Security experts say Conficker.C (also called Downadup) presents a serious threat. Infected machines — said to number from 3 million …
RIM, others face uphill rivalry with App Store
If Research In Motion opens its BlackBerry App World online store next week as rumored, it will be the second …
Couple sues Acer over sluggish Vista performance
An Ohio couple has sued Acer America Corp., accusing the computer maker of deceiving customers by claiming that laptops with …
Rogue SharePoint sites pose security menace
SharePoint is easy to set up and easy to use, which makes it popular with the power user crowd. That …
Mozilla patches Firefox’s critical Pwn2Own bug
Mozilla Corp. patched two critical Firefox bugs on Friday, including one used the week before by a German student to …
VMware to manage virtual machines from mobile phones
VMware is set to release in the beginning of April a technology preview of a new feature that will let …
Intel raises the bar in server chips with Nehalem
Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance …
Asus readies slim multimedia PC-in-a-keyboard
Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. early this summer plans to launch the most radical member of its popular Eee family of …
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
Microsoft plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of …
Microsoft won’t let companies run Azure on their own systems
Microsoft Corp. said this week that it has no plans — at least for now — to let businesses run …
Adobe details secret PDF patches
Adobe Systems Inc. revealed today that it patched five critical vulnerabilities behind the scenes when it updated its Reader and …
Managing Macs
Macs as desktops and servers are increasing their penetration in business, even in enterprises. Power users like Mac OS X's …
IE8 gains market share at Microsoft’s own expense
Gains made by Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) since its launch last Thursday have come at the expense of the older …
Sun unveils virtual desktop storage upgrades
Sun is overhauling its virtual desktop software with new features that reduce storage needs by creating clones of virtual machines, …
Lenovo offers workstations with Intel’s Nehalem chips
Lenovo became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due …
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 released
Novell unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 on Tuesday, with features and capabilities that reflect the company's controversial multiyear agreement with …
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 …
Microsoft proud of first ‘post-Gates’ OS: Ballmer
Windows 7 is the first operating system that Microsoft Corp. has developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, …
IE 8 released, made available on Web
Microsoft Thursday released Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its Web browser that includes a number of corporate features, …
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 …