Oracle releases critical patches for database security

From InfoWorld: Oracle released a set of 59 patches on Monday to fix security vulnerabilities across its entire range of database, application, and middleware products.

The patches include fixes for three critical flaws affecting virtually every supported version of the company's...

Gartner Says Dell Still Lags Behind Acer

From PC World: The race for the No. 2 spot among PC vendors may be to close to call, with analyst firms disagreeing over whether or not Dell lagged behind rival Acer during the second quarter.

On Wednesday, IDC reported that Dell retook the second spot from Acer during the second...

iOS 4.1 update released to developers

From CNET News.com: Less than a month since its introduction, Apple has already released an initial version of a software update to iOS 4. iOS 4.1 was made available to developers Wednesday.

It's likely this is the update Apple promised two weeks ago. In an open letter, Apple said...

Mac Firefox users: Tabs on top coming next week

From CNET News.com: Mozilla said it hopes to release its second beta version of Firefox 4 "on or about July 22," bringing Mac users a major new user interface that the first beta enabled by default only on Windows.

That feature, called tabs on top, follows the look of Google Chrome...

Microsoft Exec Suggests Apple's iPhone 4 Debacle is Apple's "Vista"

From DailyTech: In the realm of bold statements, you might expect Microsoft's vocal and boisterous CEO Steve Ballmer to be sounding off. But instead it was mustachioed chief operating officer Kevin Turner who was playing the axman leveling a wild statement against one of Microsoft's...

Game Developer Expects Nintendo 3DS to Solve Games Piracy Problem

From X-bit Labs: A high-ranking executive from THQ, a leading game developer, said in an interview that Nintendo 3DS, a forthcoming game console, would feature a technology that would help game publishers to stop video game piracy. None of the details are available at the moment, but...

Intel Is Confident in Atom Based Tablets

From X-bit Labs: Although many analysts believe that tablets have all chances to compete directly against netbooks when it comes to content consumption, Intel Corp. still does not see tablets as a threat for netbooks. By contrast, the company believes that tablets will compliment...

Intel to roll out Sandy Bridge chips faster than expected

From InfoWorld: Intel's latest microprocessor family, code-named Sandy Bridge, will start rolling off production lines faster than expected due to rave reviews by customers, the company's CEO said Tuesday.

The world's largest chip maker even plans to spend more money on new factory...

EU Approves Comcast’s Acquisition of NBC Universal

From PC World: The proposed acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast Corporation does not infringe competition laws in the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Commission announced on Wednesday.

The Commission was notified of Comcast's plans to acquire the U.S. media and...

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