Monthly Archives: February 2011
Schumer Calls on Amazon, Twitter to Switch to More Secure HTTPS
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is on a new consumer-protection mission. At a press event Feb. 27, he called on Amazon, Twitter and other major...
Google Open Access Moves Threaten Verizon 4G iPhone
If you're a Google Watcher, you remember how the company tried to throw a wrench into Verizon Wireless plans by bidding for 700 MHz...
Motorola Xoom Teardown Reveals iPad-Competitor Hardware
Motorola's Xoom tablet has been touted as one of the first true Apple iPad competitors to hit the market, and a new teardown from...
Bing Taunts Google with Price Predictors Travel Feature
Microsoft's Bing search engine upgraded its Travel Price Predictors feature with an autosuggest capability for airline travel fares, a capability Google might love to...
Apple’s iPad 2 Event on March 2: 10 Things to Look For
On Mar. 2, Apple will take to the stage and reportedly talk about the new iPad 2, the follow-up to the wildly popular iPad....
Microsoft Readies Windows Intune for March Launch
Microsoft's cloud campaign is continuing with Windows Intune, a cloud-based IT management platform the company plans to roll out March 23. "Windows Intune builds...
Cisco Adds Context-Aware Features to New SecureX Framework
Cisco is rethinking its long-term security strategy in light of the consumerization of workplace technology that's changing work patterns and presenting new security challenges.Cisco's...
Google Suffers First Gmail Outage of 2011
Google confirmed that an e-mail outage left over 120,000 of its more than 150 million Gmail users without e-mail, contacts, labels and other content...
HTC Merge CDMA World Phone Runs Android 2.2
HTC Feb. 25 said it would launch the Android 2.2-based HTC Merge handset through several North American carriers as part of its spring smartphone...
IBM Tops HP, Dell in Server Revenue, IDC Says
IBM, based on the strength of its mainframe business and the overall health of its x86-based systems, retained the top spot in the server...