IT News Roundup

Firefox and Adobe Reach the Top on Vulnerable Software List

2009-12-19T08:47:00.000-06:00

Firefox reached the top of the most vulnerable software this year, while holes in Adobe software gained thrice the amount of holes that it had last year, according to statistics compiled by Qualys, a vulnerability management provider. Qualys tallied 102 vulnerabilities that were found in Firefox this year, up from 90 last year. The numbers are based on running totals in the National

Federal Trade Commission Sues Intel for Anticompetitive Tactics

2009-12-19T08:13:00.000-06:00

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it is suing Intel, claiming that the chip giant has illegally used its dominance to stymie competition and to strengthen its own monopoly. FTC says, the company has robbed consumers of both choice and innovation in microprocessors, including those that outshone Intel's own: "Intel's anticompetitive tactics were designed to put the brakes on

Sony Ericsson is Launching Xperia Smartphone based on Google Android OS

2009-11-03T12:11:00.000-06:00

Sony Ericsson is releasing a new smartphone Xperia X10, which is based on Google's latest mobile operating system Android. It is being code-named Rachel and the technical specs and an official video has also been released. The X10, or Rachel, has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, which should make this one of the fastest Android phones yet. The phone will sport version 1.6 of Android--aka

Microsoft Signature PC's Hitting the Road

2009-11-01T05:23:00.000-06:00

The "Microsoft Signature" PCs that are being sold at Microsoft's retail and online stores contain a bunch of extra Windows Live software, but also feature something rarely found on a PC--a clean desktop. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has started pushing selling PC's through it's online and retail stores and the difference Microsoft is making is that the PC's being sold contain all Microsoft

Windows 7 is here...

2009-10-25T05:53:00.000-05:00

With all the anticipated wait for Windows 7, it has finally been released on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Without going into details, I'll describe the top 7 Windows 7 features that will lead you to love Windows 7. 1 - Performance boost Without a doubt the top Windows 7 feature is performance. On every system that I’ve put Windows 7 on, I’ve seen a performance boost. You'll notice faster boot-up

NASA Plans to Crash Two Spacecrafts into Moon's Surface on Friday

2009-10-09T11:11:00.001-05:00

NASA has planned to crash two spacecrafts traveling with 5400 mph into the surface of moon on Friday morning October 9 at 4:31:19 a.m. PDT, to blow up some moon surface and find water. As it races toward the moon, the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will launch the still-attached upper stage of the Atlas V Centaur rocket to strike the moon first and create a cloud of debris

How to Prevent an e-Discovery Disaster

2009-10-06T13:10:00.003-05:00

e-Discovery disasters can result in devastating consequences. Lost evidences can lead a company to be fined with multimillion-dollars or lose an otherwise court case which was otherwise winnable. Here are some best practices for IT Managers to stick to in order to prevent such situations. Talk to your legal department on a regular basis. One benefit of meeting with in-house counsel

Intel's Light Peak Technology Aims to Replace all Data Cables in a PC with One Fiber Cable

2009-10-04T09:51:00.000-05:00

Intel has developed a new technology called Light Peak to replace the bunch of cables sprouting out of PCs with a single fiber-optic link. Intel's vision is one replacement for the cable to monitors, external drives, scanners, and any other device that plugs in to a computer. Dadi Perlmutter, the newly promoted co-general manager of Intel's Architecture Group said the components for the

Why Majority of CIOs Abstain from Mac

2009-10-03T17:16:00.001-05:00

Although it's like an established fact that Microsoft Windows has a market share of more than 92% and with the recent release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Apple has gained 8% of market share, there are other reasons majority of the CIOs stay away from don't like a Mac. Nearly all the business users can't and don't make a change just because of the bells and whistles of a Operating System. Hardware

Dell Releasing Wireless Rechargeable Laptop

2009-10-03T15:01:00.001-05:00

Dell is releasing a new laptop "Latitude Z" for business customers which has everything else that can be expected in a newer laptop but it certainly has one feature that none of the other laptops yet have. Curious? Let me tell you what it is and your curiosity will transform into surprise! Latitude Z is capable of being recharged over-the-air. Yes! Wireless Recharging. It's a breathtaking step

Facebook Shuts Down Malware Spreading Fake Profiles

2009-10-03T11:12:00.005-05:00

Facebook conducted a vigorous scanning of user profiles on Thursday to identify and shutdown those which were found identical and were created for the purpose of spreading malware. A number of AVG Antivirus users reported that AVG's link scanning service detected a lot of profiles with identical data but different names. These profiles contained a home video which displayed a fake antivirus

Nanotechnology will make Humans Immortal by 2040

2009-10-01T12:39:00.002-05:00

Nanotechnology has advanced to such a degree that it would make human life immortal by 2040 and will help back up our memories and personalities. Nanobots will be travelling in our bodies and effectively wiping out diseases by repairing damaged cells and organs. Cancer will become history. The technology is called NanoTechnology because it deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (

Apple Releases OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 on Aug 28 2009

2009-08-26T06:23:00.012-05:00

"Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever and we're happy to get it to users earlier than expected," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "For just $29, Leopard users get a smooth upgrade to the world's most advanced operating system and the only system with built in Exchange support."Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale

Microsoft Barred from Selling Word!!! It Is A Big Deal!

2009-08-17T10:18:00.005-05:00

A federal judge in Texas has ordered Microsoft to stop selling any version of it's flagship word processor, "Microsoft Word" that contains custom taggings for XML. This will be effective in 60 days. Microsoft has 2 months to appeal and it will. Microsoft will not let a single day pass by without selling Word.This is a roundup, for details click on the title of this article.

Facebook Becoming a Source of Jealousy for Lovers

2009-08-12T07:18:00.007-05:00

When was the next time you saw your lover's profile on facebook after a fight? Just to see the status of relationship? Oh! don't get me wrong. Some social psychologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario would like you to know that they can prove that your heartbreak is largely Facebook's fault, or rather that the fault lies in the fact that Facebook exists. After a little research, the wise

A DNA Computer Can Solve Problems

2009-08-11T09:34:00.008-05:00

DNA has been used to do simple number crunching before, but a system developed by Israeli scientists can effectively answer yes or no questions. Strands of DNA are designed to give off a green light corresponding to "yes".The team, led by Tom Ran and Ehud Shapiro of the Weizmann Institute in Israel, has been developing DNA-based computation systems for a number of years, including "computers"

Now You Can be the Terminator or Cyborg!!!

2009-08-11T09:07:00.004-05:00

While eye worn or behind the eye Augmented Reality is still in it's infancy, mobile operator have already strated to harness the geographical data on the internet to be combined with a mobile phone's video camera view.With this technology, you just point it at some loction and the LCD of you phone will automatically fetching information from the web and put it on the screen just like Terminator's

Microsoft Lays Off 3,000 (and counting) Employees!!!

2009-05-11T10:27:00.004-05:00

Source: NetworkWorld.comMicrosoft Corp. laid off 3,000 workers last week in the second wave of a major reduction announced in January. And in a memo to employees, CEO Steve Ballmer said more cuts are possible."As we move forward, we will continue to closely monitor the impact of the economic downturn on the company and if necessary, take further actions on our cost structure, including additional

Windows 7 Release Candidate Leaked (Before May 5th)

2009-04-24T12:43:00.004-05:00

Folks,Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) has been leaked on various P2P Networks. While you might find it difficult to resist the temptation to get your hands on this long awaited and most appreciated version of Windows from Microsoft, it is however advisable that you wait until May the 5th 2009 to get the genuine (but free) one. Did I say genuine? Well, critics are not yet sure if the version available

PC BSD Released New 7.1 Galileo Edition (Operating System)

2009-04-10T14:10:00.010-05:00

Credit: (PC BSD Press Release)Also Appeared at: http://www.osnews.com/story/21293/PC-BSD_7_1_Galileo_ReleasedThe PC-BSD Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of PC-BSD 7.1 - Galileo Edition! Version 7.1 contains a number of enhancements, improvements and bugfixes from the 7.0 series. FreeBSD 7.2-PreKDE 4.2.2The new KDE 4 printer applet enables users to easily add and manage

Online Applications are Heaven on the Clouds!!!

2009-04-08T10:18:00.011-05:00

How many times have you reached your office desk just to find that your favorite USB Drive on which you had saved your files is actually at home??? OR you emailed yourself an important report and when you reached office you found that your email client's not working?Online Applications solve this problem... All your files get stored online and you can edit them right on the web, nothing is

Ford to use Opera Browser in the World’s First Broadband-capable, in-dash Computer System

2009-04-04T10:00:00.003-05:00

(Credit: Opera) – Mountain View, CAOwners of Ford F-150, Super Duty, E-Series and Transit Connect trucks and vans will now be able to access the full Web from the convenience of their vehicles, thanks to Opera and Ford Work Solutions. Opera will be the featured browser on Ford’s industry-first, broadband-capable, in-dash computer.With this technology, truck and van owners (contractors, farmers,

Microsoft Giving Windows 7 for FREE !!!

2009-04-01T09:22:00.019-05:00

Microsoft announced today that they are going to give all versions (SKUs) of Windows 7 for free. Critics are saying that this is in a reaction to Apple's costly Operating System Macintosh against which Microsoft has been runing an ad campaign and finally gets down to this decision.Starting from today, this offer will remain valid throughout the month of April 2009.Click here and get registered to

Search Engine Combo, Google gets Yahoo! and Live!

2009-03-31T16:46:00.005-05:00

Google is testing a new version of it's homepage that is expected to give the users the ability to search in all the three major Search Engines;GoogleYahoo!Live!Now wait a minute, when you say Yahoo! it sounds OK, but Microsoft Live!!!!! it is going to be amazing if it really happens, or we might discover another secret of the IT world :PTwo new buttons will take place of "I'm Feeling Lucky"

Windows 7 build 7068 gets Leaked...

2009-03-31T16:29:00.004-05:00

Alright everyone, here's another leaked version of Microsoft Windows 7 build 7068.There has not much changed in this version since the previous build 7057. I believe there would be some minor tweaks and wallpaper changes. Anyway, it's another new thing to play with and we can expect a way being paved to the Windows 7 Release Candidate.Windows 7 is expected to come in the following flavors called