Speed boost puts Google Chrome 6 into dead heat with leaders

Google's Chrome 6 is 17 percent faster than the version it replaced, putting it in a virtual dead heat with the speed leaders, Opera and Safari, according to benchmark scores.

Microsoft investigating long-known vulnerability in IE

Microsoft last Friday said it was looking into a long-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could be used to access users' data and Web-based accounts.

The bug can allow hackers to hijack Web mail accounts, steal data, and send illicit tweets, said Google security engineer Chris Evans in a message posted on the Full Disclosure mailing list.

Samsung announces dual-core mobile processor

Samsung has announced a dual-core application processor for tablets PCs, netbooks, and smartphones that will be able to handle 1080p video playback and recording, the company said on Tuesday.

The Orion processor contains a pair of 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 cores, and its capabilities give a hint at what we can expect from mobile products in 2011.

Ohio bans offshoring -- but gives tax relief to outsourcing firm

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is delivering one of the strongest attacks yet on offshore outsourcing, calling it not only a threat to jobs but an IT security risk.

Strickland's criticism of offshore outsourcing was part of a recent order to state agencies prohibiting them from hiring any firm that sends work offshore. The agencies were ordered to be in compliance by last week.

The real reasons iOS 4.1 is important

Apple will release the first major upgrade to the iOS 4 mobile operating system on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Apple lists a number of enhancements and features that will be added with iOS 4.1, but the things that make iOS 4.1 a critical update are buried in the Apple fine print.

Hurd joins Oracle as co-president

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.

Hurd, who also joined Oracle's board of directors, will serve as co-president alongside Safra Catz. Co-President Charles Phillips has resigned his position and will step down from the company's board, the company said.

Microsoft upgrades free app security tool

Microsoft released this week an upgrade to a tool that helps secure applications for the Internet without having to recode them.

Toshiba Satellite laptops recalled for burn hazard

The U.S. and Canadian governments this week said that Toshiba is voluntarily recalling some Satellite laptops for posing a burn hazard to customers.

Laptops could overheat and possibly melt the area around the notebook's plug-in to the AC adapter, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said in a joint statement.

Accenture, Cisco, and Sun still face kickback charges

After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in lawsuits brought by two former insiders.

Google Wave becomes Wave in a Box

Google Wave, the social networking service canceled by Google, will morph into an application bundle for real-time collaboration, a Google engineer said this week.

Women perform well on Defcon social engineering test

Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women.

Secunia security program automatically tracks down, applies patches

Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,

VMware customers cast a wary glance at Microsoft's virtualization tools

VMware customers attending VMworld are taking a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software, but say the Microsoft technology falls a bit short and that it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware.

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