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3,000 HTC Magic Phones Infected with Malware

Following a second instance of the now defunct Mariposa botnet being found on an HTC Magic phone, Vodafone now says as many as 3,000 HTC Magic phones may have malware-tainted memory cards, according to an IDG News Service article in The New York Times. Only phones sold in Spain were affected. An investigation... More >

DHS Pilot Program Shares Intel with CIOs

InformationWeek reports that a new pilot program by the Department Of Homeland Security allows some state, local and private-sector officials to access classified intelligence about security threats to critical infrastructure from state and local fusion centers, which coordinate counter-terrorist information and data... More >

Browser Ballot Doubles Opera Downloads

Norway's Opera Software says downloads of its browser have more than doubled since Microsoft began offering European Window users a choice of Web browser as part of its with the European Union. According to Opera, the number of downloads in Poland increased by a massive 328 percent in the three days the... More >

Verizon Files Patent Suit Against Cablevision

According to InformationWeek , Verizon Communications has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Cablevision Systems. The complaint, which was filed with the International Trade Commission, covers five patents that are concerned with set-top box features for downloading videos and using social networking.... More >

FCC Launches Web Site for National Broadband Plan

According to Federal Computer Week , the Federal Communications Commission hopes a new Web page will provide helpful information about the organization’s efforts to create a national broadband plan . The Web page, titled Broadband and Public Safety and Homeland Security , offers the latest news and... More >

National Broadband Plan Benefits Business

As our Carl Weinschenk noted earlier this week, it's difficult to offer a meaningful commentary on the FCC's based on its sheer size. While the aim is to ultimately increase adoption by consumers , it also stands to affect corporate users , says Brad Reed at NetworkWorld . According to Reed, the most obvious... More >

Judge OKs Facebook Beacon Settlement

Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has approved Facebook's proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving its now defunct Beacon behavioral tracking service. According to Computerworld , in exchange for the lawsuit being dropped, Facebook will pony up... More >

Broadcom Launches Efficient, Fast Single-Chip Ethernet Switches

Chipmaker Broadcom has launched a series of multi-layer Ethernet devices that enable connectivity between servers in the data center. The new Broadcom BCM56840 series single-chip Ethernet switches provide up to 64 ports of 10GbE or can support 16 ports of 40GbE. According to the company, such connectivity is now... More >