Can Verizon Wireless keep its spot as the leading wireless company in the U.S. if it doesn't have the industry's hottest phone?
Lowell McAdam, the company's chief executive, is trying to make the case that it can. Two years ago, Verizon Wireless passed...
Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
In September, Intel introduced its back-to-the-future idea of tiny "microservers." Now the company wants to make the design into a standard others can use, too.
The chipmaker will offer its design specification to the Server System Infrastructure Forum...
How to develop a better estimation matrix
An expert discusses effort estimation and shares his efforts to develop a better estimation matrix based on actual project data.
During lessons learned sessions, a common practice is to highlight what went well and identify areas for improvement on...
Philippine government proposes new IPR laws
With counterfeit goods growing across all industries, especially in the consumer electronics sector, the government has proposed a new set of rules for the speedy and efficient resolution of intellectual property rights (IPR) cases.
Director-general...
Can Windows 7 'reset' Microsoft shares higher?
A well-received debut for its newest operating system and fresh signs that businesses again want to spend on computers gave Microsoft investors reason to hope a more than yearlong sales decline is coming to an end.
But it may take big spending by...
Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
Mobile phone components can be reused in consumer and medical devices, Sony Ericsson says, but it remains to be seen if other mobile makers are keen to step in this direction.
Sony Ericsson's head of corporate sustainability Mats Pellback-Scharp, said...
Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase
ZDNet Asia's sister site TechRepublic�s CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year.
So why do I expect Google�s standing to look better next year? Last week, I was at the Gartner...
Ubuntu's new Linux tries getting cloud-friendly
With all the hubbub about Snow Leopard and Windows 7, there's another operating system out there you may not have noticed that's getting a significant update: Ubuntu Linux.
Ubuntu backer Canonical plans to release its "Karmic Koala" version on Thursday,...
Asean CIOs list biz intelligence top priority
CIOs view leveraging analytics to gain a competitive advantage and improve business decision making as a top priority, according to an IBM study, which polled IT heads in Asia and across the globe.
Released Thursday, the study revealed that 87 percent...
Analyst: Wait before rushing into LTE
Operators should wait before embarking on a full-scale LTE (long term evolution) rollout, but still plan now in order to be a part of the eventual 4G game, analyst house Ovum has advised.
According to Jeremy Green, practice leader of Ovum's mobile...
Offline SharePoint tool promised for Mac users
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit is working on a tool that will allow Mac users to take SharePoint files offline for editing.
It will not be a Mac equivalent of Groove, the Office collaboration desktop client that will become SharePoint Workspace in the...
White House moves to open-source programming for its Web site, takes code from public
White House opens Web site programming to public
WASHINGTON — A programming overhaul of the White House's Web site has set the tech world abuzz. For low-techies, it's a snooze — you won't notice a thing.
The online-savvy administration on Saturday...
Twitter CEO: Why he turned down Facebook
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Asia sees jump in hiring expectations
Hiring expectations for the fourth quarter of 2009 are expected to increase across three Asian economies, where companies in the IT and telecommunication sector say they are willing to hire candidates who have been unemployed for a period of time, according...
Sergey Brin: Yahoo shouldn't abandon search
He wasn't on the program, but nobody was disappointed that Google co-founder Sergey Brin showed up at the Web 2.0 Summit on Thursday afternoon and agreed to sit down for an onstage chat with conference organizer John Battelle.
Battelle said Brin had...
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
Nokia is suing Apple over 10 patents the Finnish phone maker says it owns related to wireless handsets.
The largest handset maker in the world is suing the maker of one of the most popular, the iPhone, because, according to a statement released by Nokia...
Pacnet increases network capacity by 50 percent
Telecommunications service provider Pacnet announced plans to add 3.6 terabit per second (Tbps) of capacity to its EAC-C2C subsea cable network.
According to a statement issued today, the upgrade to the EAC-C2C comes three months in advance of its upgrade...
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
Security researchers have discovered a way to steal cryptographic keys that are used to encrypt communications and authenticate users on mobile devices by measuring the amount of electricity consumed or the radio frequency emissions.
The attack, known...
'Green' mobile power offers new revenue
Alternative forms of power supply for mobile phones and other mobile devices can prove a lucrative revenue stream for mobile carriers worldwide, according to the GSM Association (GSMA).
In a statement Tuesday, the industry group said it ran a study...
Speed Showdown: Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista
With Windows 7 to be released tomorrow, this seemed like a perfect time to take a final look at how its performance compares with that of its much-maligned predecessor, Windows Vista. What we found probably won't surprise you very much, if you've been...
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Building a better bottom line is just as important for an IT department as it is for the whole organization...
Twitter hits 5 billion tweets
Former Current Media executive Robin Sloan appears to have posted Twitter's 5 billionth tweet, in the form of a reply to another user that otherwise read only "Oh lord."
A third-party app called Gigatweet has been measuring the service's total tweet...
Windows 7 business standard by next year
In just 12 months, Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, analysts believe.
Currently, eight out of 10 new PCs run Windows XP, nearly eight years after the operating system was first released. By next year, that figure...
Five steps firms should make before Win 7 move
It is "nearly inevitable" that businesses will migrate to Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 7 and they must examine some key issues before making the move, according to Gartner.
In an advisory released Friday, the research firm outlined...
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Many folks think large projects usually fail for technical reasons--software that doesn't work as advertised, bugs, and...
Investors see IBM outside tech's recovery
Try as it might, IBM couldn't make a convincing case to investors that it's reaping the benefits of the economic recovery that is lifting other tech companies.
Even as it raised full-year profit forecasts and beat expectations for third-quarter earnings,...
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