Monthly Archives: January 2010
Foreign Journalists’ Gmail Hijacked in China
An association of journalists based in Beijing said reporters have recently had their Google Gmail accounts hijacked.In a statement, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of...
France, Germany Say Avoid IE Until Security Vulnerability Patched
France and Germany have advised their citizens to ditch Internet Explorer in the wake of reports that an IE zero-day bug was involved in...
IBM Project Vulcan Manages Social Info Overload
ORLANDO, Fla.-IBM Jan. 18 said it is working on a new effort to add social analytics to its Lotus collaboration software portfolio to help...
Mobile App Revenue Soaring, Although Most Are Free
Mobile application stores will continue to draw in customers and drive up profits, according to new report from Gartner.The firm expects that in 2010,...
Google, Verizon Gang Up on FCC
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is certainly a formula that can be applied to Google and Verizon Wireless' approach to the...
What a Google Exit from China Could Mean for Android
News Analysis: In the days that followed Google's threat to cease operations in China after it discovered some Gmail accounts had been hacked, many...
Microsoft’s Week Involved Haiti Earthquake, Mobile 7, China Cyber-Attacks
Microsoft's week involved a fresh spate of rumors involving Windows Mobile 7, widely regarded as the company's best hope to either retard or reverse...
What Will the Apple Slate Look Like?
For months, Apple has been mum on the topic of the much-rumored "iSlate" or Apple tablet PC. Still, the silence has only helped fuel...
Google, China Dispute Revives Global Online Freedom Act
Riding the massive publicity wave generated by Google's current censorship dispute with China, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Jan. 14 urged his fellow lawmakers to...
Video Game Sales Down 8 Percent in 2009
U.S. retail sales of video games, which includes portable and console hardware, software and accessories, generated revenues of close to $19.66 billion, an 8...