Sony taking the long view with Vita ahead of US, Europe launch
The PlayStation Vita is launching in the U.S. and Europe with Sony's biggest sales event in recent memory -- parties with celebrities, midnight store openings and a US$50 million sales campaign.
5 free Android security apps: Keep your smartphone safe
There's been much controversy over mobile OS security, especially where Android is concerned. With 47% of the smartphone market in Q4 of 2011, according to ABI Research, it's no wonder that Android is getting attention.
Aruba simplifies IT management of employee-owned mobile devices
New software from Aruba Networks lets IT groups secure and manage the influx of employee-owned devices to the corporate network.
Browser Add-On Stops Google (and others) from Tracking You Online
Concerned about Google and others snooping on your online activity? Then you might want to install a free browser add-in called Do Not Track Plus that can tell Google (and other marketers) to mind their own business.
F5 Networks focuses on alliances with mobile-device management vendors
F5 Networks says it has entered into technology-alliance agreements with several mobile-device management (MDM) vendors in order to optimize use of F5 Technologies remote-access software with MDM software used to manage smartphones and tablets.
Qualys CEO: We're ready to take the company public
Qualys, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based security firm specializing in vulnerability assessment and management, is poised for an initial public offering (IPO) later this year.
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Twitter teams with Russian search engine
Russian search firm Yandex will display a feed from Twitter in its search engine results, the two companies announced today.
Sandbox deadline delayed yet again to June 1
Apple told Mac developers Tuesday that it would be once again extending the sandboxing deadline for all App Store apps, this time to June 1. Additionally, Apple has confirmed that apps may remain on the App Store without sandboxing after this deadline, but developers may only submit bug fix updates for them.
Google Latitude Adds Leaderboards, Game-like Check-ins
The latest update to the Google Maps app for Android introduces Latitude Leaderboards, a feature that gives you points for every check-in, just like Foursquare. The update was pushed over the weekend in the Android Market and builds on Latitude, Google's less popular location service.
Fluent Turns Your Inbox into Facebook-Like Stream
Fluent, a new Web-based e-mail client created by three former Google engineers, turns your inbox into a Facebook-like stream that lets you view conversation threads, attachments and mail from multiple accounts at a glance.
Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011
The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, which also looks back at annual global trends in malicious code activity.
Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web
Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer.
Google says IE privacy policy is impractical in modern Web
Microsoft's privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer, known as P3P, is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said Monday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer.
Start-up Click Security debuts with threat-detection product
Start-up Click Security launches today with a threat-detection product that analyzes and correlates intelligence gathered by sensors on network traffic and activity to provide real-time alerts or even automate defense response to network intrusions or other security threats.