HTC focuses on fewer Android handsets
January 27, 2012
Less is more, or so they say. They being Apple fanboys, usually. But perhaps it’s a good strategy for Android handset manufacturers to adopt at this point in time.
FBI faces MegaLawsuit over lost files
January 27, 2012
Whatever you think of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, and the way the site was being used for less-than-legal means, you should spare a thought for those who were using Megaupload completely legitimately. As they have lost out by the site’s takedown in a big way.
Twitter treads thin line on censorship
January 27, 2012
Twitter has announced a new policy that allows it to remove tweets from viewers in one country only. It’s defended itself against claims of censorship by saying the move is a practical way of maintaining free speech.
Yawn: First commercial Super Wi-Fi network goes live
January 26, 2012
Here is a technology that’s both long on promise and, disappointingly, even longer in the time it’s taking to roll out. Whereas there are some notable White Space Television (WSTV) network deployments, including one just launched in a mid-size North Carolina city, the fact that you can count all of them with fingers to spare says a lot.
Euro net users may get “right to be forgotten”
January 26, 2012
If European officials have their way, “fuhgeddaboutit” could become a legally binding order. New rules would mean net users across the continent would have the right to force a company to delete all personal data about them in most circumstances.
Stop Apple making Jailbreaking illegal!
January 26, 2012
The people need to stand up and be heard, to tell Apple that they want the option to open their ‘i’ devices up by jailbreaking.
Megaupload’s Dotcom – The battle begins
January 25, 2012
The founder of Megaupload, a digital locker service taken down by the feds last week, has appeared in court in New Zealand. And so begins the long legal battle we’re all gearing up for.
Now who’s biggest? Apple blows by HP
January 25, 2012
Whoa, nelly. Previously, analysts predicted that Apple’s Mac + iPad computers sales would make it the world’s largest “PC” vendor sometime within the first six months of 2012. So much for those rosy expectations — who thought that the Cupertino, California company would double tablet sales last quarter.
Chilled food could come with own thermometer
January 25, 2012
If your fridge has everything from a lettuce with icicles on it to butter that’s beginning to curdle, help could be on the way. A Norwegian firm has found a way to put tiny thermometers directly onto the packaging of individual food items.
Apple: Follow the money to the chips
January 24, 2012
The bigger they come, the harder they fall. Well, maybe someday (eventually). Until then, everyone’s favorite Cupertino, California-based fruit company controls more of the semiconductor market than anyone and that brings with it incredible perhaps unprecedented power over component supply and pricing, as well as ability to deliver products that no one else can.
Google+ allows nicknames & maiden names
January 24, 2012
Google has announced a slight tweak to its rule that previously insisted users were listed solely by their real name. But it’s rejected calls for totally anonymous profiles.
FileSonic closure will expose porn-sharing motives
January 23, 2012
As filesharing websites begin covering their tracks after the closure of Megaupload, you might be forgiven for thinking it was doomsday for a particular method of piracy. In fact the technique remains alive and well, but may now be relying on the goodwill of those interested in freebies.
RIM drops two CEOs, elevates one
January 23, 2012
This is just a strange situation all the way around. It may be true that the company’s Blackberry subscriber base is still growing, momentum has clearly shifted to the iPhone and Android. Further, the once industry-leading Canadian smartphone maker’s tablet play hasn’t paid off.
Cloud services are vying for government business
January 22, 2012
While many people are still trying to figure out what “cloud computing” really means, various businesses specializing in cloud services are going after the U.S. government’s business. Companies like Box and Amazon Web Services are looking to pick up federal government business by providing extra security and specialized “cloud areas”.
Sheep’s wool insulation is green
January 21, 2012
No not the color green but the renewable resource green. Like cellulose and cotton insulation, sheep’s wool is a renewable resource with a twist. Cellulose insulation recycles paper and cotton insulation recycles the bits of blue jean material that would normally be tossed in the trash. Sheep’s wool insulation is naturally renewable because sheep grow new coats yearly.
Before you decide to publish with iBooks look at what others have to offer
January 21, 2012
A lot of people are all agog at Apple’s new iBooks Author App. Don’t be. Self publishing software has been around for awhile. Not only has it been around it has been used and is being used successfully to publish books that can be sold for more devices than just Apple’s. Rather than rushing headlong into software that will limit where your book can be read, look around and try out a few different programs.
Over 90 million reasons to join Google+
January 21, 2012
There’s no question Google’s going all-in with its new social networking service. There are search, promotional and advertising tie ins that are designed to pull us in and keep within searchzilla’s warm embrace, but can Google succeed where so many others have failed?
