Google has joined forces with VeriSign and OpenDNS in an effort to boost Internet speeds
August 30, 2011
Java Founder Gosling Quits Google For Robot Maker
The creator of Java, James Gosling, has left Google to become the chief software architect at Liquid Robotics
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Storage Format Plans
Microsoft has revealed how Windows 8 will be interoperable between two popular file-storage formats
Pirate Bay Founders Launch ‘Legal’ File-Sharing Site
Pirate Bay founders hope to avoid fresh accusations of copyright breaches with their new venture, Bayfiles
Gmail Users Targeted By False SSL Certificate
For five weeks now Google users have been targeted by hackers using a forged SSL certificate
Why Smartphones Breed Proprietary Messengers
There are plenty of channels for online messaging, says Peter Judge. Why do users need proprietary channels like BBM and ChatON?
Facebook Hands Over £25,000 To Bug Hunters
Facebook has coughed up £25,000 to researchers as part of its newly introduced bug bounty program
Samsung Launches Phones And ChatON IM Service
Samsung has released details of its new Bada-based Wave handsets, as well as the ChatON IM service
Tiny £15 Raspberry Pi Computer Shows Off Its Power
Raspberry Pi, the tiny educational computer under development in the UK, has been filmed playing Quake III
3UK Gives Villages Free 3G Broadband
3UK has promised free 3G broadband to 11 rural communities, as it seeks a competitive advantage in the 4G race
Google’s Schmidt Slams Lack Of UK Tech Education
Britain is squandering its history of technological innovation, according to Google chairman Eric Schmidt
A Month To Remember In The World Of Tech
Traditionally a slow month, action-packed August was one for the record books, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Snooping Binmen Given iPads
A council in the north of England will soon arm its binmen with iPads despite pressure to cut costs
Our Readers Take Proper Holidays
Most eWEEK Europe readers don't take work away with them. Next, what does your firm do on tablets?
No Room For Trust On The Social Internet
Hackers choose the path of least resistance and manipulating your colleagues is the simplest route to your data, warns Eric Doyle
‘Morto’ Worm Invades Via Weak Windows Passwords
A new worm targeting Windows Remote Desktop Protocol is attacking weak admin passwords like 'letmein'
Nokia Shutters Developer Forums After Server Hack
Nokia has shut down its developer site after discovering a security breach in which attackers obtained private data
IBM Builds Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
IBM's new hybrid cloud product builds on Tivoli and technology acquired along with Cast Iron Systems
VMware Aims For ‘Post-PC World’
VMware chief Paul Maritz has opened VMworld 2011 with a reminder of Steve Jobs' vision of the world beyond the PC
Analysts Predict Amazon.com Tablet Success
Amazon.com could sell up to 5 million Google Android tablets this autumn, predicts Forrester Research
HP Seeks To Ease Virtualisation Complexity
Companies are struggling with complex, inflexible, and fragmented virtual environments but help is at hand, says HP's Ingo Kraft