Monthly Archives: February 2012
FCC: ISPs Need to Protect Users From Botnets, DNS Fraud, Cyber-Threats
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is calling on ISPs and other experts to protect users from the ongoing online security threats.Internet stakeholders,...
LG Optimus 4X HD Has 4.7-Inch Display, Nvidia Quad-Core Chip
LG Electronics plans to introduce the Optimus 4X HD at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona Feb. 23. Another big-is-beautiful device, its debut coming...
Google’s Fiber Plan Taking Shape as Cable TV Power Play
Google's Fiber ambitions for high-speed Internet access are slowly but surely coming together in the form of paid TV programming, and it's something we...
Apple iPad Trademark Battle Most Recent China Issue
Apple and Chinese technology firm Shenzhen Proview Technology are battling in Chinese court over the iPad trademark.Shenzhen Proview Technology argues that, while Apple indeed...
Google Docs for Android Gets Native Editing
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Docs for Android received some much-longed-for features Feb. 22, including native editing and real-time collaboration capabilities.Prior to this upgrade, available now in...
A $199 iPad: 10 Reasons Apple Should Discount its Tablet
Apple is the most dominant tablet maker in the industry. The company sold more than 15 million iPads during the fourth quarter, and secured...
Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Snafu
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been sued by computer users who claimed their privacy rights were violated when the search giant sidestepped control settings intended to...
Sprint, LightSquared LTE Network Development Halted
Sprint has quietly put plans to deploy LightSquared's terrestrial Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network on hold until the Reston, Va., company finds a way to...
Ubuntu for Android Smartphones Coming for MWC
Linux software distributor Canonical Feb. 21 introduced a version of its Ubuntu Linux operating system for Android, a platform tailored for multi-core Android smartphones...
Imation Launches DataGuard Backup Appliances
Scalable-storage and data-security company Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN) introduced purpose-built backup appliances designed to enable small and midsized businesses (SMBs) to safeguard their information...