Year: 2012
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Smartphones, Tablets, Android Are Why Malware Is Going Mobile in 2012
For years, computer users’ biggest security threats were attacks against their desktop computers and applications. But cyber-criminals increasingly have been turning their sights toward mobile devices and Web applications, as they are fertile new ground for lucrative cyber-attacks. It won’t happen overnight, of course, and there will still be more than enough security flaws impacting… Read more
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AMD ‘Ultrathin’ Notebooks to Undercut Intel Ultrabooks by $200: Report
Advanced Micro Devices officials reportedly are not ready to concede the super-thin notebook space to Intel despite the headlines garnered by the larger chip maker s ultrabook strategy at the recent 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. During the event the week of Jan. 9, AMD officials outlined the company s plans for its upcoming Trinity platform,… Read more
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Solid-State Disk Storage Costs to Fall in 2012: Nexsan
The current mindset regarding solid-state disk (SSD) drives is that they are extremely expensive, but the reality is that both SSD drives and systems have dropped in price significantly, making them a viable option for select applications in today’s IT environments. That’s according to a report from disk-based data storage systems provider Nexsan, which released… Read more
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Wikipedia, Google, Others Protest SOPA, PIPA
Categories: News and TrendsThe Web s response to SOPA and PIPA is officially in full swing. Both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECTIP (PIPA) at hand in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, respectively are intended to curb online piracy by allowing copyright holders to block access to domestic and foreign Websites allegedly distributing illegal… Read more
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Symantec Acquires LiveOffice for Cloud-Based Archiving
Data protection and cloud services provider Symantec, filling out its cloud and collaboration software portfolio, revealed Jan. 16 that it has acquired longtime partner LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based archiving services. Financial details of the transaction were not released, but Jefferies & Company equity analyst Aaron Schwartz said in a media advisory that he estimated… Read more
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Microsoft System Center 2012 Bridges Hybrid Cloud
Categories: Tech CompaniesThis week Microsoft announced that it made its System Center 2012 Release Candidate available to better help its customers and partners build out private cloud infrastructure and provide a single pane of glass management for hybrid clouds. According to Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business, Microsoft is taking the covers off of… Read more