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Google Chrome and Android OS will merge in the future

Mike Ferro — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Google is currently working on two operating systems for different platforms. One of the OS is Chrome, which targets Netbooks and the other one is Android, targeting smart phones. Apparently, the [...]

Skype gets new owners and a $2.75 billion valuation

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:21 +0000

Skype has finally been sold off from beleaguered auction house eBay, though they will retain a 30 percent stake in the company.

Skype, a leader in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business, was purchased in Oct. 2005 by eBay [...]

Firefox leads in browser vulnerabilities

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Surpassing long-running leader Internet Explorer, the browser with the most security vulnerabilities is now Mozilla Firefox according to application security company Cenzic.

In its latest report, Firefox accounts for 44 percent of all browser vulnerabilities. Safari ranks number [...]

ZuneHD firmware version 4.3 released

Sean P. Aune — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:13 +0000

Microsoft has released a firmware update for its new Zune HD that brings a lot of upgrades.

The new Zune HD from Microsoft just launched in September, and it is already receiving a firmware update, which is bringing even more [...]

OpenOffice gets a branded mouse with 18 buttons

Sean P. Aune — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:57 +0000

Have you ever looked at your mouse and thought, ‘I wish someone would over complicate this?’ Well, your wishes have come true!

Popular open source office suite OpenOffice has partnered with a company named WarMouse to release the [...]

iPhone App Developer caught snooping on users

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:16 +0000

Without warning or any need based on it’s applications, iPhone gaming company Storm8 has been snooping on users’ cell phone numbers and storing them on their servers. Left unchecked, what other kind of malware [...]

Smartphones don’t need a new name

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:07:56 +0000

In his review of the Motorola Droid, New York Times writer David Pogue tried to coin the phrase “App Phone” for the newest, high-end mobile devices, presumably because, well, you can install applications on them. While the newer platforms are getting [...]

Can the iPhone take on the Kindle?

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:42:14 +0000

A surge in book-related releases for the iPhone has some people wondering if the device can displace the Kindle as a lower-cost e-reader. Or the question could be posed, “If you build it, will they read?”

The Kindle first announced a version [...]

Wii and Nintendo in a skid

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:50:08 +0000

It seems that it was just yesterday that everyone was either dying to get a Wii or had just purchased one and was talking about how wonderful it was. Now, sales are way off and [...]

WordPress launches iPhone app 2.0 with new features

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:45:53 +0000

WordPress 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been released in the iTunes App Store.

The first version of the WordPress app for the iPhone and iPod Touch (iTunes link) was a welcome tool for many [...]