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A vulnerability in Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser could be exploited, security experts have warned. Despite the hoopla about the superior security of Firefox, Secunia Research reported that the browser could be used by malicious people, know as phishers, to spoof the source URL displayed in the browser's "Download Dialog" box "The problem is...
Chip challenger AMD is poised to announce its new mobile processor, dubbed Turion, to take on the increasingly significant mobile PC market and to shorten Intel's head start in the thinner and lighter PCs that are popular currently Although it has aggressively challenged and won market share from Intel with its server and desktop computer processor...
In the doldrums of January, how could it be hard to sell Tahiti? Perhaps that was TiVo's thought when it named the strategy it unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. "Tahiti" is the umbrella term for the company's plans for a host of premium services designed to compete against the ever-encroaching DVR boxes from cable and satellite TV providers...
EBay has launched a major initiative that brings together leading technology companies, government agencies, environmental groups and millions of eBay users to confront the problem of "e-waste" -- unused or obsolete computers that might pose environmental hazards when disposed of in landfills The centerpiece of the Rethink Initiative is a Web site ...
The number of malicious code attacks aimed at mobile phones continues to expand, with the latest threat coming from a variant of the Skulls Trojan Security firm F-Secure said the variant, which it has dubbed Skulls.D, targets smart phones using the Symbian operating system and disguises itself as a freeware application, this time as an updated vers...
Not too many years ago, the acronym VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) was virtually unheard of. Today, it is becoming an everyday term. In fact, the major phone companies ignore this technology at their peril A while back, I remember trying to set up my computer to receive and send phone calls via VoIP. I quickly learned the meaning of full-duple...
While January 1 is a great mile-marker in any business timeline, the urgency for change needs to be dictated by honest assessments rather than by the flip of calendar pages. We all have enough to do already, and no one wants another action item list. That's why resolutions can turn out to be counterproductive Too many companies enter the new year ...
What began as an MIT group project in a Somerville, Mass., garage four years ago has evolved into a unique and successful developer of RFID, sensing and embedded computing technologies. In August, 2000, the original five founders of ThingMagic, all armed with MIT Ph.D.s, came up with an idea for a solution to a problem assigned by the Cambridge-based Auto-ID Center. Since then, the company has begun to seal its place as the supplier of one of the hottest RFID readers available...
Many people think of scientific disciplines, such as chemistry or physics, as purely fact-based endeavors, not concerned with the fuzzy field of politics. That's rarely the case because when humans are involved, things often get messy A perfect example is the question of cold fusion. Back in 1989, scientists Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann anno...
Bill Gates made a big announcement about a deal with TiVo, the digital video recording company, but it was the Microsoft head who might have wanted to hit rewind as his presentation crashed to a blue Windows screen during his Consumer Electronic Show (CES) keynote yesterday Gates, making the presentation with late night television host Conan O'Brie...
Six Apart, which develops and provides blogging software and service, announced today that it has acquired Danga Interactive, operator of LiveJournal, an online community organized around personal journals, for an undisclosed amount The merger of the two blogging pioneers makes the new company a blogging powerhouse serving up 6.5 million blogs, wit...
Reports of the demise of the consolidation trend in the wireless sector might have been premature, as Alltel, whichcurrently ranks sixth in the U.S., is reportedly in talks to buy regional carrier Western Wireless The deal, which has yet to be made official, would be worth an estimated US$4 billion, including the assumption of $2 billion worth of d...
Every holiday season, online retailers develop a "tractor beam" focus on customers, ensuring orders are met, packages arrive on time and toys are in stock. However, historical data show that January is even busier than December -- and more valuable for building and solidifying customer loyalty, according to BroadVision, a global provider of personalized self-service Web applications...
Business folks reach agreements, lawyers write the contracts. This being the case, often times a business person need not concern him or herself with the details of the final contract or what is commonly referred to as the "legalese" aspects of an agreement However, there are exceptions in that there are a small number of legal issues that a smart ...
Just as many companies that adopted CRM applications years ago often failed to use the data they collected, call centers that tape inbound calls for regulatory compliance and quality assurance often lack the time and the staff to listen to the calls and learn from them Enter speech analytics software. More companies are employing the technology to ...
Instant messaging is no longer just a quick and easy way to keep in touch with family and friends: It is quickly becoming a mainstay in the workplace, creating a new set of problems to worry about for information technology professionals International Data Corporation, a technology research firm, estimated that the number of corporate IM users will...
Although celebrities such as Jackie Chan, rapper Ludacris and baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. will make appearances, the real stars at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week will be the cutting-edge gadgets Now considered to be the biggest IT show in North America after last year's cancellation of Comdex -- which was m...
Customers of all major wireless phone carriers continue to be largely unhappy with the service they're getting, but analysts say consumers probably aren't nearly disgruntled enough to slow the growth of the mobile industry Consumer Reports said its annual survey of cell phone users found a majority had experienced recent problems with service, bill...
In a move to gain market share in the corporate world, Mandrakesoft today announced two new products geared toward the enterprise. Its new "enterprise-ready" Corporate Server and Corporate Desktop take the company outside its main focus -- making Linux available to the largest number of users -- and into a realm of new opportunity This is not Mandr...
All you will need to establish a worldwide trademark is the desire to go global with a powerful global identity. The rest will fit if you follow the right procedures and make sure your entire organization is ready to play the new global games There has been a drop in the old branding cost of some 95 percent, and that has changed the entire branding...
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