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January 4, 2012 Off

The state of information security – 2011-2012

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While it’s still important to classify cyberattacks by their risk levels, it is now more valuable to think of attacks in terms of the motivations behind them.

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January 4, 2012 Off

India’s $47 Aakash tablet tops 1.4 million sales in two weeks

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Initial sales of India’s $47 Aakash tablet were so brisk that its vendor has established 3 more factories to produce it.

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January 4, 2012 Off

Google punishes itself for lousy Chrome promo

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Google has demoted Chrome in its own search results after an effort to have bloggers promote the Google browser backfired.

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January 3, 2012 Off

Hackers aim to launch Internet satellite network, moon mission

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A group of hackers wants to use satellites launched with balloons to set up an Internet network that that can’t be censored by governments.

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December 29, 2011 Off

Apple preparing to deliver iPad twins (rumor)

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According to DigiTimes, Apple will unveil two versions of its next-generation tablet next month at the Macworld|iWorld conference.

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December 16, 2011 Off

Why Mobile BI? Just ask anyone in Hollywood

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According to Gartner, one-third of all Business Intelligence access will be through mobile devices in the next few years. Other than the sex-appeal, what practical benefits are driving enterprise…

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December 16, 2011 Off

4 steps to success: Becoming a revenue-centric digital marketer through Web content management

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Marketing is no longer just about awareness and brand; marketing has to prove itself as an important part of the engine that generates revenue.

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December 16, 2011 Off

SOPA votes derailed by politician’s ‘offensive’ tweet

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A marathon debate in the House of Representatives on the Stop Online Piracy Act came to a halt after a snarky post from Twitter surfaced.

December 9, 2011 Off

Clouds are not secure, clouds are not reliable (Part 2 of 2)

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It is possible to offer resilience in cloud platforms, in applications that leverage them, or both.

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December 9, 2011 Off

WebOS is doomed to fail

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Hewlett-Packard may think it’s resuscitating WebOS by turning it into an open-source platform, but the truth is the plug was pulled a long time ago.

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December 7, 2011 Off

Stop driving IT with your ‘rear-view mirror’

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Companies and government agencies previously used data to understand what has happened in the past. Now they want to learn what is happening now.

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December 7, 2011 Off

Google’s Schmidt claims Android is beating iPhone

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Speaking at the LeWeb conference in Paris, Google’s Eric Schmidt says his company’s phones are better based on price, vendors, and Ice Cream Sandwich.

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December 6, 2011 Off

Cyber security: Are stricter regulations the answer?

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Government networks, critical infrastructure operators, and the private sector are facing an increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks and breaches of information security — often…

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December 6, 2011 Off

New Opera tweaks threads, mail client

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The new Opera upgrade includes interface changes, better HTML5 support, and faster handling of secure sites,

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December 2, 2011 Off

HP’s Whitman: Infrastructure over software

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CEO Meg Whitman stated that the company’s core strength is in IT infrastructure and, with this in mind, is working to restore confidence among customers and investors.

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