Thursday
May202010

Breaking News: Google TV introduced at I/O Developer Conference

Google announced its Google TV initiative which integrates Android, Chrome, cloud computing and high definition TV into a singular experience.

Features will include a search box and the ability to personalize content. The demo operated by a wireless computer keyboard takes the user across the TV and Web. Powered by Android OS 2.1, Google TV is apparently an experiment in convergence. During the demo, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt brought in the CEOs of its partner companies in the Google TV project.

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Thursday
May202010

Google announces Android 2.2 Froyo with Flash, 5x speed increase

The latest version of Google Android OS, version 2.2 codenamed Froyo was announced at the Google IO developers conference. Froyo (for frozen yogurt) is the seventh update to the Android platform brings added functionality to users (things like making your handset a portable hotspot and support for Adobe Flash within the browser), along with new tools for developers and a significant 5x speed and performance increase on existing hardware.

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Thursday
May202010

Breaking News: Symantec Acquires VeriSign's security business

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Symantec announced the acquisition of Verisign's security business, which includes key technologies that enable safe and secure transactions online. Symantec will own VeriSign's name and trademarks as well as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service.

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Thursday
May202010

Study: Software Piracy in Canada at its Lowest during Global Recession 

Installations of unlicensed software on personal computers (PC) in Canada fell from 32 to 29 per cent in 2009 representing a commercial value of US $943 million, according to the seventh annual Global Software Piracy Study released by the Business Software Alliance(BSA).

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