Home Grown: Mobile PC Medic
Editor’s note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon. What do you do and how long have you been doing it? (Scott speaking) We repair, upgrade, sell and custom-build computers around the … Continue Reading »
CNET News Daily Podcast: Blackberry hacked, 4Chan blocked, iPad …
Think your Blackberry is immune from the security threats you’ve been hearing about on other smartphones? A Veracode researcher has demonstrated spyware that allows someone to steal a stranger’s contact list, read text messages in real time, and … Continue Reading »
Nokia to ax 285 jobs in Finland
HELSINKI’” Nokia Corp. said Monday it will lay off 285 people in Finland, as the world’s largest mobile phone maker strives to cut costs and streamline operations. In November, Nokia axed 550 jobs in Japan, Denmark and Finland at research and … Continue Reading »
Microsoft’s New Mobile Phone Software Is Coming (and Its ‘Project …
Next week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft is likely to unveil Windows Mobile 7, the new version of its mobile operating system, trying to create some excitement around its foundering mobile strategy. Foundering is probably … Continue Reading »
Affordability at its Best ‘“ the Samsung S5550 Shark 2
PR Log (Press Release) ‘“ Feb 08, 2010 ‘“ Samsung’s latest mobile phone products have skirted the highly competitive touchscreen and QWERTY smartphones to take care of the wider market needs for the more down-to-earth handsets that won’t be … Continue Reading »
Palm touches up Pre, Pixi smart phones (The Buffalo News)
SAN FRANCISCO — Palm tried to reinvent itself with the release of the stylish Pre and Pixi smart phones last year. Now, it’s hoping to woo more consumers with updated versions of the handsets, the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Continue Reading »
Palm Beach County, FL Clerk & Comptroller Launches Online Foreclosure …
The Clerk & Comptroller of Palm Beach County is now conducting foreclosure auctions online using Grant Street Group’s ClerkAuction ® platform at www.mypalmbeachclerk.clerkauction.com : . Since the first auction on January 21, 2010, more than 900 … Continue Reading »
Chinese police Busts Hacker Ring
Search giant Google said last month its e-mail accounts were hacked from China in an assault that also hit at least 20 other companies. Police in Hubei province arrested three people suspected of running the hacker site known as the Black Hawk Safety … Continue Reading »
Motorola leads investment in TuneWiki
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) – Motorola Inc. said Monday that it has invested in TuneWiki Ltd., a social-networking music service. The company’s Motorola Ventures acted as lead investor in a round of funding that also included Intellect Capital Ventures, a … Continue Reading »
Microsoft’s Mobile Update May Use Zune Software and Lack Flash, Says …
Microsoft’s smartphone-related rollout at Mobile World Congress on Feb. 15 could be a mobile operating system with a flashy Zune-like interface and lack of Flash support, according to online rumors. PPC Geeks is reporting through unnamed sources that … Continue Reading »