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HP is reportedly working on a series of Android devices, the first of which could be a high-end tablet powered by Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor. The move is a sensitive one for HP, which tried to crack the mobile market in 2010 by purchasing Palm for US$1.2 billion, but saw that investment go down the drain. "I don't see an obstacle for HP entering t...

Microsoft announced on Friday that Skype users will now be able to leave video messages via the Voice over IP service. This new messaging service, which is now undergoing a beta test, will allow users to send video recordings to contacts even if they're offline or on another call What's different about this announcement is that it seems aimed more ...

Groupon got a stock bump this week following an analyst's upgrade, a rare occurrence for the daily deal site that has seen its stock price plummet since its debut on the public market The company's evolving business model, an increasing presence in mobile commerce and an international push can help the online coupon dealer hit US$9 per share over t...

The current winter of discontent in the U.S. Congress over federal finances does not bode well for cooperation in other areas. Yet legislators push on, and among top Congressional priorities for 2013 is the enactment of legislation regarding the role of the federal government in dealing with national cybersecurity problems A key issue -- still -- i...

Intelliverse has rolled out a new cloud-based tool that monitors social media for brand mentions and responds when appropriate. IntelliBuzz is simple enough that a company with minimal IT resources in-house -- that is, a computer and an Internet connection -- can manage this outreach just using the app.

BeyondPod Podcast Manager,a mobile app from BeyondPod, is available for US$6.99 at Google Play.I was horrified by the prospect of Google's Listen podcast manager app for Android beingdiscontinued when I first heard the news some months ago....

Daniel Collins, an avid sailor and sailing instructor, has traveled solo across the Gulf of Mexico and up the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. to Nova Scotia, using only his iPhone and iPad for navigation. He's part of a new breed of boaters who use tablets and smartphones in addition to -- and sometimes in lieu of -- traditional onboard electronic na...

Europol announced Wednesday the breakup of a gang of cybercriminals who allegedly ran a ransomware scheme to extract money from online users in 30 countries. Spanish police, working alongside Europol's European Cybercrime Center (EC3), made 11 arrests in an action dubbed "Operation Ransom." The cyberthieves are accused of paralyzing computers wit...

Mobile commerce sites showed growth during the 2012 holiday shopping season as they gave consumers more on-the-go options for buying and researching products, according to the latest ForeSee Mobile Satisfaction Index Foresee, a customer experience analytics firm, saw the Index jump two points over Christmas 2011 to a score of 78 on a 100-point scal...

Too much regulation, not enough protection, too much private sector involvement: President Obama's just-released cybersecurity executive order has sparked concern from several advocacy groups, even as controversial legislation designed to protect the nation's infrastructure made a reappearance Wednesday in Congress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce op...

Amazon, purveyor of everything you would need for a Valentine's Day dinner -- wine, food, romantic music, a DVD of Casablanca -- received a lot of love from respondents to the 2013 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient study released this week; it rated Amazon the top spot among 60 of the most visible U.S. companies. Amazon dislodged Apple from last yea...

The European police agency, Europol, announced Wednesday that it haddismantled a Russian-led, Spain-based cybercrime organization The organization extorted millions of euros across more than 30 countries, mostly in Europe, according to The New York Times....

In case investors have any doubts that Yahoo sees its future in mobile, events of the past few days should dispel them once and for all News surfaced Tuesday that Yahoo has acquired Alike, a mobile app that guides users to find nearby venues and places to visit. The acquisition was announced on Alike's Web page. Among the few details provided: It w...

Frank Boulben is the new chief marketing officer at BlackBerry and he has his hands full. Did you ever stand in front of a mountain of work and wonder how to get started? Marketing was one of several key weaknesses before RIM became BlackBerry. Can Boulben refresh, reinvigorate and save the smartphone maker? No one yet knows; however, marketing is key -- and Boulben is now center stage...

For the better part of six years, we pundits have been urging businesses to get social. Social CRM (SCRM) even has its own Gartner Magic Quadrant, and while the entries in that document are all over the map in terms of what they do, vendors serving aspects of SCRM are well established. Gartner itself said that sales of software for SCRM -- as Gartner defined it -- topped $1 billion in 2012...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about building a simple, home backup power system forcharging phones during extended electricity outages -- like that which occurred during storm Sandy However, there's a limitation to any battery system, and that is that any battery powersupply will eventually become depleted. I reckon to get a theoretical 13 days out ofmi...

Iran's defense minister is going to be ticked off at the Photoshop minister A photo of Iran's Qahar 313 stealth fighter is bunk -- just like the last one, according to The Atlantic Wire....

Comcast announced Tuesday it will pay US$16.7 billion to acquire General Electric's 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal Comcast currently controls 51 percent of NBCU, which it picked up from GE in a deal that was finalized in 2011. The agreement was structured to allow Comcast to eventually acquire 100 percent of NBCU, and it decided to accelerate tha...

Slacker is getting ambitious about drawing in listeners, announcing Wednesday that it has launched the world's most complete music service for the Web, mobile devices and even automobile and consumer electronics platforms The 5-year-old Internet radio station's revamped service promises to give listeners anytime, anywhere access to millions of so...

Intel is getting inside Internet TV What's been grist for rumor mills for weeks was finally confirmed Tuesday. Intel's TV offering -- which won't be branded with the Intel name -- will be a combination hardware, software and content package designed to "delight" consumers, said Erik Huggers, general manager for Intel Media, during the All Things D ...