Monthly Archives: December 2010
E-Reader Sales to Nearly Double Between 2012 and 2013: ABI Research
The e-book market is poised to ship 30 million units in 2013, doubling 2012's totals, ABI Research reported in a Dec. 6 report. U.S....
10 Glaring Flaws of the Latest Tablet PCs
10 Glaring Flaws of the Latest Tablet PCs
by Don Reisinger
Print Support Is Suspect
Apple's iPad now runs iOS 4.2. With the update came the ability...
Verizon iPhone Deal May Include Shutting Out T-Mobile, Sprint: Analyst
As a Verizon Wireless iPhone becomes "closer to reality," the carrier may be negotiating to prevent competitors Sprint and T-Mobile from getting iPhones of...
Cisco Systems, BMC Co-Building New Platform for Cloud Service Providers
Networker Cisco Systems and data management provider BMC Software, using their 2009 Unified Computing System partnership as home base, Dec. 6 announced a second...
Apple Prepping Mac App Store for Dec. 13: Rumors
Apple could launch its Mac App Store Dec. 13, according to the latest rumors circulating around the blogosphere. The PC version of the company's...
Infragistics Launches Motion Framework for .NET UI Development
Infragistics, a maker of user interface development tools, has announced a new motion framework for developing Microsoft Silverlight applications.The new Motion Framework API, integrated...
Kinect Sales, Google GSA Contract, WP7 Rumors Marked Microsoft Week
High sales of the Xbox Kinect boded well for Microsoft's holiday retail season, but the company nonetheless faced difficulties this week on a number...
Apple Cracks Down on Application Demos, Outlines App Store Rules
Computer maker Apple announced the second beta of Mac OS X 10.6.6, with support for the forthcoming Mac App Store, which also includes new...
Google Buys Widevine to Fortify YouTube Content Protection
Google Dec. 3 picked up digital rights management software maker Widevine for an undisclosed sum, providing a fresh measure of content protecting for its...
Google Acquires Phonetic Arts for Speech Synthesis
Google has acquired speech synthesis startup Phonetic Arts, whose software samples human speech and tailors it for computers, for an undisclosed sum.Google is being...