Canalys today becomes the first major firm to report a changing of the guard we all knew was coming. According to the industry watcher’s fourth-quarter 2010 data, Google’s Android platform outsold Nokia’s Symbian OS to become the best-selling smartphone platform in the world. Canalys’ figures show 33.3 million Android-powered smartphones having been shipped last quarter, [...]
jhernik writes “An HTML scripting bug impacting all supported versions of Windows is receiving Microsoft’s attention Microsoft issued an advisory on a Windows security vulnerability today after exploit code for the bug went public. The bug, which lies in the MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML (MHTML) protocol handler, can be exploited to cause data leakage. [...]
Today’s LogicBUY deal is a $70 coupon code for the Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard. This discount is because the product is in “dented box” condition. The box has cosmetic damage, but the product is new and has a full warranty. $179.99 – $70 coupon code = $109.99 with free shipping. This is the [...]
NEW DELHI/KARACHI (Reuters) – India rejected on Monday Research In Motion’s (RIM) offer to allow it only partial access to its BlackBerry data services, while neighboring Pakistan reversed its earlier decision to restrict the popular smartphone’s services. Original post by Whitson Gordon
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) – Can social media be adapted by companies to add business value without being a drain on productivity as employees spend their time tweeting and Facebooking? Harvard Business Review says yes. Original post by Whitson Gordon
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranians have found their access to major news websites even more restricted than usual as more foreign sites were blocked by a government filter, Reuters witnesses observed on Monday. Original post by Whitson Gordon
broggyr writes “According to a story from MSNBC: ‘For Mustafa Fteja, Facebook is more than just a hobby. It’s the main way the 30-year-old Albanian native has stayed in touch with friends and family all over the world for three years, and when he was inexplicably cut off from it, he did what every other [...]
Even if you don’t find yourself, say, operating a scanning electron microscope all that frequently, you might want to brush up on these 10 scientific laws and theories. After all, they’re some of our best tools for describing how the universe works. Original post by timothy
