Monthly Archives: December 2010
Google CEO Schmidt Claims Chrome OS Delivers the Cloud
Google is betting heavily on the cloud with Chrome Operating System, a Web platform for netbooks that Google CEO Eric Schmidt said is predicated...
Connecticut AG Demands Google Street View WiFi Data
Connecticut state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec. 10 ratcheted up his July request for data Google collected from Connecticut citizens via insecure wireless networks...
Android, iPad, Other Tablet Choices Broaden but Confuse Market
The problem of which tablet to choose has grown significantly beyond the once default choice-the Apple iPad. Now there are a number of Android...
eWEEK Labs Names the Top Products of 2010
eWEEK Labs Names the Top Products of 2010
By eWEEK Labs
Product of the Year: Apple iPad
It was the hottest thing in computing since the original...
IT Outages Cause Businesses $26.5 Billion in Lost Revenue Each Year, Survey
North American businesses suffer an average of 10 hours of IT downtime annually, collectively costing them $26.5 billion in revenue, according to a study...
WikiLeaks Insiders to Start Rival ‘Openleaks’ Site
Key people involved with WikiLeaks have reportedly resigned to start up their own rival whistle-blower site. The new site is dubbed Openleaks, and will...
Yahoo Local Goes Hyper-Local on iPhone, Android
Yahoo contributed to the latest crush of local-related news Dec. 8 by making its refreshed Yahoo Local service available in limited beta for computers...
Dell Streak Now Boasts Android 2.2 but Uneven Experience
Dell Streak Now Boasts Android 2.2 but Uneven Experience
by Nicholas Kolakowski
Android 2.2
The Dell Streak received its long-awaited Android 2.2 (Froyo) update starting Nov. 15.
Hybrid
The...
Lenovo IdeaPads, IdeaCentre PCs with Intel Core i7 Arriving Early 2011
Lenovo has introduced three new Idea PCs with Intel technology that will begin shipping in early 2011. Hello, youth market! The IdeaPad Y460p and...
Google Upgrades Gmail, YouTube for Android 2.2 Smartphones
Google this week upgraded its Gmail and YouTube applications for Android smartphones, part of the company's mission to release upgrades early, incrementally and often.Apparently...