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Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet - PC World
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:42:54 AM CST
 New York Daily News | Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet PC World Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy ... Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not Really Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPad Microsoft should starve on radical penguin diet |
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Google not sure if China behind service disruption - AFP
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:19:15 PM CST
 Moneycontrol.com | Google not sure if China behind service disruption AFP WASHINGTON — Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Schmidt said that although the Chinese ... Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating Normally Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in China Google overestimated China blockage |
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Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap Kindle - Wall Street Journal
Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:30:35 PM CST
 Telegraph.co.uk | Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap Kindle Wall Street Journal There must be something in the water at Amazon.com, given its commitment to price-cutting whatever the short-term pain. The retailer's decision to introduce a new, cheaper Kindle, just weeks after slashing the price of the existing ... The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected Reader Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price War Kindle Losing Profit Battle Means It May Win War: Tech by Rich Jaroslovsky |
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RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad* - Register
Friday, July 30, 2010 4:22:18 PM CST
 Moneycontrol.com | RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad* Register BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company's plans. Bloomberg reports that the RIM tablet will have ... RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad" What is the RIM Blackpad? BlackBerry Springs Leaks, App World 2.0 Goes Beta |
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Did we pronounce privacy dead this week? - CNET
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:08:48 PM CST
 The Hindu | Did we pronounce privacy dead this week? CNET PHILADELPHIA--Does privacy exist anymore? Do we even know what it is? A conversation between digital academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd on Friday morning at the Supernova conference capped off a week in which many peoples' ... Private Facebook Data Becomes Big Business Facebook data hoarder speaks out Privacy issues hit Facebook again |
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Microsoft Releasing Windows Security Fix Next Week - eWeek
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:20:04 AM CST
 Ghacks Technology News | Microsoft Releasing Windows Security Fix Next Week eWeek Microsoft is patching a Windows vulnerability being targeted by attackers. The zero-day bug was disclosed publicly this month. Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch for a Windows security vulnerability that attackers have been targeting for the ... Microsoft To Release Emergency Patch For Windows Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole Sality Responsible for Most Attacks Targeting the LNK Vulnerability |
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Review: Sprint EVO first carrier Android to get 2.2 upgrade - Fortune
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:33:58 AM CST
 Financial Times | Review: Sprint EVO first carrier Android to get 2.2 upgrade Fortune The update will add a laundry list of improvements, but will it improve battery life? Sprint just announced that you can do a manual update to Android 2.2 Froyo on the HTC EVO. The commercial is right, EVO is first at everything. ... HTC releases Froyo update for Desire mobile phone Froyo coming to Evo 4G on Tuesday, Sprint confirms How Froyo Will Boost Business |
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Amazon Updates Kindle App With Inline Dictionary, More - PC World
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:13:14 PM CST
 New York Times | Amazon Updates Kindle App With Inline Dictionary, More PC World Amazon on Thursday released significant upgrades to its Kindle app for iPhone and iPad. Just days after the company announced the new Kindle 3, Amazon's made the iOS version of its e-reader even more competitive with its ... The OpenAppMkt Is Here To Break Down Apple's Walled Garden (AAPL) Kindle for iOS Brings iPad Search, Dictionary, Fast-Switching Fortune lands on the iPad |
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Motorola Droid Officially Getting Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Next Week - Brighthand
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:14:55 AM CST
 Kansas City Star | Motorola Droid Officially Getting Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Next Week Brighthand Motorola has promised to release a version of Android OS 2.2 for the Motorola Droid next week. The latest version of Google's operating system will bring Adobe Flash support as well as other enhancements. The phone maker did not say exactly when during ... Motorola Droid X and Milestone 2 coming to Europe (France)? One More Week Until The Droid Gets Froyo Motorola profit beats estimates, powered by Android |
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YouTube now supports 15 minutes of fame - San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:18:50 PM CST
 New York Daily News | YouTube now supports 15 minutes of fame San Francisco Chronicle Richard Vogel / AP For a lot of YouTube video creators, 10 minutes was just not enough time. So YouTube has increased that maximum video length to 15 minutes. "Without question, the No. 1 requested feature by our creators is to upload videos longer ... YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame Video-sharing website YouTube increases video upload limit to 15 minutes YouTube ups video time limit |