Cynthia Harvey

November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day in the U.K., and it’s become a popular day for attacks from hackers, particularly those associated with Anonymous, the hacktivist group which uses images of Guy Fawkes masks as a symbol. Numerous websites and organizations have reported attacks, and additional cyberattacks are expected to continue throughout the day. The […]

As cleanup continues on the East Coast in the wake of last week’s hurricane, several commentators say the Sandy’s devastation should serve as a wake-up call for IT managers. In particular, the storm drives home the importance of backups and disaster recovery planning. Byte’s Boonsri Dickinson wrote, “Websites such as Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, and Gawker […]

According to the October statistics from NetMarketShare, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser made some significant market share gains in October. In addition, mobile browsing accounted for more than 10 percent of all browsing for the first time. ZDNet’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols wrote, “It seemed like a predictable trend: Watch Internet Explorer’s (IE’s) market share drop. For […]

The October operating system market share statistics from Net Applications only contain 6 days of data for Windows 8, but so far, the adoption rate for the new OS appears sluggish in comparison to Windows 7’s first days. Net Applications also reported that during October Windows 7 made some gains among users, while Windows XP […]

Is Microsoft planning to launch its own smartphone handset? A report released Friday is lending credence to the rumors. The Wall Street Journal’s Lorraine Luk and Shira Ovide started the fresh round of speculation when they wrote, “Microsoft Corp is working with component suppliers in Asia to test its own smartphone design, people familiar with […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Note II smartphone is apparently a hit with consumers. The company reported that it has shipped 3 million of the devices since its launch a little over a month ago. The device stands out for its large size, leading many to call it a “phablet.” CNET’s Roger Cheng reported, ” Samsung Electronics said […]

Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility will face off in a Wisconsin courtroom next week, unless Motorola accepts a settlement offer from Apple. Apple has offered to pay no more than $1 for every device it sells that uses the Motorola technology. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents reported, “Five days ahead of a FRAND contract […]

Struggling Canadian smartphone maker RIM has announced that its BlackBerry 10 smartphones have entered the carrier testing phase. The milestone is a crucial marker for the company, which previously was forced to postpone the launch of its new operating system and devices. “After months and months of delays, it appears RIM’s new mobile operating system, […]

In order to comply with a court order, Apple last week posted a statement on its website acknowledging that a U.K. court had found that Samsung products did not infringe on Apple’s design patents–but Apple also noted that the judge said Samsung’s products weren’t “as cool” as Apple products and that other courts had found […]

A new survey sponsored by VMware and conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group finds that enterprises are embracing public cloud computing services. Enterprises are moving beyond the testing and development stages and deploying workloads to public IaaS services. Dave Courbanou from Channelnomics reported, “The most telling finding: 67 percent of midmarket and enterprise companies say they […]