Monthly Archives: March 2011
Microsoft Planning Google-Like Instant Search Results: Report
Microsoft is planning to integrate instant search results into the next version of its Bing search engine, according to the latest rumors. That innovation...
Google Buys BeatThatQuote.com for $61M
Google March 7 said it has purchased BeatThatQuote.com, an online price comparison Website based in the United Kingdom, for $61.2 million.The buy, which comes...
RIM CMO Loss Could Be Good on Eve of PlayBook Launch: Analysts
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is losing its chief marketing officer just weeks before launching its PlayBook tablet, a device officials hope will compete...
Zeus Trojan Variant Found on BlackBerry Phones
With so many reports of Android and iPhone malware, it was only a matter of time before a BlackBerry variant emerged.A variant of the...
WD Acquires Hitachi Storage for $4.3 Billion
In a landmark storage industry deal, Western Digital, the world's No. 1-selling hard disk drive manufacturer, revealed March 7 that it is acquiring competitor...
Google Profiles Coming to Local Businesses
Google rarely overtly tips its hand on coming products, preferring to operate under the practice that it doesn't preannounce new software services, but if...
Apple iPad 2: Consumer Catnip, No Great Advance for Businesses
Within minutes of Apple unveiling the iPad 2, media outlets immediately began debating the next-generation tablet's ability to hold off the rising tide of...
Windows Intune, Windows Phone Update, Bing Deals: Microsoft’s Week
Microsoft continued to chase the cloud this week, prepping for the launch of its Windows Intune IT management platform and trying to get the...
Google Remotely Wipes Malware From Android Handsets
Google March 5 remotely removed 58 malicious applications that affected smartphones based on its Android 2.1 operating system and earlier versions-the latest of several...
Microsoft, Google Take Different Paths to Follow Groupon
Everyone wants a touch of Groupon's magic these days, and who can blame them? Analysts see the market for coupons offered to users based...