It"s faster than Windows, it fights viruses - and it"s free. Jimmy Lee Shreeve on the software that"s bringing more power to our PCs Unless you use an Apple Mac - or you"re a particularly dedicated geek - your computer almost certainly runs a version of Microsoft Windows. There"s little choice in the matter; almost all consumer PCs come with Windows already installed. Can you be bothered to change that?But now, this stranglehold has been broken. Dell, one of the globa... Read Full Story
... AT&T; and Apple may face an uphill battle prosecuting hackers who untether the iPhone from the AT&T wireless network.It sure sounds like a steal. On Aug. 31, George Hotz plans to trade in his iPhone for a metallic blue Nissan (NSANY) 350Z sports car and three brand-new iPhones. But the 17-year-old's device is no ordinary Apple phone. Hotz hacked his iPhone and unlocked it so that it can be used on a variety of cell-phone networks, becoming the first person known to have done so. T... Read Full Story
Nokia, the world's largest cell phone maker, unveiled an online music store, a gaming service and four new multimedia handsets in a move to take a greater share of consumer spending from mobile operators.Nokia, which sells more than one third of the world's cell phones and is seeking new sources of revenue as that industry matures, said its core market of making mobile handsets was just "not enough anymore.""We are trying to make the cake bigger for everyone: our piece ... Read Full Story
Vodafone is upgrading its mobile broadband services to offer speeds that are 10 times faster than the current "standard".From 3 September subscribers will be able to download content up to 14 times faster and upload at around 10 times the speed via HSUPA (high-speed uplink packet access) technology.The upgraded service will be rolled out during the autumn, starting with central London and major airports - including the London airports, Birmingham and Manchester - before being pushed... Read Full Story
Employee mobility (43%), convenience (23%) and increased productivity (12%) are the key factors driving wireless network adoption by UK businesses according to recent industry rese Employee mobility (43%), convenience (23%) and increased productivity (12%) are the key factors driving wireless network adoption by UK businesses according to recent industry research conducted on behalf of wireless network assurance solution provider, AirMagnet. The research demonstrated that although British com... Read Full Story
Deutsche Telekom hopes to tap into the growing market for television over the Web with new packages and lower prices in its drive to keep and win back customers. Europe's largest telecoms group by sales said it plans to gain 100,000-200,000 new customers by the end of this year for its Internet-based TV, said board member Timotheus Hoettges at a press conference ahead of the start of a trade fair in Berlin.Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) will be available to 17.2 million households by the end... Read Full Story
I am not a tech-savvy guy. Still, when I get into my car for the morning commute, I bristle with digital devices. I have an iPod full of music, a BlackBerry that doubles as a phone, and a CD loaded with MP3s of tunes passed along by offspring or friends who want to upgrade my musical tastes. On the way to work, I am tempted to fumble with the iPod's touchy selector wheel to find the podcast of that NPR quiz show I like. Or I might punch a number into my phone handset to make a call. Eithe... Read Full Story
Investors on the hunt for funds risk communicating their key concepts to potential rivals.For the entrepreneur, balancing the need to protect a business idea and the need to share it with potential investors and partners can be tricky. That is especially so in Silicon Valley where thousands of would-be technology moguls are racing to create the next big thing, and where good ideas, sometimes based on merely a few fleeting bits of software code, have a way of spreading around.'My advice to... Read Full Story
Software included with high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security firms. Sony's MicroVault USB memory stick and fingerprint reader includes software that creates a hidden directory on the computer's hard drive, researchers with Finnish security software maker F-Secure Corp reported on the company's blog on Monday.Such software that hides itself, which is known as... Read Full Story
Google Inc said on Tuesday finance chief George Reyes plans to retire, ending a bumpy five-year ride for an executive charged with trying to manage ferocious growth while upholding a policy of refusing to give financial forecasts.As chief financial officer, Reyes, a veteran Silicon Valley financial executive, worked out of the public spotlight in a company led by its two co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and its chairman and chief executive, Eric Schmidt.Reyes, 53, helped spearhead the... Read Full Story
