add a comment
I like it!

OQO shows off handheld computer based on Atom

Handheld computer maker OQO showed off an Atom-based device at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, hinting at a potential design win for the chip maker.

| News | Hardware | Mobile & wireless | 08/20/08 at 8:23 am |

add a comment
2I like it!

US mobile phone sales down

U.S. mobile users bought fewer phones in the second quarter compared to last year, according to NPD Group, indicating the economic slowdown is affecting decisions to buy phones.

| News | Business | Mobile & wireless | 08/19/08 at 8:10 pm |

add a comment
3I like it!

Google reveals new apps and timeline for Android

Google has finally released an updated version of the Android software development kit, and revealed a timeline for future releases - moves which could go some way to placate developers who were concerned about the slow progress of the company's highly anticipated smartphone OS.

| News | Development | Mobile & wireless | 08/19/08 at 3:20 pm |

add a comment
4I like it!

Apple posts iPhone 2.0.2 update; users say problems remain

Apple updated the iPhone's software Monday afternoon, but according to first reports posted to the company's support forum, the new 2.0.2 firmware has not fixed users' 3G reception problems.

| News | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | 08/19/08 at 9:50 am |

Resources
White Paper

Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 deliver industry leading Windows data protection and system recovery. Download this whitepaper to find out the top reasons to upgrade and how to get continuous data protection and complete system recovery.

Webcast

Data and system loss — from a hard drive failure, malicious attack, natural disaster, or simple human error — can happen anytime. Don’t leave your business vulnerable. Make sure you have a secure recovery strategy in place. Symantec's latest backup and system recovery technology can efficiently restore critical applications, individual emails and documents and even restore your entire system in minutes in the event of a loss.

White Paper

Businesses face a growing challenge to ensure that the IT environment is properly protected. Backup Exec 12 integrates with other applications in the Symantec family of products, to complement your current data protection strategy, keep your data securely backed up and make it recoverable when you need it most.

Newsletters

Subscribe to ITWORLD TODAY and receive the latest IT news and analysis.

* Do you live in the United States?
Free stuff

Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses
By Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan
Published Apr 6, 2008 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Symantec Press series.
Enter now! | Official rules | Sample chapter

Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures
By Peter Thermos, Ari Takanen
Published Aug 1, 2007 by Addison-Wesley Professional.
Enter now! | Official rules | Sample chapter

Featured Sponsor

AISO founders envisioned a Web hosting company that was environmentally friendly. While the company employed energy-efficient innovations like solar panels, its infrastructure produced unacceptable power and cooling requirements. Find out how AISO leveraged AMD technology to overcome their challenge in this case study white paper.

In this whitepaper, Scalar explores the opportunity to change the landscape with respect to mission critical databases built around Oracle. Leveraging technologies such as Linux, high-end commodity processing power and Oracle RAC technology to architect, design, build and maintain database infrastructure that delivers maximum availability, reliability and performance at a fraction of traditional cost.

On a typical day, weather.com, the Web site for The Weather Channel in Atlanta, serves up between 15 million and 20 million page views. But in September 2004, when back-to-back hurricanes ransacked Florida, the peak traffic on one day more than tripled: over 70 million page views by more than 7 million unique visitors. Read the full success story now.

More Resources