News from ZDNet | | | Latest smartphone market share numbers: Apple is flat, Google going strong Mobile analytics firm comScore has released the latest quarterly numbers for smartphones, and there are some telling changes that reflect the mobile space. Android keeps growing while others... Read more | | Google I/O: Spotty product launch history mutes expectations Google's I/O developer conference kicks off Tuesday and expectations appear to be relatively low. Why? Product announcements out of I/O appear to be hit or miss. In fact, success or failure is... Read more | | Cloud can't outsource responsibility or managers You may outsource hardware, even service, but you can't outsource responsibility. Read more | | Why the PC of 2019 won't be that different to the PC of today (or the PC of yesteryear) As Confucius said many moons ago, 'study the past if you would define the future.' So, to figure out what computing might be like in ten years or so, look at what computing was like ten or so... Read more | | HP opens latest assault on Cisco, pitches new architecture, switches Hewlett-Packard launched another networking missile at Cisco Systems in a bid to keep its current momentum. HP outlined network architecture dubbed FlexNetwork and plans for a bevy of switches. Read more | | iPhone 3GS beats Android phone sales in April $49 iPhone 3GS proves to be too good a deal for customers to pass up, leaving newer handsets like the HTC Inspire and Motorola Atrix in its Apple dust. Read more | | Google's flagship Nexus 4G now available via Sprint Available now via Sprint, the Nexus S 4G runs for $199 with a two-year contract and for $549 without one. Read more | | HP unveils budget-friendly consumer laptops, refreshed Mini 210 netbook Hewlett-Packard has spent most of the year so far revamping its business laptops, desktops and workstations. Now, the consumer-grade notebooks are getting the same treatment. Read more | | New Microsoft ad: Older Windows PCs are no longer good enough Microsoft is launching a new phase of its "I'm a PC" campaign on prime-time TV in the U.S. tonight. Here's the spot. Read more | | iPad 2 is fit for Queen Elizabeth The 85-year old monarch can't wait to start surfing the Web, listening to music, playing games and downloading app on her own iPad 2 -- just like any other hip granny. Read more | | Novell will continue to support LibreOffice While Novell appears to have dropped its support for Mono, LibreOffice will continue to be developed by SUSE programmers. Read more | | Most teenagers don't care about Facebook Places, Foursquare Most teenagers aren't interested in location services. Still, Facebook Places has the most potential. Read more | | Facebook's brand was number one in growth for 2010 Facebook's brand value saw growth of 246 percent, settling down at $19.1 billion Read more | | iFixit tear down FBI tracking device This is pretty cool - iFixit have partnered with Wired and got their hands on an FBI tracking device. What did they do with it? Perform a teardown of course! Read more | | Media companies start warming up to Netflix again Netflix started to look like competition to media companies rather than another outlet for their programming once the streaming service announced its intention to produce original content. Now,... Read more |
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