Monthly Archives: February 2010
Hachette Joins List of Publishers Rejecting Amazon E-Book Pricing
Following Macmillan's insistence on setting its own rates for e-book prices rather than follow Amazon.com's preferred $9.99 per title, the chairman and CEO of...
EPIC Sues for Details of Google-NSA Arrangement
Google's reported deal with the National Security Agency to work together on cyber-security issues is raising questions among privacy advocates, including Electronic Privacy Information...
Health Care Field Eyeing Apple iPad
The Apple iPad, which is scheduled to ship in the March timeframe, will more than pique the interests of enterprise users, say industry observers....
Why Google and Apple Should Take a Look at Siri
The battle for the mobile Web is getting more interesting, with Apple filing location-based patents that compete with Google's Latitude location feature for Google...
Mozilla Removes Malicious Firefox Add-ons
Mozilla has removed a pair of malware-laced Firefox add-ons from its site believed to have infected some 4,600 users.According to Mozilla's Add-ons blog, Sothink...
Facebook Celebrates Six Years with New Search, Homepage
Facebook Feb. 4 celebrated its sixth birthday in style, revamping its search engine and making several navigational changes to its valuable homepage.The changes, designed...
Skype for iPhone App Coming Soon, Says Company
Skype is close to offering a solution that will let iPhone users place voice over IP calls over 3G networks, the company announced on...
Microsoft Drops Live Support for Original Xbox
Nine years after the launch of the original Xbox gaming console, Microsoft's Marc Whitten, Xbox Live general manager, announced via a blog post that...
Barracuda Networks Launches NG Firewall
Security, storage and networking solutions specialist Barracuda Networks announced the launch of the Barracuda NG Firewall.The Barracuda NG Firewall is a line of virtual...
DOJ Deems Amended Google Book Search Deal Anticompetitive
The Department of Justice said copyright and antitrust concerns continue to make Google's amended settlement agreement for its Google Book Search project anticompetitive, suggesting...