Monthly Archives: July 2011
Google+ Killer App Is User Engagement
What is Google+ killer application?Is it Circles, the friending mechanism that lets users bucket their contacts in gradual, careful curation rather than Facebook's firehose...
Windows Phone Can’t Stop Microsoft Smartphone Decline: Report
Microsoft's share of the U.S. smartphone market continued to decline through May, according to research firm comScore.For the three-month period between the end of...
Facebook, Microsoft Partnership Deepens With Skype Announcement
When Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion in May, it kicked off a good deal of analyst chatter about how Redmond would choose to...
Verizon Tiered Data Pricing Is a Mistake: 10 Reasons Why
Verizon Wireless said that it will start offering a new data pricing structure that eliminates unlimited data and requires users to buy into one...
Microsoft Targeting Samsung for Android Royalties: Report
Having cornered a handful of small manufacturers into paying royalties on their Android devices, Microsoft is now setting its sights on substantially bigger game:...
Sony S1, S2 Tablets Revealed in Teaser Video
Consumer electronics giant Sony's S1 and S2 tablets, powered by Google's Android operating system, have been revealed in greater detail through the release of...
Verizon Ends Unlimited Data Plans, Introduces Tiered Pricing
Network operator Verizon Wireless confirmed the end of its unlimited data plans, to be replaced with a tiered pricing structure, as a flood of...
HP Introduces LaserJet Pro 100 Compact Color Laser Printer
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced the launch of the LaserJet Pro 100 color MFP M175nw, the company's most compact multifunction color laser printer. Priced at...
Morgan Stanley Loses CDs Containing Personal Data for 34,000 Investors
Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney reported that personal information belonging to 34,000 investment clients has been lost and potentially stolen. Unlike recent data...
Oracle Launches New Virtual Desktop Client for iPads
Oracle, one of the few big IT companies that isn't marketing some sort of tablet computer, nonetheless moved into the periphery of the genre...