Monthly Archives: September 2011
Apple’s Cozy Relationship with Law Enforcement Raises Questions [UPDATED]
I spent Labor Day weekend trying to wrap my brain around the case of the latest missing iPhone prototype. This time, however, it's happening...
Amazon’s Android Tablet Could Revive Interest in 7-Inch Form Factor
Could Amazon's Android tablet revive interest in the 7-inch form factor?TechCrunch's MG Siegler recently had the opportunity to play with a version of Amazon's...
Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Other OEMs to Limit Ultrabook Production: Report
System makers such as Asus, Acer and Lenovo reportedly are limiting the number of ultrabooks they ship this fall, due to a lack in...
IT Employment Opportunities Persist Despite Weak Job Market: Foote Partners
While the unemployment rate in the United States remains stubbornly high and the population becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of job opportunities-the month...
Apple iPhone 5 Preorders in Germany: Report
T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom AG is allowing customers to preorder the iPhone 5, according to Bloomberg. However, the preorder process lacks any mention...
T-Mobile and Sprint Should Merge: 10 Reasons Why
The wireless industry is in a state of flux right now. Earlier this year, when AT&T announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche...
Jobs, Schmidt Role Changes Leave Questions at Apple, Google
Only in Silicon Valley, which teems with technology talent, can the loss of CEOs from the region's two most powerful companies be weathered so...
Google Places ‘Crowdsourcing’ Falsely Reports Death of Businesses
Google is getting gamed, again. Malicious perpetrators are exploiting the Google Places to report that businesses have closed when they are really still open.Google...
Microsoft Permanently Revokes All Dutch CA’s SSL Certificates
Microsoft has permanently blocked all digital certificates issued by Dutch company DigiNotar after it became clear that the attack on the certificate authority was...
Microsoft Defends Windows 8 Ribbon Decision
Some Windows users must really hate that ribbon.Windows and Windows Live division president Steven Sinofsky took to the Building Windows 8 blog Sept. 2...