| New Kindle Rocks the E-Book World - PCWorld Podcast #87 |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:04:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The gang takes a look at the new Amazon Kindle, and puts Apple's iPhone 4 antenna claims to the test.
IPhone - Apple - Amazon Kindle - Handhelds - Smartphones |
| How to Steal Corporate Secrets in 20 Minutes: Ask |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Participants in a Defcon social engineering contest had no problem getting data from Fortune 500 companies on Friday.
Social engineering - Business - Las Vegas Nevada - Ask an Expert - Recreation |
| Kindle's E-Reader Price War: Who'll Blink First? |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:34:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
E-Reader competition heats, prices drop -- if you're shopping, watch for bargains.
Amazon Kindle - History - Twentieth Century - Wars and Conflicts - Barnes & Noble |
| Remains of the Day: Zuck's Not an IPhone, He's an Android |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:30:13 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Returning from an inadvertent hiatus due to...er...inclement conditions in my office, I'm here to tell bring you the latest in stories you might have missed. It...
Android - IPhone - Smartphone - Handhelds - Facebook |
| Terry Childs Is Denied Motion for Retrial |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:30:10 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
San Francisco network administrator Terry Childs was denied a motion for a new trial.
Terry Childs - Network administrator - Business - San Francisco - Resumes |
| Windows 7 Tablets: Just Say No, Microsoft |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:25:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Redmond's desktop operating system is a bad fit for today's touchscreen tablets.
Microsoft - Operating system - Microsoft Windows - Apple - Steve Ballmer |
| World Tech Update: Defcon Hacking Conference, Electric Cars, and More... |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Exclusive video of the unique Defcon hacking conference badge, a new Kindle from Amazon, hybrid electric cars, and more...
Defcon - Electric car - Technology - Las Vegas Nevada - Black Hat |
| Microsoft Scrambles to Catch up with the iPad |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Analysis: Ballmer backpedals on tablet talk; can Microsoft imitate Apple once again?
Microsoft - IPad - Steve Ballmer - Apple - Business |
| FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:12 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The FCC is concerned over a planned Defcon demonstration of GSM mobile-phone interception.
GSM - Mobile phone - Telecommunication - Business and Economy - Mobile |
| Free Android Apps Caught Stealing Personal Info |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
An estimated 4 million users of Android phones have downloaded wallpaper apps that pass along personal data to a site in China.
Android - China - Handhelds - Google - Smartphone |
| Microsoft Readies Critical Windows Patch |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Emergency patch for so-called shortcut bug falls out of the usual security fix schedule.
Microsoft - Patch - Malware - Security - Windows |
| FCC OKs First LTE Phone |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:26:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Samsung won regulatory approval to be the first manufacturer with a phone based on the 4G LTE standard.
3GPP Long Term Evolution - 4G - MetroPCS - Business - Telecommunications |
| Diaspora: Like an Open Source Facebook |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:50:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Students create decentralized, open source alternative to Facebook that they say will give users full control over their privacy.
Open source - Facebook - Social network - Programming - Languages |
| Making the Case for a Microsoft Phone |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:35:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
There’s a good chance that Microsoft will build a “Microsoft phone” at some point, simply because the temptation may prove irresistible.
Microsoft - Monopolies and Oligopolies - Economic - Business - Companies |
| OpenAppMkt Wants to Be the App Store for Web Apps |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:12 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
As Apple is fond of reminding those who complain about the App Store, native apps are only one prong of developing software for iOS devices--there's also Web...
Apple - App Store - IPhone - Handhelds - Smartphones |
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:12 -0700
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| Apple to Turn Attention to OS X 10.7 for WWDC 2011 |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:17:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The Mac is far from dead, and Apple's gradual move to bring touch to the desktop -- which it has with its Magic Trackpad -- is a clue about the future of OS X.
Apple - Operating system - OS X - MagicTrackpad - Apple Worldwide Developers Conference |
| Private Facebook Data Becomes Big Business |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:07:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Major corporations are jumping on BitTorrent to download the gold mine of data contained in the Facebook file containing profile information on more than 170 million users.
BitTorrent - Facebook - Gold - Filesharing - Google |
| Twitter Spammers: What's Not to Hate? |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:53:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
These days, a search for just about any popular term returns a huge, steaming pile of automated tweets from an army of fake Twitter users.
Twitter - search - Social network - Online Communities - Trending and Popularity |
| Gmail Like a Jaguar with 'Vinyl Seats,' Microsoft Disses |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:41:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The annual Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting in Redmond featured the usual number crunching, along with point-by-point challenges to five of Microsoft’s top competitors.
Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - Monopolies and Oligopolies - Economic - Business |
| Microsoft Will Try to Block Google-Yahoo Japan Deal |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:11 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Microsoft said Friday it will present evidence to Japanese competition authorities that a recent Google search deal with Yahoo Japan is anticompetitive.
Google - Yahoo - Microsoft - Search - Search Engines |
| Facebook on the Job: Educating, Monitoring Are Key |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Pondering the problems with employees and social networking, it's clear that simple nannying won't cut it.
Facebook - Social network service - Online Communities - Social Networking - Software and Services |
| SAP Warms to Open Source |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:21 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
SAP catches up with rival Oracle on the open-source software front.
opensource - Oracle - Oracle Corporation - Articles - Operating system |
| Just Mobile Releases Sleek Aluminum UpStand for IPad |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:17 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Just Mobile, maker of fine mobile stands and accessories for Apple products, has released the UpStand--a sleek aluminum stand for the iPad.
Apple - IPad - IMac - Business - IPhone |
| StarCraft II in Review: Media Love, Player Plaudits |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:49:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The StarCraft II reviews are trickling in, so how are folks reacting to Blizzard's grand reiteration of real-time rock, paper, scissors?
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment - Games - StarCraft - Strategy |
| PCalc 2.2's New Theme Takes You Inside the Machine |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:20:45 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
A calculator is a calculator is a calculator, right? Unless you're talking about TLA Systems's PCalc, which is, of course, the calculator. The latest update to...
calculator - Math - Windows - Shareware - Mathematics |
| CRM's Evolution to Be Showcased at NY Event |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10:35 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The continuing evolution of CRM (customer relationship management) will be the focus of a conference next week in New York.
New York City - Business - New York - Marketing - Customer Service |
| Negroponte Offers OLPC Technology for $35 Tablet |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10:24 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
OLPC is offering its hardware and software technology to the Indian government for the $35 tablet.
One Laptop Per Child - Tablet - Nicholas Negroponte - Government of India - Hardware |
| Citrix Tops VMware in Desktop Virtualization, Again |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:06:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Citrix is the first desktop virtualization company to meet every enterprise requirement, the Burton Group says.
VMware - Desktop virtualization - Citrix Systems - Networking - Thin Clients |
| Mobile Health Requires Grasping Smartphone, User Connection |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:20:14 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Health-care companies must recognize the personal nature between people and their smartphones when introducing mobile health initiatives.
Smartphone - United States - Health - IPhone - Politics |
| What I Learned on My Summer Vacation: 2010 Edition |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:26 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
I have a problem. And that problem is that when I travel for the purposes of pleasure, I can't completely switch off the work-beast within. Even in the most...
Recreation - Travel - Daily Beast - Travel and Tourism - United States |
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:26 -0700
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| Amazon Updates Kindle App With Inline Dictionary, More |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:15 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
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...
iPhone - Amazon Kindle - IPad - Amazon - Peru |
| Strategy's Limits: A Chat With Ernest Von Simson |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The longtime IT consultant and industry observer talks about three decades of working with corporate leaders and the stories in his new book.
Information technology consulting - Business - Management - Information technology - Consultants |
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:00 -0700
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| The Omni Group Releases OmniFocus for IPad |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:50:38 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
If your life is inundated with tasks that are crying out for management, then you probably have at least a passing familiarity with The Omni Group's OmniFocus...
Omni Group - OmniFocus - IPhone - Health - AppStore |
| Bugs & Fixes: What's the Risk With Citi Mobile Security Flaw |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:50:35 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
If you use Citigroup's Citi Mobile iPhone app, make sure you update to the new version released this week. The update fixes a security flaw that, according to a...
IPhone - Citigroup - Smartphone - Handhelds - Citi Mobile iPhone |
| Microsoft, Get Back to Work! |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Microsoft is still in pursuit of the tablet market according to Ballmer, but it needs to get back to its roots and stop dabbling in every consumer technology that comes along.
Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - Apple - Business - Monopolies and Oligopolies |
| Where To? Updated for IOS 4 |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:40:19 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
FutureTap has updated its points of interest finder, Where To?, to embrace the features of iOS 4 and the iPhone 4. Along with an interface overhaul, the app now...
IPhone - IPhone OS - Smartphone - Handhelds - Apple |
| Intel's Legal Issues Help AMD Gain in Graphics Market |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:30:13 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Intel's legal issues and Nvidia's weak product execution help AMD gain market share in the graphics space, Jon Peddie Research said on Friday.
Nvidia - Advanced Micro Devices - Intel Corporation - Jon Peddie Research - ATI Technologies |
| Refreshed Magic Trackpad Joins New Mac Pro, iMacs |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:57:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Apple upgrades its Mac Pro and iMacs, whiles introducing new Cinema Display and brand new Magic Trackpad device.
Apple - IMac - Macintosh - MacPro - Hardware |
| Ironkey Looks to Secure Mobile, Business Banking |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:18 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Cyber criminals are increasingly looking at business rather than consumer accounts to hack and transfer money as banks scramble to shore up their defenses.
Business - Money - Financial services - Banking Services - Banks and Institutions |
| How Business Is Putting the IPad to Work |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:13 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in January, he pitched it mostly as a consumer device--a relaxation tool people would use to read books, play games, watch...
Steve Jobs - Fujitsu iPAD - History - Pioneers - Shopping |
| How Froyo Will Boost Business |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:13:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Sprint announced that the EVO 4G will get the Android 2.2 "Froyo" update next week, making it possibly the best business smartphone available.
Android - Smartphone - Handhelds - 4G - Business |
| Amazon's New Kindle Spells Doom for Other E-Readers |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:03:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The e-reader price war is helping shake out the also-rans. Here's the current crop -- and who'll be dropping out of sight soon.
Amazon Kindle - Wi-Fi - Peru - Loreto - Departments |
| HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Next Week |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:22:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
It's official: Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to EVO users on Tuesday, August 3.
Android - Sprint - HTC Corporation - 4G - Handhelds |
| YouTube Now Supports 15 Minutes of Fame |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:19:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
The popular video-sharing site has boosted maximum length of shared clips from 10 to 15 minutes.
YouTube - Video hosting service - Arts - Entertainment - Video |
| Microsoft Vows Tablet Comeback, But When? |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:31:00 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
CEO Ballmer calls tablet development "job-one urgency" and prefers Windows 7 to mobile phone operating system.
Microsoft - Steve Ballmer - tablet - Windows 7 - Apple |
| Foxconn Resumes Production at Indian Factory |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:14 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Foxconn factory in India resumes work after clearance by local authorities
Foxconn - India - Asia - Apple - Business and Economy |
| FBI Rings Organizers Over Defcon Contest |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:20:09 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
A social engineering contest run at Decon has caught the attention of the FBI and the FS-ISAC.
United States - Government - Freddie Gibbs - Extended play - Arts |
| Alcatel-Lucent's Revenue Drops, but Operating Loss Shrinks |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:20:13 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Alcatel-Lucent's Q2 revenue fell 2.4 percent year on year, dragged down by slow sales in fixed-line network equipment and terrestrial optical networks
Alcatel-Lucent - Business - Telecommunication - French language - AT&T |
| Qualcomm Finalizes Indian Partners for LTE Joint Venture |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:20:09 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
Qualcomm announces Indian partners for its Indian LTE joint venture
3GPP Long Term Evolution - Business - India - Financial services - Venture Capital |
| Black Hat Gets Its Video Feed Hacked |
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:10:52 -0700
Source: PCWorld Latest Technology News |
A security expert found a way to hack into Black Hat's video stream this year.
Black Hat - Hack - Video - Security - Las Vegas Nevada |