Cisco settles suit with support firms
Cisco has settled a legal case regarding its software update systems. IT support and consulting firm Multiven said that it had agreed to a settlement on both the suit and counterclaims from Cisco against Multiven and its chief executive. "We are pleased that the concerns raised in our complaint against Cisco are now successfully resolved and look forward to competing and providing consumers with further choice and value when procuring Internet infrastructure maintenance services," said Cisco chief executive Peter Alfred-Adekeye.
Mobile infrastructure revs to hit €32b by 2014
US analysts predict light at the end of the tunnel for embattled network equipment vendors, forecasting that revenues from mobile infrastructure will begin growing again from 2011 onwards. Dell’Oro Group says revenues will hit $43 billion (€32 billion) by end 2014 – their highest level since 2008 – fuelled by a surge in demand for WCDMA equipment and upgrades to LTE. Operators will begin spending heavily to meet growing demand for mobile bandwidth caused by increased penetration of smartphones, the firm said.
Microsoft patches "critical" crack in Windows
Microsoft on Monday released an emergency patch for a "critical" crack in Windows operating system software that could let hackers take control of computers over the Internet."The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if the icon of a specially crafted shortcut is displayed," the US technology giant said in a security bulletin ranked 'Critical.' "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user."
Location-based quantum crypto now possible, boffins say
Researchers say they have devised a foolproof way to encrypt messages that can be unlocked only by a recipient physically located in a specific place, solving a problem that has vexed cryptographers for years. The technique for position-based quantum cryptography is scheduled to be presented at the 2010 IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science in October. It makes it theoretically possible for people to securely encrypt and decrypt messages without the use of pre-shared keys. Instead, the messages would be encrypted using keys based on a recipient's physical presence at a secure facility.
Intel finds mobile CPC is 40pc more cost effective than online search
Intel tapped mobile search to support its “Meet the Processors” brand campaign that drove consumers to the technology giant's mobile Web site. Search agency Covario Inc. tapped Bing for mobile and developed a campaign that used a combination of exact and broad match keywords. The result was that mobile cost-per-click was 40 percent more cost efficient than online search.
BackBerry Torch unveiled
Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry range, said the BlackBerry 9800, also known as the BlackBerryTorch, was its “best BlackBerry ever”. The device, unveiled at a press conference in New York, combines a touch-screen interface with a slide-out version of the Qwerty keyboard for which BlackBerrys are famed. It runs the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, which offers a better web browsing experience and integrated social features to make it easier for BlackBerry users to keep up with friends in their social network
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Earlier this week, London's gaming elite were treated to the midnight launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the latest venture from World of Warcraft developers – and social-life obliterators – Blizzard Entertainment. After an extended hiatus from the StarCraft series, unsurprising given Blizzard's reputation for slippery release dates (don't even bother asking about Diablo III), SII:WoL picks up from its futuristic real-time strategy predecessor with the same three life-forms: the renegade human "Terrans", the intelligent psychic "Protoss" species, and the grotesque insectoid "Zerg", still battling for ascendancy in StarCraft's far-off galaxy.
Vodafone users angry at HTC Desire 360 update
The Vodafone UK forum is alight with posts from angry owners of the HTC Desire who feel they have been duped with the latest firmware update for their handsets. While most were expecting the firmware update that landed this morning to be Froyo – Google's latest OS – it turns out the update was something called 2.1-update1 which commenters are calling a "branding update".
Sony apologises for PS3 firmware upgrade glitch
Flakey firmware builder Sony has been forced to apologise after killing a bunch of its customers PS3's with a dodgy version upgrade. A fairly innocuous firmware update designed to add some simple video recommendation features to the Playstation Store caused the problem, it seems. Fanbois updating to firmware version 3.41 on 27 July reported crashes, bangs and wallops. and even the PS3's feared Yellow Light of Death reportedly put in an appearance.
US Mobile Revenue to Overtake All Fixed-Line Services by 2015
Through 2015, the U.S. will add more mobile subscriptions (about 80 million) than any other developed nation with mobile revenue surpassing all fixed-line services by end of 2015, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. With an estimated $362 billion in service revenue in 2010, the U.S. will continue to be more than twice as large as the next most sizable markets - Japan and China - throughout the forecast period. Over the next five years, Pyramid expects total communications service revenue to grow at a CAGR of 2.53 percent to reach $410.2 billion in 2015.
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