One of the greatest things about Android is that phone makers can cram the software into whatever hardware they like. It’s also one of the worst things about Android, as proven by Sharp’s upcoming Android clamshell phone.
For those who like to Like things on Facebook or tweet them to friends, beware: You’re telling your social media much more about you than you might think.
Some Apple retail employees are looking to unionize. Their initial group is small—28 followers on Twitter at the moment—but their message is Apple-like in its simplicity (see this video here): “Our time has come.”
When photos spread across the web, they’re often distorted and altered ever so slightly—think it a game of “telephone”—making it difficult for detection software to do its job. And as is the case, the propagation of photo sharing across the web has had an unfortunate side effect that’s quickly becoming an epidemic: a corollary rise in child pornography.
Squaring off with the U.S. Senate, Apple’s singing a privacy-friendlier song that ought to please location-tracking skeptics—assuming they buy what Cupertino’s selling.
Ladies and gentlemen, another tablet is entering the arena. HTC’s Flyer, a 7-inch Android slab, will be available at Best Buy for $500 starting this Sunday.
The Sony-owned “So-net” internet service provider has confirmed that its customer rewards website was recently breached, with the person or people responsible making off with “customers’ redeemable gift points worth about $1,225,” as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Silly Amazon, “App Store” isn’t a generic term, and besides, you’re no App Store—so said Apple in a filing yesterday to a California federal court. Apple’s squaring off with Amazon over the latter’s use of the phrase “Appstore” (one word, no spaces) on its Android apps page.
It’s no secret that the internet’s been the great leveler across many sectors, with no category leading the charge as fervently as the music industry. What’s believed to have resulted is a less “hit-driven” music economy, and one that allows smaller independent artists to shine in a light they previously haven’t had access to.
I noticed this story late last night, basically another ‘iPhone 5′ tease that’s even bigger news from where I sit than whatever newfangled whatsits Apple’s tucked under the hood: global Verizon iPhone support.
Sticking to its big-picture plan of organizing the world’s information, Google has recently rolled its various financial advice sites and features into a single site called Google Advisor.
