Monthly Archives: December 2009
10 Reasons Why the Google, Bing Battle Is Good for Everyone
Even before Google announced real-time search on Dec. 7, the battle between the search giant and Microsoft was heating up. But the addition of...
FTC Looking Over Google’s AdMob Bid
If I hadn't ignored my gut and more vociferously asserted that Google's $750 million bid for AdMob would be contested by federal regulators, I...
Fujitsu Launches Cloud Services in North America
Fujitsu announced Dec. 8 that it is joining the ever-expanding "cloud builder" club of Tier 1 IT companies.The Japanese systems maker, which like IBM...
Google Sues over Alleged Work-from-Home Scams
Google filed a lawsuit Dec. 7 in U.S. federal court in Utah accusing a company of using its brand name in a work-from-home scam...
Dell Vostro V13 Laptop Is Good Looking and Inexpensive
The Dell Vostro V13 laptop, which the company officially rolled out on Dec. 8, is the latest addition to Dell's line of desktops and...
Google Launches Chrome for Mac, Linux to Challenge Safari, IE
Google set out to make Dec. 8 a glorious day in the history of its Google Chrome Web browser by releasing stable beta versions...
eWEEK Labs Picks the Stupid Tech Tricks of 2009
eWEEK Labs Picks the Stupid Tech Tricks of 2009
eWEEK Labs Picks the Stupid Tech Tricks of 2009
Big Brother Amazon
In July, e-tailing giant Amazon provided...
Sun Touts Performance of New Opteron-Based Server
Sun Microsystems officials are boasting of record performances from a new server powered by six-core Opteron chips from Advanced Micro Devices.Sun announced Dec. 8...
FTC Cracks Down on Robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission has targeted three companies that allegedly made so-called robocalls "to sell worthless credit card interest-rate reduction programs for hefty up-front...
Microsoft Reminds Users About End of Windows 2000 and XP Support
Microsoft has been busy reminding users that support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end in July 2010, perhaps prodding...