Dell’s Tablet Aims to Stick It to Apple’s iPad

Dell’s Mini 5 – the name may change – will have a 5-megapixel camera on one side, a camera for video conferencing on the other, as well as Wi-Fi, 3G, and touchscreen. Dell hasn’t announced a price yet, merely indicating it will be “competitive”.

Posted on: February 25, 2010 9:00 am

Yelp Accused of Extortion

Social networking, in the form of on-line review site Yelp, is on trial. It seems Yelp offered to suppress or delete “negative” reviews in exchange for monthly payments from businesses.

Posted on: February 25, 2010 9:00 am

Protect your HTC Google Nexus One with Proporta

An aluminum lined leather case for your Nexus One smartphone can protect against crushing, shocks, or other impacts. Other devices will protect the screen from scratches or mount the phone to your car’s dashboard.

Posted on: February 25, 2010 9:00 am

YouTube to kill IE6 support on March 13

The plan to kill support for Internet Explorer 6 on various sites was announced some time ago. Now dates are set: Google has declared Saturday, March 13, as end-of-life on Orkut and YouTube.

Posted on: February 24, 2010 9:00 am

How Twitter and Facebook Make Us More Productive

Your boss will probably disagree with the premise of this article, but then it may depend on the type of business you’re in. For those who turn ideas into product, Twitter might be a good thing.

Posted on: February 24, 2010 9:00 am

Italy Convicts Google Execs for Down Syndrome Video

Google allowed a video, of an Italian boy with Down syndrome being bullied, to be posted. Google had no other part in the bullying, taping, or posting. Still, an Italian court has ruled Google violated the boy’s privacy.

Posted on: February 24, 2010 9:00 am

O’Reilly Media Launches Video Portal igniteshow.com for Global Ignite Week

From March 1-5, 2010, roughly 10,000 people are expected to congregate at each of more than 60 Ignites on six continents, for the first Global Ignite Week. As part of this event O’Reilly has launched IgniteShow.com for videos from this, and past, Ignites.

Posted on: February 24, 2010 9:00 am

How to Stop P2P Data Breaches

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking has been around for years. Unfortunately, what’s being shared can be hard to track in a business environment. And when the P2P network has links to the internet, suddenly confidential data is available for all to see.

Posted on: February 23, 2010 9:00 am

iPad and smartphone rootkits demo’d

iPads and smartphones are really just mini-computers, with operating systems, that can be hacked just like their bigger cousins. This article includes a short video showing what the rootkit could do.

Posted on: February 23, 2010 9:00 am

HSBC locks browsers with anti-malware filter

Tired of malware trying to hijack sessions, HSBC has started directing users to install a free security app to protect their information. The plug-in includes a default selection of banking institutions that users can expand.

Posted on: February 23, 2010 9:00 am