The personal computer has dominated modern life for 25 years, but the often bulky devices are increasingly giving way to smaller, lighter smartphones and tablet computers. The whole sector is scrambling to survive the avalanche set off by Apple under its late founder, Steve Jobs. Technology giant Hewlett-Packard, whose business is…

A BRACE of US lawmakers have written to the US Attorney General with a request for more investigation into Google’s WiFi snooping. Congressmen Frank Pallone Jr and John Barrow have published a copy of their letter, and in it they argue that the intentional data collection – they call it…

There’s no doubt that when it comes to smartphone platforms, it’s currently a two-horse race between Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iOS platform. Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is unquestionably the underdog, and to see just how much catching up it has to do all you have to do is…

A new contract between Brookhaven Town and Cablevision will provide WiFi hot spot access at nine town locations, including the Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center in Blue Point. According to a town press release there will be no cost to the town for the design, installation and deployment of the service….

Yahoo has had a rough couple of months. In April, it laid off 2,000 employees and last week its chief executive resigned, but with the launch of it’s new browser platform, Axis, things may be looking up for the search giant. If you missed the news, Axis is a new At…

Beverly Hills-based streaming HDTV provider FilmOn.TV has a new app FilmOn Live TV that allows users to chat with friends and share live TV in HD simultaneously on Facebook. The Facebook app can be downloaded from FilmOnFacebook.com; FilmOn.TV subscriptions start at $11.95 a month. The FilmOn.TV Web cable television…

This week Facebook has deemed their next vision for sharing your iPhone photos a go with an application that takes on the task separate from the main Facebook app. This application is called Facebook camera and it brings the whole photography experience inside Facebook to its own separate universe. With…

NEW YORK (CNN Money) – Microsoft is aiming to do something wildly different to beat Apple. At the same time, Microsoft is also trying to copy a very successful business model to be Apple. When Windows 8 debuts this fall, Microsoft will launch a curated app store for Windows software. It’s…

Have the smartphone wars been won? Research firm IDC’s latest smartphone OS numbers show that Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS now own 81 percent of the global smartphone market, a dramatic change from last year. No other OS has more than a 7 percent share. I’ve been following the smartphone world…

From where I’m sitting it looks like Samsung may rue the day it crossed its biggest customer, Apple [AAPL] as it appears Cupertino’s investing in competing firms, meaning the iPhone 5 won’t just transform smartphones, but will also generate new competitors for its former friend. [ABOVE: One of Apple’s two latest…