The recent revelation that Intel Corp.’s consumer-class solid-state disk (SSD) drives suffer from fragmentation that can cause a significant performance …
Polycom enhances video recording, streaming and content managment
“Use of live video broadcasts and on-demand video content is growing rapidly in the enterprise, government agencies, healthcare organisations, and …
New Windows netbooks may harbor malware
After discovering attack code on a brand new Windows XP netbook, antivirus vendor Kaspersky Labs warned users yesterday that they …
Apple delivers jumbo security update for Mac OS X
Apple Inc. patched 67 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including two bugs that researchers used in March to walk off …
Five ways Exchange 2010 will be faster, more scalable
Microsoft Corp. said that its upcoming Exchange Server 2010 software will be able to read and write e-mails to disk …
Dell netbook rumor prompts questions about Android
Reports that Dell Inc. might use Google Inc.'s Android operating system in a netbook raises questions about what the device …
Microsoft: Windows 7 is faster on SSDs, with two caveats
Microsoft Corp. today gave a strong, though qualified, endorsement for running Windows 7 on PCs equipped with solid-state disk (SSD) …
Microsoft doctors AutoRun in Windows 7 to stymie Conficker
Prompted by the spread of the Conficker worm through infected USB drives, Microsoft Corp. will unveil changes in next week's …
Spammers seize on swine flu to pitch bogus meds
Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security …
‘First Android netbook to cost about $250’
The first netbook computer running the Google Inc.-backed Android mobile operating system on a low-cost ARM chip could become available …
Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical
Mozilla Corp. patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3, just days before it hopes to roll out the newest beta …
HP Software bolsters application-scanning products
HP Software Wednesday updated its security products to help customers scan Web-based applications for vulnerabilities. On display at HP's booth …
Sun exec: Users focused on products, not acquisition rumors
The head of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s hardware business acknowledged the acquisition rumors swirling around his company yesterday but insisted that …
Sun fires back at Cisco with blade network switch
Sun Microsystems introduced its Nehalem-based server line-up on Tuesday, along with a new networking product that takes aim at an …
New processor technology promises big boost to consumer-grade SSDs
SandForce Inc. announced today a new family of solid-state disk (SSD) processors that the company claims will allow lower-cost, commodity …
15 secrets of next-gen browsers
The browser market is heating up, with the major players poised to release new versions this spring, and Google having …
Conficker copycat prowls for victims, says Microsoft
An old, but little-known worm has copied some of the infection strategies of Conficker, the worm that raised a ruckus …
Symbian Foundation faces up to challenges
What was billed as a roundtable discussion for members of the new Symbian Foundation turned into an opportunity for them …
Western Digital pays $65M for solid-state drive maker
Western Digital Corp. announced today that it has completed a $65 million cash acquisition of SiliconSystems Inc., a small, Aliso …
Polycom launches business media phone
Polycom has redefined desktop communications with the introduction of its first business media phone, the Polycom VVX 1500. The VVX …