BLACKBERRY users were sent unauthorised software disguised as an update, the phone maker says. The software can access the user’s private data and open it up for outsiders to use. It was sent earlier this month by United Arab Emirates mobile carrier Etisalat. The carrier, based in Abu Dhabi, told...

THE bank details of 40 million people have been reportedly recorded by a former British cop who plans to charge victims to see whether their details are available. Colin Holder, a retired detective, has spent more than $324,000 scouring the internet for stolen personal bank details of millions of...

There used to be a time when satellite phones came attached to briefcases (much like the first cellphones, in fact). More recently, sat-phones have grown small enough to carry in a pocket, but still came with chunky waistlines and awkward antennas. TerreStar is looking to change all that with their...

Organizations are finding it hard to calculate the cost benefits of desktop virtualization and broad adoption is unlikely to happen for another year or two, VMware’s CEO said on Wednesday. Interest in the technology is high, and companies with a strong focus on security and regulatory compliance, such...

The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the current draft specification gives way to a formal standard later this year. The industry group’s decision ensures that hundreds of already approved products will be interoperable with gear...