Monthly Archives: April 2010
Apple Buys Siri, a Small Victory in Mobile Web War with Google
Apple has acquired startup Siri, whose virtual personal assistant application lets users of the Apple iPhone 3GS book restaurant tables, buy movie tickets and...
Sprint Positive About Q1 While Still Shedding Dollars, Subscribers
Sprint Nextel may yet prove to be the little network that could, ever so gradually chugging ahead. The world's No. 3 carrier April 28...
Microsoft, HTC Agreement Could Alter Apple Patent Battle
Microsoft and HTC announced an IP (intellectual property) agreement April 27 that will see the phone manufacturer license Microsoft's patented technology for use in...
10 Reasons Why Microsoft Windows 7 Could Be a Huge Seller
Microsoft announced the week of April 26 that Windows 7 is now its fastest-selling operating system of all time. According to the company, it...
Terry Childs Convicted of Locking San Fran out of Network
Former San Francisco network engineer Terry Childs was found guilty Tuesday of locking the city out of its own network.A jury convicted Childs, 45,...
Google Android 2.2 to Support Flash, Going Where Apple Won’t
Google's Android director has confirmed that Android 2.2, the forthcoming version of the company's operating system for smartphones, tablets and netbooks, will support Adobe's...
Nokia Delivers Qt SDK Beta
Nokia has introduced a new software development kit (SDK) for its Qt user interface framework, which helps Qt application developers more easily target mobile...
Video Game Violence Lawsuit Could Set Precedent
This week the Supreme Court announced it would hear a case to decide whether the state of California has the right to refuse the...
Google Buys Game Maker LabPixies to Boost iGoogle in EMEA
Google April 27 agreed to purchase game software maker LabPixies in a move to fortify its popular iGoogle personalized homepage, which now boasts more...
M86 Security Releases Enhancements to Gateway, E-Mail Security Solutions
M86 Security, a provider of real-time Web and e-mail threat protection, announced M86 MailMarshal SMTP 6.8, the latest version of its e-mail threat protection...