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Telecom Companies Plan Unified Mobile Platform

Thomas Claburn

February 16, 2010

The Wholesale Applications Community aims to provide a write-once, run-anywhere platform for mobile developers.

YouTube Offers Filter For Offensive Content

Thomas Claburn

February 10, 2010

Those worried about offensive videos and comments on YouTube now have a way to limit what others see on their computers.

Google Apps Enterprise Users Get Remote Device Management

Thomas Claburn

February 04, 2010

While consumers tend to use the free version of Google Apps, remote phone control could convert some users to paying customers.

Networking

Adobe Defends Flash, Again

Thomas Claburn

February 04, 2010

CTO Kevin Lynch goes to bat for his company's beleaguered graphics platform.

Networking

Botnet Targets CIA, Google, Others With Junk Data

Thomas Claburn

February 01, 2010

Security experts aren't sure why the botnet is conducting a weak attack.

Google Voice Storms Apple's iPhone

Thomas Claburn

January 26, 2010

Apple rejected Google's native Google Voice app for the iPhone. So Google has bypassed Apple using the Web.

Data Centers

Google Docs To Store Any File

Thomas Claburn

January 12, 2010

It's not quite "GDrive," Google's long-rumored cloud storage service, but it's a step in that direction.

Networking

Google Search Appliance Now Finds Tweets

Thomas Claburn

December 10, 2009

Social media is infiltrating the business world, like it or not.

Networking

Google Now Largest Source Of Internet Traffic

Thomas Claburn

October 12, 2009

The Internet is consolidating, as fewer networks handle more online traffic.

Insider Snooping Becoming More Common

Thomas Claburn

June 10, 2009

In a survey, most respondents acknowledged being able to circumvent security access controls at their workplace.

Chocolate-Powered Formula 3 Race Car Debuts

Thomas Claburn

May 05, 2009

In addition to its use as an ingredient in biodiesel fuel, organic waste from confectionery manufacturing has been found to be useful for generating hydrogen gas.

Networking

Smart Grid Lacks Smart Security

Thomas Claburn

March 23, 2009

Devices could be used to conduct attacks on the power grid and on people's homes if they're developed without sufficient security, security researchers warn.

Data Centers

Google Informs Docs Users Of Security Lapse

Thomas Claburn

March 09, 2009

The company has corrected a bug that caused a small percentage of Google Docs files to be inadvertently shared with other users.

Networking

Fannie Mae Contractor Indicted For Logic Bomb

Thomas Claburn

January 29, 2009

Had the malicious script designed to wipe Fannie Mae's 4,000 servers not been discovered, the company could have lost millions of dollars and a week's worth of uptime.

Data Centers

Amazon Web Services Intros Business Model For Content Owners

Thomas Claburn

January 06, 2009

Requester Pays allows data owners to charge users for the data transfer and request costs, rather than paying those costs themselves.

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