Adoption of by business users has been slow across Western Europe, analyst figures have shown, with the consumer-friendly operating system lacking wider appeal. In the month following the product's launch, figures released by analysts Context show that sales of hardware using Windows 8 made up 52 percent of all Windows OS sales across the region. This meant that sales of devices to retailers and resellers were six points lower than Windows 7 during the same period following its launch in the autumn of 2009. However, the figures highlight that the difference is even more marked when comparing the sales directly to business users. Following the launch of the well received Windows 7, the operating system quickly accounted for almost a third of all sales to businesses, accounting for 31 percent during November 2009. In comparison, Windows 8 sales to businesses in the month after its release amounted to just 8 percent.
Nokia has signed a new patent license agreement with Research In Motion, which will end all existing between the two companies. RIM will make a one-time payment and ongoing payments to Nokia, but the specific financial terms of the agreement are confidential, Nokia said in a statement on Friday. The deal seems to have come together quickly. In November, Nokia asked a California court to enforce an arbitration award that could have prevented RIM from selling products with wireless LAN capabilities until the companies agreed on patent royalty rates, according to documents
Hours after boasting about the theft of 3 million records from Verizon Wireless, the hacker claiming responsibility for the attack and the purloined data posted to Pastebin have disappeared from the Web. , produced a "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!" message. for hackers to post stolen data. . "Our systems have not been hacked."
The world didn't end with the Mayan calendar. But it still might be a good idea for those in the information security business to Jeffrey Carr, an author on cyberwarfare and founder and CEO of Taia Global, noted in that he has noticed a major breach or act of cyber warfare that kicks off the New Year—every year since 2009. Carr calls it "The January Effect," a well-established term in the investment world that refers to an expected price rise in securities after the first of the year. The effect, he said, is viewed as an opportunity for the bad guys. He listed four major events as evidence:
of its Flickr Pro photo and video hosting service, which normally costs $24.95 a year. Sign up and you get unlimited uploads up to 50MB per photo, unlimited viewing of your photo library, the ability to post photos in as many as 60 groups as well as download high-resolution images and upload and play unlimited HD videos. It’s a pretty good deal for photo and video enthusiasts considering a free Flickr account normally only lets you upload 300MB every month, only view your most recent 200 photos, post photos in up to 10 groups, download smaller resized images and upload up to two videos a month. There's a small catch, as Yahoo includes a disclaimer with the deal.
Technology giants Google and Apple shared some holiday cheer and a little self-promotion online in the form of ads recently posted on YouTube. GoogleMobile's ad -- a cheesy production that has garnered more than 125,000 views -- stars the little green Android guy who seems to feel left out of a holiday party. In the spot, one observant Google employee notices the forlorn plastic icon and proceeds to surround him with Android devices that play video, including a snowy winter scene, a colorful Christmas tree and a roaring fire. Friends of the diminutive character magically emerge, all oddly wearing winter hats just like the Google employees. Never mind that Google is headquartered in sunny California. And even though the Android icon doesn’t have a mouth, or fingers, you get the feeling he’s smiling and giving the nice man a smile and thumbs up at the video’s conclusion.
The White House has issued a framework for government departments and agencies to follow in sharing information, including data that would help bolster defenses against state-sponsored hackers and other criminals. is seen as a small step, albeit an important one, as lawmakers struggle with much broader regulations governing data sharing between government and private industry. that would have required utilities and others responsible for the nation's critical infrastructure, such as the power grid and water filtration systems, to share information with federal officials. While lawmakers are expected to revisit the issue next year, the guidelines released Wednesday will begin the process of government entities setting up data-sharing mechanisms. While the document doesn't specifically address cyber-attack data, it would be included in the government's efforts.
risks. technology, at the point of care -- typically the patient's bedside. Nurses in the survey decry the lack of IT support; and IT staff are frustrated by the unsanctioned and often explicitly banned use of personal devices for clinical communications. The report is based on in-depth phone interviews with 100 nurses in a variety of healthcare organizations in 33 states, focusing on the information requirements of nursing and the use of mobile and wireless technology to meet those requirements. About half of the respondents were registered nurses with a Bachelor of Science in nursing; nearly 40% were registered nurses with a Master's degree in nursing informatics.
Security researchers from Symantec have identified an information-stealing Trojan program that was used to infect computer servers belonging to various U.S. financial institutions. Dubbed Stabuniq, the Trojan program was found on mail servers, firewalls, proxy servers, and gateways belonging to U.S. financial institutions, including banking firms and credit unions, Symantec software engineer Fred Gutierrez said Friday in a . "Approximately half of unique IP addresses found with Trojan.Stabuniq belong to home users," Gutierrez said. "Another 11 percent belong to companies that deal with Internet security (due, perhaps, to these companies performing analysis of the threat). A staggering 39 percent, however, belong to financial institutions." (Also see ) Based on a map showing the threat's distribution in the U.S. that was published by Symantec, the vast majority of systems infected with Stabuniq are located in the eastern half of the country, with strong concentrations in the New York and Chicago areas.
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn Electronics said it could integrate more camera features into its devices after making a US$200 million investment in a U.S. company that makes cameras for action sports enthusiasts. Foxconn's investment, announced last week, buys the company a 8.88 percent stake in GoPro, a company that sells to take video and pictures of outdoor activities such as skydiving, surfing, and skiing. Foxconn's major clients include Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and other electronics vendors, and the company of smartphones, tablets, TVs, and video game systems. The company foresees the consumer tech industry moving toward more products capable of "content creation," and expects GoPro can help Foxconn better tap into this market, said Foxconn spokesman Simon Hsing. The investment will also pave the way for GoPro to expand U.S. sales by leveraging Foxconn's manufacturing capacity, he added.
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