Velocity Cruz Android Tablet: 7-Inch Display, $300
By Charlie Sorrel Until now, the iPad has faced almost no competition. Soon, though, the Android and WebOS tablets will start to ship in bulk, and things may change. Amongst the first will be Velocity Micro’s Cruz lineup, which brings a wide-screen (16:9) tablet running Google’s Android OS for just $300. It’s not the first [...]
Microsoft Will Pay VirnetX $200M To Settle Patent Suits
By Mark Long Microsoft has agreed to pay VirnetX Holding $200 million to settle patent-infringement cases. After VirnetX was awarded $105.75 million in one case, it filed a second lawsuit citing Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and both cases will be dismissed. Microsoft wanted to avoid the problems it had with i4i’s [...]
An IT Nightmare: Patches for Windows, Oracle and Adobe
By Jennifer LeClaire On April 13th’s Patch, Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins to address 25 vulnerabilities. Nine of those flaws are rated critical. On the same day, Oracle and Adobe Systems also released security updates. Oracle addressed 47 vulnerabilities and Adobe is issuing fixes for both Acrobat and Reader, making this month a nightmare for [...]