Monthly Archives: September 2011
Nitobi Launches PhoneGap for Windows Phone ‘Mango’
Nitobi and Microsoft have announced that the HTML5-powered PhoneGap cross-platform mobile application development framework now supports Windows Phone 7 "Mango" devices.In a Sept. 8...
Google Zagat Buy Provides More Antitrust Fodder
Amazing. Google acquired Zagat, a niche content company nearly as old as myself whose little red pocket-sized booklets of restaurant reviews I can remember...
Google-Zagat Deal Could Change Everything, But Will Be an Uphill Pull
I'm no foodie; I happily prefer chicken-fried steak to Chateaubriand. But I'm excited by Google's purchase of Zagat, not because it's going to give...
71 Percent of Health Care Companies Suffer Data Breaches in Past Year: Report
A new study by Veriphyr, a software-as-a-service data analytics application provider, found that 71 percent of health care organizations have suffered at least one...
Samsung, Microsoft Collaborating on Windows 8 Tablet: Report
Samsung is building a tablet running Windows 8, according to a report in the Korea Economic Daily.That publication cites an unnamed industry source for...
IBM Finds Commuter Pain on the Rise
A new IBM survey relating to traffic in some of the largest cities in the world indicates that although efforts have been made to...
Google’s Zagat Acquisition Supports Future Growth: 10 Reasons Why
Google made the surprising move on Sept. 8 to acquire Zagat. For those unfamiliar with Zagat, the company publishes a highly respected restaurant guide...
Motorola Droid Bionic Delivers 10 Things Sure to Excite Smartphone Buyers
After a long wait, Motorola has finally released details on the launch of its Droid Bionic smartphone. The device, which will come with Android...
Apple, Samsung Legal Battle Extends to Japan
Apple wants a Japanese court to ban a selection of Samsung devices within that country, according to Reuters.Unnamed sources told the news agency that...
Microsoft Nabs Acer, Viewsonic in Android Patent Deals
Microsoft is continuing its campaign of tying Android device manufacturers into licensing agreements, this time nabbing two significant prizes: Acer and Viewsonic.The agreement between...