Monthly Archives: April 2011
Samsung Looking to Sell HDD Division for $1.5B
Korea's Samsung Electronics is mulling the idea of unloading its hard disk-drive business so that it can concentrate on research and development in tablet...
Sophos Demands Facebook Make Security, Privacy Default Settings
Web security firm Sophos has posted an open letter to Facebook taking the social networking giant to task for its ongoing safety and privacy...
University Websites Still Redirecting Users to Fake Software Sites
Education and government Websites continue to redirect users to malicious Websites months after the hijacked pages were flagged in a report. Major search engines...
Apple Sued by Dad over In-App Purchases Policy
Apple is being sued by Pennsylvania man Garen Meguerian, whose 9-year-old daughter, using an iPod Touch, racked up $200 in fees playing "Zombie Caf??«,"...
RIM PlayBook: BlackBerry Tablet Makes a Run at Businesses Despite Flaws
Research In Motion's PlayBook offers users a BlackBerry-branded alternative to the Apple iPad and other tablets currently flooding the market. But does the 7-inch...
Intel, AMD Will Challenge ARM in Tablets, Smartphones
Anyone with questions about why Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are looking to expand into the tablet and smartphone markets need only look at...
Sprint Launches Android-Running Replenish Smartphone, Green ID Pack
Sprint and Samsung have introduced the Android-running Replenish smartphone just in time for Earth Day. Featuring a 2.8-inch QVGA display and a dedicated QWERTY...
Apple MacBook Air Receives Quicker Samsung SSD: Report
The new Apple MacBook Air is only six months old, but the laptop appears to have received an update already, in the form of...
Why Android, iOS App Development is No Zero Sum Game
For those interested in Google's Android platform, you must read Fred Vogelstein's latest piece in Wired when he calls attention to a number of...
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ Update, IE10, Big Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Week
Microsoft's week involved two conferences, featuring executives who detailed plans for the cloud and products such as Windows Phone 7.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking...