Monthly Archives: March 2011
Is Google Crazy to Charge $4K a Year for 16TB in Its Cloud?
It was only a matter of time before Google expanded its online storage services. (See my eWEEK colleague Clint Boulton's news story here.)What? You...
iPad 2 Pricing Puts Screws to Motorola Xoom
While most folks who attended or followed Apple's iPad 2 event March 2 were hungrily lapping up Apple CEO Steve Jobs' highlight reel of...
CeBIT Shows Cloud Computing Remains a Hazy, Fearful Concept in Europe
HANNOVER, Germany-Cloud computing was the theme of this year's CeBIT show. So it was a little strange when the most lucid description of what...
iPad, Other Tablets Will Hurt PC Sales, Gartner Says
Led by the Apple iPad, media tablets are drawing consumer interest, and dollars, away from PCs, forcing Gartner analysts to lower their projections for...
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Update Resumes for Samsung Devices
Microsoft is resuming its latest Windows Phone 7 software update to Samsung smartphones, which it had pulled in the wake of users reporting technical...
Google Profiles Redesign Searches for Facebook Magic
Google, which has been quietly reworking its software products to become more social, has redesigned Google Profiles to make it easier for users to...
Apple iPad 2’s A5 Processor Aims to Blunt Motorola Xoom’s Dual-Core
Apple's new proprietary processor for the iPad 2, the A5, could ratchet up the microprocessor competition partially kicked off by its A4 chip.That's the...
Android Tops iOS, RIM with 29% Smartphone Share
Google's Android operating system took 29 percent of U.S. smartphone market share in January, breaking a statistical tie with Apple's iOS and Research In...
Android Security Will Be Big News in 2011: 10 Reasons Why
Android security is back in the headlines.Google has removed more than50 applications from its Android Market after it was revealed that the programs were...
Americans Seek Support from Peers Online, Consult Doctors Offline: Pew
People in the United States with chronic conditions or rare diseases are turning to family, friends and other patients online for support, but when...