Monthly Archives: January 2012
Apple CEO Cook Hurt by Insinuation of Indifference, Doesn’t Deny Problems
Apple CEO Tim Cook is "deeply troubled" and "concerned" about issues within theApple supply chain and accidents that have harmed workers, according to an...
LG Spectrum Smartphone HD Screen Shines for Multimedia Consumption
The LG Spectrum smartphone, available now from Verizon Wireless for $199.99 on contract, is the latest in a long line of multimedia-friendly Android handsets...
Apple, Foxconn and the Human Cost of Electronics Manufacturing in China
The recent uproar about the conditions inChinese factories where Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods are manufactured is getting a lot of attention, partly because...
RIM’s Struggles: 10 Reasons the Enterprise Is Backing Away From BlackBerry
Research In Motion has been going through an exceedingly difficult time over the last several months. Its mobile market share is dwindling; its former...
Google Spent Nearly $2B on 79 Acquisitions in 2011
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) shelled out $1.97 billion in cash and stock for a record 79 acquisitions in 2011, the biggest of which was the company's...
Android.Counterclank an Aggressive Mobile Ad Network, Not Malware: Lookout
Despite Symantec's warning to the contrary, Android.Counterclank is not malware, according to researchers at Lookout Mobile Security.Android.Counterclank is a botlike threat that can receive...
Lenovo, IBM Look to High Schools for Future IT Workers
As the need for more IT workers becomes more and more dire, major vendors are making efforts to seed the industry with trained technology...
Apple Overtakes Samsung in Smartphone Shipments: Juniper
Apple overtook Samsung in smartphone shipments in the last quarter of 2011, according to data from mobile analyst firm Juniper Research. Almost 25 percent...
Rising Wages
Rising Wages
According to Dice, the average salary for a tech professional increased from $79,384 in 2010 to $81,327 in 2011.
Bonus Round
About 32 percent of...
Android, BlackBerry Smartphones Top BYOD Technologies: Report
Despite perceptions that companies and IT leaders are hesitant to embrace the consumerization of IT, a global survey by managed solutions specialist Avanade found...