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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:36
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.

SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:26
The SD Association should rev its flash card specification in 2011 with faster cards arriving the year after. Also at IFA, Toshiba announces faster cards using today's SD technology.

Google settles Buzz lawsuit for US$8.5M

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:50
Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.

U.N. exec: Cyberwar could be 'worse than tsunami'

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:42
Proposal for a global "cyberpeace" treaty has met "a lot of resistance" from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union.

Macau offers world's cheapest broadband

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:09
Three Asian markets among top five worldwide for cheapest fixed line broadband access, but accessibility and affordability remains a challenge globally, new U.N. report finds.

$1.8B potential for location-based advertising

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:27
Location-based services take-up rate may be slow for now, but an ABI analyst says this segment of global mobile marketing revenue may hit US$1.8 billion in five years' time.

SingTel brings social media monitoring tool to SMBs

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:05
SingTel, in partnership with local startup JamiQ, is bringing a stripped-down version of the latter's flagship social media monitoring tool to target the "over 100,000" small and midsize businesses in Singapore, says exec.

Korean phone makers rank among greenest

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:46
LG and Samsung are two of the top five greenest mobile makers, according to a new report which noted that worldwide phone recycling efforts are still lacking.

Using Parallel class for simple multithreading

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:18
In this programming tutorial about Parallel Extensions in .NET 4, Justin James focuses on imperative parallelism as presented by the Parallel class.

Samsung: Galaxy Tab has leg up on Apple iPad

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:48
Korean electronics giant says the features of its Android-based tablet match and sometimes outshine Apple's iPad. Samsung has its work cut out to convince the masses.

Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:37
Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.

Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:28
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.

Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware ships

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:10
Businesses that buy vSphere licences will get SLES free of charge, as Novell and VMware continue a collaboration centred on making it easier to move workloads across clouds.

Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:00
Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.

Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:58
Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.

Google, AOL renew search deal

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:43
Under the arrangement, Google provides search for AOL and the companies share revenue. The AOL-Google search pact now includes mobile search and YouTube.

Securing consumer gadgets in the workplace

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:43
news analysis Security issues surrounding the consumerization of IT aren't insurmountable--they can be resolved by putting in place the right policies and technologies.

Twitter to record all links users click

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:06
In a move that could raise privacy concerns, microblogging site said it will record and analyze every link users click on when using its Web site or any of the thousands of third-party apps.

Dell abandons battle to buy 3Par

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:59
HP has won the short, sharp race to add the data storage management company to its enterprise portfolio, nearly doubling the value of the acquisition in the process.

IDC: Long-term NBN price war not feasible

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:26
As industry players unveil connectivity plans for Singapore's national broadband network, analyst notes value-add services will be differentiator going forward while observers say initial adoption to be slow.