Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Android Juggernaut
The Android Juggernaut
Although it has taken longer than Google would have liked, Android is now starting to catch on in the tablet space. Consumers...
Windows 8 Will Need Apps, Microsoft Legacy to Combat Apple iPad
Can Windows 8 challenge the iPad's dominance of the tablet market?Microsoft certainly hopes so. As the market for mobile devices expands at a rapid...
HP Begins Layoffs at webOS Division – PC Group Next?
The fallout from the bombastic Aug. 18 Hewlett-Packard corporate strategy left turn is beginning to take shape in the form of real effects on...
FTC Workshop to Address Privacy, Facial Recognition
The Federal Trade Commission is planning to hold a workshop to examine how increased use of facial recognition technology impacts consumer privacy and security....
On User Interfaces and Innovation
I've spent the last few days kicking the tires on the client version of Windows 8, which set me to thinking about the evolution...
Cyber-Attackers Leak Intelligence Officials’ Names, Addresses
Less than 48 hours after a national security organization released a report on cyber-threats and defenses, attackers breached its Website and posted the membership...
Google’s Schmidt Prepares for Antitrust Inquiry on Capitol Hill
Former Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO and current Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will appear before the Senate antitrust subcommittee hearing this Wednesday, Sept. 22 to testify...
Apple’s iPhone 5 Now a Samsung Target in Korea
Apple's iPhone 5 may still be weeks away from being unveiled, but that hasn't stopped Samsung from filing a lawsuit to have the as-yet-unrevealed...
Verizon Pantech Breakout LTE Android Phone Costs $99
The trend toward low-cost Android phones continued in the United States as Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZW) introduced the Pantech Breakout, a 4G LTE (Long Term...
Windows 8 Could Pull In Rapid Enterprise Upgrades: 10 Reasons Why
At the BUILD conference last week, Microsoft spent a lot of time talking about Windows 8, the next version of its operating system, set...