Monthly Archives: April 2011
Google Chrome OS Tablet Evolving in Open Source
A tablet computer based on Google's Chrome operating system is wending its way through the search engine's open-source pipeline, the company confirmed.Chrome OS is...
Google CEO Page Promotes Android, Chrome, YouTube Managers
Google CEO Larry Page reorganized his senior management team April 7, promoting high-level executives to head business lines and report directly to him.The move...
Windows 8 Early Build Hints at Apple, webOS Competitor
Place yourself, for a moment, in Microsoft's position. You're a multibillion-dollar international corporation that made its name (and dominating market share) in desktop operating...
YouTube Live Streaming Underscores Google Broadcasting Plan
YouTube officially turned on YouTube Live, the Google video-sharing unit's bid to stream concerts, sporting events and interviews with local celebrities and the like.Consumers...
Google Expands Check-in Deals, Hotpot to Rival Facebook, Foursquare
Google April 8 said it is launching its Latitude check-in deals across thousands of businesses across the United States, less than one month after...
DOJ Clears Google ITA Bid, with Conditions
The Department of Justice April 8 blessed Google's $700 million acquisition bid as long as the search engine agreed to conditions geared to foster...
Congress Demanding Epsilon Release More Details About Data Breach
Each day, a new company is added to the list of clients affected by the massive data breach at email marketing provider Epsilon. Now,...
Verizon, ATandT Must Share the Air with Smaller Carriers: FCC
While Verizon Wireless would like to "rule the air," as its ads suggest, the carrier, along with AT&T, must instead share the air, according...
IBM Launches Workload Deployer Private-Cloud Appliance
At an IBM Cloud Forum event in San Francisco, Big Blue announced several new cloud-computing initiatives, including new workload-deployment technology.The new IBM Workload Deployer,...
Government Shutdown Won’t Stop All IT Functions
As this column is being written, Congress is feuding over the terms of a budget to keep the government running until the end of...