Monthly Archives: December 2010
Google eBooks Paves Way for Ad-Supported Media Cloud: Analysts
Analysts believe Google's eBooks service could shake up the market Amazon and others have cultivated if Google chooses to create an ad-supported media cloud...
Apple Must Distance Itself from ATandT: 10 Reasons Why
When it comes to mobile phone carriers, AT&T is the worst, according to Consumer Reports. The company examined the overall value of service, customer...
ActiveState Launches Amazon EC2 Cloud for Python Developers
ActiveState has announced it is delivering its ActivePython Community and Business Editions of its Python development environment as part of a pre-built Python-centric AMI...
Facebook Revamps Profile Pages to Highlight Photos, Tell People’s Stories
Facebook Revamps Profile Pages to Highlight Photos, Tell People's Stories
by Clint Boulton
Facebook
Facebook has made several changes to its social network design in the last...
Motorola Unveils MC55A0, ‘Most Rugged’ WiFi Enterprise Device
Motorola Solutions is introducing the MC55A0, a WiFi-enabled enterprise handheld that the company is calling the industry's most rugged. Designed for customer-facing applications, outfitted...
AMD Phenom II Black Edition Desktop Processors Aimed at Gamers
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced two "Black Edition" processors, including the company's flagship six-core desktop processor. These processors join AMD's 8-series chipset and...
Zebra Technologies Unveils ZXP Series 3 Printer
Zebra Technologies, a provider of specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, announced the ZXP Series 3 card printer, which the company said will be...
IT Professionals Labor Market Stagnating, Report Finds
U.S. employment numbers released by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a net gain of 4,400 IT-related jobs in November, for...
Android 2.3 Sports NFC, Gyroscope for Better Gaming
Google introduced its Android 2.3 platform SDK Dec. 6, with plans to release the Gingerbread platform to open source in a few weeks.Gingerbread, as...
Andy Rubin Shows Motorola Tablet Running Android Honeycomb
Google Android chief Andy Rubin graced the stage at Dive: Dive into Mobile Dec. 6, talking all things mobile with Walt Mossberg and Kara...