Monthly Archives: December 2008
Apple’s iPhone Adoption to Hit 10% in SMBs, with Android G1 MIA
Apple's iPhone, whose viability as a business-class smart phone is regularly questioned by experts, is expected to reach 10 percent of small and midsize...
Sprint Unveils 3G/4G Dual-Mode Modem Device
Sprint Nextel said Dec. 17 it is introducing a laptop modem that will operate on both Sprint's 4G WiMax service and the company's 3G...
Toshiba Ups Flash Production for $1B, Then Cuts It Back
See this Reuters news item on Dec. 16? "Toshiba and SanDisk are reacting to the ongoing financial crisis by cutting production of their NAND...
Phishing Costs Flow Upstream
The collateral financial damage incurred by online phishing attacks--such as the impact that the fraud has on hijacked brands--continues to spiral upward, according to...
Checking Up on Google Chrome
Click here to see screenshotsGoogle ChromeYesterday, Dec. 15, I posted my review of the new Google Chrome browser, which is no longer a beta....
Portland Slated as Second WiMax City
With one WiMax outpost established in Baltimore, the newly combined Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Xohm WiMax division have put a west coast footprint in...
Zoho Creator Apps Will Now Float on Google App Engine Cloud
Zoho Dec. 16 said applications created with its Zoho Creator Web database application tool will now run on Google App Engine, the latest bridge...
Gartner Predicts Additional Revenue Losses for Semiconductor Companies in 2009
The world's semiconductor industry is poised to lose revenue in 2008 and 2009 - the first time the industry has ever lost money in...
McDonald’s-Themed Attack No Happy Meal
As the economy slumps and the holiday season arrives malware schemers are weaving together various timely social trends to target new attacks at end...
Ponemon’s People: Google Is Too Big to Trust Anymore
Yesterday, I noted in the wake of the Google-network neutrality fiasco that Google is a marked company by journalists and bloggers who, whether they...