Dark Side Arises for Phone Apps »
As smartphones and the applications that run on them take off, businesses and consumers are beginning to confront a budding dark side of the wireless Web.
Online stores run by Apple Inc., Google Inc. and others now offer more than 250,000 applications such as games and financial tools. The apps have been a key selling point [...]
Google Set to Launch Chrome OS in Late Fall »
Google is looking to rival many firms that are big names in the hardware and software business. One of the key rivals that Google is focusing on is Microsoft in the software realm.
Yahoo News quotes Google VP of product management Sundar Pichai as saying, “We are working on bringing the device later this fall.” He continues [...]
New Tablets Snatch The Spotlight From Apple iPad »
Taiwanese technology makers are taking the fight to Apple’s iPad with a slew of Google Android and Windows-based tablet computers being unveiled this week at the Computex trade show.
AsusTek Computer has unveiled a portable tablet computer that runs on Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system and is among several Taiwanese computer makers to display tablet PCs [...]
3G Skype Calling Hits Apple’s iPhones.. for a Future Price »
At long-last, a new version of the Skype application for the iPhone has been released and, more importantly, it allows owners of Apple’s device to make outbound Skype calls using their 3G connections. Previously, Apple–and in many ways, AT&T–had forbidden such a practice due to competition between the network and Skype itself.”We absolutely expect our [...]
A Digital Camera That Swaps Lenses, Priced to Please »
Any serious photographer can quickly point out the benefit of a digital camera with a large image sensor. Simply put, bigger sensors — not more pixels — yield better photos.
But even pros don’t always want a bulky digital single-lens reflex camera. And that, in part, is why so-called Micro Four Thirds cameras are redefining the [...]
Facebook Bows to Pressure Over Privacy »
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Ever since Facebook was founded in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, has pushed its users to share more information about themselves. Time and again, users have pushed back, complaining that some new feature or setting on the site violated their privacy.
But the reaction has rarely been as strong as in [...]
Why A Tablet, OLPC? Laptop Is Better For Education »
The news that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is close to launching a $75 tablet for children is pretty remarkable. Non-profit founder Nicholas Negroponte said this week that OLPC hopes to have a working prototype of its XO-3 tablet computer by December 2010, and that it plans to debut the device at the [...]
Facebook’s Privacy Reboot: Is That all You’ve Got for Us? »
The new-and-improved privacy settings which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday have landed in my Facebook account. When I read Zuckerberg’s description of them, I was cautiously optimistic. Having spent a bit of time exploring them, I’m way less enthusiastic.
Facebook privacy is such a complex topic that you could write a book about it. [...]
Apple iPad Makes Foreign Debut »
Apple Inc.’s iPad debuted overseas on Friday, drawing long lines of eager consumers who were hoping to get their hands on the hot-selling tablet-style computer that is still in short supply in the U.S.
The iPad went on sale in nine countries—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K.—nearly two months after it [...]
Symantec Promises Safer Surfing with Norton DNS »
Symantec announced Norton Everywhere today–a new approach to security that abandons the traditional PC-centric model and takes a more holistic approach to delivering security across all Internet-enabled devices. Norton DNS, a component of Norton Everywhere, provides alternative DNS servers that can be used by any Internet-connected device for a faster and more secure surfing experience.
A [...]
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Dark Side Arises for Phone Apps
Google Set to Launch Chrome OS in Late Fall
New Tablets Snatch The Spotlight From Apple iPad
3G Skype Calling Hits Apple’s iPhones.. for a Future Price
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