SAN FRANCISCO — The changing face of the computer industry was on display Wednesday as two companies representing the old guard and the new issued strong results for the latest quarter. Intel, a bedrock of the PC business, and Qualcomm, a vanguard in mobile computing, showed how companies at opposite ends of the computing spectrum [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Mobile phone maker Nokia has not given up on the local smartphone race just yet as it delivers its most advanced device model—the E7—in the hands of tech-savvy Filipino consumers.
SYDNEY– Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith Friday apologized to his Afghan counterpart for racist comments and videos posted by troops, saying they could result in some soldiers being sent home. The military is investigating remarks aired on social networking site Facebook which reportedly disparage Afghans as “sand niggaz”, “dune coons” and “smelly locals”. Other Facebook [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—Hackers from Iran are suspected of swiping authentication data from a US computer security firm in an attempt to impersonate popular Google or Yahoo! sites. “The incident got close to, but was not quite, an Internet-wide security meltdown,” Electronic Frontier Foundation senior staff technologist Peter Eckersley said in a message posted at the group’s [...]
SAN FRANCISCO—A group that advocates “curing” gays of same-sex attractions said Wednesday that its iPhone application had been yanked from Apple’s online iTunes shop. “We are extremely disappointed to learn of Apple’s decision to deny equal representation in the public square,” Exodus International president Alan Chambers said in a release. Exodus described itself as a [...]
WASHINGTON—A key US Senate panel announced Tuesday it will hold a March 29 hearing on the economic costs of cyberattacks and cyber crimes like identity theft and hacker strikes on government computers. The US Senate Commerce Committee said it “will explore how cyber attacks imperil America’s economy, as well as examine the private sector’s role [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Cloud computing? We all keep hearing about this for quite some time now. Viewed a few years back as one of those technologies that will change the way businesses operate in the coming years, cloud computing still remains an enigma for some. “The concept of cloud computing may be shrouded in fear of insecurity. [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Reinforcing its foothold and seeking to capture demand growth in the markets of Southeast Asia, Oceania and Taiwan, Samsung recently presented to the media and regional dealers a wide array of gadgets and home appliances belonging to what it calls “Smarter Life” portfolio. During the Samsung 2011 Regional Forum held two weeks ago, the [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Television has become super-slim and -light. You can even mount it on a wall. Another technology is out to change the TV yet again. With a smart processor, the TV will acquire some PC functions, like superb graphics-laden user-interface and quick access to the Internet. Yes, the slim LED TV can now be your [...]
