Latest From Mark McDonnell
Broadband Usage Is Growing, But Gaps Still Persist
A new report finds a “digital divide” between those Americans with broadband access and those without. The report found that while the percentage of households that use broadband grew, non-Hispanic white Americans ...
P2P Traffic Still Dominates the Net
P2P Traffic Still Dominates the Net At the end of 2004, BitTorrent accounted for 30 percent of all Internet traffic. But after the Motion Picture Association of America’s moves to shut down ...
Can Students Learn As Well on iPads and E-Books?
There’s no doubt that the technological trend toward iPads and e-books in education offers students more and better information at lightning speed. But is more necessarily better? Some argue that the online ...
Android 2.2 Froyo May Finally Outdo Apple’s iPhone
Google’s Froyo, or Android 2.2, offers so much that analysts think it may finally overtake Apple’s iPhone. With broad distribution and Verizon’s HTC Incredible, an analyst said Google may “kick serious Apple ...
Google Targets Microsoft Office with DocVerse Deal
Google reportedly will pay about $25 million for DocVerse, whose Microsoft Office plug-in enables document sharing similar to Google Docs. DocVerse would complement Google’s acquisition of Appjet and may give Google two ...
Hack Turns Barnes & Noble’s Nook Into a Web Tablet
Developers have reportedly found a way to turn Barnes & Noble’s $259 nook e-reader into a web tablet with free 3G Internet access. But the modification violates the nook’s warranty and user ...
L.A. Cloud Contract Goes To Google Over Microsoft
Los Angeles has awarded a $7.5 million contract for cloud-computing services to Google, which beat out Microsoft. Despite protests, the L.A. City Council accepted Google’s bid with incentives to avoid security breaches. ...
It’s Official — Bing Goes the Microsoft Search Engine
May 28, 2009 2:36PM It’s official — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that Bing is the new search engine that will replace Windows Live Search. When Bing is fully ready, it ...
Analyst Doesn’t Expect Microsoft To Control Netbooks
Internet speculation has suggested that Microsoft and others could try to control the booming netbook market by changing the specifications and prices. The rumors have Microsoft charging more for Windows 7 on ...
Brand-New IE8 Draws Howls From Users About Problems
March 20, 2009 2:15PM Microsoft’s final release of Internet Explorer 8 may not be so final as unhappy users flood IE8’s feedback pages with complaints. While Microsoft says it fixed problems found ...