Monthly Archives: June 2009
When H-1B Visa Holders and the Recession Collide
Whatever your opinion on H-1B visas and foreign workers--and for many, this issue gets under people's skin--please understand this: The law around these temporary...
Acer M5800 Desktop Debuts, but Aspire One D250 Steals the Show
Acer seems to have a new desktop tower, the M5800-though you'd never guess it from the Acer Website, which is splashed with images of...
Nokia Netbook Will Use Google Android, Reports Say
Nokia is planning to launch an ARM-based netbook that runs the Google Android operating system, Gigaom is reporting, based on a research note from...
NetGear Helps SMBs with Converged Networking
NetGear wants to help SMBs take advantage of the trend toward converged networks.NetGear June 29 is rolling out two new networking switches that combine...
REVIEW: iPhone 3GS Is a (Small) Hardware Step Up
The iPhone 3GS presents a bit of a conundrum.The new smartphone is undoubtedly a step up from previous generations of the device, particularly as...
Google Isn’t Big and Keyser Soze Didn’t Exist
There's nothing a like a good old fashioned media cat-and-mouse game.I'm talking about the kind where a public relations executive tries to convince a...
Google News, YouTube Invite News Groups to Share Video Content
Web video consumption is a red-hot market, but only a handful of venues provide the hosting platform for content producers to share their content.Google...
Security Appliance Sales Dip, But Rebound Expected
A new report by analyst firm Infonetics says spending on security hardware and appliances -- such as unified threat management (UTM), intrusion detection/prevention systems...
Sun, RingCube Integrate Desktop Virtualization Technologies
When RingCube Technologies unveiled version 2.0 of its vDesk desktop virtualization platform in May, company officials said they wanted to differentiate their technology from...
Security Concerns Hinder Online Shopping, Survey Finds
A survey by online payroll service PayPal suggests high shipping costs, security concerns and a lack of convenience are hampering online transactions. The survey...