Wireless spectrum shrinking as demand expands

Frequency battle heats up as Congress considers legislation: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14077995?source=email

Cellphone security weaknesses exposed

Programmer reveals code to prod manufacturers and software developers into upgrading the 21-year old GSM algorithm: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/technology/29hack.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

BlackBerry outage blamed on new instant-messaging app

System cuts off millions of users. Security and load benefits of centralized network occasionally neutralized by large-scale breakdowns:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/technology/companies/24blackberry.html?emc=eta1

Managing search ads: part art, part magic

Real-time monitoring a must during height of retail season: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/technology/internet/22search.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Google intiative for local ads on hold

Is Yelp's raised ante a bluff or a plea to a preferred partner? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/who-walked-google-or-yelp/?emc=eta1

Verizon stonewalls FCC investigation of scam

Carrier inflates charges, profits on inadvertent clicks: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/verizon-responds-to-consumer-complaints/?emc=eta1

Apps drive down retail prices

On the spot price comparisons force retailers online to compete: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14038676?source=email

Google localizing revenue model

Talks with Yelp to yield Mom and Pop ads: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/19/technology/companies/19yelp.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Adobe announces rapid development for mobile Flash

Software power elects to skip beta version of Flash Professional CS5 under pressure from iPhone developers eager to go to market with Mobile 2.0 apps: http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2009/12/there_will_not_be_a_beta_for_f.html?trackingid=FBNTZ

Palm sales off as Sprint customers move to Android OS

Stock prices fall 7.7 percent as new figures are released: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/17/technology/tech-us-palm.html?emc=eta1

Is Google phone a ploy or a pilot?

Release of device to employees stirs speculation. Is this a means of stimulating innovation among Android developers or a challenge to device partners? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/technology/companies/13google.html?adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1261101657-3GJK+5kq8exsy60r6c9ZjA

Google holds steady; Bing marketshare grows at the expense of Yahoo

Ad revenues related to search preferences at stake: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/google-and-bing-keep-rising-while-yahoo-drops-again/?emc=eta1

Cable/Satellite TV moves online

Comcast, largest US operator, opens thousands of episodes for web viewing. How will pay model compete with Hulu (free online TV) and Netflix (streaming movies)? Is a licensing shakeup on the way?: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/business/media/16comcast.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

U.S. and Russia meet over cyberspace weapons

"How will cyberwarfare talks affect Net Neutrality?" is the unspoken question: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/science/13cyber.html?emc=eta1

Apple v. Nokia over patents may set baseline for cross-licensing

Quick settlement could speed development of mobile device interactivity: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/11/technology/AP-US-TEC-Nokia-Apple-iPhone-Suit.html?emc=eta1

AT&T to tighten controls on data mega-users

3 percent of smartphone users consume 40 percent of the network capacity. Bandwidth incentives to reduce and/or modify wireless behavior on the way: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/09/technology/AP-US-TEC-ATT-Data-Usage.html?emc=eta1

News portal war engenders next phase of touchphone interactivity

Market should expect new functionality in 2010: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/five-major-magazine-and-newspaper-publishers-unveil-their-digital-newsstand/?emc=eta1

Google teams with NY Times and Washington Post for news by topic

Alternate ad model about to enter test phase: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/technology/companies/09google.html?emc=eta1

News and publisher orgs announce venture to recover advertising

Joint platform would optimize for e-readers: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/08/technology/tech-us-newsconsortium.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Google search adapts to mobile

#1 engine and ad innovator leverages voice, location, scanning, and real-time updates to meet Bing challenge: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/google-charts-the-future-of-search/?emc=eta1

Apple's mobile approach continue to drive platform development

Device manufacturers forced to address popularity of iPhone app store: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/technology/06apps.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Apple takes aim at streaming music

Acquires start-up Lola, but still in need of a revenue model: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/technology/companies/05apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Google allows publishers to limit free content

Pressure from Murdoch leads to concession: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/technology/internet/03google.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Kindle continues to lead Amazon's sales

Barnes & Noble's Nook availability delayed: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6709182.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=title

Cell phones begin to make their way into the classroom

Audio recording, cameras, and search engines leveraged as learning tools: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_13878982?source=email

Smartphones push mobile web and data consumption

One-third of all adult mobile devices now app-oriented: http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2009/11/17/mobile-market-view-survey-more-mobile-more-local/

NY Times pundit predicts smartphone projectors and more

Pogue also examines restructuring of carrier rate offerings, app growth, and e-books: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/technology/personaltech/26pogue.html?pagewanted=2&emc=eta1  

Consolidation of Euro mobile carriers continues apace

France Telecom makes run at Swiss market after UK merger: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/technology/companies/26telecom.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Murdoch scorns 'Net ethos; negotiating exclusive deal with Bing

Will attempt at applying cable TV model--exclusive pay content--change web landscape? Microsoft weighing gamble of increased traffic for pseudo-news channels versus  potential user wrath: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/technology/internet/24soft.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

GPS apps target auto accident rates

Start-ups aim to monitor mobile usage while driving: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/technology/22distracted.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Google app for smart energy systems a non-profit green initiative

Internet giant tries to put utilities' fears to rest: http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/google-we-dont-want-to-be-a-utility/?emc=eta1

Google unveils OS for cloud computing

Chrome aims to shift apps from PCs to web: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/technology/companies/20chrome.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Google's YouTube adds captioning

In addition to the deaf, 51 non-English speaking markets targeted: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/technology/internet/20google.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Mainstream chips redefine supercomputing

AMD and Intel link together commercial microprocessors for top speeds: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/supercomputers-are-still-fast-but-less-super/?emc=eta1

Largest Spanish language TV network brings full length shows and clips to YouTube

Broadcast content continues move to the web: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/youtube-univision-tutube/?emc=eta1

Analysts question Palm's viability

Is there a niche for company's proprietary OS in the app phone marketplace dominated by the iPhone and up-and-comer Android? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/technology/companies/16palm.html?emc=eta1

US mobile rate plans counter-intuitive, but relatively cheap

Economists struggle to make sense out of consumer choices: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/15price.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Dell targets emerging economies for its first app phones

Android handset, Mini 3, to debut in China and Brazil: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/dells-out-of-town-tryout-for-smartphones/

Bing adds specialized databases to search engine

Microsoft touts new rollouts and "rolling update" of existing features: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/bing-adds-features-including-results-from-wolfram-alpha/?emc=eta1

Video drives up online advertising

News sites move multimedia front and center: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/business/media/11adco.html?emc=eta1

Murdoch threatens to block Google, convert properties to subscriptions

Other than the Wall Street Journal, for what will the public be willing to pay? http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/murdochs-google-gambit/?emc=eta1

Google acquires AdMob as ads migrate to mobile

Internet ad leader aims to build on start up's iPhone banner ads and mobi web ads: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/technology/companies/10google.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Android picks up steam with manufacturers and developers

iPhone apps begin conversion to new platform: http://moconews.net/article/419-the-migration-of-iphone-developers-to-the-android-platform-is-beginning/

Motorola's Droid a worthy alternative to the iPhone

First Android 2.0 OS "app phone" brings new features to the table: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/technology/personaltech/05pogue.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Sony Ericsson pins turnaround on top-of-the-line Android-based X-10

Major manufacturers continue to implement free Google open-source OS to compete with Apple for smartphone market: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/03/technology/tech-us-sonyericsson-google.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Mobile web explodes; iPhone leads the pack

Smartphones poised for Mobile 2.0 in 2010: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/admob_reports_on_mobile_webs_explosive_growth.php

Pricing battles loom as cellphone market looks for bounce

Stiff competition likely to accompany any upturn in sales as world economy retrenches: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/30/technology/tech-us-cellphones.html?emc=eta1

Smartphones seeking vindication reformulate themselves for the holidays

RIM's BlackBerry Storm (an iPhone knock off), HTC's T-Mobile's G1 (the first Android device), and Motorola's Cliq (hoping to resurect Razr's glory days) have all refined their performance and features: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/technology/personaltech/29pogue.html?emc=eta1

Google announces free GPS app

Location-based feature--including turn-by-turn directions, live traffic updates, and the ability to recognize voice commands--begins move from paid service to ad-supported app: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/technology/companies/29gps.html?emc=eta1

Four largest carriers and major manufacturers moving to free Android mobile OS

Windows Mobile slips as Google's smartphone OS is rolled out. Symbian and RIM lead the pack, with Apple gaining: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/26android.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Microsoft counters Google open source web apps

Office Web Apps large-file uploads to SkyDrive and moderate Office Suite functionality create potential for online enterprise usage: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/REVIEW-Office-Web-Apps-Will-Pose-Strong-CounterAttack-Against-Google-Apps-Zoho-805548/

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Amazon announces free Kindle for PCs

Surprising move brings book sales into focus: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703577.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link

Kindle leads Amazon's big 3rd quarter growth

e-Reader now "#1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars ... across all product categories" at web retail giant: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703587.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link

Twitter business model takes baby step with Microsoft, Google search deals

Real-time web revenue strategies still too nascent to formulate: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/technology/internet/22twitter.html?emc=eta1

Windows 7 receives positive initial reception

New Microsoft OS hopes to make Vista a dim memory: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/technology/personaltech/22pogue.html?emc=eta1

Bing to offer search of Twitter and Facebook posts

Non-exclusive deal beats Google to the punch: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/microsofts-bing-to-intergate-twitter-facebook/?emc=eta1

FCC Net Neutrality initiative gets boost from key DC lawmaker

Carriers resist efforts to bar them from blocking or slowing content based on how much revenue it could generate for them: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/21/technology/tech-us-internet-fcc-congress.html?emc=eta1

Google, Facebook team with streaming services to offer music

Targeted searches offered for free to boost visits not profits: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/hot-on-heels-of-google-facebook-to-take-first-step-int-music/?emc=eta1

Accenture Interactive group targets web-based advertising

Consulting group leverages position in start up predictive ad group to reformulate Proctor & Gamble's consumer web sites: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/accenture-tries-to-turn-ads-into-gold-with-adchemy/?emc=eta1

Apple outpaces expectations; posts 47% gain in 3rd quarter

A resurgence in the Mac and contined popularity of the iPhone send stock in the Cupertino dream factory soaring: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/technology/companies/20apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Verizon disses iPhone; opts for Android

Chances for the iPhone on Verizon network in 2010 became more remote with a barrage of adds touting Motorolas upcoming smartphone that runs on Google's Android open-source platform: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/after-new-ads-idoubts-grow-about-an-verizon-iphone/?emc=eta1

Location-based social networking app a hit

Finding out "where the action is" just a click away: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/technology/internet/19foursquare.html?emc=eta1  

Standards set for Broadcast TV delivery to mobile

Business model for free and paid channels uncertain: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/tv-stations-start-broadcasting-to-mobile-gadgets/?emc=eta1

Nokia's struggles in US market continue

The world's number one manufacturer of mobile phones has seen its US market share fall from 35 percent to 7 percent since 2002: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/technology/companies/19nokia.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Googles' strong 3rd quarter stirs economic optimism

Internet economy begins to turn around on strong ad sales: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/technology/companies/16google.html?emc=eta1

BlackBerry Storm 2.0 holds promise

RIM's hopes for market share maintenance ride on iPhone emulator: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/technology/companies/14rimm.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Aptara partnership kicks ScrollMotion’s Iceberg Reader into high gear

India-based content converter offers major publishers an affordable e-book conversion model: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6698353.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link

Free speech versus defamation; a tempest in a Twitter caption

When legal ramifications come to bear in Web 2.0: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/fashion/08twitter.html?emc=eta1

Google enterprise initiatives incremental

Corporate email market share an uphill battle against Outlook: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/google-apps-a-long-road-ahead/?emc=eta1

YouTube turns pirated clips into ad revenues

Media owners drop copyright issues in return for viewers, visibility, and income. Guerrilla broadcasting model takes shape: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/technology/internet/07youtube.html?emc=eta1

Google mobile ad format for smartphones a work in progress

Web-ad giant leverages device protocols for coveted demographics, sends high-tech ads to high-end users: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/business/media/05adco.html?emc=eta1

Vonage VOIP gets iPhone green light; Google Voice still on hold

Apple's position on long-distance and international calling outside of AT&T network comes into focus: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/vonage-releases-calling-apps-for-iphone-and-blackberry/?emc=eta1

Universal connectivity and broadband pushed by blue-ribbon panel

Information buildout likened to Lincoln-era transcontinental railroad and Einsenhower-era interstate highway system: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/02/arts/AP-US-Informing-Citizens.html?emc=eta1

Google responds to Bing by expanding search options

Internet advertising market shares at stake: http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=NTE0MjE1MA==

Facebook leverages globalization and localization for worldwide presence

New translation tool pushes overseas user numbers beyond domestic: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/facebook-offers-translation-tool-to-other-web-sites/?emc=eta1

TV ratings measurements elusive with Internet and on-demand video surge

Broadcasters and advertisers scramble to mine better metrics and reset pricing model: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/01/technology/tech-us-media-ratings.html?emc=eta1

Over 2 billion sold: iPhone apps leave rivals in the dust

With over 85,000 platform-centric apps to choose from, the device defines the playing field: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/apple-apps-store-crosses-another-threshold/?emc=eta1

AT&T joins Apple in opposition to Google Voice

Hybrid phone network rubs carrier and mobile platform rivals the wrong way: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/att-says-google-voice-violates-net-neutrality-principles/?emc=eta1

Game console makers quake as iPhone versatility beckons

Gaming apps latest niche market to flourish on the quintessential multi-faceted device--and for only a fraction of the cost; business model comes into focus: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/technology/26games.html?emc=eta1

eBook publishers deploy on multiple platforms

Paperless publishing states its case: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/technology/personaltech/24basics.html?emc=eta1

iPhone adds gift card to array of monetized apps

It works as a credit card, as a coupon, and now as Starbuck's free pass: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/starbucks-turns-an-iphone-screen-into-a-gift-card/?emc=eta1

Google Android OS to debut on 18 mobile devices by end of 2009

Three flavors of open-source OS reveal Google's approach to mobile market: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/google-expect-18-android-phones-by-years-end/?emc=eta1  

Cell users turn to Wi-Fi in search of bandwidth

New apps locate nearby access points for data transfer breathing room as carriers scramble to build out capacity: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/technology/personaltech/24smart.html?emc=eta1

Netflix $10M predictive modeling contest pays dividends

Incentives encourage online collaboration and innovation: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/technology/internet/22netflix.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Mobile learning 2.0 on the way

Adobe enables Flash apps for the iPhone: http://moconews.net/article/419-adobe-has-figured-out-how-to-bring-flash-apps-to-the-iphone/

Future of Windows Mobile OS questioned

Microsoft CEO Ballmer admits company "screwed up" with it's mobile platform and vows to fix it: http://www.cio.com/article/503388/Ballmer_We_Screwed_Up_with_Windows_Mobile_?source=CIONLE_nlt_leader_2009-10-01

Amazon general merchandise revenues exceed books, movies and music

Web behemoth now officially a retail giant, with more growth on the way: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/20amazon.html?emc=eta1

Power use by electronic gadgets comes under scrutiny

Manadatory efficiency rules likely to be considered: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/energy-environment/20efficiency.html?emc=eta1

Apple-Google rift lifts lid on app approval process

Rivals split legal hairs over Google Voice application: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/apple-lifts-the-curtain-on-app-store-approvals/?emc=eta1

Palm turnaround still a work in progress

Company reports loss and declining revenues, though not as bad as anticipated. Palm web OS products, including the Palm Pre, remain the hope: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/technology/companies/18device.html?emc=eta1

iPhone app puts medical device industry on alert

New software makes it relatively affordable to use iPhone for text-to-speech communication: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/text-to-speech-technology-reaches-an-inflection-point/?emc=eta1

Accenture dives into mobile learning

International consulting firm had been looking for a good fit for smartphone training. They found it in internal compliance, which is very effective at getting senior-level executives to take what’s pushed to them in a timely manner.

To get started, they suggest:

§ Build a strong business case
§ Keep the learning concise (for the small screen)
§ Be mindful of the types of interactions that work
§ Pilot and troubleshooting early on
§ Start with Blackberry and spread to Windows Mobile and the iPhone
§ Enable bookmarking in modules so learners can stop and go as needed
§ Emphasize downloading so connectivity is never an issue

Read about it at: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/training0909/#/32

Google acquisition upgrades character recognition capabilities

Purchase of ReCaptcha boosts controversial Google Book Search: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/google-buys-service-that-uses-humans-to-digitize-books/?emc=eta1

High-definition audio offered by France Télécom

Mobile broadband's quality signal touted as the wave of the future: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/17voicehd.html?emc=eta1

Uncle Sam adopts cloud computing, offers apps

GSA hoping to leverage the efficiencies of online software and reduced licensing fees: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/now-even-the-government-has-an-app-store/?emc=eta1

Facebook initiates Twitter-like interactivity

Company spins new features as "common Internet mechanism": http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/technology/internet/14facebook.html?emc=eta1

Motorola's smartphone caters to social networks

Cliq vaults company into smartphone fray with niche features: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/technology/companies/11moto.html?emc=eta1

Apple cuts deal for on demand music with RealNetworks

RealNetworks' Rhapsody offers 8 million tunes on iPhones and iPod Touches for a monthly fee: http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=NDg0MTQ1MA==

Palm targets younger set

Pixi promises speedy web browsing on a slim touchscreen/keyboard combo: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/technology/companies/09palm.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Nokia's netbooks arrive, along with new phones

The cellphone leader announced the details of their newest line and a pair of phones designed for social networking and location services: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/technology/03nokia.html?emc=eta1

iPhones tax AT&T network capacity

AT&T is getting flack from customers who complain of dropped calls, slow load times, and delayed messages due to iPhone data crunch: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/technology/companies/03att.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Virtual machines latest challenge to Microsoft

Ex-Microsoft exec leads charge from VMware: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/technology/business-computing/31virtual.html?emc=eta1

Mobile looks to alter journalism model

Start-up recruits iPhone users as reporters: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/technology/start-ups/31fwix.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Coupons go paperless

The newest smarphone app keeps coupons in your pocket at the checkout line: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/technology/29coupon.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Facebook turnover forces re-evaluation

High turnover rates and short-term loyalty raise questions concerning Facebook business model and how best to deploy its networking capabilities: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/magazine/30FOB-medium-t.html?emc=eta1

iPhone enters China to build on gray market penetration

Apple announces a deal with China Unicom, Ltd., one of three major state-owned carriers, to bring the iPhone the world's largest market: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/28/technology/AP-AS-China-iPhone.html?emc=eta1

Dell earnings indicate technology dollars loosening

Dell reported unexpectedly strong earnings in the second quarter as aging infrastructure gets addressed: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/technology/companies/28dell.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Apple breaks ranks, downsizes OS

In an effort to speed up application boots and with an eye to smaller, sleeker devices, the iconoclasts from Cupertino send a wake-up call with Snow Leopard: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Wikipedia's success prompts editorial filter

The prototypical wiki, now one of the top ten visited sites on the Internet, has found it necessary to create a review function before allowing changes to certain articles: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/technology/internet/25wikipedia.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Nokia leverages brand to enter netbook fray

Reversing the Apple business model, which grew from computing to mobile, cellphone giant Nokia announces a netbook running the Microsoft OS: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/24/business/business-us-nokia-pc.html?emc=eta1

PC touted as best TV

Despite a host of conversion devices, there's a compelling case for watching Internet TV on your computer monitor: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/why-your-pc-may-be-your-best-tv/?emc=eta1

Smartphones remain virus free for now

Much like the Apple OS in computing, smartphones are generally safe from malware: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/personaltech/13smart.html?emc=eta1

Marriage of Internet and big-screen TV on drawing board

Start-up represents threat to satellite and cable operators: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/boxee-raises-another-6-million-for-assault-on-big-media/?emc=eta1

Microsoft-Nokia alliance ups the ante

By unbundling its Office Suite from its wireless platform, Microsoft opens smartphone competition on a new front: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/microsoft-nokia-alliance-an-assault-on-blackberry/?emc=eta1

Sony reader to compete with Kindle

Sony makes a move in the e-book derby with Daily Edition: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6685746.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link&

Microsoft Office Suite to deploy on Nokia

According to unnamed sources, the smartphone took a giant step toward its eventual evolution into the handheld computer with the anticipated introduction of Microsoft's Office Suite on Nokia phones: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/technology/companies/12soft.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

iPhone revenue model elusive for corporate media

Broadcast, cable, and satellite television entities search for profitable model in the increasingly popular realm of iPhone apps: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/microsofts-sharepoint-thrives-in-the-recession/?emc=eta1

Sharepoint stakes claim in web-based computing

As a free add-on to its licensed enterprise solutions, Microsoft's Sharepoint is proving to be a compelling product and handy tool: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/microsofts-sharepoint-thrives-in-the-recession/?emc=eta1

Twitter new theatre of war

Recent cyberattacks on Twitter indicate its influence in ideological and tactical battles: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/twitter-overwhelmed-by-web-attack/?emc=eta1

iPhone app serves as yenta

A clever new app leverages Facebook and location ID technology to introduce strangers in the night: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jul/29/iphone-app-hoozat-cu-boulder-professor-richard-han/

Microsoft and Yahoo to challenge Google search dominance

Negotiations after a failed merger have resulted in a powerful alliance of technology and advertising to take on Google: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/technology/companies/30soft.html?emc=eta1

Google chief resigns from Apple board

Citing conflicts of interest in the escalating competition between the two Silicon Valley titans, Eric E. Schmidt has resigned as a trustee of Apple: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/technology/companies/04apple.html?emc=eta1

Apple limits Google apps as competition heats up

Take note iPhone developers, even Google has to run the gauntlet for Apple approval: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/technology/companies/29apps.html?emc=eta1

NFL joins Pentagon in banishing Twitter

NFL coaches fear that game plans and injury status reports are in jeopardy from twittering: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/sports/football/04twitter.html?emc=eta1

Twitter gives Pentagon jitters

As we saw in Iran, Twitter can fuel popular revolts; it can also create security risks. The Marine Corps has just banned it: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PENTAGON_INTERNET?SITE=COBOU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-08-04-11-44-22

Smartphone manufacturers face security and labor issues in Asia

After the suicide of a Chinese worker, Apple challenged to improve working environment:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/technology/companies/27apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Amazon expands retail stable

Successful online footwear retailer Zappos is Amazon's largest acquisition to date: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/technology/companies/23amazon.html?emc=eta1

Microsoft and Amazon report lower earnings

The economic contraction has cut deeply into profits at the world's largest software company: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/technology/companies/24soft.html?emc=eta1 and at the one of the world's premiere online retailers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/technology/companies/24amazon.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Palm battles Apple over iTunes use

Palm creates work around for connecting Pre to iTunes: http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewContent.act?tag=3.5721%3Ficx_id=D99KVJBO0

Apple growth continues unabated

Surge in computers and iPhones result in best non-holiday quarter ever: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/technology/companies/22apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Japanese smartphone firms reevaluate software platforms

For Japanese smartphone manufacturers to survive, they will have to convert to global standards: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/technology/20cell.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Corporate use of Twitter growing

Tens of thousands of businesses are now using Twitter-like functionality for networking: https://www.yammer.com/users/new

Motion sensors becoming standard

One-third of all mobile devices will have motion sensors by 2010: http://moconews.net/article/419-report-1-out-of-every-3-phones-to-have-motion-sensors-next-year/

Google's profits up as ad revenues stabalize

Google shows healthy numbers for second quarter: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/technology/companies/17google.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

How-to start ups find niche

Instructional videos have become ubiquitous: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/business/12howcast.html?emc=eta1

iPhone adds personal organization to its array

If you're organizationally challenged, here are some helpful apps available on the iPhone: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/personaltech/09basics.html?emc=eta1

Microsoft's Bing a worthy challenge to Google

Microsoft and Google have no fear of challenging each other's strengths. Bing offers compelling evidence that it is ready for the search engine challenge: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/personaltech/09pogue.html?emc=eta1

Google challenges Microsoft with Internet-based OS

Internet-based computing takes a step forward with Google's open source operating system: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html?emc=eta1

iPhone stakes claim to gaming

As if its competitors don't have enough to do to catch up to the iPhone's robust multimedia offerings, Apple has upped the stakes with a serious bid for the mobile gaming market: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/technology/29iphone.html?emc=eta1

Nokia and Intel join the smartphone fray

The writing is on the wall: the convergent device will have all the properties of a computer and a phone and a lot more. Cellphone giant Nokia and computer chip behemoth Intel join forces to address the future: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/technology/business-computing/24chip.html?emc=eta1

In battle of the smartphones, apps rule

Cultivating a stable of developers is Palm Pre's challenge in an iPhone and BlackBerry world: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/technology/companies/24palm.html?emc=eta1

Lessons learned from Twitter at the barricades

To paraphrase McLuhan, Twitter is a neutral medium; you can use it mindlessly, or start a revolution: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21cohenweb.html?emc=eta1

New iPhone and software a hit

Critics agree that the new iPhone (3GS) and its new software (which can be loaded to the previous version) answer many objections. My favorite--the landscape keyboard: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/technology/personaltech/18pogue.html?emc=eta1

Relational search engine reformulates web organization

Wolfram/Alpha query port adds artificial intelligence quotient to the Internet universe: http://www.alternet.org/media/140637

U.S. Gov't encourages Twitter during Iranian protests

During the recent demonstrations in Iran over questionable election results, the U.S. government's recognition of social networking came of age: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/world/middleeast/17media.html?emc=eta1

Model for universal connectivity: Wireless welfare

Between the dropping price of notebooks and the increasing capabilities of wireless devices, Bill Gates' dream of universal connectivity is now on the table. But how will the world's poor be enabled to participate? A U.S. government program provides a clue: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/technology/15cell.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Dell leads the way with Twitter business model

Dell announced it has leveraged its Twitter campaign into $3 million in sales: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/technology/internet/12books.html?emc=eta1

S&S joins Google with e-book alternative to Amazon Kindle

Simon & Schuster, one of the nation's largest publishers, announced it will sell e-book versions of its releases on Scribd.com, joining Google in offering an alternative to Amazon's Kindle, which is undercutting publishers' price points: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/technology/internet/12books.html?emc=eta1

Apple prices new OS with a nod to apps marketing

Leveraging the success of its app store approach (arithmetic reduction in download prices exponentially increase sales), current users of Mac OS X "Leopard" will pay only $29 to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard": http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/snow-leopard-takes-a-page-from-the-app-store-playbook/?emc=eta1

Palm names ex-iPod Exec CEO

Following this week's introduction of the Palm Pre, the former executive in charge of the iPod at Apple, who became chairman of Palm in 2007, will now take over as CEO: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/technology/companies/11palm.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Amazon leverages iPhone features for Kindle app

Amazon has upgrades its Kindle e-book reader features to take advantage of iPhone's native functionality: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6659523.html?nid=2286&rid=#reg_visitor_id&source=link&

App developers begin to get gobbled up

Hoping to leverage current app successes, media giants begin to acquire developers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/technology/start-ups/08phone.html?emc=eta1

Google ebooks to challenge Amazon market dominance

Google announces its intentions to sell e-books directly by the end of 2009, building on the 1.5 million public domain books that may be downloaded currently from its site: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/technology/internet/01google.html?emc=eta1

Wi-Fi bolsters GPS accuracy, social networking features

Skyhook partners with Apple and others to provide location-stamp for users, friends, photos, and other apps: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/technology/start-ups/01locate.html?emc=eta1

Coming soon: Satellite TV via wireless?

Echostar's Slingbox seeks convergence of TV and Internet with subscribers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/business/31stream.html?emc=eta1

Spreadsheet analysis adds science to Web advertising

Tracking multiple versions of web links allows advertisers to quickly modify their offerings: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/business/media/31ad.html?emc=eta1

The Apple of Fortune's Eye - A Nod from the App Store

Apple takes no promotion fees from developers, so when they like your app, it means a lot of things, including big bucks: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/business/31digi.html?emc=eta1

Palm Pre Enters the Fray

Palm hopes to revive its fortunes with a competitive entry into the iPhone derby: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/technology/personaltech/04pogue.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Next iteration of smart phones on deck

Palm seeks to regain a foothold in the mobile device market by competing head-to-head this summer with Apple and Google: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/technology/18phone.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

iPhone jailbreaking reveals untapped functionality

Amidst a debate over copyright issues, iPhone hackers offer new features including recording video, adding profile pictures to the iPhone’s address book, call blocking, organizing apps, and (biggest of all) running applications in the background (rather than one-at-a-time): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/technology/13jailbreak.html?emc=eta1

Apple apps leveraged for war

Multiplicity of programs, adaptability, and friendly interface drive use of Apple apps in Iraq that range from providing language translations to the transmitting of sensitive information and working out trajectories for snipers: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/05/11-3

Does data-driven design mute innovation?

A recent defection at Google raises questions about the quality of user feedback and its role in corporate decision making: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/business/10ping.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Blackberry Curve outsells iPhone in 1st quarter

Availability through all four major U.S. wireless carriers, promotions, and two hot models push RIM's share of market to almost 50 percent: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12298665?source=email

Sun Microsystems mobile learning app sets the pace

2008 Brandon Hall Research Excellence in Learning Award Winner for Best Use of Mobile Learning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakgX_wLt4w

URL shortening provides tracking information

A host of start-ups that convert unwieldy URLs into byte-size chunks are seeing their value soar by providing marketing data to their corporate customers: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/start-ups/04short.html?emc=eta1

Blackberry touts next-generation Storm

Research In Motion's answer to the iPhone is driving impressive numbers of non-corporate users to the touch-screen Blackberry device: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/04/business/business-us-rim.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Facebook joins Twitter with platform giveaway

Competition has forced the two leading social networking companies to give away their platform to encourage linkage and drive up visits. Profits will have to wait: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/business/03stream.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Teenagers flock to wireless educational site ... about sex

Teenagers have lots of questions about sex that they prefer to have answered by an anonymous expert via wireless: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/fashion/03sexed.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Mobile sales remain strong despite economic downturn

iPhone sales push Apple's growth: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/technology/companies/23apple.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

More fuel for the mobile library

Simon and Schuster opens some titles for U.S. Blackberries: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6652433.html?nid=2286&source=link&rid=1707044363

Amazon adds shopping app for Blackberries

The ubiquitious online store is offering an app is similar to the iPhone app Amazon launched in December, allowing users to shop, access their Amazon account, and view various editorial features from their phones: http://www.amazon.com/gp/anywhere/sms/bbapp

Quickoffice to offer office suite for iPhone

Office suites have been available for Blackberries. Now the iPhone is about to get a view and editing package:

First Full Office Suite for iPhone Announced – Quickoffice
Edit MS Word and Excel documents, cut and paste, transfer files, etc.

By Filip Truta, Apple News Editor
1st of April 2009, 13:30

A provider of mobile office productivity software has confirmed that it would be the first to release a complete Office suite for iPhone, with native support for editing Microsoft Word and Excel files. Quickoffice will be officially introduced and showcased at CTIA, April 1-3, 2009, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

According to Quickoffice Inc., the suite is the first of its kind to include robust document and spreadsheet editors, along with file access and content management functionalities for iPhone users. The application with the same name is said to offer a comprehensive range of functionality including font formatting, content selection, bullets and cut, copy and paste within Word documents. Editable documents can also be modified in landscape view, to leverage a wider keyboard. Additionally, users will be able to easily revise inputs and recalculate, insert and resize rows and columns within the application, thanks to Quickoffice's extensive mathematical and statistical functions, including advanced Excel formulas for spreadsheet processing.

“Quickoffice is excited to be the first to bring Word editing functionality to the iPhone,” said Gregg Fiddes, vice president of sales and strategic partnerships at Quickoffice. “We are dedicated to bringing the most robust, full-featured application to this platform and will continue to add capabilities and services to meet the needs of our users. Quickoffice for iPhone leverages the intuitive iPhone user interface to allow for easy editing, viewing and sharing of Office documents.”

As iPhone users wait for the suite to launch in the App Store, pricing has already been set at $19.99. To address specific user needs, Quickoffice will be releasing Quicksheet Excel spreadsheet editor for $12.99 (formerly named MobileFiles Pro), and Quickword Word document editor for $12.99. Lastly, the former MobileFiles 2.0 will change its name to Quickoffice Files, allowing users to access PC- or Mac-based files via Wi-Fi and MobileMe iDisk accounts. The latter will be priced at $3.99.

iPhone apps the new dot-coms?

The popularity of iPhone applications has created a whole new industry: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/fashion/05iphone.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Vlingo leapfrogs voice recognition competition for iPhone

Vlingo, which offers voice recognition software that allows users finger-free use their Blackberrys and iPhones, takes the lead with their iPhone app: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10111763-2.html

The ubiquitous netbook is here

The ultraportable and cheap mobile netbook stakes a claim between laptops and mobile devices: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/technology/02netbooks.html?emc=eta1

Playing catchup, Google offers free music downloads in China

Altering its global strategy in one of the few markets it doesn't dominate, Google offers free music downloads to compete with piracy: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/technology/companies/31music.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Disney/ABC to offer short form programming on YouTube

TV nets take another step forward into Internet and mobile delivery: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001880.html?categoryid=20&cs=1

Copyright enforcement comes to YouTube

YouTube is now removing videos and/or audio portions of video that contain copyrighted material: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/business/media/23warner.html?emc=eta1

iPhone adds cross-application functionality

Cut and copy and paste functions highlight summer upgrade to iPhone operating system:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/technology/companies/18apple.html?emc=eta1

Amazon and Apple team for free book app

Amazon is offering a free Kindle application for Apple iPhones and iPods: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/a-first-look-at-amazons-kindle-app-for-the-iphone/?emc=eta1

The influence of wireless on human behavior

We know that cell phones have altered our lives, but to what degree? How are our perceptions of reality changing and what effect will this have? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/science/17map.html?emc=eta1

The empire strikes back

Microsoft tries to keep pace in wireless operating system competition: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/technology/17soft.html?emc=eta1

The greening of wireless technology

Cell phone manufacturers begin offering sustainable technology: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/technology/internet/16chip.html?emc=eta1

TV networks and manufacturers nix the 'net

Why the television industry is putting the brakes on television set connectivity: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/technology/internet/16chip.html?emc=eta1

Wireless industry takes on school systems

Industry studies touting cell phones as learning devices are being leveraged to argue for mobile learning in public schools: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/technology/16phone.html?emc=eta1

Do social networkers kick sand in your face?

Don't let Twitter-tatters dictate the protocal for interactions: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/technology/personaltech/12pogue.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Convergence: Your mobile device is now a library

With Amazon now offering its Kindle formatted e-books as downloads for a variety of smart phones and Google offering its Book Search on iPhones, the planetary library is at your fingertips: http://www.denverpost.com/technology/ci_11645155?source=email

TV talent moves to YouTube

Hello, made for YouTube on-demand series; good-bye boob tube strip programming. How will Nielson track this? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/business/media/29youtube.html?emc=eta1

Laptops cheaper than smart phones?

The $200 netbook is doing an end run around Silicon Valley giants: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/technology/26spend.html?emc=eta1

Add credit cards to the do-all cellphone

Soon, you won't have to remove your cellphone from your ear or stop texting to pass the cash register. They're using their cellphones as credit cards in Japan: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/business/25proto.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

The Prez keeps his Blackberry

Obama fought hard to keep his Blackberry. Apparently security arrangments have been worked out. He'll be the first emailing President. This bodes well for net neutrality: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/obama-gets-a-thumbs-up-for-his-blackberry/?emc=eta1

Blockbuster joins Netflix with movies via Internet

The confluence of streaming media and wireless technology continues apace. Will DVD's go the way of CD's, with electronic files and memory becoming the platform of choice? Article: http://www.denverpost.com/technology/ci_11447810?source=email

"Netbooks" shrink gap between computers and phones

Latest mini-computers fit in your (cargo) pocket: http://www.denverpost.com/technology/ci_11435718?source=email

TV signals for wireless devices cue up in 22 cities

Who needs a digital TV? You'll be able to watch your favorite shows live on cell phones, MP3 players, GPS units and in-car entertainment systems: http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjM3MjYwNA==

Palm seeks to regain momentum with iPhone challenge

Palm's new Pre attempts to up the ante on smartphones: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/technology/personaltech/09palm.html?_r=1&emc=eta1