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Facebook, long a darling of cybercriminals looking to lure in unsuspecting cybersocializers, has partnered with content security vendor Websense to help protect members from links that lead to malware and malicious sites. That may prove good news to corporations, where many IT managers consider empl...
Last week was another big week for technology as Amazon announced a new line of Kindles and Microsoft released its Mango product into the wild. Many of us are thinking these products target Google's gains and missed opportunities more than they do Apple's. I'll share my thoughts on the potential for...
Microsoft on Tuesday released the latest version of its smartphone operating system, a version that could make handsets using the OS more competitive with market leaders Android and iOS. The new release -- Windows Phone 7.5, aka "Mango" -- has more than 500 new features, according to Microsoft, most...
It's a myth that ostriches bury their heads when they spot danger. It sounds plausible, but in reality, they're just like us: In the face of imminent danger, they either run or attack. This makes sense when you stop to think about it. After all, one thing that seems almost painfully obvious is tha...
Here's a smartphone designed for charm. The HTC Rhyme for Verizon actually has a charm designed to dangle outside a purse. It lights up to tell the owner when there's a call. The phone appears to target teenage girls -- that is, except for the price point of $199.99 with a two-year contract. Perhaps...
Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a way to extend the battery life of tablets, smartphones and other devices that use WiFi. Kang Shin, a professor of computer science and engineering, and Xinyu Zhang, a doctoral student, have developed E-MiLi, a power management method that...
AT&T announced on Monday that it would add three new 4G smartphones running Windows Phone 7.5, aka "Mango," in the fourth quarter. It also pledged to update existing WinPho7 devices to Mango this fall. The three new devices are the HTC Titan, with a 4.7-inch screen; the Samsung Focus S, with a 4...
Eight months after Verizon Wireless showed off the prototype for the Droid Bionic, it is finally coming to market. The device is among the handful of phones that will run on the 4G LTE network that Verizon is rolling out this year -- and the carrier's first to sport a dual-core processor. If that ma...
HTC has shown off its first two smartphones running Mango, Microsoft's upcoming update for its Windows Phone mobile operating system. The new devices, the Titan and the Radar, are being shown to some consumers in London, Paris, Madrid and Berlin. The Titan has a 4.7-inch display -- much larger than ...
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note, which sports a 5.3-inch screen -- a size that places it between a typical smartphone and a tablet. It features an HD Super AMOLED display with a 180-degree viewing angle. The device comes with a slide-out stylus called the "S Pen" and sports an 8-MP rear camera ...
Samsung Telecommunications America has announced it will launch its latest Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II, on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile in the U.S. this fall. The device apparently has won consumers' hearts and minds, with 5 million units having been snapped up in 85 days in Europe and Kore...
Samsung Electronics is launching a free mobile communications service called "ChatON." It works on several smartphone and feature phone platforms -- but apparently not Windows Phone -- and offers a Web client for tablets, desktop and notebook computers as well. The service will let users text each...
In the wake of its largest-ever global launch of smartphones earlier this month, Research In Motion on Tuesday announced three new BlackBerry Curve devices. These -- the Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 -- run the BlackBerry 7 operating system. They are aimed at the newbie smartphone user and have an optic...
Last week's announcement of Google's plans to acquire Motorola -- Googorola -- created a massive change for Android licensees. They are now looking for alternatives, tossing the biggest smartphone platform into flux and increasing the interest in what will happen to RIM -- with specific emphasis on ...
HP on Thursday shook the mobile devices world in announcing that it's killing off its webOS-powered smartphones and TouchPad tablet line. The TouchPad reportedly suffered poor sales in its short few weeks on the market, and little has been heard about HP's Palm Pre family of smartphones. HP said it'...
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