Mobile devices that can connect to the Internet are expected to grow 55 fold by 2014 according to the latest research from an industry watcher
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
January 4, 2010
Mozilla Unveils ‘Firefox for Maemo’ Release Candidate
The Mozilla Foundation has published the first release candidate of its browser, designed for Nokia's Linux-based mobile platform
Lenovo Announces Flashy New ThinkPads
Lenovo has revealed its next generation of ThinkPad laptops designed with more consumer-oriented features, as well as AMD processors
Palm App Catalog To Sell Paid-For Apps In UK
Palm's European e-commerce developer programme for WebOS is set to launch in March, providing greater choice for European Pre users
Kingston Admits To Secure USB Drive Flaw
There are red faces over at Kingston after the company admitted that a number of its encrypted USB sticks can be hacked, and asked customers to return the affected drives
Support Grows For The ‘Save MySQL’ Petition
A last ditch campaign to convince the EC to halt Oracle's acquisition of MySQL is gathering pace, but will Larry Ellison take any notice?
Server Virtualisation To Remain ‘Sluggish’ in 2010
Adoption of server virtualisation is likely to remain steady in 2010, unless innovative virtualisation products from VMware and Microsoft start to bear fruit
Does Apple Belong In The Workplace?
Products such as Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition have enabled Apple to compete in a Windows-dominated corporate world, but Mac penetration remains departmental rather than company-wide
Freescale To Unveil All-Day-Battery Tablet Design
Chip-maker Freescale will demonstrate its take on the tablet PC, priced at less than $200 (£123), at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
MOD Deploys Green Driving Tech
Driver monitoring system and in-vehicle coaching should mean safer and greener driving, says the Ministry of Defence
Symantec Reveals SaaS Plans For 2010
The security company has discussed its plans for the SaaS space in the coming year
Apple Could Sell 10 Million Tablets In 2010
A former Google China executive reportedly wrote in his blog that Apple expects to sell 10 million tablet PCs in its first year out
Nuance Acquires SpinVox For £64m
After weeks of speculation, enterprise-grade speech-to-text processing firm Nuance acquires SpinVox in a deal worth $102.5 million
Security Holes Discovered In Google Calendar and Twitter
A security researcher uncovered some holes in Google Calendar and Twitter that may allow an attacker to steal cookies and user session IDs
Tech Jobs To Remain Stable In 2010
Information technology continues to be one of the leading industries for new hires in the coming year, show reports from CareerBuilder and ExecuNet.
Microsoft In 2010: Windows 7, Bing And Cloud Computing
Cloud computing could boost Microsoft's market share in the enterprise, but the company could struggle in other areas, notably the smartphone space