Lenovo became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due …
Sun challenges Amazon for cloud dominance
Moveover, Amazon. The leading provider of cloud services is about to get some serious competition from Sun Microsystems, which made …
Google returns Chrome to beta, touts speed boost
Google Inc. reversed last December's decision to ditch the beta label from its Chrome browser, saying it is restoring the …
Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN, wins $5K
Charlie Miller, the security researcher who hacked a Mac in two minutes last year at CanSecWest's PWN2OWN contest, improved his …
Symantec launches cloud-based storage service for the masses
Symantec Corp. formally unveiled its cloud-based storage service, Norton Online Backup, marketing it as a consumer product for managing up …
Sun challenges Amazon for cloud dominance
Move over, Amazon. The leading provider of cloud services is about to get some serious competition from Sun Microsystems, which …
Microsoft to highlight Silverlight 3 technology
Microsoft will tout at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas this week its planned Silverlight 3 rich Internet application technology …
Acer smartphones to hit markets soon
Two new smartphones from Acer will be available in some markets early next month, while the company's two premium handsets, …
Symbian sets aggressive release plan
The Symbian Foundation plans to release a new version of the operating system every six months, with the first expected …
Mozilla launches Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, touts speed gains
Mozilla Corp. yesterday released Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, a long-delayed update that sports improvements to the new JavaScript engine and …
SAP, Sybase join to deliver business apps over handhelds
SAP and Sybase announced collaboration plans this week to deliver the latest SAP Business Suite of enterprise software products to …
Adobe patches zero-day PDF bug, mum on details
Adobe patched a critical vulnerability in its PDF viewing and editing software that hackers have been exploiting for more than …
Motorola launches smaller rugged wireless devices
Motorola Inc. announced the smallest and lightest versions in its MC55 series of ruggedized enterprise digital assistants, offering two models …
Dell launches its first rugged touch-screen laptop
Dell is expected to launch the tough Latitude E6400 XFR laptop with a touch screen, which the company claims can …
Mobile browsers bring new security headaches
The new generation of mobile Web browsers is going to introduce for enterprise IT departments a rash of security challenges. …
Microsoft won’t fix Excel bug on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft Corp. last week said that three Windows security updates, including one rated “critical,” will be released tomorrow. The company …
Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers
An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security …
Sun’s stellar NAS in a can
Not so long ago, we tested the Sun Fire X4500 Storage Server, aka Thumper, which was a dual-CPU, dual-core Opteron-based …
Users gain options for mobile voice encryption
U.S. President Barack Obama's dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems …
HP launches new support software, printers for SMBs
Hewlett-Packard announced new products to help small and medium business save money, including printers and software that improves remote support …