Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two fast-emerging IT technologies, are driving each other forward as users of Internet-based services like …
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MySpace looks to regain momentum with iLike purchase
In an apparent attempt to tinker with its dimming image and regain some of its old glory, MySpace Inc. announced …
Developers eager to see Twitter improve platform stability
Many Twitter applications have suffered lengthy periods of downtime recently, a situation that has some developers concerned about the company's …
BlackBerry takes app store to desktop
If you find browsing for new applications on your BlackBerry to be a slow and cumbersome process, fear not: Research …
Touchscreens dominate smartphone interfaces
More than 15 million of the 38.1 million mobile phones sold during the second quarter used a touchscreen as the …
Hackers put social networks such as Twitter in crosshairs
Web sites such as Twitter are becoming increasingly favored by hackers as places to plant malicious software in order to …
Twitter down on Saturday, external apps to be affected
Twitter experienced “unexpected” downtime on Saturday, and in order to recover from the problem the company will have to implement …
Twitter withstands second DDoS attack in a week
Less than a week after Twitter was shuttered by a highly publicized distributed denial-of-service attack, the microblogging site was hit …
The cloud, brought to you by flash storage
Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two of the fastest-growing technologies in IT, may drive each other forward as Internet-based service …
Android In the Enterprise? Not So Fast
Google has announced their intention to make future versions of their Android mobile operating system more enterprise-friendly and fight harder …
3 Social Media Aggregators That Bring It All Together
Thanks to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and a host of other social media services, people are more connected than ever. But …
With new ads, Google aims offensive at Microsoft Office
In the latest shot fired in Google Inc.'s ongoing battle with Microsoft Corp., Google announced that it's taking this fight …
Microsoft, Yahoo alliance would target Google
About a year after Microsoft Corp.'s hostile, contentious and unsuccessful bid to buy Yahoo Inc., the two companies appear set …
Palm webOS gains enterprise features
Palm has released a webOS update for the Pre smartphone that features expanded support for Exchange Active Sync policies, a …
Twitter: A Growing Security Minefield
In June, the world watched as tweets from the streets of Tehran flooded Twitter. Frequent Twitter users–and people who hadn't …
Yahoo revenue drops, but profits rise 8% in Q2
Yahoo reported second-quarter revenue of $1.57 billion, down 13% from a year earlier as companies continued to spend less on …
Yahoo gets makeover, (slowly) rolls out new homepage
Yahoo launched the beta of a newly overhauled homepage, whose promised features include the ability to integrate with the Facebook, …
Enter the cloud
The economic and social motivation for the cloud is high, the business need for speed and agility is like never …
Hacker break-in of Twitter e-mail
A hacker made off with confidential Twitter documents after breaking into an employee's e-mail account, the company's co-founder confirmed. Security …
Social networks for creative pros
If you're like most creative professionals, you rely on advice and inspiration from peers to stay on the top of …