I remember the first time that I used cloud-based operating system Jolicloud. There was something about it that just made sense to me, as someone who spends the majority of my time online. Then, when Google’s Chrome OS landed on my door with the Cr-48, I thought I’d seen the future. But as much...
Here’s a look at the brief and inglorious run of Leo Apotheker at HP. The company’s stock lost 45% of its value from the time he was announced as CEO to the time HP announced it was firing him. See Also: HP Stock Tanks After It Hires No-Name CEO HP CEO Leo Apotheker: “HP...
Once this box is checked and your Facebook account is connected to Spotify, every song you listen to will be displayed on Facebook. Yes, even guilty pleasures, songs you may be checking out for the first time and those 1980s pop hits you occasionally put on for purely nostalgic reasons. This is something that...
The two Twitter users who were arrested in Mexico for “terrorism” have been freed and the charges against them dropped. 34-year-old Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola (@maruchibravo) and 48-year-old Gilberto Martinez Vera (@gilius_22) were two of many who retweeted a rumor that narco gangsters were killing children at a school. They were subsequently taken...
ATT is launching the Samsung Galaxy S II on Oct. 2 for $199 with contract, but a review unit showed up on my doorstep earlier today. I’ve just unboxed the device, which came with an optional USB to HDMI adapter, and have some first impressions as well as photos to share. If not for...
In case you haven’t yet heard of Facebook’s epic Timeline feature that’s turning your social network into a living, breathing autobiography, click here. Yesterday, Facebook introduced Lifestyle apps, which can be added to your personal timeline, and removed, in a way that allows them to display relevant information that you think that highlights your ‘personal story.’...
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the case study about how Intel Xeon processors and VMware deliver unprecedented reliability in the face of RAM errors. Online backup provider Mozy has added a new twist...
WordPress has today released a new version of its iOS app for iPhones and iPads, bringing along a bunch of improvements to the interface. While WordPress has had an app for the iOS platform for some time, it has long been a ‘last resort’ option because its text editing interface was a bit anemic....
In the ongoing debate over Web vs. native mobile and tablet apps, it would appear the Web just racked up a few major points. When Apple changed their subscription rules to require that publishers fork over 30% of the revenue generated from apps sold in the iTunes store, many media companies played along, hoping...
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Well, something is wrong with Gmail. Around 11:29 a.m. Pacific time, users started reporting a Gmail outage for both regular Gmail and Google Apps customers. Some users are reporting intermittent access or partial loading, but the disruption is still taking place as of 10 minutes later. Update 11:45 a.m.: Many users are reporting that...