Nicholas Kolakowski

Google has raised privacy concerns with its newly launched interest-based advertising, which displays ads based on users’ previous searches and page views. Also known as “behavioral targeting” or “online behavioral targeting,” the method has privacy advocates up in arms over Google collecting massive amounts of user data. While search engines use this type of technology, […]

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networks have hundreds of millions of users combined. These solutions have grown exponentially on the strength of their messaging and communication applications – who doesn’t want to at least occasionally share photos with a friend in Dubai or at least reconnect with old college roommates? Recognizing their connectivity benefits […]

Apple rolled out a new iPod Shuffle on March 11 that it claims is the smallest music player in the world. The device also “talks,” courtesy of a new feature called “VoiceOver” that reads aloud song and playlist information at the press of a button. By moving the iPod Shuffle’s controls from the device body […]

Google announced on March 11 that it was launching a beta version of what it terms “interest-based advertising,” a type of behavioral targeting that delivers ads to users based on their previous searches and page views. Based on previous site visits and page views, Google will link “categories of interest” such as cars or fishing […]

Dell began laying off employees March 11 in an effort to reduce costs at a time when global PC sales have plummeted due to a sour worldwide economy, especially in the United States, where Dell has always been a strong contender. The news comes two weeks after the company announced dismal fourth-quarter earnings. According to […]

SAP announced a partnership on March 11 with Sybase, a provider of enterprise and mobile software, which will enable the SAP Business Suite 7 to fully run on the Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, BlackBerry smartphones and other mobile devices. This new mobility is being initiated by SAP under the slogan, “Office on the Go.” […]

First Look: Dells Latitude E6400 XFR Rugged Laptop by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Dell’s second-generation Latitude E6400 XFR can withstand a drop-and-impact from 4 feet (as opposed to 3 feet for the first generation), thanks to an outer shell crafted from the same polymer used in ballistic armor. No Title A provided stylus allows users […]

Dell is rolling out its latest fully rugged laptop-the Latitude E6400 XFR-in an effort to match what Panasonic has done with its Toughbook notebook line, while penetrating specific new markets such as construction and oil and gas exploration. The new Dell Latitude E6400 XFR goes on sale March 10. With an outer shell crafted from […]

Oracle is apparently in the hunt for another acquisition, and this time the database giant may have its eyes set on Virtual Iron Software, a company that specializes in low-cost virtualization products for small and midsize businesses as well as enterprises. A possible deal between Oracle and Virtual Iron has been the subject of intense […]

Microsoft announced at Convergence March 10 that it would make a number of its latest CRM add-ons and services free, including eight new Microsoft Dynamics CRM Accelerators.In addition, the company also announced a free Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online March 2009 Service Update and an SLA (service-level agreement) of 99.9 percent uptime to all Microsoft Dynamics […]

Google Gmail experienced a minor outage at around 5 a.m. EDT on the morning of March 10 that affected a small number of users. “We were able to restore access for the vast majority of affected users in about half an hour,” Andrew Kovacs, a Google spokesperson, said in an e-mail. An update on the […]

Jive Software has released an updated version of its Social Business Software platform, designed to take its own share of the rapidly growing enterprise social networking market. SBS, currently in Version 3.0, allows employees and partners within companies to set up personal profiles and interact with each other via a Facebook-style dashboard. Like that popular […]