US accuses Oracle of software contract fraud (AFP)
AFP – The US Justice Department said Thursday it has filed a complaint against US business software giant Oracle accusing it of overcharging on a government software contract.
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Archive for July 29th, 2010
Mitsubishi i-Miev in the city
CNET Car Tech spent some time with the Mitsubishi i-Miev in San Francisco.
Do unto others–Jasmine’s Tech Dos & Don’ts
Get schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week she gives tips on how you can use technology to do good things for fellow humans.
CrossOver, CrossOver Games 9.1 released (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – CodeWeavers, makers of utilities that bridge the software chasm between Windows and the Mac, has released major updates for two of its flagship products: CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Games.
Black Hat shines light on security (roundup)
Las Vegas is the setting this week for two of the most popular annual security events. First comes Black Hat for the professional crowd, followed by the more antic Defcon gathering.
Firefox Home for iPhone, Firefox Sync see fixes
Updates to the Firefox cloud-based syncing tools for iPhone and for the Firefox browser correct three of users’ top complaints, according to Mozilla.
False alarm: Google services reported down in China
Those reports, which said nearly all of the Internet giant’s services were blocked Thursday, turned out to be erroneous.
Microsoft talks up tablets, shows off new phones (Reuters)
Reuters – Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc.
McAfee 2Q profit rises (AP)
AP – Computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 38 percent, helped by growth in its corporate and consumer businesses.
Can your mobile calls be intercepted? This tool can tell
Airprobe software, combined with hardware and crypto cracker tool allows people to test the snoop-factor of their GSM phones, and even intercept calls of others.