Monthly Archives: January 2011
Ballmer Talks 8 Million Kinect Sales, Windows Phone 7, Avatars
Ballmer Talks 8 Million Kinect Sales, Windows Phone 7, Avatars
by Nicholas Kolakowski
Consumer Tech
In contrast to many of 2010's conferences, where he focused on business...
Amazon Launches Appstore Developer Portal
Amazon.com has launched the Amazon Appstore Developer Portal to enable mobile application developers to sell their apps using the strength of Amazon's platform.In short,...
Motorola Xoom Steers Verizon CES Keynote
Cutting-edge capabilities from Motorola's Xoom tablet computer captivated the audience's attention during the opening keynote provided by Xoom carrier Verizon at the Consumer Electronics...
BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Built for Success: 10 Reasons Why
When Research In Motion first announced the BlackBerry PlayBook, some were skeptical about its appeal. After all, the tablet boasts a 7-inch display-smaller than...
Verizon Intros 4G Samsung Galaxy Tab, Smartphone at CES
LAS VEGAS-Samsung Mobile Jan. 6 pledged its support for Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network, promising to build a version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab...
OCZ Previews Fast SSDs Based on SandForce Controllers
OCZ Technology on Jan. 6 introduced solid-state drives that have delivered impressive performance numbers and are designed for gamers and enterprise systems.The Vertex 3...
One-third of Malware Created in 2010, Panda Security Reports
Malware writers had a busy year in 2010.According to Panda Security, during the year, cyber-criminals created and distributed more than one-third of all existing...
Inside Cyber-Crime Money Mule Operations
Recruiting money mules may not be the sexiest part of a cyber-crime operation, but it is among the most vital tasks-something underscored last year...
Facebook May Be Required to Disclose Financials or Go Public
Few people outside the inner core of Facebook leadership really know much about the income, profits and cash flow of the world's largest and...
White House Memo Sets Goals for Security Review to Forestall Future WikiLeaks
In an attempt to tighten control of classified information, the Obama administration issued a memo outlining requirements and questions agencies have to address as...