Tech Week in Review 12-2-2011
The Carrier IQ Privacy Debacle Carrier IQ is at the center of the latest privacy debacle in tech. There is a lot of outrage, misinformation, and pageview chasing surrounding the event. It started when a security researcher published a YouTube video of the Carrier IQ software accessing all types of personal information. This seems to [...]
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Samsung and Apple Trade Prototypes Apple filed suit against Samsung a while back, saying that Samsung is basically biting Apple’s style with their line of Android phones and tablets. As part of this suit, Apple demanded to see pre-production samples of the upcoming Droid Charge, Infuse 4G, Galaxy S II, and Galaxy Tab 10.1 and [...]
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Facebook and MySpace Research by danah boyd touched on how many teens viewed Facebook and MySpace. To put it simply, many of those involved in the study viewed MySpace as “the hood” or the ghetto while seeing Facebook as “cleaner.” With Facebook now more than 500 million strong and MySpace struggling to stay relevant, the [...]
Read MoreSamsung Will Showcase Galaxy Player at CES 2011
One of the goodies expected to be featured at CES 2011 is the Android-based Galaxy Player. The 9.9mm thick Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) will be running Android 2.2 Froyo and is inspired by the successful Galaxy S phones. It will also look good next to the 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab, which launched in September and has [...]
Read MoreGoogle Nexus Two is the Samsung Nexus S and Best Buy Has It
Rumors about a sequel to Google’s Nexus One phone refuse to die. Allegedly, Samsung was supposed to be releasing the Nexus Two at an event on Nov. 8th. Samsung denied that they had a Nexus Two in the works, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they weren’t working on the sequel to the Nexus One. According [...]
Read MoreThe Tablet Computer Round Up
Apple’s iPad controlled 95 percent of the tablet computer market for the third quarter of this year according to a recently released report. This market is growing having increased from 3.5 million tablets during the same quarter last year to 4.4 million this year. Companies like HP, Samsung, Viewsonic, and RIM have announced their own [...]
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