Operating Systems

DOD shutters access to video-streaming websites

Access to streaming video on websites, including YouTube, Amazon and Google video, has been blocked by DOD's Cyber Command.

  • By Alysha Sideman

HP brings Palm back from the brink with TouchPad

Hewlett-Packard is looking to make its acquisition of Palm pay off by announcing a new tablet device, the TouchPad, along with two new smart phones.

  • By Dan Rowinski

Attacks starting on newly announced Windows vulnerability

Microsoft issued a new security advisory about a vulnerability in the encryption system used with ASP.NET.

  • By Kurt Mackie

GPS devices could put American soldiers at risk

Hacked smart phones used by military personnel could reveal location information, which could endanger troops and missions.

  • By Kevin McCaney

Windows 8 details may have been leaked

Slides purporting to show Windows 8 features, release date, have emerged on the Web.

  • By Kurt Mackie

Time is running out for aging Windows apps

Microsoft warns that Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista RTM, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 won't be supported much longer, according to the lifecycle support blog.

  • By Kurt Mackie

EU settlement will alter Microsoft's stance on interoperability

Microsoft provided more details about its settlement with the European Commission (EC), pledging to implement a threefold approach to interoperability.

  • By Kurt Mackie

iPhone: Enterprise-worthy, perhaps, but secure enough for feds?

The latest iPhone operating system is more secure, but doubts linger about whether it can rival the BlackBerry for government-level real security.

  • By Trudy Walsh

Google phones may ring in the new year

Google is reportedly considering offering its own mobile phone based on the Android operating system as early as next year.

  • By Jeffrey Schwartz

NASA to update schedule for coming IT acquisitions

NASA soon will release a new schedule for opening competition on five information technology services contracts estimated to be worth a total of more than $4 billion.

  • By Ben Bain
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