Motorola plans to buy Orthogon Systems, which specializes in wireless broadband technology. Motorola, Inc. recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Orthogon Systems, a privately held — leading provider of high-performance fixed wireless solutions. The addition will expand the MOTOwi4 portfolio of IP, wireless broadband solutions. Motorola is an investor in […]

Microsoft Research has released a new tool to help pinpoint large-scale typo-squatters that are known to be gaming pay-per-click domain parking services. The company’s Cybersecurity and Systems Management group recently released a prototype of Strider URL Tracer with Typo-Patrol version to keep tabs on a sophisticated typo-squatting scheme that uses multilayer URL redirection to make […]

Google has rolled out its online calendar tool available free to users with a Gmail account. Google Inc. recently unveiled an online calendar in a bid to compete with Yahoo Inc.’s popular Web calendar and Microsoft Corp.’s widely-used Outlook desktop program. The calendar can be accessed at www.google.com/calendar, although at the time of writing the […]

Adobe Systems Incorporated recently announced a strategic alliance with Verizon Wireless to start a mobile ecosystem built around Flash technology that will allow developers to create new interactive mobile content experiences for Verizon Wireless customers. According to Adobe, Verizon Wireless will be the first US wireless operator to offer mobile phones incorporating Flash technology, which […]

Search engine giant Google recently acquired an advanced text search algorithm invented by Ori Alon, an Israeli student. Sources believe Yahoo and Microsoft were also negotiating with the University of New South Wales in Australia, where Alon is a doctoral student in computer science. The advanced text-search algorithm, Orion, is being developed by University of […]

Yahoo! Inc, in collaboration with Nokia Corp, is offering mobile content for users in Malaysia on the back of an anticipated rise of worldwide Internet users to two billion in 2011 with significant growth expected from Southeast Asia. Yahoo! Inc’s latest offering–Yahoo! Go, can improve business efficiency and spur the take-up of information and communications […]

The availability of wireless internet access across UK cities will be accelerated after Pipex Communications, the Aim-listed telecommunications operator, landed a joint venture with Intel, the world’s largest computer chip maker. Intel, the world’s biggest computer chip maker, is investing $25 million into a project to roll out wireless broadband services across Britain’s major metropolitan […]

AOL will soon begin broadcasting news programs supplied by Shanghai Media Group’s broadband unit, the Shanghai Company said in a statement. AOL, the online unit of media giant Time Warner Inc., recently announced that it has formed a tie-up with China’s number two media company, one of its first such pairings since it withdrew from […]

McAfee, Inc., the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, lately unveiled McAfee Total Protection. McAfee plans to take the wraps off a set of security solutions aimed at helping small businesses and enterprises oversee the protection of corporate assets though a single management interface.

Windows Live Academic Search scours the Web for journal articles, academic papers, and notes and slides from scholarly conferences. Microsoft is quietly adding services to its Windows Live portfolio to compete with services Google and Yahoo already have in place. The software company has launched a new search engine for academic journals last week, and […]