News from ZDNet | | | Whether it's Amazon or Microsoft, there's (still) no foolproof cloud Talk about strange timing: Yesterday, I heard from a business user of Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud platform that his company had been taken down by an Azure storage outage earlier this month. Read more | | Why RIM will sell more tablets than everybody except Apple Say what you will about the BlackBerry PlayBook, I am convinced RIM is going to sell boatloads of them. There are millions of hardcore BlackBerry owners, and I believe RIM will sell many of them a... Read more | | Google infringes on Linux patent: $5 million judgment Think $5 million is no big deal for Google? It isn't...it's what this judgement means that will cause some problems. Read more | | Welcome to the new Cold War: China vs. the United States It is becoming more and more clear that China is a clear and present threat to American security. Read more | | Cyber-security arms race is a gold rush for hackers The next arms race is on and the governments involved are speeding to amass the expensive weaponry of 21st century battle -- hackers. Read more | | Asus Eee Pad Transformer starts shipping on April 26; $399 It's a big week for Honeycomb-based tablets. Not only is the LG G-Slate now available, but the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is on the way too. Read more | | Acer unveils 10.1-inch Iconia Tab W500; Windows 7, 2.14 pounds Acer continues to roll out new offerings from its tablet catalog. Today's new release is the 10.1-inch, ultra-lightweight Iconia Tab W500. Read more | | Verizon: We'll have 3 LTE devices in second quarter Verizon CFO on LTE devices: "We are coming out with our Samsung handset very shortly here, and then LG will be following." Read more | | Tech earnings: AMD, Sandisk, Polycom top estimates AMD reported better-than-expected. Sandisk and Polycom also delivered strong first quarter results. Read more | | Will Microsoft's overhaul of its employee review system boost morale? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced to the troops on April 21 plans to overhaul the company's employee review and compensation system. Read more | | Clouds, consolidation, culture: making federal IT less 'horrible' Federal CIO Vivek Kundra opens up with his frustration with siloed, legacy federal systems. Read more | | Kindle for Android now optimized for Honeycomb tablets Kindle news is everywhere today. Amazon is wrapping up the day with a new version of Kindle for Android tailored for tablet computers running Honeycomb. Read more | | Could your iOS device get you wrongly accused of cheating by your spouse? So, how easy is it for someone to grab that tracking data that your iOS devices stores on you? And once in their hands, what information can they learn about you? How accurate is that information? Read more | | Amazon rumored to release Samsung-built tablet this summer Things are certainly about to get more heated between Apple and Samsung (along with Amazon) this summer if this rumor turns out to be true. That rumor is that Amazon will be releasing a... Read more | | Hulu blocks access on BlackBerry PlayBook browser Another strike against the BlackBerry PlayBook: it is blocked by Hulu. Is this yet another reason not to buy RIM's tablet entry? Read more | | Verizon activates 2.2 million iPhones in first quarter, 260,000 HTC Thunderbolts Verizon delivered better-than-expected first quarter results and gave its tally of iPhone activations. The company activated 2.2 million iPhones in the first quarter and 500,000 4G devices,... Read more |
|  | | About this newsletter | The Tech Sanity Check newsletter is my daily update on the world of technology. You'll get my opinions, reviews, user polls, and hand-picked stories of the day. Jason Hiner
TechRepublic Editor in Chief
|  | | | My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner | | 10 challenges facing IT From retaining top talent to building a positive public image to innovating despite budget constraints, IT has plenty of obstacles to overcome. Alan Norton provides an overview of some of the big challenges that lie ahead. | |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment