Monthly Archives: September 2010
RIM’s PlayBook Could Succeed Against Apple iPad
Can Research In Motion's PlayBook take market share away from the Apple iPad?At first glance, that appears to be a question designed expressly to...
How to Manage Successful Crowdsourcing Projects
Crowdsourcing is a hot industry buzzword but what does it actually mean? How can it help your business? So many things get called "crowdsourcing"...
Google Sheds Threading to Make Gmail Feel Like Outlook
Hewing to its pledge to provide choice for its 180 million or so e-mail users, Google has backed off its adherence to its beloved...
Dell Will Launch 7-Inch Apple iPad Competitor in Weeks: Report
Dell plans on launching its 7-inch tablet within the "next few weeks," according to a company executive quoted Sept. 29 in The Wall Street...
Facebook, Skype Talk Social Network VOIP Deal
Facebook and Skype are reportedly discussing an integration that would allow users of the world's largest social network to leverage the VOIP giant's PC-to-PC...
RIM’s PlayBook Might Show How to Succeed in Business Tablets
The key question that seems to be cropping up amongst those of us who pontificate about mobile devices is how much market share RIM's...
Atlassian Acquires Mercurial Provider Bitbucket
Atlassian, a provider of software development collaboration tools, has announced its acquisition of Bitbucket.org, the provider for the Mercurial distributed version control system.Terms of...
Panasonic Toughbook S9 Is World’s Lightest in Class
Panasonic's new Toughbook S9 extends the system maker's line of rugged business devices.According to the rough-and-tumble device maker, the S9, announced Sept. 28, is...
Twitter Plans New Promoted Accounts Ad Push
Twitter will soon let advertisers pay for Twitter to suggest that people follow their accounts, said Twitter Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo.Twitter launched a...
Net Neutrality Draft Bill Leaks as OIC Decides to Drop Support
A draft of a net neutrality bill proposed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman and Sen. Harry Waxman (D-Calif.) leaked by the...