Archive for February, 2010
Why is Google suddenly so evil?
Google is the great Internet God of goodness, or so claims No. 6 of the company's "10 Things" corporate philosophy list: "You can make money without doing evil." But this week, Google has suddenly put...
Marvell launches the next 1 GHz smartphone processor
At CES 2010, chipmaker Marvell showed off its ARMADA 610 applications processor for tablets, mobile internet devices (MIDs), media players, and other portable connected devices. The impressive ARM v7-...
Google adjusts Buzz setup for privacy, makes ‘public’ choice more obvious
Already sensing that too many potential users were attributing the "evil" moniker to Google (in the absence of actual evil in the world), the company yesterday made adjustments to its Google Buzz sign...
10 ways Microsoft can save Windows Mobile — starting NEXT WEEK!
What will Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announce during Monday's Mobile World Congress press event in Barcelona, Spain? There's what he will announce and what he should. I'm skipping the speculation abo...
Finding Good payday loan companies
A Payday loan is a huge benefit for anyone who has experienced financial problems and knows what it' like to be caught in the middle of the month without cash. Many of us live from one pay day to th...
Windows Phone rumors ramp up in advance of Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week looks like it will play host to the usual range of exciting announcements in the mobile devices and software field. Based on the continued appearance o...
Samsung’s first Bada phone to be shown next week?
In November, Samsung launched its own open smartphone platform called Bada, which the company positioned as a replacement for Symbian, and eventually the rest of Samsung's proprietary non-smartphone o...
Will the ribbon work in Mac? Design clues from the Office 2011 screenshot
Microsoft was under no obligation to build a ribbon component, similar to the one premiered in Office for Windows, for the Mac. That's especially true given the fact that the menu bar is such a promin...
Google Buzz and Outlook 2010 Social Connector: Competitors or partners?
Since the launch of Google Buzz last Tuesday, we've been hearing more analyses from professionals and bloggers warning of a possible showdown of sorts between Google and Microsoft in the social space....
Proof that online telemetry improves systems, from of all places, Chevrolet
Eventually we will all be able to keep track of everything we do, like Nicholas Felton, the man who relentlessly chronicles the minutiae of his own behavior. We're not even that far off right now....