White House Eyes Cloud Computing With Apps.gov
The Obama administration has long touted cloud computing as an effective means to take advantage of technology for less money, and CIO Vivek Kundra on Monday announced the launch of apps.gov, an online storefront for federal agencies to browse and purchase cloud-based IT services.
Sony Launches Dual-Layer Blu-ray in Japan
Sony Corp said it will launch four models of new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in November in Japan, as its format battle with the HD DVD camp heats up.
Google Tackles Team Web Publishing With 'Sites'
Google on Wednesday added a new publishing service to its Google Apps offering that will allow workers to create and manage their own collaborative Web sites.
Yahoo Names Executive to Combat Online Ad Fraud
Yahoo names a senior executive to lead the company's efforts to combat click fraud in its Web search advertising business.
U.S. Video Game Sales Plunge Again
U.S. sales of video games fell 17 percent in April to $1.03 billion, research group NPD said on Thursday, the second steep monthly decline in a row.
Symbian: U.S. Smartphone Adoption To Rise
The problem of the dearth of American smartphones may be resolving itself, according to the chief executive of Symbian, in a press conference Tuesday.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
Top Court Rules for Microsoft in Patent Case
The Microsoft-AT&T dispute is one of a series of important patent cases that the court has agreed to hear in the last year.
OCZ Debuts Build-It-Yourself Notebook PC
OCZ Technology this week brought out a new spin on an old product: the build-it-yourself notebook PC.
Congress Plays Host to Google, Amazon Book Battle
The debate over Google Books raged on Thursday as the search engine giant battled attacks from Amazon and the U.S. Copyright Office, and defended its right to scan "orphan works", or books whose rights holders cannot be found.
