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Govt red tape adds to security threats
News Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Howard Schmidt, Impact, Cybersecurity, Singapore, cyberthreats
Microsoft's magnificent 7 open source options
Insight commentary Joining the open source club has many benefits. How many Microsoft receives depends on how far it wants to go.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Antivirus software, Security, device driver, Windows Mobile, API, JavaScript
Nokia N97
Reviews Although the Nokia N97 is packed with features, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market.
Tags: Smart Phone, Video, Touch Screen, phone, keyboard, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., High Tech Computer Corp., camera
Getting tested for H1N1 flu in Singapore
Blogs A colleague of mine returned to Singapore on Wednesday, May 27 from Boston, USA, where he'd spent the week between May 1...
Wi-Fi-free iPhone officially lands in China
News While China saw nothing near the frenzy of the first iPhone launch day in the U.S., crowds there did honor the tradition of lining up for the phone hours in advance. But price--and a lack of Wi-Fi--could prove a deterrent.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Phone, China Mobile Ltd., Telecommunications, China Unicom, 3G, Wi-Fi, China
MontaVista boasts one-second boot-up
News Embedded Linux vendor sets the next benchmark in the race to fast boot times, with its latest demonstration showing a system going from cold boot to "fully operational" in one second.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Linux Company, operating system, Environment, Dashboard, Embedded Linux, Linux, Open source, Web
IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit
News Big Blue's "green innovation" data center in the United States uses technologies such as temperature sensors, and building designs aimed at cutting energy consumption.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Data Management, Green IT, IBM Corp., Storage, Business Process, Cloud computing, Server, server rack
Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Product Reviews Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator
Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc., Location, Tool, GPS, Messaging, movie, local search, Verizon Wireless
Smartphone battleground: Apple and Google head to China
News Apple vs. Google smartphone race is coming to China - and from early reports, it looks like Apple is eyeing the rougher road to the top.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., Smart Phone, China Unicom, AT&T Corp., Smartphone, Google Android, China, Apple iPhone
Ballmer: 'We are done' with Yahoo acquisition idea
News Speaking at its shareholder meeting, Microsoft's CEO reiterates that Microsoft remains open to some sort of search partnership, but says there are no active discussions in that area.
Tags: Search, Web services, Legal, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Bellevue, Redmond, CEO, News.com
US online spending doubles for pre-Christmas weekend
News Web shoppers last weekend spent almost double what they spent on the corresponding weekend before Christmas last year, ComScore reports.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Web sites, online retail, Sales, Consumer, online retail company, chairman, recession, retail company
The Cold War moves to cyberspace
News commentary There are battles being waged online between the United States, China, and Russia.
Tags: Network security, Hacking, Viruses and worms, Security, Cybersecurity, Attack, NATO, software, Russia, China
Don't let gray areas delay your projects
Techguide If it's under US$1,000 to solve an immediate need, it may be worthwhile doing it as projects can get delayed.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Inkjet Printer, help desk, Stock, leasing, printer, information technology, analysis, business case
UK budget: US$1.1B cash injection for tech
News Digital technologies will share a US$1.1 billion fund to stimulate growth in the United Kingdom's "industries of the future".
Tags: Funding, Green IT, Pound, Investment, Telecommunications, Training, Manufacturing, Broadband, chancellor, financial
Way to employee's heart isn't always cash
Blogs Big old Microsoft faced some harsh criticism this week after it tried to reclaim excess severance pay that was mistakenl...
