Wozniak: Voice recognition is computing's next frontier
Look for more robust voice recognition to take hold in the realm of personal computing, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said in a brief interview this week that also touched on topics ranging from tablet computing, Oracle's acquisition strategy, and enterprise memory technology.
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RIM warns of BlackBerry vulnerabilities
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday issued two separate security advisories warning both BlackBerry smartphone users and corporate BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) administrators of newly discovered security flaws in many versions of RIM's BlackBerry handheld software and in BES.
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All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS 4.3
All iPhones will reportedly have the Personal Hotspot capability similar to what Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday for its iPhone coming Feb. 10.
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Microsoft to release WebMatrix development software
Microsoft plans to launch an application on Thursday for quickly ramping up websites and lightweight Web applications, called WebMatrix. The company plans to unveil the software at the CodeMash Web development conference in Sandusky, Ohio, according to a post in the Microsoft Public Sector Developer Weblog.
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Obama Administration fleshes out online trusted IDs
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a new website that fleshes out the Obama Administration's plans for a National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). The website appears designed to provide additional information on the government's unfolding strategy, as well as to downplay any concerns some might harbor about NSTIC resulting in the creation of a national ID card.
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With Muglia gone, who will succeed Ballmer?
Speculation has run rife about Bob Muglia's departure as president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business.
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SAP buys security software, other assets from Secude
SAP is acquiring software and related assets from its partner Secude in order to provide improved security for its customer base, the company said Wednesday. The deal is expected to be completed by Feb. 1. Terms were not disclosed. The deal will give SAP secure login and enterprise single sign-on capabilities, as well as related consulting and development resources, according to a statement. Secude, based in Switzerland, will remain an independent company and intends to concentrate on its FinallySecure data-protection product line, SAP said.
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Microsoft fights Apple trademark on 'App Store'
Microsoft is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the name "App Store," saying the term is generic and competitors should be able to use it.
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Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug
Microsoft has patched three vulnerabilities in Windows, one that could be exploited by attackers who dupe users into visiting a malicious website. The company also debuted a new defensive measure to help users ward off ongoing attacks that are exploiting a known bug in Internet Explorer (IE).
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IBM doubles down on business analytics
Billions of dollars, millions of man-hours, and thousands of projects at IBM are all focused on the same thing: turning scads of enterprise data into useful information.
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Verizon executive says CDMA iPad coming
The iPhone's not the only thing going Verizon, apparently. In an interview with Bloomberg, Verizon CFO Francis Shammo said that a CDMA-compatible iPad would also make its way to the carrier.
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Google kills H.264 video support in Chrome
Your move, Apple: Google announced that it is changing Chrome's support of HTML5's video tag to be, in Google's view, more friendly towards open development. The H.264 codec is being removed in favor of the Theora and VP8 video codecs, as well as any higher-quality open source codecs. The resources that were used on H.264 will instead be used in supporting these open source technologies.
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Jaspersoft rearchitects BI stack for the Web
Anticipating greater use of BI (business intelligence) on the Web and in the cloud, Jaspersoft has rebuilt its software using a standards-based Web architecture. "The Web is driving the new development paradigm" for business intelligence, said Brian Gentile, CEO of Jaspersoft.
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