Google Android Market leaves developers hoping for more improvement
Google is rolling out a new Android Market client over the next two weeks, a move that leaves developers with mixed feelings. Though developers welcome the effort, they say there is a lot of work left to be done. [ iPhone, BlackBerry, or Android? Whatever handheld you use or manage, turn to InfoWorld for the latest developments. Subscribe to InfoWorld's Mobilize newsletter today. ]
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Dell agrees to buy Compellent
Dell has agreed to buy virtualized storage vendor Compellent Technologies in an all-cash deal worth $27.75 per share, a little more than the $27.50 per share price tag it was discussing with the company last week, but still lower than the stock's Monday-morning opening price of $28.30. Dell hopes to expand its range of enterprise storage products with Compellent's virtualized storage products, which offer thin provisioning and tiering.
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How spammers will poison your social network
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced in 2004 that the problem of e-mail spam would be "solved" within two years. Well, it wasn't. And it won't be, at least not anytime soon. The reason is that unscrupulous, shameless marketers who pursue a spam strategy evolve and adapt like a virus. As soon as you build a better spam filter, they figure out how to get around it.
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Judge dismisses Microsoft co-founder's patent suit against Apple, Google, others
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed by billionaire MIcrosoft co-founder Paul Allen against Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, and seven other companies three months ago. "Plaintiff has failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity," wrote U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman in her order to dismiss. "The Court and Defendants are left to guess what devices infringe on the four patents."
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Gawker Media hacked, warns users to change passwords
E-mail addresses and password details for 200,000 registered users of Gawker Media websites are now circulating on peer-to-peer networks after a weekend hack attack. The company warned users to change their passwords -- including on other sites, if they use the same passwords elsewhere. The websites affected include Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Gawker, Jezebel, io9, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Deadspin and Fleshbot. Users are required to register, providing their e-mail address and a password, in order to leave comments on those websites.
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