Monthly Archives: April 2009
HP Looking at Google’s Android Platform
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest technology company, is reportedly "studying" Google's open-source operating system Android, which has been gaining traction within the mobile community.An HP...
Linux: I’m Here for the Apps
The best and the worst attributes of Linux as a desktop operating system involve acquiring and maintaining software applications. If Linux is to pile...
Lawmakers Call for National Cyber Security Czar
Legislation that would create a national cyber security czar reporting directly to the White House was introduced April 1 by U.S. Senators John D....
Microsoft Cloud Applications Target Government, Education
Microsoft introduced six new applications for government and education, ranging from public-records tracking to student information systems, under the moniker Public Sector On-Demand Solutions....
Kyocera, Motorola Display LTE Base Stations at CTIA
Kyocera Communications announced it is displaying a prototype of its all-in-one LTE base station in its booth at the CTIA Wireless conference, along with...
Internet Users Ignored Earth Hour
The much ballyhooed March 28 Earth Hour called for individuals, businesses and governments across the globe to turn off unused appliances and computers for...
Yahoo Rolls Out iPhone App at CTIA Wireless
Yahoo made a number of mobile-related announcements at the 2009 CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, including the introduction of Yahoo Mobile application for...
Intel Partnership with Database Vendor GroovyChannel Targets Cloud Computing
Intel is partnering with database software vendor GroovyChannel to develop a new range of database appliance servers for enterprise cloud computing.The appliance servers will...
Google: Spam Keeps on Trucking
After a short cooling-off period driven by the highly publicized shutdown of shady hosting provider McColo, spam levels rose back to the same, if...
Industry Vets Largely Unphased by Conficker
So, tomorrow we find out if Conficker is a big joke, a Y2K-type predicament, or a really big deal. Or so some people say...But...