Monthly Archives: February 2011
Motorola Xoom Launches, Promises Painstaking 4G LTE Upgrade
As promised, Verizon Wireless launched the Motorola Xoom tablet based on Google's Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" operating system Feb. 24 for $599 with a two-year...
Apple’s Refreshed MacBook Pros Boast Intel Thunderbolt
Apple has updated its line of MacBook Pro notebooks in four major ways, adding next-generation processors from Intel; graphics technology from Advanced Micro Devices;...
Apple’s Mac OS X Lion Previewed for Developers
Apple has released a developer preview of Mac OS X Lion, the next version of its PC operating system. Lion's new features demonstrate the...
HP Upgrades Digital Hospital Platform, Announces Custom EHRs with Greenway
Hewlett-Packard has rolled out a new version of its Digital Hospital telemedicine platform, a virtual-health management application and an agreement with EHR (electronic health...
Would you carry secret data on a USB flash drive?
I just finished reviewing the 8GB Spyrus PocketVault P-384 encrypting USB drive.The review process took a little longer than I would have liked because...
SAP Updates Leverage Mobility, Twitter, Tablets, BI
NEW YORK-SAP used a high-profile presentation to unveil version 4.0 of its business intelligence and enterprise information management solutions from its SAP BusinessObjects platform,...
Motorola Atrix 4G Earns Highest iFixit Repair Score Yet
The Motorola Atrix 4G is the latest victim of the iFixit teardown team's Torx screwdrivers, plastic opening tools and nosey prodding. The smartphone, which...
Spyrus Strengthens USB Drive Encryption
Spyrus has entered the commercial USB encrypted drive fray girded with an encryption algorithm that is more sophisticated than competing products.The PocketVault P-384 uses...
Apple Subscription Service Rules Smack of Greed: Publishers
Apple's rules regarding its subscription service for its iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone have boomeranged across the tech publishing industry, with publishers alleging the...
10 Nagging Microsoft Windows Issues That Must Be Resolved Soon
Microsoft on Feb. 22 released Windows 7 Service Pack 1, the first major update to its latest operating system. For the most part, the...