Hands-on: Yahoo’s Axis Browser
Yahoo on Thursday introduced a new browser plugin for desktop computers as well as an iOS browser called Axis. Yahoo’s browser is not meant to be a replacement for Chrome, Firefox or Internet explorer on desktop computers. Instead, Axis is what Yahoo calls a “search browser”, which is basically a…
Google didn’t infringe on Oracle patents, jury rules
A federal jury ruled Wednesday that Google didn’t infringe on Oracle’s patents when the Internet search leader developed its popular Android software for mobile devices. Wednesday’s verdict comes about two weeks after the same jury, with two additional members, failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle’s copyright-infringement case…
Why Office for iPad Is Inevitable
The rumor is back. There are new reports that Microsoft is developing a version of the Microsoft Office suite for Apple’s iOS operating system–and perhaps the Android mobile operating system as well. I don’t know if the latest speculation is accurate or not, but it makes sense because it’s in…
BlackBerry stock falls after sales chief resigns
TORONTO (Reuters) – Shares in Research In Motion Ltd fell more than 3 percent on Thursday morning after the BlackBerry maker said its global sales chief had resigned. The resignation of Patrick Spence, a 14-year RIM veteran, comes as the Canadian company struggles to sell legacy products and prepares for the…
Windows 8 to Run Adobe Flash Only on Some Websites
The touch-centric Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 is plug-in free, but the browser may still be able to run Adobe Flash video, according to an online report. Microsoft is reportedly taking the Google Chrome approach with IE10 and building Flash capability directly into the touch-friendly browser. Image Credit:…
Samsung and Sony put an end to deep discounts on HDTVs
Both Samsung and Sony, two of the world’s largest television makers, have begun enforcing minimum prices on their HDTV sets, in an effort to preserve profit margins, The Wall Street Journal reported. The plan could also protect retail chains such as Best Buy and Target from being undercut by online…
AT&T to Offer Prepaid Samsung Galaxy Appeal Smartphone
AT&T today unveiled the Galaxy Appeal, the carrier’s first prepaid side slider smartphone. The $149.99 Samsung smartphone will be available at Walmart starting June 5 and in AT&T stores on July 15. The device is AT&T’s first prepaid smartphone with a slider QWERTY keyboard. It features a 3.2-inch touch…
TiVo streaming app coming to iPhone, iPad this summer
TiVo is expected to bring streaming from its service to the iPhone and iPad this summer. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images / May 23, 2012) By Salvador Rodriguez May 23, 2012, 9:51 a.m. TiVo, the popular TV recording service, will be making its way onto Apple’s mobile devices sometime this summer. The service, which is called…
Fate of BlackBerry’s Popular Messaging Tool in Doubt
Research In Motion Ltd. may have lost its dominance in the global smartphone market, but its instant-messaging service is still widely popular around the world. Now even that strong suit is threatening to weaken as world-wide sales of BlackBerrys falter and RIM softens efforts to leverage the messaging tool. Teenagers…
Pakistan to Twitter: ‘Yes we ban’
A Pakistani resident reads a message on a cellular telephone referring to the blocked social networking Web site Twitter in Quetta on May 20, 2012, after the country’s government blocked the site. Pakistan temporarily blocked Twitter, saying Twitter had refused to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of Why was…
