Monthly Archives: June 2010
Google Buys Invite Media, Courting Conflict of Interest Chatter
Google purchased startup Invite Media June 3, sparking concerns from ad experts, who believe Google is gobbling up too much of the online display...
T-Mobile, LG Team Up on 3 New Feature Phones
T-Mobile has introduced three new LG Electronics mid-tier mobile phones-the Sentio, dLite and GS170-that it will make available sometime this summer. The June 2...
10 Reasons Why Google Chrome Might Fail Without Tablet Success
Chrome OS-based devices are scheduled to land this fall. But when they are released, they will find a drastically different marketplace from the space...
Google Letting Users Color Their Google Homepages with Photos
Google said June 2 it will soon let users add a photo or image to the background of the Google homepage.Users will be able...
FCC Chairman Pushes for Better Mobile Broadband
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he's pushing for improved mobile broadband during a conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal. He linked...
Google Maps for BlackBerry Boasts Biking Directions, Shared Location
Google June 2 added biking directions and shared locations to its new Google Maps 4.2 for BlackBerry application, part of the company's work to...
NASA Workers Get $15M Training Grant
Amid expected job loss for contract and subcontract NASA workers in Florida, the Department of Labor announced it is providing a $15 million grant...
Google TV Has Doubters in Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Analysts
Google TV is months away from launching, but it already has doubters in Apple CEO Steve Jobs and some industry analysts who believe the...
Bright Future for Communication Service Providers, Report Finds
The multibillion dollar U.S. data transport services market represents promising revenue potential for communication service providers, growing at a compound annual growth rate of...
Increased IT Hiring on Horizon, Survey Suggests
More than three-quarters (78 percent) of human resources managers or recruiters who have responsibility in recruiting technology positions are looking to hire IT workers...