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Skype Outage Caused by Overloaded Servers, Outdated Desktop Client
The widespread outage that crippled Skype on Dec. 22 appears to have been aggravated by a bug in the Windows version of the VOIP...
Plantronics InstantMeeting Promises Easy Conferencing to Android and BlackBerry
Plantronics InstantMeeting Promises Easy Conferencing to Android and BlackBerry
by Andrew Garcia
Call List
InstantMeeting combs through the calendar to find BlackBerry or Android users' calendars, culling...
10 Smartphone, Tablet Flaws That Must Disappear In 2011
10 Smartphone, Tablet Flaws That Must Disappear In 2011
by Don Reisinger
Small Displays
The last thing that consumers will want to see next year is a...
Judge Rules SAP Must Pay Interest on $1.3B Judgment to Oracle
Adding insult to injury, a federal court judge ruled Dec. 28 that enterprise software maker SAP must pay Oracle prejudgment interest on its Nov....
IBM: Five Innovations That Will Change Lives by 2015
IBM has delivered a series of predictions on technological innovations that will have broad impact and change lives by 2015, ranging from three-dimensional and...
4chan Forum for Anonymous Activists Hit by DoS Counterattack
The 4chan message board, a popular discussion forum for the so-called Anonymous activist group that launched a multitude of Denial of Service attacks in...
iPad’s Multifaceted Success Makes for Tough Tablet Competition
The success of the Apple iPad is built on more than its (slick, lovely) hardware, which portends a long road ahead for Apple competitors...
Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android Created 2010 Tablet PC Market
Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android Created 2010 Tablet PC Market
by Nicholas Kolakowski
Apple iPad
Apples iPad helped kickstart the consumer tablet PC market, eventually reaching...
Logitech: What Google TV Delay?
Good for Logitech.The maker of the $300 Revue companion box that serves Google TV has come out swinging verus the media to refute the...
Mozilla Accidentally Publishes Usernames and Passwords
Another day, another set of usernames published "by accident."This time, it's by Mozilla, the developer of popular open source software including Firefox and Thunderbird....