America becoming nation of apps
More and more Americans are downloading applications for their mobile phones, and even if they don't know what to do with them, the programs are becoming an important part of the technology world of cell phone users.
Stories by John P. Mello Jr.
Gang uses Facebook to rob houses
Leaving the house this weekend? Telling all your Facebook buds about it? You might want to reconsider that.
Google goes loco with logo
With the frothing anticipation usually reserved for an Apple press event, the Web has been buzzing in recent days about an announcement Wednesday by Google that will change search as most people know it.
Hurd putting HP secrets in peril, lawsuit claims
HP has sued its former CEO Mark Hurd, claiming his new position as president of Oracle "has put HP's most valuable trade secrets and confidential information in peril."
Apple browsing share tops Linux, Android steals share
More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so.
iPhone gets a social news app
Flipboard broke new ground when it launched its flashy iPad app last month that "socialized" the news by turning feeds from Facebook, Twitter, and such into a slick electronic magazine. Now Blancspot Media is promising to bring the pizzazz of social news to the iPhone with its new Blancspot software.
The web is dead. Who cares?
No doubt many netizens of cyberspace were surprised to hear this week that the World Wide Web is on death's doorstep while the Internet is alive and well and ready to be the platform for an electronic Camelot. That's because for many folks the Web and the Net are synonymous. They use the words interchangeably in their daily lives, and they're likely to continue using them that way even if the prediction of the Web's fade from glory becomes a reality.
Software removes people from Google Street View
Pesky pedestrians can be removed from Google Street View with some experimental software developed by a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego.
Softcore porn star linked to former HP CEO's resignation
Last Friday Mark Hurd resigned his post as CEO of computer maker HP over "inappropriate conduct" with a contractor working for the company. Monday it was revealed that the contractor was Jodie Fisher, who starred in such soft porn movies as "Sheer Passion," "Body of Influence," and "Intimate Obsession."
Can Windows Phone 7 save Microsoft's mobile bacon?
Windows Phone 7 is inching closer to market. Microsoft has sent the operating system for its brand of mobile phones to the labs of carriers for testing, as well as to developers of applications for the phones, which are expected to reach the market in time for holiday shoppers.
Bluetooth spec lets some gizmos to go years between charges
Bluetooth is being primed to boldly go where it has never gone before.
Hot jobs: Offshore project manager
Job description: A locally-based manager who plans, oversees and coordinates projects with offshore components. The manager, who may work for either a domestic company or an offshore one with a stateside presence, ensures that offshore vendors meet project requirements. As more businesses outsource work overseas, these managers are in high demand. "There aren't many folks that can meet the job's profile, which is why they're highly coveted," says Eugene Kublanov, COO for NeoIT, a consulting firm.