Archive for November 5th, 2008
RIM on Tuesday introduced the BlackBerry Bold smartphone through its carrier partner, AT&T. Analysts say the device is poised to become the mobile-phone maker’s flagship corporate product.The BlackBerry Bold smartphone offers several ways for business consumers to connect, including global 3G capabilities, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi. The phone also comes preloaded with AT&T Navigator, YellowPages.com Mobile, selections from the AT&T Mobile Music service, and popular video clips from its CV service.
“Quite simply, the BlackBerry Bold is the best BlackBerry smartphone ever,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president of devices for AT&T’s wireless operation. AT&T has an exclusive agreement with RIM to sell the new model.
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November 5th, 2008
Adobe Systems has released a security 
fix to address eight major vulnerabilities in version 8.12 of its free Adobe Reader application. The flaw was first reported to Adobe five months ago.Core Security Technologies on Tuesday issued an advisory disclosing the vulnerability, which could affect millions of individuals and businesses that use the popular PDF file-viewing software. Specifically, CoreLabs engineers discovered attackers could exploit Adobe Reader to gain access to vulnerable systems by using a specially crafted PDF file with malicious JavaScript content.
“As with many of today’s ubiquitous client-side applications, the sheer complexity of Adobe Reader creates a broad surface for potential vulnerabilities and, in this case, Adobe’s inclusion of a fully fledged JavaScript engine introduces the same types of implementation bugs commonly found in such sophisticated client-side programs,” said Ivan Arce, Core’s CTO.
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November 5th, 2008
For all the talk of a down economy, worldwide PC microprocessor shipments aren’t feeling the pinch just yet. In fact, shipments in the third quarter of 2008 reached record levels once again, according to new data from market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).Consider the statistics: Worldwide PC processor unit shipments grew 14 percent quarter over quarter and 15.8 percent year over year. Market revenue grew 7.6 percent quarter over quarter and 4.1 percent year over year to $8.3 billion.
According to IDC, Intel’s new Atom processor for ultra-low-cost mobile PCs — which Intel calls netbooks — made a notable difference in the overall market performance. When researchers removed Atom from the equation, unit shipments grew 8.3 percent quarter over quarter and 8.7 percent year over year.
“Not considering the effects of Atom, the overall market still grew at a decent pace in the third quarter,” said Shane Rau of IDC. “Intel’s and AMD’s shipments grew at a rate only slightly slower than typical for a third quarter, and seasonal demand appeared reasonable up until September. By segment, while the mobile-processor segment grew aggressively, the server segment was soft.”
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November 5th, 2008
