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Tuesday March 9, 2010

Computer News

March 7, 2010

Microsoft Showcases Assistive Technology for Seniors

Not even the vibrancy of the city that never sleeps could get lifelong New Yorker Milton Greidinger to leave his home. Chronic illness kept Greidinger, 86, from ...

March 3, 2010

States, Innovate in IT or Else

While Grandma can flip through photo albums on a state-of-the-art laptop or, before long, an Apple (AAPL) iPad, many government agencies and corporations are still ...

March 2, 2010

Apple's Smartphone Battle Plan

(This story was corrected to reflect the actual percentage of cases brought before the ITC that are resolved by a settlement) Apple's attempt to block the import of ...

March 1, 2010

Fighting a Flood of Counterfeit Tech Products

Edward Dimmler dips a cotton swab in acetone and rubs it on the surface of a computer chip that was ostensibly manufactured by Samsung. The white tip turns ...

March 1, 2010

Green Tech Gone Fake

Recycling used tech gear—a practice generally considered good for the environment—has a far less desirable, unintended consequence. It is contributing to a...

March 1, 2010

Debunking Common Myths About Counterfeits

Counterfeit high-tech products that are flooding global markets have devastating effects not only for brand owners, but the economy. Consider these statistics: The ...

February 25, 2010

Apple May Put iPhone OS on Other Devices

Apple is showing its true mobile colors. The company is on the lookout for an engineer who can help get its mobile-phone software onto additional devices. On Feb. 15, ...

February 25, 2010

The iPad Accessory Frenzy Begins

Scosche, a maker of accessories for consumer electronics, has made a mint selling products that complement Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and its iPod music player. Now, ...

February 25, 2010

Palm Under Pressure After Sales Shortfall

Palm may be running short of options. The smartphone maker on Feb. 25 cut a key revenue forecast and said demand for its flagship Pre device isn't meeting ...

February 24, 2010

HP Labs Opens Singapore Research Hub

Two years ago, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) embarked on an ambitious overhaul of its storied research labs, responsible for some of the most momentous computing innovation of...

February 17, 2010

Apple's iPad: No Fun for Small Biz

I'm not a big fan of change. I've lived in the same city all my life. I go to the same supermarket every week. I read the newspaper every day. I drive non-hybrid ...

February 17, 2010

Canon's Cantankerous All-in-One Printer

When Canon (CAJ) unveiled the Color ImageClass MF8050Cn, it billed the color laser printer as a device that could fit the needs of small businesses and home offices ...

February 15, 2010

Opera's Bid to Become an iPhone Browser

Apple's willingness to let competing Web browsers onto the iPhone will soon be put to the test. Norwegian software maker Opera (OPERA:NO) said on Feb. 10 that it has ...

February 12, 2010

Microsoft Aims to Get Back in the Game in Mobile

(Clarifies in first paragraph that Bach spoke to analysts in January.) Just a few years ago, Microsoft (MSFT) looked like a real contender in the mobile-phone market. ...

February 12, 2010

Mobile World Congress: Don't Call It a Phone Show

Mobile World Congress, which kicks off Monday in Barcelona, is the place to be for everyone who's anyone in the mobile-phone ecosystem, and increasingly that includes ...

February 11, 2010

FCC May Pay Broadcasters for Airwaves

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a plan to pay broadcasters to vacate airwaves it could use to alleviate network strain caused by the surging use ...

February 10, 2010

iPad Component Costs Leave Room for Price Cuts

(This story has been updated to include an analyst's comment.) Apple's (AAPL) iPad tablet computer, introduced Jan. 27, may have component costs of as little as ...

February 8, 2010

Lenovo's Top-Notch T410

Last year, millions of consumers flocked to netbooks, the stripped-down machines viewed as low-priced alternatives to laptop computers. If you were one of the netbook ...

February 5, 2010

Apple's Hard iPad Sell

With the introduction of the iPad, Apple's (AAPL) status as a cultural icon reached new heights. Based on an unscientific survey of newspapers archived by The Newseum,...

February 4, 2010

Bar Codes Ride Again on Mobile Phones

Bar codes are getting hip. For decades, retailers and manufacturers have used these patterns of black dots, lines, and squares to encode pricing and other data onto ...

February 1, 2010

Debunking the 'Patent Troll' Myth

Utter the term "patent troll" in tech circles and you're likely to elicit a visceral reaction. Said trolls are companies that acquire patents and seek payment from ...

January 31, 2010

Where Are the Network Virtual Appliances?

The networking industry is stuck in the 1990s, the last time there was a fundamental shift in commonly deployed network architectures. While servers and applications ...

January 28, 2010

Apple iPad Adds to Pressure on AT&T

As Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the tablet-style iPad computer Jan. 27, many of his pronouncements were greeted with cheers. In contrast, his revelation ...

January 27, 2010

The iPad Threat to PCs

Apple's (AAPL) new iPad, a lightweight device that browses the Web and delivers media, may serve as an alternative to netbooks and pose a threat to PC makers. While ...

January 27, 2010

Apple's Effect on Content Partners: More Good Than Bad

The unveiling of Apple's (AAPL) new tablet computer on Jan. 27 has sparked hopes the device will improve the fortunes of companies supplying content for the device. ...

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