Jan
31The iPad’s future shock
Filed Under (Hardware news) by admin on 31-01-2010
[The following is excerpted with permission from the blog of independent software developer Fraser Speirs' blog at speirs.org.]
Jan
31Google joins the ‘kill-IE6′ campaign
Filed Under (Security) by admin on 31-01-2010
Google Docs will drop support for Microsoft’s nearly nine-year-old IE6 browser starting March 1.
Jan
30Intel and Micron first to 25nm with new flash memory chips
Filed Under (Hardware news) by admin on 30-01-2010
Intel and Micron plan to unveil new 25-nanometer flash memory chips on Monday via their IM Flash Technologies joint venture, the first commercial chip products made using advanced 25nm manufacturing technology.
Jan
29GAO calls for more testing of whole body scanners
Filed Under (Security) by admin on 29-01-2010
A Government Accountability Office report this week called on the Transportation Security Administration to ensure that the controversial Whole Body Imager technologies the agency is planning on deploying at airports nationally first undergo thorough operational and vulnerability testing.
Jan
29Apple’s iPad, Oracle’s plan for Sun share limelight
Filed Under (Hardware news) by admin on 29-01-2010
While it seemed that all eyes were on Apple’s unveiling of the long-awaited iPad this week, Oracle on the same day revealed its plans for Sun Microsystems’ technology, while those at Sun braced for the merger and began their public goodbyes. We also had a flurry of financial reports this week and some Internet weirdness associated with President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address.
Jan
29Apple’s iPad marketing sparks complaint to FTC
Filed Under (Mobile devices) by admin on 29-01-2010
Apple’s iPad, announced Wednesday, has already led to one complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in which a consumer charged Apple with false advertising by showing Adobe Flash working on the device.
Jan
29In pictures: Apple’s iPad vs. e-readers
Filed Under (Mobile devices) by admin on 29-01-2010
Apple’s iPad tablet may rival e-book readers, but these six e-readers have life in them yet.
Jan
29Can the iPad compete as an e-book reader?
Filed Under (Hardware news) by admin on 29-01-2010
I love my Kindle 2, but we’re not exclusive or anything. So I certainly intend to buy an iPad–especially since it’s a lot more than an e-book reader. While Steve Jobs’s preview of the iBooks app did reveal a stunning reading interface, it also raised some questions for me about whether the iPad can truly compete as an e-reader.
Jan
29Dark clouds gather over online security
Filed Under (Security) by admin on 29-01-2010
It seems as if everyone is moving everything to the cloud. Meanwhile, sophisticated organizations are figuring out how to exploit cloud vulnerabilities to harvest valuable secrets. And if Google can’t stop them, what chance do you or I have?
Jan
29You’ll never guess what this week’s topic is …
Filed Under (Mobile devices) by admin on 29-01-2010
How could Mark Gibbs resist writing about the Apple iPad? He couldn’t.
