Google and technology start-up MOVL are drawing on games to develop a new kind of social TV experience with two new apps called WeDraw.tv and PokerFun.tv. Users play the apps using their iOS or Android smartphones or tablets, but use […]
Want to stop cybercrime? Follow the money
It’s easy to spam and phish because of the existence of large botnets full of infected computers. This has effectively created a platform economy in which the botnets are the platform, Savage said. While he didn’t make this specific comparison, […]
IRS crosses 1 billion e-filed tax return mark
The IRS today said it crossed the 1 billion mark for individual tax returns processed via its e-file system. The Internal Revenue Service’s electronic filing program started as a pilot project in 1986 and became available nationally in 1990. Prior […]
The 7 worst tech merger ideas ever
McAfee-Rovio Mobile Let’s face it – fighting viruses on your own computer gets really old after a while. You perform an hour-long scan of your hard drive, you quarantine suspicious files, you scrutinize them and then delete them one-by-one. To […]
Stupid user tricks 5: IT’s weakest link
We pieced it together: Smoke was coming out of one of the executive’s offices, and he had pulled the alarm. The fire department arrived and headed in. The exec talked to the firemen, all the while pointing over at us. […]
4G faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy
With 4G smartphones hitting the market in a big way, we decided to test a couple of devices to get an overall sense of how 4G compares with 3G, how specific devices perform and how the underlying networks differ. […]
Google plans expanded 24/7 phone support … but not just yet
In many cases, customers seem eager to switch from the costly and complicated Windows environments, he says. “Since we’ve been doing Google Apps, people say, ‘That’s wonderful, thank you, but when you can help me with the desktop?’ I’ve heard […]
The Top 40 Free iPhone Apps 2010
21. NYTimes 2.3.3 21. NYTimes 2.3.3 The New York Times Company, www.nytimes.com So you’re wondering why a news app would be included in a list of a top apps when you can just go to the Web site? Simple: It […]
How Other Tablets Could Hold Their Own Against iPad 2
With yesterday’s unveiling of the HP TouchPad tablet, at last the players sitting across from the iPad are pretty much set. Over the past several months, tablets from multiple manufacturers have been revealed, and all we’re waiting for now is […]
Microsoft Phone 7 Is Dead in the Water
So, according to many reports, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is beginning to lag in sales already, and it’s doubtful the company will sustain the thing if it continues to fall behind the leaders. I haven’t even seen one of these […]