Monthly Archives: January 2012
Chrome Is Google’s Hidden Billion Dollar Business: Munster
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chrome, the Web browser at the center of a paid link controversy this week, could be the company's next billion-dollar business, according...
Cisco Ends Sales of Umi Personal Telepresence Product
Cisco Systems reportedly is ditching its Umi consumer telepresence offering, which was released 15 months ago to sharp criticism over its pricing.Cisco ended sales...
Google Android Market Surpasses 400K Apps: Distimo
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android Market has topped the 400,000 mark for active applications worldwide, according to application store analyst Distimo.The milestone comes after the Market...
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketing Will Cost $200 Million: Report
Microsoft and its partners will pump some $200 million into marketing Windows Phone to U.S. customers in 2012, according to Paul Thurrott's Supersite for...
Ultrabooks to Storm CES 2012: 10 Reasons You’ll Want to Get One
If you haven't heard too much about ultrabooks, expect to be inundated with information about them at the Consumer Electronics Show later this month....
Yahoo Picks PayPal President Thompson for CEO
Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) Jan. 4 named PayPal President Scott Thompson as CEO, ending months of searching after the struggling media company fired Carl Bartz from...
RIM Considering New Chairperson: Report
Research In Motion could dismiss Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as co-chairmen of their company's board, according to reports circulating widely online.Barbara Stymiest is...
Mobile, Software Developers Lead IT Staffing Priorities: Dice
The latest IT jobs report from online job site Dice suggested tech hiring managers are resolute in their staffing priorities for 2012-they need innovative...
Fujitsu Working on ‘Good Virus’ to Seek and Destroy Attacking Systems
Fujitsu is reportedly working on a cyber-weapon for the Japanese government designed to track and disable the sources of cyber-attacks, according to a Japanese...
ZyXEL Melds Low-Cost IP Security Cameras With Remote Access via the Cloud
Setting up the typical video surveillance system is normally a complicated endeavor that at best delivers muddy video stored on magnetic media. What's more,...