FTW: RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook FIPS Certified
As the tablet war rages on, it’s hard to tell which one is really winning. New features and better specs are the main focal points in the development of better tablets. But RIM focused…
VMware Staves Off Microsoft Hyper-V, Seeks UK Government Contracts
By Saroj Kar
VMware is said to be the pioneer of virtualization. Whenever VMware announces a big idea, it’s a big deal for the virtualization world. But competitors are on the rise, and Microsoft is making a…
Utterly Overpriced! Court Orders Oracle to Lower Google Lawsuit Amount
By Cherr Aira
“Are you kidding me?!” If this statement would be legally appropriate and be accepted as a court ruling, then this would have been in the judge’s order by now, as we speak of Oracle’s…
Socialcast’s Collaboration Tool Extends VMware Presence in the Cloud
By Saroj Kar
Socialcast has added several new features to its enterprise-grade microblogging platform, including an external collaboration tool to support the company calls as the ‘extended enterprise’ offering to external contractors, suppliers, clients, partners and customers.…
Jumio’s Payments Breakthrough Challenges PayPal, Square, And Others
By Tom Foremski
Jumio’s breakthrough “NetSwipe” payment processing technology that transforms any webcam into a credit card terminal, has the potential to threaten PayPal and emerging payment startups such as Square. With NetSwipe customers simply show their…
ARM Beats Wall Street Expectations Thanks to Mobile Demand
U.K-based chipmaker ARM reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 today. The firm has seen a tremendous amount of growth, a trend that’s expected to extend to the third quarter of…
Microsoft Unveils Makeover for Xbox 360 Bluetooth Headset and Remote
xBox’s good old kinda-soap-shaped white media remote that has stayed as it is for 6 years now is finally getting a restyle. It has always been a good addition to the console’s package as…
Rovio Angers the Patent Gods, Gets Sued by U.S. Firm
Rovio, the Finnish game company responsible for the runaway hit Angry Birds, is currently facing a legal issue on patent violation. Angry Birds is maintaining popularity at one million downloads per day, garnering the…
Amy Winehouse Survey Scam Hits Facebook Amid Other Attacks Capitalizing on Her Death
By Kyt Dotson
Over the weekend we saw the death of a celebrity, Amy Winehouse, an English singer with no small stack of accolades; par for the course, cybercriminals leapt to the offensive the moment the news…
Verizon, Samsung Push 4G with Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch
So, what do consumers take into consideration when they want to buy a tablet? They consider low price first followed by high resolution display then better input features. Most users are looking to buying…