Google, CIA Invest in Recorded Future
The search giant is investing in a company that tries to predict the future by sophisticated scanning and analysis of thousands of websites.
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New Public Cloud Storage Services Target IT
Technology advances and lower costs make public cloud services a more attractive option for the enterprise.
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Beta Version of RIM's App World 2 Opens
Announcement comes just days before a big event in New York where new phones and a new OS are also expected.
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Research Highlights iPhone 4 Antenna Woes
A new report from PA Consulting in England tests Apple's iPhone 4 alongside other smartphones, and finds that its antenna issues are worse than its peers.
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Taking the Measure of the Twitter 'Crime Rate'
Researcher at Barracuda Networks has taken the measure of the "crime rate" on Twitter, which ranks somewhere in between e-mail and Facebook on the threat counter.
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Researcher Warns of IE Auto-Complete Flaw
At the Black Hat security conference, Whitehat Security CTO Jeremiah Grossman describes a browser flaw that could allow hackers to capture entries stored in Web forms.
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Microsoft Racing Ahead With Slate PCs: Ballmer
Addressing financial analysts at an annual company event, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer declared that slate computers are "job one" for the company.
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Microsoft Boasts Top Spot in Cloud Race
At the company's annual meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner, boasts that the software giant is "number one" in cloud computing.
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Aruba Taps Cloud to Secure Black Hat Wi-Fi
Networking vendor Aruba goes mesh to secure the Black Hat wireless network, pitting its cloud-based security service against a notoriously hostile crowd.
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Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes
Privacy concerns over Google and the CIA; HP's enterprise slate; why online gaming might help your career and more.
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U.S. General Details the Impact of Cyber War
At the Black Hat security conference, retired General and former CIA director Michael Hayden explains the dangers of cyber attacks.
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House Reps. Introduce Spectrum Auction Bill
Lawmakers introduce voluntary incentive auction act that they hope will achieve a compromise between dueling interests.
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DoJ Sues Oracle Claiming Contract Fraud
Oracle became the latest technology company to feel the Justice Department's fury after it was hit with a lawsuit alleging it defrauded the federal government on a massive software contract.
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Amazon Debuts New, Low Price Wi-Fi Kindle
With the iPad on its heels, Amazon cuts the price of its newest e-book reader and adds Wi-Fi support.
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Millions of Home Routers Insecure: Black Hat
Security researcher at Black Hat conference warns that outside hackers can gain control of a home router and use it as an entry point to take over the LAN.
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Researcher Warns Most Sites Get SSL Wrong
At Black Hat, security researcher presents his latest work demonstrating the widespread misconfiguration of websites that implement SSL protection.
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Report Details Hottest IT Investments
Windows 7, desktop virtualization and unified computing lead the pack in Computer Economics' report. But investment in some other well-known technologies is stalled.
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Dell Offers New Security for the Midmarket
New products and services are aimed at medium-sized companies that can't afford enterprise-class security.
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Authorities Nab Mariposa Botnet Kit Purveyor
A 23-year-old man was arrested last week in Slovenia for allegedly creating and selling the Butterfly botnet kit used to spread the loathsome Mariposa botnet.
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Citrix Soars as Symantec, Nvidia Plunge
Technology earnings reports have been mixed so far this quarter.
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