Enterprise computing increasingly will hinge on cloud computing and virtualization, and Advanced Micro Devices’ server chip road map dovetails nicely with that trend, according to a company executive. In a recent interview with eWEEK here, Vlad Rozanovich, director of North America commercial business for AMD, noted the various trends—mobile computing and social networking, increasing amounts [...]
NASA has a number of serious computer and network security issues that could have complicated missions and jeopardized lives, according to the latest audit report. In an internal audit report, titled “Inadequate Security Practices Expose Key NASA Network to Cyber Attack,” the Office of the Inspector General found critical vulnerabilities on six servers connected to [...]
By: Don Reisinger A new report has surfaced, claiming Google is in the process of working with LG to release a Nexus tablet over the summer. For now, details are slim, and neither Google nor LG has commented on the possibility of such a launch. But that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from guessing what the [...]
By: Nicholas Kolakowski This week, Microsoft began pushing through its long-awaited “NoDo” update for Windows Phone 7, although device owners in the United States could have a longer wait before receiving theirs. The “NoDo” update includes cut-and-paste and improvements to Messaging, WiFi and Outlook. It tweaks the “stability of switching between camera and video modes,” according [...]
By: Don Reisinger Samsung used its Unpacked event at CTIA March 22 to discuss the upcoming Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. As one might expect, the former features an 8.9-inch display, while the latter comes with a 10.1-inch screen. Aside from that, both tablets are quite similar, running a dual-core processor, Android 3.0 Honeycomb [...]
By: Don Reisinger It didn’t take long for Mozilla’s Firefox 4 to gain immense popularity. As of this writing, millions of people have downloaded the new browser and by the look of things, its appeal to Web users has yet to slow down. By all measures, Firefox 4 seems to be on top of its game, [...]
By: Clint Boulton Amazon.com March 22 opened its Amazon Appstore for Android, offering free and paid applications based on the open-sourceoperating system, albeit with some features that differentiate it from Google’s competing Android Market. While the Android Market lets users download free and paid applications, the Amazon Appstore will let users testapplications they’re interested in on a simulated [...]
By: Don Reisinger In a blockbuster move that could have serious ramifications on the wireless industry, AT&T announced on March 20 that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a deal valued at about $39 billion. The combined company will have nearly 130 million subscribers if the deal is able to make its [...]
By: Clint Boulton AT&T March 20 agreed to purchase T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG, paying $39 billion in cash and stock for the struggling phone carrier to help accelerate its 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network plans. AT&T will pay Deutsche Telekom $25 billion, with the remainder to be paid in AT&T stock for T-Mobile in [...]
By: Nathan Eddy NASA’s Messenger spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. March 17, the space agency reported, marking the first time a spacecraft has accomplished what NASA called an “engineering and scientific milestone” at the solar system’s innermost planet. The probe will continue to orbit the planet once every 12 hours for [...]
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