Monthly Archives: December 2012
Visual Studio 2012 Delivers Rich Toolset for Windows 8, Web Development
Visual Studio 2012 includes many new features, the biggest of which focus on development specifically for the new Windows 8 interface (previously known as...
iPhone 5 Gave iOS, AT&T a Third-Quarter Boost: Report
The iPhone 5 and Apple's loyal fan base continues to impact the U.S. smartphone market, according a Dec. 4 report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech...
To Call or to Text?
To Call or to Text?
Since the first text message was sent 20 years ago, the format has become commonplace to users. Nearly half of...
Diversinet Launches MobiHealth Wallet for Patient Data Sharing
Mobile technology company Diversinet has launched the MobiHealth Wallet, an application that provides a way for patients to download their personal health records to...
AMD Aims New Opteron Server Chips at the Cloud
Advanced Micro Devices is aiming for cloud providers and smaller businesses with new power-efficient Opteron server chips.The nine new Opterons, introduced Dec. 4, are...
Fears That New ITU Treaty Will Erode Web Freedoms Are Exaggerated
Delegates to the World Conference on International Telecommunications start meeting on Dec. 3 to discuss the way information is moved around the world. The...
Facebook Remains Most-Visited Social Media Site: Nielsen
Consumers continue to spend more time on social networks than on any other category of Websites—roughly 20 percent of their total time online via...
AT&T’s Nation-Changing Plan: Public Knowledge Weighs In
AT&T held an analyst event in a still-Sandy-devastated New York City Nov. 7 to introduce Project Velocity IP (VIP), its plan for expanding and...
Small-Business Confidence Holds Steady: Capital One
Small-business owners across the country believe economic conditions have held steady throughout 2012, and looking ahead to 2013, nearly half (45 percent) think the...
Black Friday Consumer Electronics Sales Fall Nearly 6 Percent: NPD
An uncertain economic future, dominated by talk of the proverbial “fiscal cliff," did nothing to help U.S. sales of consumer electronic goods on Black...