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IDC Tells HDD makers to change track to flourish as Samsung launches the first terabyte laptop hard disk
Cisco Predicts A Zettabyte Internet In 2015
By 2015, there will be 15 billion devices on the Internet generating 966 exabytes of traffic, Cisco predicts
Java Update Fixes 17 Remote Execution Vulnerabilities
Oracle has closed 17 remote execution vulnerabilities in Java, most are in the runtime browser plug-ins
HP And Dell Quick To Benefit From Storage Acquisitions
It is noteworthy that both Hewlett-Packard and Dell, which each bought young, progressive storage companies last year, have taken their prized new IP and made it the centrepiece of their storage strategies only months after closing the ...
Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money
Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit
IPv6 Day Is Hailed As A Qualified Success
World IPv6 Day passed by quietly, so the new protocol works, but there were still low traffic volumes
Cyber-Thieves Aim At Cloud And Virtualised Servers
Cyber-criminals are attacking virtualised data centre systems and targeting cloud environments
PlayBook Upgrade Adds More Than In-App Payments
The 1.0.5 BlackBerry OS upgrade for RIM's PlayBook corrects some missing features and adds in-app payments
Intel Foundry Relationship With Apple Rumoured
Speculation Intel may become a foundry partner for Apple’s mobile chips, fuelled by Citigroup report
Zeus Malware Hidden In Fake LinkedIn Messages
The LinkedIn social networking site is being used to find victims to target with malicious phishing emails
IBM Offers Online Training For Software Developers
IBM has announced a free cloud service to help students and professionals build software development skills
IBM: 100 Years of Innovation
From mainframes to PCs, from software to operating systems, from open source to services - IBM has done it all
IBM Rational Launches Developer Tools
IBM Rational has launched a series of new tools designed for speed and collaboration
TemplateZone Announces Facebook Publishing Tool
TemplateZone has launched a web-based tool for creating professional Facebook page designs
Russian Reverse Engineer Praises Skype
Good products can't stay proprietary for long, says Efim Bushmanov, the Russian who published an open source version of Skype's protocol
Google Buys Social Media Analytics Provider
PostRank will give Google a tool for cutting through the social media noise and tracking discussions
Search Rivals Agree To Develop Common Standards
Microsoft Bing, Google and Yahoo Search have developed schemas to specify special search features
Open Source Researcher Reverse Engineers Skype
A researcher from Russia plans to reverse-engineer Skype, and has posted his source code online
Microsoft Creates New Conference For Developers
Microsoft continues its wooing of the development community, this time with a new conference
Acer To Follow Asus With ‘Ultrabook’ Launch
Acer President Jim Wong said the company plans to release an "ultrabook" this year
OpenOffice.org Project Moves To Apache
Oracle has donated the source code for OpenOffice to Apache in a surprise move
Massive Chinese Phishing Cyber-Attack Targets Gmail
Google has disclosed that a large-scale, spear-phishing attack focused on government officials and activists
Twitter Launches ‘Follow’ Button
Companies can now embed a 'Follow' button on their websites, to encourage readers to follow their tweets
Autodesk Helps Design Eco-Friendly Prototypes
Autodesk is using Granta Design's materials database to improve the sustainability of product prototypes
Government Admits Building Cyber-Weapons
The British government is building a 'toolbox' of offensive cyber-weapons, according to the armed forces minister
Jaspersoft Updates Business Intelligence Platform
Jaspersoft 4.1 adds new data analysis capabilities and 64-bit support for additional performance and scalability
Juniper’s Fabric Network Could Improve Security
Flattening the network to give a single layer topography should make it more secure, but could also attract hackers, says Eric Doyle
Report: Android Lags Apple In Paid Applications
Most Android developers aren't making much money from their work, according to Distimo
User’s Pick IBM Rational As Top Dev Tool Suite
An Evans Data survey shows IBM Rational tool suite beating Microsoft Visual Studio, Zend Studio and others