Monthly Archives: August 2010
Apple iPhone, Android Smartphones Driving E-Reading
The increasing adoption of smartphones, particularly of the Apple iPhones and Android-running handsets, is helping to drive e-book consumption, according to an Aug. 26...
Google Realtime Search Challenges Bing, Twitter
Google's latest move in real-time search, the launch of a dedicated page that aggregates of-the-moment information from Twitter and other sources, represents yet another...
Meanwhile, HP Execs Meet to Select Their New CEO
While the Dell versus Hewlett-Packard for 3PAR bidding war rages on uncontrollably (see below in this blog) in Round Rock, Texas, Fremont, Calif. and...
HP Now at $2B in Bidding War with Dell for 3PAR
To say that modestly profitable utility storage maker 3PAR is a company in the right place at the right time would be a massive...
NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Discovers Multiplanet Solar System
NASA announced its Kepler spacecraft, launched in March 2009, has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front...
Firefox for Android Alpha Released
Mozilla has announced that the next major version of its Firefox browser for mobile users, known as Fennec, is now available for the Android...
Dell, HP Battle for 3PAR Now a Matter of Macho and Pride
What? Hewlett-Packard tenders an unsolicited bid Aug. 26 for little ol' storage maker 3PAR for 262 times its earnings?Then Dell matches it, 3PAR apparently...
Dell Cloud Storage Chief Explains Scramble for 3PAR
Dell's top cloud and storage executive, Praveen Asthana, confirmed to eWEEK Aug. 27 why Dell is pursuing 3PAR so desperately: Not only does its...
Apple iTunes Fake Reviews Settled by FTC
Apple iTunes users can rest a little easier, now that the Federal Trade Commission has settled with a public relations firm accused of posting...
MetroPCS to Launch LTE Network, Samsung Phone in September
MetroPCS' plan to roll out a 4G LTE (long-term evolution) network in September-ahead of Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile carrier-is reportedly on track.Jaebeom...