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Apple Becomes Second in Smartphone Worldwide Shipments

By admin • Oct 24th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

With Apple’s stock climbing through the roof, so is it’s place in worldwide smartphone shipments. Apple is now second place in shipments against RIM (research in motion). As the iPhone’s sales continue to rise and move to new grounds with Verizon Wireless, Nokia could fall from it’s number one spot [...]



Microsoft and Adobe could form partnership

By admin • Oct 10th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Web Technology

Who said Flash would fade away? Adobe may have some very good news coming it’s way as a possible partnership with Microsoft could revive the companies confidence in the future of the web. Flash could still have a place for itself on you monitors and phones.

When CEO Steve Ballmer [...]



Microsoft Unveils Major Updates

By admin • Sep 19th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Technology

It’s almost staggering when you finally see Microsoft release a new product, especially when Apple dominates the media stream with all their new releases. Microsoft had a pretty big week for the unforgotten company. This week, Microsoft unveiled Internet Explorer 9, a new look for their Office software, and a [...]



Microsoft Begins Taking Over Yahoo

By admin • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Web Technology

The Microsoft/Yahoo transition is in full force and so far moving very smoothly. Last week the organic search on Yahoo was switched to Bing’s results. This week began the long and hopefully smooth process of moving paid advertisers on Yahoo to Microsoft Adcenter.
Starting October 1st, Microsoft Adcenter will be [...]



Apple iTV Could Be In Your Living Room Soon

By admin • Aug 23rd, 2010 • Category: Apple, Lead Story

It’s almost official. Apple’s rumored iTV platform will be on store shelves in September. Once named Apple TV, the new platform now called iTV will be running iOS and is expected to change the way we watch tv.

The rumor came from Digg founder, Kevin Rose, who posted on his [...]



Google: Change Your Name To Save Your Reputation

By admin • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Web Technology

Every once in a while we are a little paranoid about our reputations being scarred via the web. Googles CEO, Eric Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal that he thinks “every young person will be entitled automatically to change his or her name on reaching adulthood in order to disown [...]



Apple Supply Manager Arrested for Kickbacks

By admin • Aug 16th, 2010 • Category: Apple, Lead Story

Apple is back in the news but its not for any of their products. A global supply manager for the company is accused of accepting over a million dollars in kickbacks from the companies Asian suppliers.

Paul Devine, the 37 year old ex-employee, has plead not guilty in a San Jose, [...]



New Apple TV: Coming to your Living Room

By admin • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Technology

As the holidays approach, so does the gadget releases. Apple is getting ready for it’s seasonal release of the product it hopes to be under everyones Christmas tree. The rumors floating are all regarding the release of the new supped-up, Apple TV.

Engadget has it’s sources and they were told [...]



Blackberry keeps its customers happy

By admin • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Mobile Market

It a very competitive market in mobile lately and the phone that really had the throne up until a couple years ago has just stepped up it’s game. RIM has just introduced the Blackberry Torch 9800 to keep it’s loyal customers happy.

So let’s get down to specs. The new Blackberry [...]



WikiLeaks Shows Major Security Vulnerabilities

By admin • Jul 28th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, Web Technology

Wanna know about our military’s tactics, sources, and operations in Afghanistan? Well go ahead and join in on treason with those over at WikiLeaks. The editor of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, released over 92,000 military documents that compromise our fellow americans fighting in the war.

While Mr. Assange believes he has [...]