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- RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working
RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...
- UK warned of China, India software threat
Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...
- Free software great and small
They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...
- Common misconceptions about database security
There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich. Commentary--You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the ?crown jewels? of sensitive information, need protecting....
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'
Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride's court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. ...
- HP develops new type of memory circuit
It took about 40 years to find it, but HP scientists said they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up. CHICAGO--It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they...
- Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'
The founder of Mozilla Europe claims Adobe and Microsoft's rich-media tech threatens the open nature of the web but concedes they are currently necessary for multimedia content. Companies building websites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of...
- Forums aflame over 'Grand Theft Auto IV' freeze
With the heavily anticipated release of 'Grand Theft Auto IV,' Rockstar finds itself dealing with still more troubleshooting trouble, as online forums are buzzing with reports of crashes. Last month, the launch of Rockstar Games' Bully on the Xbox 360 was marred by a bevy of crash bugs and...
- Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home
Graduates from India's tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the...
- Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10'
Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...
- The Long Tail of Services
The "Long Tail" explains the growing use of services outside of the core domains of SOA, business process implementation and integration, says XAWare chief science officer, Kirstan Vandersluis. Commentary--The "Long Tail" moniker has been used extensively some would say overused in marketing and mass media over the last couple...
- Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverage
NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft's Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video. Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. NBC's senior vice president of...
- Sophos: One Web page infected every five seconds
A security threat report from Sophos says that attacks are on the rise with an average of 15,000 Web pages compromised daily over the past three months. Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to...
- Week in review: Psystar and the Mac minions
A saga surrounding Mac clone maker Psystar grabs the attention of Macdom. And news from three tech bellwethers offers reassurance. (By CNET News.com's Leslie Katz) Capping a saga that had Apple watchers atwitter all week, the payment-processing merchant for Mac clone maker Psystar abruptly ended its relationship with...
- Census for open-source apps kicks off
Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it's become.By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK A project aimed at delivering the first detailed survey of how open-source software is used in businesses is off the ground. Open-source...
- AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
Blame it on all that content, especially videos, bring thrown into the pipes. But don't wish for government intervention, executive says.By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK? AT&T to trim workforce ? Comcast, AT&T absent from FCC hearing U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the...
- Microsoft woos hobbyist developers
Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition. Microsoft is trying to foster more interest in embedded software, encouraging amateur developers to experiment with programmable components in devices from toasters to televisions. The...
- Watchdog wants global drive against online child abuse
Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 sites that peddle abusive images of children and says countries need to work together to fight the problem.From Reuters Hundreds of child abuse Web sites around the world could be shut down if countries worked together to tackle the problem, an Internet watchdog...
- Cheap Mac clone draws angry response
Florida-based Psystar, the company advertising a Mac-compatible system, has attracted criticism from the hackers who created the underlying software. Update: A Florida-based firm advertising cheap, Mac-compatible systems running on standardized hardware has created a swirl of controversy this week--and drawn an angry response from one of the principal hackers...
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