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S'pore firms see more insider attacks

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Kevin Kwang) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:47:02 +0800

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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App stores must focus on security, not quality

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Kevin Kwang) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:12:02 +0800

Control should be balanced with innovation to secure apps marketplace, says security exec, who notes global mobile security remains inherently weak.

Smartphone software gets smarter, more interactive

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Rachael King) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:24:02 +0800

Context-aware computing draws on vast amounts of data to help consumers buy from vendors that know more about them, too.

U.S. Patent Office puts green tech on fast track

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Martin LaMonica) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:54:01 +0800

The U.S. agency will accelerate review of green technology patent requests in an effort to perk up economic development in the nascent industry.

Microsoft plugs zero-day IE hole

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Elinor Mills) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:41:02 +0800

Cumulative Internet Explorer bulletin released on December's Patch Tuesday affects current Windows versions, including Windows 7.

Google brings Chrome beta to Mac, Linux

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:30:02 +0800

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.

Visa, AmEx tangled in Web scam probe

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Greg Sandoval) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:01:04 +0800

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.

Offline Gmail access now full-fledged feature

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Stephen Shankland) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:53:02 +0800

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.

Seagate unveils first solid-state drive

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Vivian Yeo) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:29:01 +0800

update Hard-drive maker finally gets into SSD game with new Pulsar, while executive points to additional products in the pipeline.

Go needs demand to enter schools

zdnews-asia@cnet.com (Victoria Ho) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:46:02 +0800

Google's new language must win sufficient mindshare among developers and potential employers before being included in school curricula, say educators.