Monthly Archives: August 2010
Google Chrome Canary Is a Tweener Build
Less than two weeks after promising to accelerate the release schedule of its stable builds for it Chrome Web browser, Google released a new...
RIM’s BlackBerry Smartphone Line Needs a Hit, Says Nielsen
Nielsen, the venerable ratings company, has a message for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.In Nielsen-run surveys with U.S. consumers regarding smartphone use, the company...
Google Editions Doesn’t Stand a Chance vs. Amazon Kindle
CNET has an interesting interview with Ian Freed, Amazon vice president for the wildly popular Kindle electronic book reading device, that makes me wonder...
Nielsen Says E-Mail Still Rules iPhone, Android, Blackberry
Social networking on Facebook, Twitter and other Websites may dominate on the desktop, but time spent consuming e-mail rules the roost on mobile devices...
Quest Software Acquires Surgient to Enter Private Cloud Market
Database and application management provider Quest Software revealed Aug. 3 that it is entering the private cloud software market by acquiring virtualization management specialist...
Managing Consumer Tech in the Enterprise
You've seen it happen dozens of times. One of your business buddies shows up with the latest gadget from the Best Buy ad over...
iPhone Jailbreak Exploits Remote Security Hole
A new jailbreak for the Apple iPhone has provided another example of remote exploits on mobile devices, security researchers say.According to security researchers, the...
O1 Communications Sells SMB Customer Base to TelePacific
O1 Communications, a competitive local exchange carrier serving retail and wholesale business customers, announced it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement to sell the...
Tech Data Acquires Triade Holding
Tech Data, a distributor of IT products, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the stock of Triade Holding, a privately held...
AMD Starts Talking ‘Bulldozer’
Advanced Micro Devices officials have launched a blog dedicated to the company's upcoming "Bulldozer" processor architecture, which will be disclosed at a conference later...