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Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz

September 29, 2008 1:42PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Motorola is reportedly looking to hire hundreds of Android developers to cash in on the buzz around Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system. Motorola’s ...

by Michael Smith

Chrome Users Return to Internet Explorer, Firefox

September 23, 2008 2:07PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us The shine is gone as some Google Chrome users return to Internet Explorer and Firefox just three weeks after the Chrome browser’s launch. ...

by Michael Smith

Samsung May Buy SanDisk, Consolidate Flash Market

September 5, 2008 1:52PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Memory maker Samsung is considering an offer for SanDisk to save #350 million a year in flash-memory licensing fees and consolidate the market. ...

by Michael Smith

DVRs Are Essential To Households, Study Finds

September 3, 2008 10:22AM Digital video recorders like TiVo have become the second most essential technology in a home, behind mobile phones, a new NDS Group survey says. DVRs were ranked more ...

by Mark McDonnell

Study: Online Games More Captivating

Joshua Smyth, a Syracuse University psychology professor, noted that most of the public debate on video games has centered on their often violent content, while the “enthrallment” potential, which can have both ...

by Michael Smith

GTA IV Helps Boost Sales of Video-Game Consoles

The popular Grand Theft Auto IV is proving to have strong coattails, driving sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video-game consoles. Microsoft insists its Xbox 360 is getting the ...

by Michael Smith

CIOs Battle Hackers Using Olympic-Themed Attacks

Hackers are changing tactics, with e-mails identifying with the Olympics but hiding malicious Trojans that elude most antivirus programs. Where hackers formerly favored Microsoft Word documents, now they are turning to other ...

by Michael Smith

Seagate Claims SSD Maker Violates Patents

Seagate, the market leader in traditional hard drives, claims that solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer STEC has violated four of its patents covering the interface between storage and computer. STEC believes that Seagate ...

by Mark McDonnell

Apple Updates iPhone SDK Amid Complaints

Apple’s new iPhone software development kit version includes the Interface Builder, which some iPhone developers had been waiting for. Other would-be iPhone developers are still unhappy with the level of access Apple ...

by Mark McDonnell

Swiss Bank Drops Controversial Wikileaks Suit

March 6, 2008 12:36PM The dismissal of the Wikileaks.org suit by Swiss bank Julius Baer came after a warning about liability. U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White had reversed his shutdown order ...

by Mark McDonnell