Kenneth Corbin

For some observers, it’s not so much a question of whether tablet computers like the iPad and other consumer-oriented gear will make it into the enterprise, but when, and what company will reap the windfall. Certainly Apple has staked out pole position in the tablet market with its iPad, and AT&T, the exclusive carrier, is […]

Google took the opportunity of its third-quarter earnings report to put analysts on notice that it’s not a one-trick pony. While search advertising still remains the engine of the company’s money-printing machine, other ad formats are coming along nicely. And for once — and probably only once — Google is providing some figures to quantify […]

Federal cybersecurity efforts have long been marked by bureaucratic infighting, poor communication and turf wars among the various agencies, current and former government officials often note. That’s why administration officials all the way up to the president stress that harmonizing often disparate federal efforts and sharing information are key tenets to reforming the government’s cybersecurity […]

While AT&T can still technically claim that it’s the exclusive carrier for Apple’s popular iPad tablet, Verizon Wireless is getting a piece of the action this holiday season. Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, has jointly announced with Apple that it will begin selling the iPad along with its MiFi hotspot device in stores beginning […]

Perhaps there are no two obstacles to wider acceptance of social services like Facebook than the concerns over privacy and security. Earlier this month, Facebook took another step to address the former, and now it’s taking aim at the latter. The world’s biggest social is rolling out a pair of features that promise to boost […]

It’s a dangerous world out there on the Web, and the Department of Homeland Security believes that cybersecurity takes a village. DHS, in concert with partners from the private sector, community groups and others, has launched the “Stop. Think. Connect.” campaign as a way to promote safe-computing habits through grass-roots education and awareness. But that’s […]

How serious is Google about the possibilities of location-based services? Serious enough, evidently, to install Marissa Mayer as the head of that division. Mayer, who joined the company in 1999 and has become one of its most visible executives, is moving from the top spot at the core search division to head up Google’s geo-local […]

How safe are kids online? Are online marketers and websites doing enough to protect minors’ privacy? Common Sense Media doesn’t think so, and it’s planning to give members of Congress an earful. The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to shield kids from objectionable media content, is launching an advocacy campaign to press lawmakers […]

After several years of informal talks and top-secret, closed-door negotiations, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement appears to be in the home stretch. The agreement — ACTA in shorthand — represents an ambitious plurilateral effort to harmonize intellectual property protections among more than three dozen major trading partners. Digital-rights advocates worried that the agreement, which does not […]

Yahoo took a lot of heat when it teamed up with Microsoft in the search market. That alliance, a bid to take on market leader Google, has seen Microsoft take over the technical infrastructure that powers Yahoo’s search engine. As a result Yahoo took a lot of flak from critics who accused the Web pioneer […]

Ever wondered if the “social” interaction facilitated by websites like Facebook isn’t quite as social as it could be? Facebook evidently has, and now it’s moving to change that. In an ambitious product roll-out, Facebook is revamping its popular Groups feature, capping the membership size and offering admittance on an invitation-only basis. Additionally, users will […]

Enterprises love their BlackBerries. Research in Motion has made a mint with the ubiquitous device in the corporate market, a success that owes largely to the device’s security features. That story has not been lost on RIM’s competitors. Motorola is taking dead aim at the enterprise market with the release of its new Droid Pro, […]