Monthly Archives: October 2010
Windows Phone 7 Rumors, Android Lawsuit, Reorg Marked Microsoft Week
Microsoft's busy week centered on mobile-not only its upcoming Windows Phone 7, but also legal action related to one of its biggest rivals: On...
Microsoft Joins Apple, Oracle in Suing to Impede Android
When Microsoft filed its patent infringement suit versus Motorola Oct. 1, it joined Apple and Oracle in their attack against Google's Android operating system,...
RIM PlayBook an Enterprise Tablet, Not an iPad, Android Killer
When rumors bubbled up last week that Research In Motion was set to unveil a tablet computer, talk turned to how the device would...
Google Should Buy Twitter to Battle Facebook but Won’t
When Google CEO Eric Schmidt was asked what he thought of Twitter Sept. 28 at TechCrunch Disrupt, he acknowledged that the microblog should be...
HP’s Apotheker Inspires Doubt, Praise
Hewlett-Packard anointed former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker as its new chief executive Sept. 30. Now that speculation about HP's choice for its next CEO...
Microsoft Sues Motorola, Claiming Android Violates Patents
Microsoft has filed an intellectual-property lawsuit against Motorola, alleging that the manufacturer's Google Android smartphones violate nine of its patents."The patents at issue relate...
Iran Arrests Nuclear Spies, Talks Cyber-security
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi announced today the arrests of multiple people he described as "nuclear spies."Moslehi told the Mehr News Agency of the...
Google Car Home for Android Gets Navigation Shortcuts
Google Oct. 1 refreshed its Car Home for Android application, decoupling it from the core operating system and providing custom shortcuts for users of...
Facebook Should Buy Skype, Analysts Agree
Just hours after news surfaced that Facebook and Skype could be entering into a VOIP (voice over IP) partnership, industry watchers seized on the...
Stuxnet Used in Black Hat SEO Campaigns
That link that you click on for information about the Stuxnet worm might be leading you to a malicious site.It's the dark side of...