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Web malware: Is the Net burning?
Insight perspective As Web malware proliferates, it seems cybercriminals are always one step ahead, security expert points out.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Adobe Systems Inc., ScanSafe, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Messaging
Will Windows 7 reboot PC sales?
News Boost to tech business from Microsoft's new operating system may be buffered, as economy remains primary reason for holdup in PC sales.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Chip Company, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales, Microsoft Windows, analyst, PC, Netbook
Jetstar CIO: Downtime risk saves money
News Airline's "doing it for a dollar less" mentality means accepting risk network might not always be up in exchange for cheaper services, says CIO Stephen Tame.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Airport, Australia, Broadband, Environment, Server, CIO, Hardware, network, desktop
Time for Net to shroud land, air, everywhere
Blogs I'm back from a two week-long break that took my dad and I across London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam. Aye, the castle that ...
Smartphone users, keep complaining
News Want great software for your mobile phone? Keep up the complaints. That was the message at a session aimed at developers at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco.
Tags: Smart phones, Stephen King, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, software, mobile, mobile software, Developer, Customer Satisfaction, Smartphone
HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
News Hewlett-Packard says it plans to acquire maker of network switching and routing products in a deal valued at US$2.7 billion.
Tags: Networking technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., network, 3Com Corp., Networking technology
Isohunt judge says MPAA has yet to prove direct infringment
News Federal court judge says studios must convince him that Isohunt's U.S. users are violating copyright. Isohunt's attorney says he's hopeful case will go to a jury.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, TorrentSpy, BitTorrent, copyright violation, MPAA, Judge, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Judge, Web 2.0
Macs and PCs found shacking up
News New study finds that the vast majority of those with an Apple computer also own at least one Windows-based PC.
Tags: Personal Computers, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Owner, Apple Inc., Computer, Survey, Electronics, Apple Macintosh, GPS
Bing strikes licensing deal with Wolfram Alpha
News Microsoft's search engine has reached some sort of deal with Wolfram Alpha to display Wolfram content in Bing search results, although details are still unclear.
Tags: Web browsers, Business applications, Search, Web services, Branding, Wolfram Research, stock price, TechCrunch, founder, licensing deal
Microsoft: Windows 7 can offer better battery life
News At a joint event with Intel, Microsoft says newer systems can expect 10 percent to 20 percent battery improvement over Vista when playing DVDs.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Battery, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, DVD, performance, Microsoft Windows XP, high-performance, Microsoft Windows
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
Does Intel hold the edge in antitrust case?
News Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission--despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cuomo, PC Company, U.S., International Data Corp., Chip, FTC, antitrust
Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD
News The new Zune will play games, high-def video and radio, and stream music. Is any of this enough to close the gap on iPod?
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Organic Light-emitting Diode, Video, HDTV, Sales, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, MP3 players
M-Commerce's big moment
News Mobile commerce is gaining momentum as consumers get comfortable with ordering all sorts of products by cell phone and companies such as Papa John's watch sales climb.
Tags: Mobile commerce, Starbucks Corp., Phone, M-commerce Driver, Papa John, cell phone, mobile, Amazon.com Inc., Sales, M-commerce
Qantas plans slimmer, friendlier IT dept
News Qantas CTO David Hall's vision for a more streamlined IT department, may save the the airline US$83 million over the next financial year.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT outsourcing, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Supplier, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., CEO, Fujitsu Ltd., financial
