Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption
The burgeoning netbook market is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from analyst house Forrester.
Sandisk punts next gen SSD
Sandisk has unveiled the next generation of Solid State Drives (SSDs) aimed at the phenomenally successful netbook market.
Trend Micro signs up with BigFix
Content security vendor Trend Micro sought to broaden its appeal to large enterprises today by announcing a partnership deal with security management firm BigFix that will see Trend's endpoint security tools integrated with the BigFix platform.
Security experts warn against pirated Windows 7
Security experts have urged users to be wary of pirated early versions of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7 operating system because they may contain malware.
Tech firms dominate patent league table
Tech firms are leading the way in innovation if patent applications are any indication, according to the latest survey published by IEEE Spectrum, the magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
China targets big websites in Internet crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity.
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn
An expert witness in the class action suit against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5bn as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Google works on Android for the blind
Google is working on an add-on to its Android mobile phone operating system that would make it much easier for blind people to use.
RIAA dumps sleuthing firm
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is said to be calling off a deal with the company that gathered information for its legal campaigns.
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA
A small Sydney-based firm will pay a $10,000 ‘settlement’ to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for allegedly spamming numbers it had rented as a list from a commercial brokerage.
100GbE customer surge predicted within two years
100 Gigabit Ethernet technologies will outship OC-768 in just two years with growth driven largely by customers rather than carriers, according to Freesky Research.
