According to the Q1 2008 report from PandaLabs -Panda Security’s malware analysis and detection laboratory- adware, with 28.58% of all infections, was the type of malware that infected most computers in the first three months of the year. “Adware is a type of malicious code that shows ads while users surf the Web. Besides being

Nokia Siemens Networks announced that its Village Connection with Internet Kiosk will enable people in remote villages to access the Internet. Internet Kiosk allows them to connect, and access online information with an opportunity to improve their quality of life. Nokia Siemens Networks has introduced Internet Kiosk to its Village Connection to provide a holistic

Ericsson has been selected by leading operator SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong as the sole supplier for network enhancements to provide the operator's mobile customers with a greater variety of advanced mobile broadband and multimedia services. Under the three-year agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a HSPA-enabled radio access network, including Multimedia Broadcast Multicast

Nokia, the South African Government's Department of Education and not for profit organization Mindset Network have launched "M4Girls", an innovative pilot project using Nokia 6300 mobile phones loaded with educational material to help improve mathematics performance of Grade 10 girl learners. "This project demonstrates the potential of mobile phones to enable social development and improve

Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, and Motorola, Inc. announced that Motorola's leading smartphone will be available in two color options, MOTO QTM 9c in licorice and MOTO QTM 9c lime at Alltel retail stores and online at http://www.shopalltel.com, expected this summer. MOTO Q 9c and MOTO Q 9c lime provide on-the-go consumers with the tools

World stocks hit a fresh one-month high and the dollar rose on Monday, bolstered by firmer commodity prices and growing expectations that banks are close to cleaning up their credit-related troubles. Optimism also stemmed from speculation that finance chiefs from the Group of Seven rich nations, meeting in Washington this weekend, are considering drastic steps

Novartis AG has agreed to buy Nestle AG’s 77% stake in U.S. company Alcon for $39 billion to boost its eye care business, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. Novartis will acquire a first, 25% stake in Alcon for $11 bln and has an option to buy Nestle’s remaining 52% for a fixed price of

U.S. private equity firm TPG and other investors are near a deal to invest $5 bln in Washington Mutual Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter. The other investors include large shareholders of the Seattle-based lender and may also involve other buyout firms, the Journal said,

Yahoo Inc on Sunday detailed plans for its forthcoming Web advertising management system that gives its ad sales-partners access to online ad space both on Yahoo and other major sites. The widely anticipated system, known as AMP!, aims to simplify the process of buying and selling online ads for advertisers, ad agencies, fast-growing ad trading

Government intervention at a worldwide level is needed to address the credit crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. “I really think that the need for public intervention is becoming more evident,” IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told the Financial Times in an interview. Strauss-Kahn’s comments come just days before world