Browse tag: network

Browse tag: network

Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure
Facebook was hit with a worm that infected users' profiles and then redirected them to pornography sites.
Drobo expands line with Drobo S and Drobo Elite
Data Robotics, makers of the popular Drobo, is expanding its product line with two devices, the Drobo S (now with eSATA) and the Drobo Elite (now with Multi-Host).
Six ways to get online from anywhere
Can't find a hotspot? Don't worry: There are other ways to get online when you're on the road. Glenn Fleishman explains what they are and how to set them up.
Twitter turns on geolocation functionality
Twitter has turned on its geotagging functionality for external applications.
Cloud Engines updates Pogoplug media sharing device
On Friday, Cloud Engines introduced the second generation of its Pogoplug multimedia sharing device. The Pogoplug is designed to plug into your home or small office network and let you access and share content of USB hard drives over the Internet using a standard Web browser.
Yahoo's search news shortcuts gain 'tweets,' videos, photos
Yahoo has enhanced the news "shortcuts" it displays in Web search result pages.
Review: Synology Disk Station DS409slim network-attached storage device
Synology's Disk Station DS409slim is a good idea, but it is a long way from being a consumer-friendly network-attached storage unit.
Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location
A major upgrade to Loopt's location-based, social iPhone app brings a much better experience and puts more emphasis on finding businesses, restaurants, events, and even shopping discounts around you.
What's next for future iPhones?
Apple's iPhone has been the smartphone to beat for the past two years, but what does the company need to do to keep its position as leader of the pack?
HP to buy 3Com in networking, data center bid
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about $2.7 billion.
Directly set screen sharing image quality level
Learn how to set the quality level of a remote Mac's screen in the Screen Sharing application in 10.5 and 10.6.
Google offers free holiday Wi-Fi at airports
As a holiday gift to weary travelers, Google's footing the bill for Wi-Fi at 47 airports from now through January 15th, 2010.
Business use of Twitter, Facebook exploding
A survey of 200 companies worldwide found that use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter for business use has exploded in recent months.
Six ways to botch your backups
Shocked that a company as prominent as Danger, Inc. could lose T-Mobile's Sidekick customers' data? Protect your business backups by avoiding these six mistakes.
LaCie intros Network Space 2 media server and NAS
LaCie on Tuesday revealed the Network Space 2, the follow-up to its Network Space network-attached storage (NAS) and media server.
AT&T profiles specific cities in bid for coverage
AT&T's CTO said the carrier is improving coverage using specific calling models for each city, and moving toward IPv6.
Verizon Droid tethering will cost you
The Verizon Droid launches today, and Verizon will be offering a tethering plan for the handset, at the cost of $30 per month. Still, it's a win over the iPhone, which doesn't yet offer the feature.
Review: AudioBoo for iPhone
This app, which provides a quick, easy way to share audio recordings on the Internet, shows a lot of potential. Recording and publishing is a snap, but more robust in-app browsing is needed.
Viewfinder aids Flickr searchers
Connected Flow's new Flickr browser, Viewfinder, makes finding images of particular license types or sizes a snap.
Flickr plants an App Garden
Photo-sharing site Flickr has launched an App Garden to show off all the third-party software that works with its service.
Delibar makes Delicious bookmarking easy and attractive
Delibar improves greatly on the experience of sharing, accessing, and creating bookmarks for the popular Delicious bookmarking service.
Cable modem hacker busted by feds
An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges.
Twitter rolls out Lists feature to most users
Twitter began rolling out its new Lists feature, previously in limited beta testing, to most of its userbase this week.
Facebook offers up privacy policy for user review
Looking to avoid user angst, Facebook unveiled a proposed new privacy policy on Thursday for review by its users.
WordPress 2 hits the App Store
WordPress 2 sports a new user interface, better compatibility, and a few new features.
Brightkite 2.0 brings more privacy, social control
The location-based social network just launched a major redesign and new features, so it's only right for its iPhone app to follow suit.
Eight steps to Internet unpopularity
Want to be loathed on the Web? These eight techniques will get you started.
Mozilla releases Raindrop, a prototype messaging tool
Mozilla has launched a software project designed to let people manage better the ever more voluminous stream of messages coming Web services into their e-mail.
Microsoft strikes search deals with Twitter, Facebook
Microsoft reached a deal with Twitter and Facebook that allows its Bing search engine to index public posts from the social media sites.
iTunes launches new Twitter accounts
The iTunes Store has created a quartet of new Twitter accounts to keep social networking users abreast of the latest developments in music, podcasts, movies, and TV.