Monthly Archives: May 2011
Google Wallet Play Fraught with Skepticism
Following the spectacular failure of the over-hyped Google Wave, executives for the search engine are painfully aware that just because they build a technology...
Android No Threat to Apple in Paid Apps
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android executives reeled off several eye-popping statistics about their open-source smartphone platform at Google I/O earlier this month.Attendees learned there have been...
Russian Payment Processor May Be Behind MacDefender Scareware
It appears that a Russian online payment company may be behind the rogue antivirus MacDefender scam that has dominated security headlines for the past...
Google Wallet Won’t Succeed: 10 Reasons Why
Google has finally unveiled the long-awaited Google Wallet, a service that allows users to pay for purchases with an Android-based smartphone. The offering effectively...
Microsoft Prepping Windows 8 Glimpse: Report
Microsoft is about to offer an early glimpse of the next version of Windows on a tablet, according to a new report.Speaking to three...
Google Wallet Demo Shows Bright Future for Mobile Payments
Google Wallet, the pending mobile payment service formed with Citgroup, MasterCard and Sprint, is an ambitious plan to get consumers to leave their physical...
Google Displaces Yahoo in Display Ads, AdMob Buoys Mobile
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) reached several advertising milestones through the month of May, including passing Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) for the first time in display advertising.Google's U.S. display...
Amazon Cuts Android Phone Prices for Memorial Day
Amazon is offering big Memorial Day discounts on 4G smartphones such as the pricey Samsung Droid Charge, Motorola Atrix 4G and other handsets.When shoppers...
LinkedIn Cookie Flaw Lets Attackers Login
LinkedIn joins the ranks of major Websites with serious security vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to access user accounts without needing passwords, a researcher...
Cisco, HP Want to Flatten Your Network
Every big network vendor is now touting an architecture that challenges the traditional three-tier design. Cisco and Hewlett-Packard are introducing equipment and design changes...