- Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left
- It's been a year since Bill Gates left Microsoft in his official capacity. At the time many speculated his departure would spark a significant shift in Redmond. But has that really happened? It's been a year since Bill Gates left Microsoft in his official capacity. At the time many...
- Tags: David Mitchell, Ray Ozzie, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Leadership, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Tim Ferguson silicon.com
- News items 2009-07-09
- Google reveals winners of bug contest
- Two security researchers are splitting a cash prize from Google after winning a bug-hunt contest designed to improve the security of Google Native Client technology. Two security researchers are splitting a cash prize from Google after winning a bug hunt contest designed to improve the security of Google Native...
- Tags: Google Inc., Researcher, security, Google, bugs, contest, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-07-09
- Calling IT to action for disaster recovery planning
- A new survey indicates that there is a significant disconnect between IT and business executives when it comes to disaster recovery preparedness, according to Patrick Doherty of SunGard Availability Services. Commentary - There is a significant disconnect...
- Tags: Information Technology, Disaster Recovery Planning, Business, Survey, IT System, Survey Result, Strategy, Data Management, Management, disaster recovery, security, budget, Patrick Doherty SunGard Availability Service
- News items 2009-07-08
- Gartner finds lukewarm response to SaaS
- Businesses are showing a lukewarm response to SaaS, despite an economic climate that would seem to encourage take-up of the technology, according to a new survey by Gartner. Businesses are showing a lukewarm response to SaaS, despite an economic climate that would seem to encourage take-up of the technology,...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Gartner Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, SaaS, Gartner, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-07-08
- Android on PC gets new input
- The developers of the LiveAndroid project have released the second alpha version of their software, which allows users to try out Google's mobile operating system without having to install it on a handset. The developers of the LiveAndroid project have released the second alpha version of their software, which...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., PC, Android, Operating System, LiveAndroid, Operating Systems, Software, Google, Chrome, Chrome OS, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-07-08
- Ubuntu netbook remix 'acid test' wrap-up
- It's time to test Ubuntu installation on a netbook again - this time on a current model, the HP Mini 2140. Time to wrap up one more open item - my informal "Acid Test" of UNR. The size of my test group has doubled from one to two,...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Netbook, UNR, Hardware, netbooks, J.A. Watson ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-07-08
- Starcraft II jettisons LAN support
- Much to the disappointment of many Starcraft fans, Blizzard has decided not to include a local area network multiplayer option in its upcoming release of Starcraft II. As part of Activision Blizzard's pre-2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo tele-press conference, Blizzard Entertainment executive Michael Morhaime confirmed what many had suspected: Starcraft...
- Tags: Game, Blizzard Entertainment, Starcraft II, Battle.net, LANs, Network Technology, Networking, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Starcraft, Blizzard, games, video games, Tom Magrino GameSpot
- News items 2009-07-07
- Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browser
- Microsoft researchers are trying to make its next-gen browsers act more like a traffic cop, keeping things moving smoothly and ensuring that the computer's resources are fairly allocated. Many people think that the browser is starting to replace the operating system as the center of the personal computer. ...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Gazelle, Web Browsers, Internet, browsers, Microsoft, operating systems, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-07-07
- Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
- Three patent applications made by Apple were published last week, covering technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition and RFID. Three patent applications made by Apple were published last week, covering technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition and radio frequency identification RFID. The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would...
- Tags: Patent, Apple Inc., Fingerprint Recognition, Fingerprint Recognition Patent, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Apple, patents, haptics, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-07-07
- Mobile apps changing the future of air travel
- Your mobile phone could become your concierge, reminding you to check in the minute you arrive at the airport or automatically ordering a taxi for you when your plane lands. In the future, your mobile phone could become your holiday concierge, reminding you to check in the minute you...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Taxi, App, Sita, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, travel, mobile apps, Nick Heath silicon.com
- News items 2009-07-06
- HTML 5 drops open-source video codec
- HTML 5 will no longer specify Ogg Theora as its video codec, the Google employee who maintains the burgeoning web-coding standard has announced. HTML 5 will no longer specify Ogg Theora as its video codec, the Google employee who maintains the burgeoning web-coding standard has announced. ...
- Tags: Web, HTML, Patent, Open Source, Codec, OGG, Video, H.264, Corporate Communications, Marketing, HTML 5, video codec, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-07-06
- June malware report - something's phishy
- June marked an increased in malware and the highest rate of phishing attacks to date on the Web, Fortinet's latest report on online threats found. June marked an increased in malware and the "highest rate of phishing attacks to date" on the Web, Fortinet's latest report on online threats...
- Tags: Fortinet Inc., Trojan Horse, Malware, Infostealer.Bancos, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Spam, Spam And Phishing, phishing, malwar, Fortinet, Adware & Malware, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-07-06
- Cern bombards Large Hadron Collider grid with stress tests
- The grid that will process data from the Large Hadron Collider has undergone stress testing, with Cern and other organisations trying to gauge its limits. The grid that will process data from the Large Hadron Collider has undergone stress testing, with Cern and other organizations trying to gauge its...
- Tags: Stress Test, Data, Grid, LHC, Large Hadron Collider, particle accelerator, Cern, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-07-06
- Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?
- Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com
- News items 2009-07-02
- With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers
- Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders. A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its...
- Tags: Web, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Firefox 3.5, Performance Improvement, Jetpack, Snowl, Web Browsers, Internet, Firefox, Mozilla, browsers, Chrome, Safari, IE, Stephen Shankland, CNET News, Stephen Shankland, CNET News
- News items 2009-06-30
- Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
- Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession. Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession, reiterating that security risk...
- Tags: Small And Medium Enterprise, PC, Virus, Intel Corp., Smb/Sme, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Recession, Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia, Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-06-29
- Sony PSP could get phone functions
- Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod and iPhone, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday. Sony is considering developing a mobile phone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple's highly popular iPod...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Nikkei, Phone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Sony PlayStation Portable, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, iPhone, IPod, Sony PSP, Reuters
- News items 2009-06-29
- Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google
- The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. As reports began to circulate, first of Jackson's...
- Tags: Google Inc., Malware, Michael Jackson, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Google, Spyware, Adware & Malware, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-06-26
- What PC makers are paying for Windows 7
- Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor. Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows...
- Tags: PC Company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bill Veghte, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, price, Ina Fried CNET News
- News items 2009-06-26
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
- All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of also becoming the keys to your car or house. All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, RFID, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, cell phones, Ericsson, Natasha Lomas silicon.com
- News items 2009-06-25
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