The MobiForms Sync Server enables bi-directional data replication, synchronization and offline buffering between a master database server and a MobiForms mobile client running on Google Android. Supported back office database servers include Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Sybase, IBM DB2, SQLite, HSQLDB and MySQL.

German privacy laws are much stricter than those of many other nations. Facebook’s privacy setting are much more lax than many people would like. The difference is leading the German data protection office to sue Facebook for privacy violations.

The 5-inch touchscreen display on the Streak makes it a little larger than the Droid X and a lot smaller than the iPad. It’s also thin and lightweight, with a clear display. Currently available in Britain, it’s expected to be available in the US soon.

While there’s an app for iPad and iPhone users to access YouTube videos, Google is now offering a web app that works for both Android and Apple devices.

Solid-state drives (SSD), unlike more traditional hard drives, don’t spin. This makes for quick access to your data, if you’re willing to pay the price. Spinning hard drives have a latency time involved in accessing data, but are generally much less expensive. This article takes the numbers and tries to offer a “best price for performance” decision.

Developer Thuat Nguyen has been banned, and his applications removed, from the iTunes store after it was discovered he was hijacking user accounts to inflate his sales.

The Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0 has been approved. The new spec includes an extremely-low power usage feature. Devices using the new specification are expected to be available late this year.

@Earlybird is a new service from Twitter. The service will offer specials from select advertising partners through Twitter. Many of the details have not been announced yet.

The Picture Porter 35 is essentially a portable destination for the images on your memory card.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

The applications is called “I will NEVER text again” and it’s attracted the attention of security experts. When you click on the link it asks to access your personal information, possibly setting you up for future unpleasantness.