Monthly Archives: January 2011
Verizon Suit, FCC Politics Could Block Net Neutrality Indefinitely
The suit by Verizon Communications against the Federal Communications Commission on Jan. 21, 2011, should come as a surprise to no one. The company...
Toshiba Android 3.0 Tablet Touts Swappable Battery
Toshiba launched a preview Website of its forthcoming Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, a device geared to provide features Apple's iPad lacks such as dual...
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Gets Android 2.2 Upgrade
Samsung Mobile has weathered withering criticism for being slow to pushing Android 2.2 upgrades to its handful of popular Galaxy S devices, which have...
Facebook Privacy, Malware and Data Breaches Lead Security News
Malware threats, Facebook privacy and criminal charges all made their way into various security stories in the past week.The week started out with another...
Verizon, FCC Net Neutrality Suit Is Bad News for All Sides: 10 Reasons Why
Net neutrality and the legal fight that surrounds it is something that can't be explained so easily. In essence, the Federal Communications Commission believes...
Apple iPad 2 Will Include Higher-Resolution Screen: Rumor
Apple's next-generation iPad will feature a higher-resolution screen, according to a new burst of rumors. That adds to the general drum-roll of rumor and...
Android Copyright Case Debate Rages Over Java Files
Google may have used copyrighted code owned by Oracle in as many as 43 files for the latest versions of its Android operating system,...
Facebook Worth $50B After Goldman Sachs Investment
Facebook said Jan. 21 it has raised $1.5 billion in funding from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies, which brings the social-networking company's value...
Google CEO Change Sparks Mixed Feelings Among Analysts
Google CEO Eric Schmidt's announcement that he is relinquishing his title to company co-founder Larry Page has hijacked the news cycle throughout the tech...
Google Answers Search Result Quality Complaints
Google responded Jan. 21 to complaints about the quality of its search results.During the past month, a number of bloggers and others have criticized...