Mobile/Wireless

Fri, December 17, 2010 - Forrester analyst Ted Schadler says we need to step up to the multidevice, multichannel challenge.

Thu, December 16, 2010 - The battle lines for the mobile marketplace have been drawn, and the battle of the titans - Google, Apple, Microsoft -- has begun. While the generals amass their troops, what have we here in the corner? A bunch of doodlers, cartoonists, storytellers, and other amateurs. Surely, this ragtag group won't have any effect on the outcome of the battle--or will they?

Sun, December 05, 2010 - Over the Thanksgiving holidays I had the opportunity to visit with my favorite 100-year-old—Lew, my mother’s husband. His birthday rolls around again in a couple of weeks and, as you might imagine, with a century of stuff tucked away here and there, he’s a hard man to shop for.

Fri, December 03, 2010 - Contrary to how the week might have seemed, what with leaked classified documents all the headline rage, Google actually took a hefty number of headlines this week. The European Union opened an antitrust probe into the company's business practices, Google was found guilty of trespassing in a lawsuit related to Street View, it altered its search engine and promised to do better to protect copyrights.

Mon, November 22, 2010 - Microsoft's past and future are intersecting this month, setting the company's more complacent present in stark contrast with its its early, hungry days. On Nov. 8, Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7, its latest attempt to make a mark in the mobile world.

Fri, November 19, 2010 - This week's news took a political slant, with a panel discussing how the new U.S. political landscape will affect IT legislation and security experts telling Congress that new threats require a more robust approach to security. This intersection of politics and technology wasn't limited to the U.S. Special interests tainted India's 2G spectrum auction, with licenses going to favored companies and resulting in the loss of billions of dollars. Finally, this week's Web 2.0 conference produced some noteworthy news, including Facebook's effort to retool Web messaging.

Mon, November 08, 2010 - And your response to it will be career-defining.

Mon, November 08, 2010 - When the success of the iPad became apparent, I predicted that Linux-based tablets would quickly give Apple's device a run for its money. I was wrong.

Mon, November 08, 2010 - New research by Computerworld suggests that IT shops are moving to address mobility issues.

Fri, October 29, 2010 - Attempts by Dutch authorities to take down the massive Bredolab botnet captured headlines this week, with infected PCs downloading fake antivirus software at week's end, and news surfacing that the suspected ringleader of the botnet was bringing in up to €100,000 (US$139,000) a month from his alleged illegal enterprise. In other news, Oracle's intellectual property lawsuit against SAP took a turn, but is still headed for trial on Monday.