Adobe To Surpass Microsoft As Hacker Target

Adobe To Surpass Microsoft As Hacker Target

December 30, 2009

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Adobe To Surpass Microsoft As Hacker Target
McAfee says Adobe Reader and Flash will top Microsoft Office as the favorite target of cybercriminals in 2010.

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An International Trade Association complaint claims all of Apple's iPhones, iPods, and Macs infringe Nokia patents.

Nuance Buys SpinVox For $102.5 Million
The combined company will produce carrier-grade voice-to-text services capable of handling millions of voice mail messages per day.

Google Nexus One Said To Cost $530 Unlocked
The HTC handset, expected to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, may represent a unified platform for the Google Android smartphone.

Ethernet Services Surge In Verticals
A Heavy Reading report says high growth rates for carrier Ethernet appear secure as the technology is adopted across finance, healthcare, government, and other sectors.

London iPhone Problems Spotlight Network Issues
O2, the United Kingdom's exclusive iPhone provider, has apologized to users for dropped calls and poor reception.

Apple Stock Falls Following Record High
Investors are bullish on the products they expect Apple to intro in January, particularly the long-awaited Mac tablet.

Online Retailers Boost Customer Satisfaction

Amazon, Macy's and other e-retailers achieved record-high levels of consumer satisfaction over the holiday shopping season.

WSO2 Launches Business Activity Monitor
The open source monitor provides visibility into services oriented architectures through the customizable WSO2 Gadget Server dashboard.

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Windows 7 Year In Review
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The operating-system buzz in 2009 may have been split 60/40 between Windows 7 and Google Chrome OS, but only the former is here today. As to whether a Web-centric OS like Chrome can ultimately edge out the most polished traditional desktop version ever, that's yet to be determined. During 2010, though, I expect that Windows 7 will increase its footprint, as enterprises initially wary of adoption begin to fold Win7 boxes into heterogeneous environments.

AT&T Resumes Online iPhone Sales
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AT&T has resumed sales if the iPhone in New York city via their website. I tested a few zip codes in the area and both the 3G and 3GS models are available, as well as refurbished phones. For whatever reason AT&T pulled them over the weekend from the website, they have apparently reversed course.

Mobile Botnets: A New Frontline
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There has been a recent rash of worms and malware targeting (jailbroken) iPhones. A group of researchers from SRI International published a study of an Apple iPhone bot client, captured just before Thanksgiving.

2010 And Cloud Storage
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In 2010 cloud storage will continue to grow in use but like my other 2010entries, next year won't be the 'year' of cloud storage. As we discussed in our article 'What is Cloud Storage', people and organizations will use cloud storage differently. What is important is that they will use the architectures they are developing from cloud storage requirements more so than they had previously.

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