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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown
(AP)
 AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
09/02/2010 - 03:00 PM
Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
(AP)
 AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
09/02/2010 - 09:48 PM
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
(AP)
 AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
09/02/2010 - 06:17 PM
Able to unplug from work while you?re on vacation?
(Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
08/30/2010 - 03:19 PM
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
(Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.
08/30/2010 - 11:58 AM
Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.
09/02/2010 - 08:36 PM
HP vs Dell: the showdown that ended in spectacle
(AP)
 AP - The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle.
09/02/2010 - 09:46 PM
Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week
(PC World)
PC World - For all of this year's chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, came news of a global launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. And starting next week, you can hop onto Amazon.com to pre-order the Stream TV eLocity A7.
09/02/2010 - 08:28 PM
IPad faces new tablet challengers
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17.
09/02/2010 - 06:52 PM
Privacy in iTunes Ping
(PC World)
PC World - Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.
09/02/2010 - 05:24 PM
Google
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Google (NMS:GOOG) will continue to provide the search results on AOL's Web site under a new, five-year deal. The deal will put AOL video content on Google's YouTube site for the first time. AOL edged up 0.7% to 23.05.
09/02/2010 - 06:51 PM
Facebook Testing a "Stalker Button"
(Mashable)
Mashable - Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network.
09/02/2010 - 03:11 PM
Ping's scheme is to sell more tunes
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - Do we really need another social network? That depends on how you view the purpose of social networks. The biggest, Facebook, is great for monitoring, from a safe distance, what your old high school buddies are doing. But don't put Apple's new Ping service into the same category.
09/02/2010 - 09:28 AM
ArcSight posts higher fiscal 1Q profit
(AP)
AP - ArcSight Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit tripled as the cybersecurity software and services company's sales jumped 39 percent.
09/02/2010 - 06:24 PM
Tandberg Announces Data Protection Appliance for SMBs
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Tandberg Data now offers several enterprise-level network-attached data protection devices for the SMB.
09/02/2010 - 01:07 PM
To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout
(PC World)
PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.
09/02/2010 - 05:20 PM
A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions
(PC World)
PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
09/02/2010 - 03:15 PM
Video lambasting Google on privacy hits Times Square
(AFP)
 AFP - A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant.
09/02/2010 - 09:48 PM
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