Windows users who install the latest Java security patches may end up with a little more security than they bargained for, at least that's the risk they take if they don't pay close attention to the installation process.

The chip war will heat up as Advanced Micro Devices prepares PC processors to rival Intel's Sandy Bridge chips, which have already started appearing in laptops, analysts said this week.

China is blocking Gmail in the country with methods that make it look as if the access problems lie with Google, said the search engine giant on Monday.

Computer system problems at one of Japan's biggest banks continued on Friday, with Mizuho Bank unable to process salary payments for more than half a million people. The bank also said its Internet banking service and ATMs would be offline over Japan's upcoming three-day weekend.

The specification for the next version of Java Enterprise Edition has been approved unanimously, according to a posting on the Java Community Process website.

Prices of widely used chips, including NAND flash memory and DRAM, have both risen sharply since the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck and hurled tsunami waves at the northeastern part of Japan.

Idén januárban közel 21 ezerrel 11,991 millióra csökkent a három hazai mobiltelefon-szolgáltató teljes előfizető-száma. A forgalmat generáló ügyfeleké az előző hónaphoz képest 27 ezerrel kevesebb, így 11,021 millió volt - közölte a Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság (NMHH).

A gyártó korábbi zászlóshajója, a hatmagos Core i7-980X is elhagyja a piacot.

External controller-based disk storage has recovered from the global recession, exceeding the record sales figure from 2008 with revenue in 2010 of more than US$19.4 billion, according to research company Gartner.

Oracle has introduced a Windows-based mobile client that will allow workers to access its supply chain management software directly from the retail floor or warehouse.

The storage software market recorded its fifth successive quarter of year-on-year growth at the end of 2010 with all five of the top-ranked players increasing sales during the quarter, according to estimates published on Monday.

YouTube has acquired web video production startup Next New Networks to help contributors to YouTube make successful videos.

Teradata said Thursday it plans to buy data warehousing and analtyics startup Aster Data Systems, continuing a run of consolidation in the market for technology that can process ever-growing amounts of "big data."

A cég mérnökei nagy erőkkel dolgoznak a Snapdragon chipek fejlesztésein. A cégvezetők abban bíznak, hogy a Microsofttal kötött együttműködés révén új piaci szegmenseket hódíthatnak meg.

Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is stepping up its software efforts as its chips begin supporting more operating systems, including Microsoft's upcoming Windows OS, which will be targeted at mobile devices, tablets and PCs.

Intel wants the cloud to be a bit smarter.

Az IDC elemzőcég szakértői szerint az AMD a Llano chipek késése miatt nem tudja kihasználni a Sandy Bridge processzorok gyártási hibája miatt kialakult lehetőségeket.

Slip-ups by a competitor are usually good for business, but Intel's recent problems with its Sandy Bridge chips won't help Advanced Micro Devices to steal market share from its bigger rival, according to IDC.

Microsoft used its annual Public Sector CIO Summit to highlight the use of its cloud services and take a few digs at Google, which has won some high profile public-sector contracts itself.

French company 1plusV has accused Google of stopping smaller competitors from generating advertising revenue by abusing its dominant position in the search market. The company said it made the allegations in a complaint filed with European Union antitrust authorities on Tuesday.