Rumor: HP delays Android tablet in favor of WebOS
Rumors are circulating that the Android-based tablet from Hewlett-Packard has been postponed. Put in context with the purchase of Palm and the commitment to deliver a WebOS tablet, "postponed" is probably just a fuzzy way of saying it will never enter production.
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Tata's revenue, profits grow as outsourcing demand rebounds
India’s largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), posted strong revenue and profit growth in U.S. dollar and rupee in the quarter ended June 30, as demand for offshore outsourcing services rebounds.
The company said on Thursday that its revenue had grown in dollars by 21 percent to $1.8 billion, while profits were up 29 percent to $403 million from last year.
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Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta to developers
Apple has released the beta version of iOS 4.1 to developers just days before the company's anticipated iPhone 4 press conference.
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Apple to discuss iPhone 4 issues in press conference Friday
On Wednesday afternoon Apple invited several journalists, including one from Macworld, to its Cupertino campus on Friday for a "press conference about iPhone 4." Presumably the company will use the event to publicly address all the controversy swirling around this product, most notably reports of antenna interference issues.
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Consumer Reports confirms: Bumper solves iPhone 4 antenna woes
Consumer Reports magazine said on Wednesday that Apple iPhone 4 owners can eliminate reception problems by enclosing their phones in the "Bumper" case Apple sells.
The findings could presage a decision by Apple to offer iPhone 4 owners a free Bumper, as the publication confirmed that it has been in contact with Apple over its testing results.
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Black Hat talk on China's 'cyber army' pulled after pressure
A talk on China's military cyber-attack capabilities has been pulled from the Black Hat security conference schedule following pressure from Taiwanese and Chinese agencies.
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Oracle data grid update makes .Net more scalable
A new version of Oracle's data grid software will allow Microsoft .Net applications to scale to the same large multi-server environments long enjoyed by Java enterprise applications, according to Oracle.
With version 3.6 of Coherence, released earlier this week, "We can support all the major business platforms," said Cameron Purdy, Oracle vice president of development. The updated software also features a new query language and an improved set of management tools, among other enhancements.
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Microsoft gives partners free cloud tools
Microsoft is giving its partners tools that could help drive more business to its cloud-based services.
At the company's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, being held this week in Washington, the new Microsoft channel chief unveiled programs that give Microsoft business partners free access to its cloud software as well as training.
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Most MySQL users OK with Oracle
The MySQL community is mostly neutral or positive about the open-source database's prospects under Oracle's stewardship, according to a newly released study.
Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor Jaspersoft surveyed its community of about 130,000 users and came away with a sample of 518 respondents.
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4 reasons why execs are the easiest social engineering targets
Security managers are often concerned about employees who use Facebook at work and fall for the 419 "I'm trapped in London and need money" scam. Others might still have some in their organization who are convinced it is the Prince of Nigeria who wants to share his fortune. And with spear phishing, a targeted email attack in which messages are created to look like they come from an employer, bank or other trusted source, now a common criminal technique, the need for effective awareness programs for employees has become paramount.
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