No. 2
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Cyberattacks lay more 'stepping stones'
News More intermediate domains are used to mask attack endpoints to extend longevity of malware families, new research from MessageLabs shows.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Domain, Hong Kong, Singapore, virus, China, malicious web site
S'pore, Taiwan among world's most competitive
News update Five economies in Asia-Pacific make top 20 list of world's most IT competitive nations in new study conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit.
Tags: Local Government, India, Business Software Alliance, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Broadband, Broadband Penetration, South Korea, Environment, vision
Chartered merger 'huge step' for Globalfoundries
News Proposed buyout of Singapore semiconductor player by key owner of Globalfoundries helps address "glaring weaknesses", says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., iSuppli Corp., Manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Globalfoundries, shareholder, alliance, merger
Motorola slumps in China
News 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.
Tags: Cellular phones, Mobile/Wireless, Motorola Inc., India, venture capital, China Telecom, venture-capital fund, China, spokesman, Motorola Razr
Worm infiltrates Twitter
News Micro-blogging site gets infected with the StalkDaily worm. Details about the worm are scarce, but there are tweets aplenty.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Twitter, Worm, StalkDaily Worm Runs, TechCrunch, Viruses and worms, No. 2
Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
News Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
Tags: Supercomputing, Teraflop, Cray Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sandia National Laboratories, Computer, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Big marketing budget drives Moto Droid sales
News Verizon and Motorola are spending big bucks--US$100 million--on marketing new smartphone, and it looks like it will pay off with 1 million devices sold by year's end.
Tags: Smart phones, Google Android, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Droid, Motorola Inc., Phone, network, Google Android, Device, Sales
Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
News Software maker, looking to get back into the cell phone conversation, is launching a big marketing push Tuesday touting the arrival of phones powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., iSuppli Corp., Phone, Operating System, Smart Phone, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
Samsung's Q3 earnings may herald rosy days ahead
News Samsung's forecast of a record third-quarter profit attests to success of the Korean electronics maker's aggressive growth strategy during the economic slump.
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Peripherals, Hyundai, LCD Panel, Quarter, Profit Guidance, Hyundai Securities, TV, Memory Chip
Microsoft local chief, top execs grab 'separation' package
Blogs When Rafael "Pepeng" Rollan, managing director of Microsoft Philippines, told the local IT press on May 17 that the comp...
Microsoft OneCare was 'good enough'
Insight newsmaker Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, explains why the security vendor has much to thank Redmond for.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Antivirus software, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bill Gates, Interpol, Microsoft Corp., antivirus
Motorola's comeback attempt rests on software
News Motorola appears to finally get serious about modern phone software, building communications hub called Motoblur to run atop Android.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Motorola Inc., Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Hardware, Facebook, Apple iPhone, Motorola Razr
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
Acer's disappointing Q1 earnings
News news analysis An investor favorite, Taiwanese PC maker Acer disappoints with first-quarter earnings below analyst expectations.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Acer Inc., PC Company, Bloomberg L.P., computer, Earnings, Microsoft ASP, industry
Dell unfazed by Acer's 'elasticity play'
News Hardware maker's Asia-Pacific exec shrugs off threat from Acer as "elasticity play"; says rival's play for cost-conscious buyers by lowering prices may not last.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers, Sales/revenue, Earning reports/forecasts, Hardware, Acer Inc., Asia, PC Company, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business
