There was no doubt after the announcement of Apple’s new iPad that it was taking square aim at Amazon’s popular Kindle e-reader. And while Amazon has had its issues with publishers since that day, one thing is fairly clear: The Kindle is not just going lay down and die.
Ever since the Jan. 27th announcement of the [...]

The Nook e-reader, which sold out long before Christmas, is finally back on sale. Barnes & Noble says it won a tight race to get the device available again in time to capture the Valentine’s Day gift market.
The firm’s failure to either anticipate or meet demand meant only customers who ordered before 20 November were [...]

The popular 4chan Web site has been blocked by Verizon Wireless for some unknown reason, but the oddity grows as it is now appearing to be regional and the same is not being done by standard Verizon lines.
According to ReadWriteWeb, those lovable rapscallions over at 4chan have been blocked by the wireless division of Verizon, [...]

The iPad may be a success or it may be a failure; it’s really too early to tell at this stage. However, Apple’s tablet is just one of many being released over the next year or so, and that is an emerging market that is expected to grow massively.
You’re all now aware of the iPad [...]

Three people have been arrested as part of an operation in China to close a web site said to have given hacking tips to 170,000 people. The Black Hawk Safety Net site is also reported to have taken just over US$1 million in premium membership fees.
China Daily quotes police as saying 50 officers were involved [...]

Maybe Google was taking advantage of the down economy to get a good deal on its SuperBowl ad titled, “Parisian Love.” Apparently it’s nothing new though, as the video was part of a collection of seven Search Stories that have been on YouTube for months.
In case you missed the SuperBowl altogether, Google aired an [...]

According to reports, using public Wi-Fi hotspots could lead to a nasty laptop virus infection. Public locations such as coffee shops and airports have been prime target areas for these wireless attacks from hackers. As Wi-Fi becomes widely available across the globe, this growing type of hacking could become a serious concern.
In the good [...]

If you thought congestion on 3G networks was bad now, just wait until the new Apple iPad hits the market.
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) released a blog post this week which outlines some of the organizations concerns about the pending release of Apple’s new iPad device.  Likening it to when Aol, then America Online, instituted [...]

The e-book price wars continue, but it looks like at least one publisher is showing some tendency toward kissing and making up with Amazon, now that MacMillan paper books are back in inventory.
However, even though Amazon and MacMillan have decided that MacMillan hardcover and paperback non-virtual books will go back on Amazon’s virtual shelves, there [...]

The tablet computer mania does not end with Apple, even though they seem to be in the driver’s seat for now. Another big name in Silicon Valley, Google, is showing a lot of interest in the newest computer niche.
Google has been showing tablet computer design concepts around, featuring virtual hardware that looks a lot like [...]

Today is the day America comes to a complete stop as everyone huddles around their TVs to watch the Super Bowl. And that means millions of eyes ripe for selling products and brands to. The Super Bowl ads always gain attention, and this year is no exception. Especially as it looks as though Google has [...]

I think it’s fair to say that the jury is still out on the Apple iPad. While most of us have no doubts it will be a huge success, especially at the $499 entry-level asking price, there are some aspects of the device which raise concerns. What do big-hitting tech journalists Walt Mossberg, Micheal Arrington, [...]

Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook are changing the way we communicate in a very real sense. And now they’re even messing with the well-established practices of U.S. television networks. That’s right folks, they’re messing with the delay of live events as people immediately head online to talk about what they just saw [...]

It seems like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has been on a roller coaster these past few months. Recently, the controversial Google hacking incident has caused some government agencies around world to take a closer look at Internet Explorer. Another vulnerability discovered earlier this week may have everyone scrutinizing IE once again.
After the Google hacking incident, [...]

The FBI is pressing for internet service providers (ISPs) to track the websites visited by their customers and to maintain two years worth of such information for use in their investigations.
This is not a new request by the FBI, or other law enforcement organizations for that matter, but it does strike a disturbing tone for [...]