delete
IBM Raises 2010 Forecast as Technology Sector Eyes Bigger Sales
Computer giant IBM Corp. has raised its annual forecast for this year as the technology sector batted for bigger sales in the coming months. The company made the announcement despite shaky market conditions in the technology sector, saying that the worst is finally over for the sector and bigger sales... 
delete
China Wants Online Anonymity Trashed
A human rights group on Wednesday cried foul over recent moves of the Chinese Internet regulators, who want to reduce the anonymity among online users in mainland China. State Council Information Office director Wang Chen, in his address to the national legislature in April, has called for the extensive... 
delete
Volunteers Release WordPress 3.0 Blogging Software
A group technology experts and volunteers has released on Thursday a new version of the popular open-source blogging website WordPress. Dubbed as WordPress version 3.0, the new software hosts more than 2, 700 upgrades, which include 1, 217 bugs fix. At least 218 volunteers have provided the software... 
delete
Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi in Some 6, 700 US Stores in July
In a bid to attract more consumers to its doors, the world’s largest coffee chain Starbucks Corp. announced on Monday that it will be offering unlimited use of wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) in all company-operated stores starting July 1. Starbucks hopes to take back lucrative share of the restaurant... 
delete
Windows-based Smartphones under Virus Attacks
A mobile phone security firm on Monday revealed that hackers have developed new types of computer virus that can be planted in Smartphones running on Microsoft Windows operating system. In a statement, San Francisco-based security firm Lookout said that the viruswas planted in video games designed for... 
delete
Hardware Makers Push for Andriod-based OS in Tablet PCs
Jen-Hsun Huang, the president and chief executive officer of Nvidia, revealed on Monday that majority computer hardware makers are now pushing for the establishment of Google’s Android technology as the primary operating system for new tablet computer lines. “It is good news that we finally have... 
delete
Pakistan Blocks 800 “Blasphemous” Websites
The Pakistani government blocked on Friday some 800 websites and webpages that have been identified to contain “blasphemous” materials, a Pakistan official reported Following the ban of popular social networking sites like Facebook, Youtube, and MySpace, the Pakitan Telecommunications Authority (PTA)... 
delete
Google Ousts Apple from No.2 Top Smartphone Maker
Google Inc., the maker of the ever-more popular Android phones, has now taken away the Top 2 spot from Apple Inc. after outselling the iPhone in the US market during the first quarter of 2010. Many of the analysts said that the change in lead for the Smartphone software industry has now sparked a tougher... 
delete
Global Community Presses China to Drop Internet Security Policy
The United States, European Union and the rest of the global community have asked China to drop or temporarily suspend the deadline to technology companies to enable them to finish computer encryption and other security programs that will be used in country’s “Green Dam” policy. The US and EU has... 
delete
Chinese Hackers Steal Google Program
After the Chinese government was accused of ordering the series of hacking to some US organizations’ websites, Internet giant Google Inc. was allegedly attacked by hackers from China and stole its key program used by the company to access most of the online services it provides to users. According...