Monthly Archives: September 2010
Microsoft’s Google Instant Response: Fine with Us
Microsoft seemed magnanimous in its public response to Google Instant, which offers real-time results as users type queries into the search bar. The service,...
Apple iPhone 4 Antenna Case Closed, Company Says
Apple is closing the case on the iPhone 4's antenna-rim issues, which dominated much of the conversation about the company and its signature smartphone...
Samsung Fascinate to Get Google Search with Android 2.2 Update
The Android phone-following world was abuzz last week with the rumor that Verizon Wireless would be punting Google's search engine from all future Android...
Facebook Time Logged Underscores Need for Google Social Network
For most watchers of the Internet sector, the increasing belief that Web surfers are spending more time on Facebook than they are on Google...
Microsoft Security Tool Mitigates Adobe Zero-Day Vulnerability
Adobe Reader and Acrobat users on Windows machines now have a potential shield available to protect them from attackers targeting a zero-day vulnerability.Microsoft and...
LaCie Ships New Ultra-Small Pocket Storage Drives
France-based portable storage-drive maker LaCie on Sept. 10 unveiled some new USB 3.0 hard drives for desktops or pockets.The LaCie Minimus and LaCie Rikiki...
High Level Tech Jobs Have Moved Offshore Too
It has been well documented that low-level programming is a tough business in the U.S. as coding skills are found globally at a fraction...
Google Maps Gets Walking Navigation on Android Phones
Google Sept. 9 said it has blended navigation and walking directions in its Google Maps application, making it easier for pedestrians with Android smartphones...
Group Drafts Security Guidelines to Fight Malicious Ads
The Online Trust Alliance has formed the Anti-Malvertising Taskforce to combat malicious ads on the Internet.The task force currently comprises more than two dozen...
Google Voice for Android Gets Easy Access Widgets
Google Sept. 9 upgraded its Google Voice for Android application, adding two new home screen widgets to make accessing messages and settings easier.Google Voice...