Monthly Archives: May 2010
Google Suggests FCC Accord Broadband Providers with Common Carrier Status
Google tried to effect a position of neutrality in a 65-page filing concerning the Federal Communications Commission's authority to regulate broadband providers, but hinted...
Facebook Instant Personalization Protested by EFF, MoveOn.org
Facebook continues to take heat for its "instant personalization" feature, which the company launched earlier this month to enable the social network to share...
10 NASA Missions to the Moon, Mars and Beyond
10 NASA Missions to the Moon, Mars and Beyond
by Nathan Eddy
Mars Rover (Spirit)
Following mission completion and aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher...
HTC Licensing, ‘Vail’ Beta, Messenger Headlined Microsoft’s Week
The most newsworthy portion of Microsoft's week came April 27, when the company announced an intellectual property agreement with HTC that will see the...
HTC Incredible May Be All That, but Android Is Still Not Enterprise-Ready
When Verizon Wireless launched its vaunted HTC Droid Incredible April 29, it put out a statement touting the device as "well-equipped for the business...
HTC Incredible Bests the BlackBerry Bold 9650, Nexus One
Verizon Wireless launched the HTC Droid Incredible smartphone April 29, offering it for $199 with a $100 rebate and a two-year contract.Unlike its Android...
HP Expected to Pursue Tablets with Palm WebOS, sans Microsoft
Palm's WebOS mobile platform was said to be a list-topping asset, when the smartphone maker went shopping for a purchaser. And indeed, following the...
Apple’s Lala Shutdown Could Affect Google Rivalry
Apple plans to shut down Lala, the online streaming music service, on May 31. After Apple acquired Lala Media in December 2009, speculation was...
RIM Knocks Motorola from Top 5 Cell Phone List
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is now among the world's five largest cell phone vendors, knocking Motorola from the list and highlighting the growing...
Twitter Issues Android App, Says Google Will Open Source the Code
Twitter released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market April 30, fortifying the company's officially unofficial portfolio of mobile applications.The theme for...