Monthly Archives: February 2014
Google Updates YouTube to Help Users Find Content More Easily
Google's YouTube online video service is getting a bit easier to use now that user playlists are being given more attention as part of...
Google Expanding Map Maker Services to Greece, Croatia, Other Nations
Google's Map Maker services, which allow local residents and visitors to add pertinent local details and flavor to Google Maps to make them even...
eWEEK at 30: Google’s Wealth Brings Diversification, Public Scrutiny
When it began operating in 1998 from a garage in Menlo Park, Calif., Google was a pure-play Internet search company with a starkly simple...
Intel ‘Broadwell’-Based NUCs Reportedly Coming at Year’s End
The next generation of Intel's NUC mini desktop PC, which will be powered by the company's 14-nanometer "Broadwell" processor, reportedly will be launched in...
Adobe Updates for Zero-Day Risk, Handles Emergency
Adobe issued an unscheduled zero-day update for a security issue on Feb. 20 for its Flash Player 12.0.0.44 and earlier versions for Windows and...
Public Knowledge Withdraws Support of Unlocking Phones Act
Public Knowledge, a Washington D.C.-based public advocacy group, has withdrawn its support of H.R. 1123, also known as the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless...
Google Sued for Alleged Google Earth Patent Infringement
Google is being sued by a German design and engineering company over allegations that its Google Earth product infringes on the patents held for...
Mobile World Congress 2014: 10 Trends to Emerge From the Show Floor
Mobile World Congress 2014: 10 Trends to Emerge From the Show Floor
by Don Reisinger
Really Big Screens Will Be Plentiful
The average screen size at Mobile...
Mobile Apps Trade Safe Practices for Money: Report
The vast majority of Android and iOS apps show risky behavior, mainly driven by third-party advertising networks, according to two reports on the mobile...
Sprint Netgear LTE Modem, Framily Plans Offer Perks for SMBs
Sprint, a network that's described itself as under construction, has been called (by others) a "pile of spectrum waiting to be turned into a...