Monthly Archives: August 2009
T-Mobile’s HTC myTouch 3G Available at RadioShack Aug. 19
T-Mobile is bringing a new line of cell phones and smartphones, including the Android-based HTC myTouch 3G handset, to RadioShack starting Aug. 19.In July,...
CA Launches New Services for Fast Software Implementations
CA is rolling out 17 new and enhanced offerings as part of its larger Standardized Services initiative.The services, tied to CA's software offerings that...
SpringSource Acquires Cloud Foundry, Launches New Cloud Platform
Coming off of its own acquisition by VMware, SpringSource, a provider of Java application infrastructure and management software, Aug. 19 announced its acquisition of...
Sun Earns Federal Encryption Certification for StorageTek Tape Platform
Not much news has been coming from Sun Microsystems lately, due largely to its pending $7.4 billion acquisition by longtime partner Oracle.Nonetheless, Sun revealed...
Exploding iPhones Are Latest Headache for Apple
Exploding iPhones? Explosions are the latest problem attributed to the Apple iPhone 3GS, which since its June arrival has reportedly overheated to the point...
MySpace Buys iLike, Thwarting Facebook
MySpace on Aug. 19 said it has agreed to purchase music recommendation service iLike, which soared to popularity on Facebook, allegedly for $20 million.iLike,...
To Unlock or Not to Unlock Smartphones? That Is the Question for Enterprise IT...
Many companies do just fine with the standard, off-the-shelf smartphones that can be picked up from any carrier, but many need something different. For...
Leap Jumps for Broadband Funding
Cricket Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless, is applying for $8.6 million in federal broadband stimulus funds to extend wireless broadband to...
Apple iPhone Bug Keeps Deleted E-Mails on Tap
An apparent bug in iPhone OS 3.0 allows users to sometimes get their hands on e-mail messages that are supposed to be deleted. The...
Dell Mini 3i Smartphone for China Positions Dell for Success, Report Says
A new report from analysis firm Pund-IT spells out why China and a Dell smartphone - which is mostly still just rumors, as Dell...