Both Apple and Google are facing privacy probes over their respective location-tracking practices
April 26, 2011
Motorola Xoom Faces More Poor Sales Reports
An analyst estimates that Motorola has sold at little as 25,000 units of its tablet device, the Xoom
Virtualisation Should Prompt Disaster Recovery Rethink
A new report has warned SMBs to reconsider their disaster recovery procedures in virtual environments
Nokia Already Testing Windows Phone 7 Handsets
A leak has revealed that Nokia is currently testing Windows Phone 7 on two smartphone handsets
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Processor Designs
LG is licensing mobile chip designs from ARM, bringing it into greater competition with other chip makers
Websites Back Online Following Amazon Cloud Outage
Numerous AWS-hosted websites are back online following the outage late last week at an Amazon data centre
From Telautograph To iPad: 123 Years Of Tablet PCs
From the 'telautograph' to the Apple iPad, it’s been a long and winding road for the technology behind tablet PCs
Sony Unveils S1 And S2 Android Tablets
Sony is attempting to distinguish itself in the tablet market with a wedge-shaped slate and a clamshell device
Windows 7 Sales Rid Microsoft Of Vista Curse
Windows 7 still trails behind Windows XP, but 350 million sales will definitely erase the bad taste left by Vista, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Google DC Security Show Inspired By Facebook Open
Google gives a sneak peek at its data centre security practices, showing both the physical and virtual measures
Windows XP Dominates Despite 350m Win 7 Licences
Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licences but it still lags behind Windows XP in worldwide adoption
Iran Sees ‘Stars’ Virus As A Second Cyber-Attack
An Iranian military official accused the US and Israel of launching another virus to compromise Iranian systems
Itanium Users Focus Anger On Cynical Oracle
Users of Itanium servers, angry at Oracle’s decision to stop software development, are seeking alternatives
IBM’s High-Flying Hardware Business
IBM’s Systems & Technology Group saw its best quarter in a decade, based on hardware sales