How to make a map in Google Fusion Tables This free data tool isn’t as well known as Google Maps or Spreadsheets, but Fusion Tables provides an easy way to map a data set by regions such as states or […]
Microsoft’s secret weapon against Google Maps — open source
One of the many areas where Google is far ahead of Microsoft is mapping, with Google Maps by far the dominant map service on the Internet. Microsoft is employing an under-the-radar approach to fighting back, lending big support and big […]
Computer viruses could cross frontier into biological realm, researchers say
Best Microsoft MCTS Certification, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com Attacks based on designed viruses could interest bioterrorists Computer hackers could create malicious software that crosses the line from technology to biology, crafting viruses that could spread dangerous epidemics, researchers said […]
Microsoft shoots down Google’s Dart language
Google hopes to better the Web with Dart, but Microsoft has declared itself an opponent of the programming language rather than a potentially valuable ally. Google hopes Dart will address shortcomings in JavaScript, the programming language that endows Web sites […]
Google+ gets YouTube, Chrome integration
The Google+ social network has received integrations with YouTube and the Google Chrome browser. It’s all part of a plan to, and I quote from the blog entry, “ship the Google part of Google+.” The YouTube integration is simple, but […]
Google: Android 4.0 to be open sourced in “coming weeks”
Google’s next generation Android 4.0 — code named “Ice Cream Sandwich” — will be available to the open source developer community in weeks, one company spokesman said yesterday. And yes, Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to re-unify the Android code […]
Can Apple really sue Google or Microsoft for using its patented sliding on/off switch?
In last week’s episode of “Can you top this dumb patent?” we discovered that Apple had patented the design element of sliding to unlock a device. Gosh, and I recall my grandpa’s front gate having a slide-to-unlock device in the […]
Ten years of Windows XP: how longevity became a curse
Windows XP’s retail release was October 25, 2001, ten years ago today. Though no longer readily available to buy, it continues to cast a long shadow over the PC industry: even now, a slim majority of desktop users are still […]
Evolving Tech Trends in Small and Medium Enterprises
Adoption of new technologies such as tablets, social media and cloud computing is expected to transform the small and medium enterprise landscape within the next year, according to new research by CompTIA, the global IT trade association. Best Microsoft […]
Android 4.0: The stakes for Google are huge
Google unveiled Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, and to say the search giant has a lot riding on the mobile operating system would be an understatement. Along with Samsung, Google execs walked the tech world through Android […]