Ubiquity
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Wi-Fi's success relies on ubiquity
News Current adoption of the wireless technology will help ensure its continued existence in light of emergence of cellular broadband, experts say.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), ABI Research, Wireless, Singapore, Broadband, 3G Network, 3G, Wi-Fi, 4G
Evolving security for social networks
News Users may be the weakest link in securing a network, but technology can help pick up where human discretion leaves off, says Symantec CTO.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, threat management, information privacy, question mark, social networking, software, Symantec Corp., network
Intel CIO: 'Wireless is magical'
Insight newsmaker Businesses are still only "scratching the surface" with what they can do with wireless technology, and the future will be one where un-networked devices are unusual, says John Johnson.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Web 2.0, Leadership, Intel Corp., Mobile, Business, Wireless, ERP
Mozilla shifts code development to the cloud
News Mozilla's Developer Tools Lab has released its first prototype--a Web-based, collaborative code-editing framework called Bespin.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Authoring, Software engineering/development, Ubiquity, Web Browser, Open Source, Tool, Developer, standards compliance
New Mozilla Ubiquity spec brings mashups to the desktop
News Mozilla's Ubiquity project gets a shot in the arm with the road map specifications for version 0.2--something that could bring its shortcut features outside the browser and onto the desktop.
Tags: Software, Web browsers, Ubiquity, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, e-mail, mashup, News.com, desktop
Microsoft: Breaking up with IE 6 hard to do
News Software maker has released two versions of its browser in the last few years, but in many ways its image remains tied to its 2001-era product.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Web, Web browsers
US entrepreneur: Internet video progress 'disappointing'
News Little has happened in 10 years, U.S. cable network owner Mark Cuban said, in part because YouTube focused on ubiquity over monetization.
Tags: Web 2.0, Video, Internet advertising, Google Inc., cable network, Internet Video, Cable, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., monetization
Hay fever robots warn Japanese public about pollen
News Japan rolls out 500 robots that detect levels of pollen in the air so allergy sufferers can gauge the threat when headed outside.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Cell Phone, Bot, information company, Japan, phone, Tokyo, robot, CNET Networks Inc., Internet
Mobile: The holy grail at security conference
News Security experts launch successful exploits against browsers at the CanSecWest conference, but fail--or fail to even try--exploiting smartphones despite a US$10,000 prize.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Mobile, Conference, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., phone, TippingPoint Technologies, Google Android
EU objects to browser in Windows
News European regulators say they believe software giant is violating that region's antitrust laws by bundling its Internet Explorer browser in Windows.
Tags: Antitrust, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, attorney, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, European Commission
What to check when employees depart
Techguide Employment transition is an often overlooked danger to company security. Pay proper attention to protecting against compromises when someone exits.
Tags: Data security, Risk Management, Employee, Data, Security, Policy, Access Control, Password, Account, Strong Password
Poll: E-mail addiction a hard habit to break
News E-mail addiction is taking over people's lives with almost half of silicon.com readers unable to stop themselves constantly checking their inbox during the day.
Tags: E-mail clients
Netscape caters to XP users with upgrade
News The AOL Time Warner division jumps on rival Microsoft's XP publicity bandwagon with the release of an upgrade to its Navigator browser, version 6.2.
U.S. study: Wi-Fi beats out home phone, iPod
News Survey of American adults indicates that majority would ditch their MP3 players over their wireless networks, if pressed.
Tags: MP3 players, Mobile/Wireless, Wireless LANs, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Presence of software development kits may compromise the security of mobile devices, says Howard Schmidt, a former advisor to the White House on cyber security.
Tags: Mobile, Software engineering/development, Security, Howard Schmidt, Attack, Mobile Device, software, Silicon.com, network, malicious code
