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Google Reader for Android: Another Stand Alone App Launch
Google today announced in its blog it has released Google Reader for Android, as a standalone app. Reader for Android has numerous features, and is only one item in an array of many the search engine giant has taken to minimize the gap between its PC and mobile offerings, which is crucial for Android’s future ...
Kikked in the Face with a Lawsuit, RIM Takes No Prisoners
The Canada-based RIM sued Kik yesterday for allegedly infringing patents related to BBM. No exact details were disclosed, but the lawsuit does include accusations blaming Kik chief and former RIM employee Ted Livingston of unlawfully using information he obtained from the mobile maker in order to copy BlackBerry Messenger aspects. “Kik was once the highlight ...
HP Champions webOS, Ditches Microsoft’s MediaSmart Server line
Hewlett-Packard will officially remove Microsoft’s MediaSmart Server line, including, Windows Home Server codenamed ‘Vail’ from its support lineup, as it will stop selling it as of the end of 2010.It’s a big move for HP, but one geared towards its own interests. The shift is in favor of its own webOS. “HP has ditched Microsoft’s ...
Twitter Drops Verified Accounts, Seeks Better Spam Spells
2009 was the year the largest micro-blogging social network introduced verified accounts to help users determine the authenticity of celebrity accounts, but Twitter has been silently dropping this system in favor of something else. The little blue check mark which appears next to authenticated celebrity accounts was aimed to minimize spam, as Twitter’s new system ...
Red Hat Ramping-up PaaS with Makara Acquisition
Open-source giant Red Hat has acquired cloud apps deployment and management solutions developer Makara, accelerating its PaaS offering’s development. “”Cloud Foundations is about enabling customers and developers to have an easy on-ramp to the cloud. With the addition of Makara, we aim to further simplify application deployment and management,” said Paul Cormier, president of Products ...
UK Display Ad Impression Trends Are on the Rise
The UK is a leader in online advertising, and in addition to it being a good market to watch and reach certain conclusions about other market’s development such as the U.S, Canada and France, it has seen some rise in this sector as this eMarketer report highlights. “Display ad impressions (excluding video) rose even more ...
Software Developer Abiquo Raises $10M for the Private Cloud
Enterprise cloud management software company Abiquo today announced it has secured $10M in Series B funding led by the European Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investor Nauta Capital. Abiquo’s products and solutions are aimed to reduce enterprise virtual environments’ complexity and costs. The funding round will be used to expand global sales and ...
FalconStor Interim CEO Jim McNiel on the Past, Future
Interim FalconStor CEO Jim McNiel replacing ReiJane Huai sat down for an interview yesterday, in which he discussed several things, including his vision for the company. The former CEO made improper payments to a “…bigger than a small business” company customer, and he certainly left McNiel with a long road ahead of him. “[Q:]But they’re ...
Minorities Hold the Key to Online Growth in 2011
The growth of the US online population will be primarily based on minorities, as these include Hispanics, African Americans, seniors and children, according to a recently released study by eMarketer. A whopping 32.2 million (the fastest growing demographic) Hispanics are forecast to go online, providing nearly 70% of the U.S Hispanic population, as well as ...
Apple, Microsoft Patent Warfare Gets Intense
Several big-name industry players have been looking for a way to reduce hefty patent-related legal costs for quite some time now, and now Apple and Microsoft are pushing forward in an accelerating rate. Apple is taking on the mobile sector with its iPhone, and Microsoft is facing the PC software front regarding Word. Both industry ...