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BOSTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – A newly discovered vulnerability in the software that runs Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad and iPhone could allow hackers to enslave the popular mobile devices, three security firms said on Tuesday. The flaw affects Apple’s iOS, which also runs the iPod touch, and could allow hackers to take complete control of […]

LifeSize Communications has achieved the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for select LifeSize Room, Team, and Express HD video conferencing systems and the LifeSize Networker gateway, the company has announced, enabling their implementation by the U.S. Department of Defense. The move is part of an expansion of LifeSize’s expansion of its federal sales efforts. […]

TORONTO July 30 (Reuters) – Research In Motion (RIM) will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company’s plans. The Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry smartpnone will call the device the Blackpad, according to one of the […]

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL), alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundreds of millions of dollars in sales. The lawsuit alleged Oracle misrepresented its true commercial sales practices, ultimately leading to […]

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) – Ingram Micro Inc (NYSE:IM) reported higher-than-expected sales and profit on Thursday, but the company said it expects revenue in the current quarter to be flat sequentially. The world’s largest technology distributor reported a second-quarter net income of $67.7 million, or 41 cents per share, more than double the $25.3 […]

SEATTLE, July 28 (Reuters) – Symantec Corp (NASDAQ:SYMC) warned that second-quarter sales and profit would likely miss Wall Street estimates as spending on data storage systems remains weak, sending its shares down 8.3 percent. The world’s No. 1 security software maker on Wednesday reported higher quarterly net profit, but saw flat sales and signaled a […]

The servers also offer The TD230 tower provides managed solution providers and businesses the flexibility and performance they need to outfit nearly any work environment. Customers can choose between direct connect or hot swap configurations, as well as among a variety of high performance and high capacity hard drives. Because towers are usually located under […]

Tech Data has signed a distribution agreement with Greenway Medical Technologies and will offer solutions from that company, including its single-database electronic health records (EHR) through Tech Data’s Healthcare Specialized Business Unit. Tech Data will also offer Greenway’s practice management and interoperability solution, Primesuite. Greenway’s PrimeSuite centralizes patient records, clinical tools, billing, reporting, registration and […]

July 28 (Reuters) – Technology distributor Arrow Electronics Inc (NYSE:ARW) posted better-than-expected quarterly results driven by strength in its global component business and guided its third quarter well above Wall Street view. The distributor of electronic components and computer products expects to earn 96 cents to $1.06 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $4.39 […]

NEW YORK July 27 (Reuters) – Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Internet giant has had talks with makers of online games for […]

July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. copyright office issued exemptions to a copyright law, giving legal protection for people who unlock their smartphones like Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Changing operators’ fixed phone settings — a concept known as ‘jailbreaking’ — has become widely popular around the world since the 2007 introduction of Apple’s iPhone. The […]

NEW DELHI July 23 (Reuters Life!) – India has come up with the world’s cheapest "laptop," a touch-screen computing device that costs $35. India’s Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal this week unveiled the low-cost computing device that is designed for students, saying his department had started talks with global manufacturers to start mass production. […]