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Rumors have emerged that Nokia may drop its Symbian and MeeGo mobile platforms and instead adopt Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system The reports were kick-started last week when Nokia CEO Stephen Elop made some remarks during the company's fourth-quarter 2010 earnings call about it being time for Nokia to change....

On Jan. 26, a federal judge in Denver granted a preliminary injunction to prevent Colorado from enforcing an information-reporting law that requires e-tailers to report sales made to Colorado residents. This preliminary injunction is a first step toward a formal decision by the trial court that would strike down this law as unconstitutional. Howev...

When Microsoft began demoing early betas of its newest CRM iteration, Dynamics CRM 2011, it used map-based examples to show off the functionality. Problem was, there were no robust mapping features actually embedded in the application, which got Paul Reitmeyer, senior CRM consultant at Planet Technologies thinking. "We realized that we could offer...

Seasoned Java or Android appdevs looking to create apps on Android 3.0, aka "Honeycomb," will probably find it relatively easy to get up and running "If you're a Java developer, it's going to take you three to five days to get to the point where you can be dangerous enough to develop apps," Marko Gargenta, Android expert at Marakana told LinuxInsid...

Every time Google mentions Android 3.0's holographic interface and 3D capabilities, one perhaps imageines Princess Leia's plea to Obi Wan Kenobi played back by R2D2 in "Star Wars." Android 3.0, aka "Honeycomb," is claimed to have a redesigned holographic user interface and 3D....

Ever hunting for a better digital vaccine, HP's TippingPoint DVLabs announced a partnership with Google Wednesday that has the scions of search cosponsoring a hacking contest at the CanSecWest security conference in March "This is a part of the 4th annual Pwn2Own contest," Google spokesperson Eitan Bencuya told TechNewsWorld. "The complete rules ...

Almost lost in the hoopla over the announcement of Google's Android Honeycomb operating system for tablets was the search giant's unveiling of a new online store for apps for its mobile operating system The outlet allows consumers to hunt for Android apps through any Web browser running on any device. Previously, that could only be done through a d...

Have you ever found yourself paying the penalty for a rule you didn't even know you were breaking? Like getting a ticket for speeding when you didn't realize the speed limit had changed? Or paying a work-related travel expenses out of our own pocket because you didn't realize your firm's travel policy had a restriction that you didn't know about? ...

I recently spoke with the CEO of an emerging technology company, Santeon, because I was curious about companies that are pushing the envelope with technological innovation. I found a company that is creating technology, software processes, rapid implementation and value-adding software architecture that are quickly reflected in bottom-line results...

Which wireless provider is doing the best job? Listening to them gets confusing. It's like me saying that I am the slimmest, healthiest and best-looking wireless analyst on this airplane (I'm flying to the west coast to give a speech). Now that line has as much truth in it as a load of horse manure -- but technically, since I am the only wireless analyst on this plane, I guess it is true. Listening to the major wireless providers strut their stuff is much like that -- and that is the problem we have to solve.

Which wireless provider is doing the best job? Listening to them gets confusing. It's like me saying that I am the slimmest, healthiest and best-looking wireless analyst on this airplane (I'm flying to the west coast to give a speech). Now that line has as much truth in it as a load of horse manure -- but technically, since I am the only wireless analyst on this plane, I guess it is true. Listening to the major wireless providers strut their stuff is much like that -- and that is the problem we have to solve.

Which wireless provider is doing the best job? Listening to them gets confusing. It's like me saying that I am the slimmest, healthiest and best-looking wireless analyst on this airplane (I'm flying to the west coast to give a speech). Now that line has as much truth in it as a load of horse manure -- but technically, since I am the only wireless analyst on this plane, I guess it is true. Listening to the major wireless providers strut their stuff is much like that -- and that is the problem we have to solve.

The emergence of the social customer is forcing businesses to think differently about how they reach the people to whom they sell, and much has been written about ways for businesses to cope with this. However, as is all too common in CRM discussions, the customer is often forgotten as we default to dwelling on processes and software that are decidedly business-centric in their nature...

Part 1 of this series explored the markets and industries surrounding polymers in computing Plastics, those ubiquitous malleable synthetic polymers so essential to the needs of virtually the entire spectrum of global business, have become the pulsing heart of the high-tech world. ...

Google staged an in-depth look at its Android 3.0 operating system, aka "Honeycomb," at a press conference Wednesday. It marks the official arrival of the first version of the Android operating system to be optimized specifically with the tablet form factor in mind Features mentioned in the presentation include richer notifications for incoming mes...

In an abrupt about-face, the Egyptian government reopened the Internet Wednesday, ending a five-day shutdown that took out the country's top ISPs and a rebellious populace's ability to communicate The move comes shortly after Noor -- the only ISP initially left standing after the crackdown -- was shuttered Monday. Noor, too, is back online, and Eg...

T-Mobile announced two new 4G devices this week One's the Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone, which will be available later this month....

Google has leveled accusations that Microsoft has been using its search results to improve Bing's listings. Google came to this conclusion based on the results of a sting operation its engineers launched after noticing unusual misspellings were cropping up in both Google and Bing search results.

Three overarching, interrelated trends -- cloud consumption, virtualization and mobility -- present themselves as key industry themes for 2011. All have been increasing in importance over several years, and this year, all will reach a tipping point for businesses and information security providers alike. To prepare your organization for the cumula...

The long recession and the rise of social CRM were not simply coincidental. I believe they happened together. That's not to say that social CRM happened for some cosmic reason; I neither subscribe to the belief that all things happen for a reason nor do I believe I am qualified to hold forth beyond what I've just written. I think social CRM -- ...