stock exchanges will need to overcome rising network costs, notes data center operator.
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Efforts underway to ensure no shortlink rots
Internet Archive and Archive Team running separate projects aimed at archiving shortened Web URLs, to ensure longevity of such links.
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S'pore Wi-Fi hotspots protected from lawsuits
As long as operators of public Internet access areas aren't complicit in security breaches, they won't be liable in eyes of Singapore's law, says lawyer.
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YouTube begins testing lighter 'feather' version
Google puts YouTube on a post-Thanksgiving diet with a new mode called "feather" that strips out many of the things that can slow videos down.
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Google aims to unclog Net's DNS plumbing
Net giant, ever eager for a faster Internet, debuts its Google Public DNS service. With it, Google could become even more central to the Net.
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Friendster goes young to beat Facebook
Social networking site carves deeper niche within youth market in Asia to get ahead of competition and court advertisers, senior executive says.
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FTC presses on with Intel probe
Despite a settlement reached with AMD, company is not off hook as U.S. regulators now focus on Intel's legal dispute with rival chipmaker Nvidia.
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Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code
Coming Patch Tuesday will see fixes for 12 vulnerabilities in IE, Windows and Office, three of which are critical.
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Avast update falsely flags good apps as malware
Czechoslovakia-based antivirus maker fixes security update that mistakenly identified good programs as a Trojan.
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Blackberrys at risk from PDF flaw
Critical security flaws in a component of BlackBerry Enterprise Server could leave systems open to denial-of-service or hack attack, RIM has warned.
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Bing's iPhone plans (and more)
Bowing to reality, Microsoft is working on a Bing iPhone app, although it won't say when the software will be ready or just which features it will have.
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Phone photo quality interests Google, Microsoft
Want something more sophisticated than a megapixel count to judge a phone camera? Two tech titans have joined an effort to offer a better guide.
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Developers get beta SDK for Atom
Test software-building kit for the Atom Developer Program is part of chipmaker's push to build a network of app stores.
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