David Needle

Is there more to Twitter than meets the eye? Sure, it’s handy and sometimes fun to post and receive the short “tweets” that have made Twitter so popular. But tweets are short by design, given Twitter’s famous 140-character limit and fleeting as new ones crowd out the old at a rapid pace. The service’s usefulness […]

Take that, iPhone. Microsoft moved to gain some much needed buzz for its Windows Mobile platform with today’s announcement of new voice recognition from its

Apple might be the original “Think Different” company, but it has a close cousin in Silicon Valley neighbor Google. For example, the search giant has no qualms about stating something most IT vendors wouldn’t be caught dead saying: “We expect the hardware to fail.” That statement was included in a detailed promotion of the benefits […]

Zoho’s ever-growing application lineup now has a bigger presence in mobile. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) upstart offers a broad suite of applications that includes Zoho Mail, Calendar, Writer, Sheet, Show & Creator. Launched today, Zoho Mobile integrates these applications with a consistent user interface for use across a number of popular mobile platforms: Apple’s iPhone, the Google-backed […]

Facebook continues to walk the walk the when it comes to opening up its platform. The once famously insular social network has taken a number of steps to offer greater connectivity to other social networks. Today, it gave developers greater access to users’ news streams. Facebook began as a service limited to registered college students, […]

It’s official. After earlier reports the day was fast-approaching, Apple announced Friday the one billionth download at its iPhone App Store. The news comes at a time when the unprecedented popularity of the App Store has earned Apple a host of competitors in the mobile space, including Research in Motion (RIM), which launched its App World […]

A malicious software program known as Conficker that many feared would wreak havoc on April 1 is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts said. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing spyware, they said. […]

It’s official. After earlier reports the day was fast-approaching, Apple today announced the one billionth download at its iPhone App Store. The news comes at a time when the unprecedented popularity of the App Store has earned Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) a host of competitors in the mobile space, including Research in Motion (RIM), which launched […]

What’s going on with HP and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM)? The exact details aren’t slated for release until next month, but the two companies are expected to announce a significant partnership, InternetNews.com has learned. An e-mail from HP previewing the announcement stated: “In early May, HP and RIM will announce a new partnership […]

IT professional can add VoIP to the growing list of security threats they need to monitor. Security firm WatchGuard Technologies detailed seven leading threats to Voice over IP services in a release this week. While they aren’t all new, they stand to become higher profile as the bad guys seek to exploit VoIP’s increased popularity. […]

As a kid I was taught how to sing a round (“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” anyone?), but in the digital age it’s all about mashups. Perhaps the next generation of kindergartners will drag musical performance snippets across the classroom touchscreen video wall with their fingers as they learn the basics of video mashups. Of […]

Twitter is coming to an ice rink near you. Well, not exactly. But with the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin Wednesday, April 15, the NHL is adding a bit of Web 2.0 to the proceedings. The National Hockey League has announced what it believes to be the first ever nationwide “Tweetup” in professional […]