tech technology 2011

This Week's Top Tech News

Google reveals Gmail hacking, likely from ChinaHackers likely based in China tried to break into hundreds of Google mail accounts, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said on Wednesday. The unknown perpetrators, who appeared to originate from Jinan in Shandong province, recently tried to crack and monitor email accounts by stealing passwords, but Google detected and "disrup..

Microsoft putting troublesome restrictions, says Acer CEO Microsoft will unveil a Windows operating system with a touch-screen interface for tablet computers this week, three people familiar with the company's plans said last week."They're really contro.. Former Threadless CTO Is Now Obama Campaign CTO The Obama 2012 campaign is about to get a lot hipper. Former CEO and apparent unabashed wacky person Harper Reed has justbeen named as its CTO. Reed was at Threadless until 2009, then moved to Rackspa.. Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 versions in 11 Indian languages Microsoft released latest version of Internet Explorer 9 in 11 Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malyalam, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.Microsoft may well be a late entrant in this s.. Internet traffic to quadruple by 2015: Cisco Global online traffic will quadruple by 2015 as the number of gadgets linked to the Internet climbs to 15 billion, according to a forecast by networking colossus Cisco. Cisco's fifth .. Android users now the biggest data hogs    The Nielsen Company has released the details from its latest mobile survey, which reveals that Android not only leads in U.S. marketshare, it also dominates when it comes to data us.. Indians use Facebook, Twitter to convey grievances  Phone lines and consumergrievance cells to deal with complaints are now redundant. With Facebook and Twitter on their side, unhappy Indian consumers have taken to social media to voice.. Wipro Infotech wins Jammu and Kashmir Power development department project Wipro Infotech, the India, Middle-East and Africa IT business unit of Wipro Ltd has been selected by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) as its IT implementation agenc.. Windows 8 Brings Entirely New Look And Feel, Unifies Touch And PC Interfaces Microsoft has just given a demonstration of what they're calling Windows 8. It appears to be a complete revamp of the Windows interface, designed around a tile system like that of Windows Phone 7, and.. YouTube Now Lets You License Videos Under Creative Commons If you've ever yearned to mash up your cat video with some C-SPAN footage but couldn't figure out how, today's your lucky day. Because starting now, YouTube is giving users a choice over how they wan.. Nokia on the ropes as analysts slash targets Analysts predicted more gloom ahead for Nokia on Wednesday and the struggling phone maker was forced to deny talk it would sell its core business to Microsoft Corp.A day after the latest in a string o.. RIM troubles: Co-CEOs shown door? The two men who made BlackBerry a household name may not have the luxury of time to fix Research In Motion's flagging fortunes.