The “critical” WINS vulnerability that Microsoft issued a patch for last week is now being exploited actively in the wild, …
Samsung tunes Windows Mobile for UC
Samsung and mobile unified-communications pioneer DiVitas Networks are working to make enterprise telephony functions work better on dual-mode handsets using …
Update: HP's third quarter propped up by EDS buyout
Hewlett-Packard reported a 2% drop in revenue for the July quarter, which was better than expected, and said its business …
Desktop multiprocessing: Not so fast
Until recently, you could reasonably expect this year's software to run faster on next year's machines, but that's not necessarily …
Windows 7 RC downloads end Thursday
Those wanting to try out Microsoft's next OS before its official release need to act fast: The download period for …
Dell plans to Linux to expand netbook presence
In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux …
Oracle looks to planning apps for future growth
Oracle Corp. is devoting two full days and 70 sessions at the upcoming OpenWorld conference to its Primavera PPM (project …
A pioneering spirit
MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, was founded as recently as in 2008 in Qatar but is rapidly building up …
How to get Windows 7 on the cheap
The launch of Windows 7 may be more than two months away, but the buzz, already building, is starting to …
Mozilla triggers Firefox 3.5 auto update offer
Mozilla began offering Firefox 3.5 to users still running older versions of the browser, the first of what will likely …
NetApp goes native with Fibre Channel over Ethernet
NetApp Inc. announced it will be using QLogic Corp.'s converged network adapter (CNA) in its storage arrays and virtualization appliances …
IE8 whips rivals in blocking malware sites
Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 8 again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack-code-infected …
AMD's latest quad-core Phenom CPU ups its game
Intel may still hold bragging rights for having the fastest desktop processors on the market, but Advanced Micro Devices Inc. …
Nokia alliance may spell doom for Windows Mobile
The Microsoft-Nokia alliance plan to put Office applications on Nokia smartphones isn't a good sign for the Windows Mobile operating …
Android security chief: Mobile-phone attacks coming
As smartphones become more popular, they're going to get some unwanted attention from criminals, Google's head of Android security said …
Google Caffeinates Its Search Engine
Over the past few months, Google has been working on optimizing its search engine architecture for better, faster results. For …
Nine data storage companies to watch
Building a data storage start-up in this economy is quite a challenge, but there is room for innovation in an …
VMware buys SpringSource in cloud move
A move intended to capitalize on the budding cloud application deployment trend will unite virtualization vendor VMware with Java framework …
Twitter breach revives cloud security fears
Last month's breach of a hosted Google Apps implementation used by Twitter Inc. has heightened fears in some quarters that …
VC industry hasn't hit bottom yet, says longtime VC
It may seem like the worst of times for tech companies trying to secure investments from venture capital firms, but …