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The next App Store threat: counterfeit apps

The next App Store threat: counterfeit appsThey don't care. ntntThis is not Apple's responsibilityIt's the responsibility of the App owner to sue for copyright infringement. It's not that hard to do. You can even represent yourself and do it through small claims court. I doubt most of these ripoff artists...

Tags: Apple Inc., App Store threat

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

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Cisco launches iPhone security app

Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for safe web browsing. Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc., App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cisco, security, apps, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-20

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-24

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

(Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins)

despair?Are MS in despair?..Linux has better hardware support than windows.They forgot wine too. This disgusts me. The day Gates comes near me and holds out his hand expecting me to shake it is the day I rip it off.Keep in mindThat the users that these best buy employees will be...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., wine, Microsoft Corp., Best Buy Linux, Best Buy Linux assassin, assassin

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Why you should care about Apple's Snow Leopard

How about security?Update: I have answered my own questions with the precious few details found here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/Are there any security improvements in Snow Leopard? yes, a fewWill the NX/DEP finally be switched on in Safari and all other internet facing programs?Presumably it will be switched on for 64bit programs. All...

Tags: OSX, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance

Palm's Pre isn't going to topple the iPhone this weekend, but the device has a puncher's chance to be a threat in the smartphone market, according to a bevy of reviews. Palm's Pre makes its debut for the masses on Monday.   Here's the roundup---of the bunch...

Tags: Palm Inc., Engadget, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Microsoft struggles with Xbox vs. Windows Media Center positioning

Microsoft struggles with Xbox vs. Windows Media Center positioningUnacceptableI am hoping they will change this. Media Center is a good product. I do not want to have to hook my laptop to my TV just to watch a movie. If this is the direction they are going with their 3...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Game players, Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Center, positioning, Microsoft Corp., NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Medi

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Swine Flu tracking? There's an app for that

"There's an app for that" has never been more true. Not only are Macs being used to track the Influenza A(H1N1) virus (formerly “Swine Flu”) on the desktop, but it's now being used to track the deadly virus on the iPhone too. TechCrunch reports...

Tags: H1N1 flu, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-01

iPhone could morph into a tablet at WWDC

Everyone pretty much knows that the third generation iPhone hardware is a lock for WWDC -- so much so that analysts have already "baked it" into their financial projections. Forbes' Brian Caulfield goes so far as to say that not releasing a new iPhone handset at...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Tablets, Public Relations, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Skype coming to iPhone, BlackBerry: Does it need 3G support?

Skype is officially coming to the iPhone and BlackBerry, but is being limited to WiFi for now. Simply put, don't expect Skype working over a 3G network anytime soon.  Various reports have Skype unveiling its service for the iPhone on Tuesday and BlackBerry...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Skype Technologies S.A., RIM BlackBerry, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-30

News to know: IBM layoffs, Google, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Dell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India Larry Dignan: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Revenue Recognition, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Finance

Blog posts 2009-03-26

The next App Store threat: counterfeit apps

There have been plenty of stories about unscrupulous developers gaming the App Store in hopes of riches, one developer copied the Classics app, right down to the artwork, and posted it for sale in the App Store. Now some ethically-challenged coders have taken it to a whole new level --...

Tags: App, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Paratroopers 1.0 (Mobile)

Your mission is to survive. You are in command of a single remaining anti-aircraft gun. The enemy is under orders to occupy your position and eliminate any resistance. The enemy will use everything that is available to them, including airborne commandos and tactical bombers. Use your gun to destroy your...

Tags: Enemy, Mobile, Apple iTunes, Lazycodemonkey, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-18

News to know: Firefox patch; Windows 7; Facebook; RIM's app store

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Mozilla plugs Firefox code execution holes Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new...

Tags: Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-05

News to know: Windows Mobile 6.5; Red Hat; CRM; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Matthew Miller: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints, where's the beef? Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots Garett Rogers: Microsoft responds to Android with Windows Mobile...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Red Hat Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., CRM, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-17

China Mobile iPhone talks break down; Apple now eyeing No. 2 carrier

Chinese news outlets are reporting this week that talks between Apple and China Mobile, the No. 1 carrier in China with 415 million subscribers, have broken down. Now, according to other news reports out of China, Apple and China Unicom - the No. 2 player without about 130 million subscribers...

Tags: Apple iPhone, China Mobile Ltd., Apple Inc., Carrier, News Outlet, 3G, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wireless And Mobility, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-13

The iPod Touch can become an iPhone with a Jajah VoIP app

As you might recall, I bought and then returned an iPhone 3G because my experiences with the AT&T service were so bad. A lot of readers said I made a bad decision but suddenly, I'm feeling redeemed - like I may have made a smart move. Jajah,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wireless Carrier, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Wireless, Jajah VoIP, Sales Strategy, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless And Mobility, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-04

Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?

Acting Apple CEO Tim Cook may have just sent a thinly veiled threat Palm's way over the Pre. As most folks know, Palm made a big splash at CES with the Pre and hit a home run that may have saved the company. Meanwhile, Palm may be...

Tags: Software, Palm Inc., IP, Apple Inc., Tools & Techniques, Network Technology, Networking, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-22