New Nook E-Reader Expected to Debut May 24

Will it run Android 3.0 Honeycomb on a color display? Or. Will it have a new E-Ink Pearl touchscreen? No one knows yet.

Posted on: May 5, 2011 9:00 am

MobileForms Toolkit 2011 for Android

Resco has released the Android edition for MobileForms Toolkit 2011. Designed to work with Novell’s Mono for Android the toolkit lets you develop your application in .NET using Visual Studio and C# code.

Posted on: May 4, 2011 9:00 am

6 premature predictions of tech failure

Predictions have a nasty habit of being wrong. Just look at these six tech items that were predicted to fail, starting with the Internet.

Posted on: May 4, 2011 9:00 am

Microsoft Releases First Windows Phone Security Update

Exactly when you can expect an update for your particular phone is uncertain. Microsoft says update 7392 will be deployed to black-list some invalid certificates.

Posted on: May 4, 2011 9:00 am

Marlinspike releases Android firewall

WhisperMonitor, from Marlinspike, is a dynamic firewall and real-time connection monitor designed to restrict how Android apps handle user data by monitoring outbound data.

Posted on: May 4, 2011 9:00 am

MAC Defender Malware

There is a fake anti-virus program offering to protect your Mac. MAC Defender, which looks legitimate, actually installs a trojan on your machine. Their main aim appears to be getting your credit card number.

Posted on: May 3, 2011 9:00 am

Osama’s Death Sets Twitter Record

While the royal wedding was a popular subject, apparently Osama bin Laden’s death has set a record of some 3,000 Tweets per second. There have been so many Tweets that even news agencies are beginning to get confused. And don’t forget the associated malware scams.

Posted on: May 3, 2011 9:00 am

Sony: PC game network was also hacked

Another breach was discovered at Sony. This occurred a few days before the main hack and affects another 24 million accounts, for online gaming, including many from an old list of customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.

Posted on: May 3, 2011 9:00 am

Amazon Tablet May Be Close to Launch

Later this year, Amazon is expected to release an Android tablet, apparently to compete with Barnes & Noble’s color Nook.

Posted on: May 3, 2011 9:00 am

News Corp. seeking $100 million for MySpace

News Corp paid $58 0 million for MySpace in 2005. Now they’re trying to unload it for the bargain price of $100 million.

Posted on: May 2, 2011 9:00 am