Monthly Archives: March 2009
Nokia, Samsung Are Hearing Demand for Mobile Music
Nokia and Samsung each released new consumer-focused smartphones this week, all of which are headed for non-U.S. markets, and all of which emphasize the...
Google Blocks Infinite SMS Unlimited Texting App for Apple iPhone
So much for unlimited texting applications on Apple's iPhone: Nearly a month after Seattle startup Inner Fence debuted its iPhone application Infinite SMS, Google...
Apple’s New 4GB iPod Shuffle Talks
Apple rolled out a new iPod Shuffle on March 11 that it claims is the smallest music player in the world. The device also...
Microsoft Sets Developer Strategy for Windows Mobile Apps
Microsoft has announced its strategy for empowering developers to create and monetize applications for the next generation of Windows phones.In a March 11 announcement,...
Google Launches Interest-Based Advertising
Google announced on March 11 that it was launching a beta version of what it terms "interest-based advertising," a type of behavioral targeting that...
Facebook Activates New-Look Home Page
Facebook, the world's hottest social networking Web site that averages about 16,000 new members each day, updated its home page for the second time...
Abuse of Google, Yahoo Search by Cyber-crooks Is Rising
Cyber-criminals are always on the lookout for new tricks, but they are also sticking with an oldie-but-goodie-abusing search engine results.According to security pros, there...
EMC Expands Data Center Management Package
EMC, which has been focusing more research and development on software and services for the data center outside the specific scope of its storage...
Dell Announces Layoffs
Dell began laying off employees March 11 in an effort to reduce costs at a time when global PC sales have plummeted due to...
NASA Scrubs Space Shuttle Discovery Launch
NASA officials scratched the scheduled March 11 launch of the space shuttle Discovery after detecting a leaky gaseous hydrogen (GH2) vent line. Scheduled for...