Microsoft to add privacy features to IE8
Microsoft on Monday described some new privacy features that will come with IE8, the next release of its browser. The features are designed to make it easier for people to delete and control information about their Web browsing history.
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is icing, and more cake
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08) Service Pack 1 (SP1) took eight months to arrive. Considering the capabilities that have been added, eight months might not seem so long. In some ways, SP1 feels like the completion of what Visual Studio 2008 was supposed to be. It's certainly not just the collection of bug fixes that you'd expect from the term "service pack."
What a Verizon-Google deal would mean for mobile search engines
With Google reportedly poised to strike a deal to become Verizon's default mobile search engine, many Verizon subscribers may be wondering what's in it for them.
NYTimes for iPhone
News junkies have good reason to rejoice over the NYTimes app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Say what you will about the New York Times, it remains one of the finest newspapers in the United States. Unlike many old media institutions, the Times recognized early on the need to embrace new media innovation. The newspaper's Web site is one of the most popular on the Internet, attracting about 13 million readers a month. The Times' AvantGo portal was speedy and popular with users. It was only natural, then, that the Times would develop a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch that extends its online brand further.
Cybersecurity lacking in Africa, official says
Africa will not realize the benefits of IT without improvements in cybersecurity, the secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) said today.
PGP upgrades encryption wares
PGP is upgrading three of its products to give security policymakers greater flexibility when working with its encryption technology.
802.11n rate of adoption unprecedented, study finds
Controller-based, pervasive wireless LANs are quickly become a standard feature of enterprise networks, according to a new study by BT North America.
AIM for iPhone
One of the most frequently voiced complaints about the iPhone since its introduction last year has been a lack of instant messaging support. There are plenty of workarounds, to be sure, but they ranged from potentially expensive (like using the iPhone's SMS system) to slow (web-based applications) to illicit (clients that ran on jailbroken phones).
Ci73 Wired Mouse
With the exception of Apple's now-defunct single-button mouse, input devices don't get much simpler than the Kensington Ci73 Wired Mouse. It has two buttons and a scroll wheel. That's it, folks--you can go home now.
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Information overload
CIO Jeff Saper drives a hybrid car, favors service providers that use alternative energy and has launched many green IT initiatives at his strategic communications firm, Robinson Lerer & Montgomery LLC in New York. But he's also concerned about a type of pollution that even Al Gore has yet to tackle: digital pollution.
Sanyo to debut entry-level full high-def projector at IFA
Sanyo Electric is bringing full high-definition video to the entry level of the projector market with its PLV-Z700 that launches in Berlin this week at the IFA consumer electronics show.
IT industry anchors African sports
On Aug. 29, the Kenyan Olympic team will receive 14.5 million shillings (US$215,000) from President Mwai Kibaki, and mobile phone operator Safaricom is one of the main sponsors.
Infosys plans to acquire UK services company
Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies said Monday that it has agreed to terms for a recommended cash offer for Axon Group, a vendor in the U.K. of consultancy and services around software from SAP.
African mobile provider introduces three call services
Zain Sierra Leone announced on Friday the launch of three services for its subscribers under the provision of Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD).