Larry Barrett

We all knew this would happen. Now that the iPhone 4 — even if it is offered for now on the 3G network — is available on the Verizon Wireless network, customers are making a mad dash for greener fields and proudly admit that they’re more than willing to stand in line to make the […]

A pair of new malware strains are making their way through the Facebook community this week, using different delivery methods but the same bait: follow these instructions or you won’t be able to see who posted on your wall. As eSecurity Planet reports, these new security threats are capable of turning your PC or smartphone […]

Research In Motion today launched App World 2.1, a refresh of its mobile application store that features support for in-app payments to help developers maximize revenue for premium content and gives them more incentive to write for its devices. As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, the updated mobile app store and platform could go a long […]

For the first half of January, spam volume was relatively low but the reemergence of the Rustock botnet and a series of new malicious spam and phishing operations gave Internet users plenty to worry about later in the month. As eSecurity Planet reports, the combination of creative and increasingly deceptive malicious spam missives and the […]

Application developers this week will finally get their hands on Android 3.0, also known as Honeycomb, the first mobile operating system Google’s written specifically for tablets. As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, the release of a preview software development kit will give developers a head start on building the next generation of mobile apps for the […]

Samsung has a hit with it its stable of Galaxy smartphones. The Galaxy S model alone has sold more than 10 million units in just over seven months. As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, Samsung isn’t going to mess with its success. Instead it’s expanding the brand with the introduction of four new smartphones that will […]

An enterprising hacker managed to hack into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page Tuesday night in the latest and perhaps most egregious example of how social media still has a long way to go to secure users’ security and privacy. As eSecurity Planet reports, Facebook raced to change the web address for Zuckerberg’s Facebook page, […]

Spam is big business for its purveyors and an annoying and expensive burden for enterprises and consumers. Of the millions and millions of emails sent every day, the vast majority are unadulterated spam most often tempting would-be consumers with inexpensive medications. But as eSecurity Planet reports, total spam volume fell to its lowest level in […]

Yahoo delivered better-than-expected sales and earnings in its fourth quarter but announced another round of layoffs and offered up a diminished forecast for the first quarter. As Datamation reports, Yahoo returned a profit of $312 million, or $0.24 a share, on sales of $1.2 billion. Analysts pegged the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firm for a profit of […]

Developers go where the market takes them and right now that path is being paved by tablet PCs beyond Apple’s iPad. As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, developers are ramping up application development to take advantage of the growing popularity of mobile devices among both consumer and business customers. According to a new survey from IDC […]

Scareware scams come and go but a new one making its way throughout the ICQ instant messaging community has gone above and beyond the traditional tactics to trick people into downloading and paying for a fake AV app that will only cause more harm. As eSecurity Planet reports, the new scareware campaign uses a legitimate […]

What to do about Facebook in the workplace? That’s the question facing every enterprise IT administrator and CIO charged with walking that fine line between improving productivity and safeguarding critical, proprietary data. As eSecurity Planet reports, making the right choice is often not a black-and-white decision. In fact, according to Internet security firm OpenDNS, Facebook […]