Monthly Archives: August 2011
BlackBerry Blog Hit by Hackers Protesting RIM Assistance to London Police
A group of hackers defaced Research In Motion's BlackBerry blog to protest the company's plans to help United Kingdom police apprehend individuals involved in...
AMD Choosing Tablets Over Smartphones: Reports
Advanced Micro Devices has no plans to follow Intel's lead and compete against ARM Holdings in the booming smartphone market.AMD, instead, will take what...
Microsoft Windows Phone Executive Departing
Microsoft executive Charlie Kindel is leaving the company after 21 years. As general manager for Windows Phone's developer ecosystem, he played a key role...
The Web Turns 20
The World Wide Web turned 20 on August 6, and it's easily one of the five most important inventions of the last century. (If...
Microsoft Offers $250,000 in BlueHat Prizes for Security Technology
Microsoft announced a contest to encourage security researchers to think about defensive security technology.Dubbed the Blue Hat contest, researchers would submit the "most effective...
AMD Releases SDK for Its ‘Llano’ Fusion Chips
Advanced Micro Devices is rolling out a software development kit for its Fusion processors, giving developers access to its new chips that integrate high-level...
Is Google Gunning for the Right Patents vs. Apple, Microsoft?
With the number of lawsuits versus Google's Android operating system approaching the number of cards in a deck of playing cards, it's no wonder...
Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 for Developers
Computer maker Apple released a surprise update to its iOS platform over the weekend with a beta version of iOS 5, which reportedly features...
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Is Dead: 10 Reasons Why
Microsoft has had to watch the sales of its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system decline rapidly since its launch last year. Consumers and...
Apple’s iPad Challenging Traditional PCs: Report
Apple could challenge Hewlett-Packard, Dell and other PC manufacturers for the balance of 2011, according to a new analyst report."Within the computing market, we...