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Ars Technica: According to the latest report on browser usage from Net Applications, Internet Explorer accounted for 49.59 percent of all Web browsing in October, the first time in more than a decade that it dropped below 50 percent. Firefox has been holding steady with 21.20 percent of the market. At the same time, Google’s […]

InformationWeek: In a new survey conducted by market research firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), nearly two-thirds of enterprise information security managers said their companies have been the target of advance persistent threat (APT) attacks. In addition, 72 percent of those surveyed expected APTs to get worse in the future, and 30 percent said they are […]

eWeek: Numerous iPhone 4S users have been complaining in the Apple support forums about dramatic loss of battery life while their phones are in standby mode. Apple has yet to address the problem officially, but some users say Apple engineers have contacted them to discuss the problem. Observers say the problem is reminiscent of the […]

ZDNet: Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in London, UK foreign secretary William Hague offered seven guidelines for the Internet that he believes every government should follow. They include the following: Governments should act proportionately and “in accordance with international law.” Government should respect intellectual property and privacy. Everyone should be able to access the internet. […]

Ars Technica: According to a new report from Canalys, HTC is now the leading US vendor of smartphones. The company shipped 5.7 million smartphones in the third quarter, putting it ahead of Apple (4.6 million smartphones shipped) and Samsung (4.9 million smartphones shipped). Six months ago, Apple had the lead, followed by HTC in second […]

Computerworld: Researchers from security vendor Symantec have published a new report about a cyberattack that used “off-the-shelf” malware to obtain corporate secrets from 48 companies. The “Nitro” campaign relied on the Poison Ivy remote-access Trojan (RAT), which was created by a Chinese hacker and can be easily downloaded from the Internet, to target a variety […]

Cnet: A new report from NetApplications finds that Microsoft Windows XP accounted for 48.03 percent of the desktop market in October. That’s the first time the ten-year-old operating system has fallen below 50 percent, but it still puts XP at the top of the chart. Coming in second was Windows 7 with 34.62 percent of […]

DigiTimes: Acer and Asustek had hoped to ship 200,000-300,000 ultrabooks by the end of 2011, but unnamed sources say the two will likely ship only about 100,000. High prices are likely to blame for the slow sales. Prices for the Acer and Asustek ultrabooks start around $1,000, about $100 higher than the price of the […]

Wired: The hactivist group Anonymous has previously targeted corporations and government entities, but now they’re taking on the Mexican drug cartel Zetas. In an online video, an Anonymous spokesperson says that unless Zetas releases the Anonymous member they kidnapped, the group will release the photos, names and addresses of Zetas-affiliated police officers and taxi drivers. […]

VentureBeat: Last week, the UK’s The Guardian published an article claiming that HP planned to shut down its WebOS division. HP’s Todd Bradley, the head of the company’s PC division, is refuting that claim, calling it an “unfounded rumor.” However, Bradley stopped short of saying the company definitely planned to continue developing the mobile operating […]

Computerworld: IBM is embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend. According to IBM’s CTO for mobility, Bill Bodin, the company will allow 100,000 workers to use personal smartphones and tablets for work by the end of the year, and they will add support for 100,000 additional workers during 2012. “We’ve noticed BYOD [bring your own device] and […]

ZDNet: At this week’s Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth will announce his company’s plans to bring Ubuntu to mobile devices. “This is a natural expansion of our idea as Ubuntu as Linux for human beings. As people have moved from desktop to new form factors for computing, it’s important for us to reach […]