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Why Apple Didn't Include Siri in OS X Mountain Lion
Apple's latest OS X update, Mountain Lion, adds a slate of new features, nearly all derived from iOS 5. There's one big omission, however: Siri, Apple's voice-controlled virtual assistant, does not make the migration from mobile to desktop.
02.17.12
Dell Joins Microsoft, Yahoo for Riverside Data-Center Party
Dell has joined the data center party in Quincy, Washington. Quincy is home to data centers run by Microsoft, Yahoo and Intuit, and this week, Dell announced that it too has opened a facility in the tiny town on the Columbia river. Dams along the Columbia river, you see, provide relatively expensive hydropower for these massive computing facilities. But perhaps more importantly, the state of Washington has provided tax breaks for tech giants building data centers in the region.
02.17.12
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 17
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
02.17.12
Why Facebook Is Missing From Apple's New Desktop OS
Facebook is the dominant player in social media, but its direct integration is nowhere to be found in Apple's desktop and mobile operating systems. It's a glaring omission considering Facebook updates are a simple drop-down menu choice in Android and Windows Phone.
02.16.12
HP's Whitman Slags Android to Pump WebOS
On Wednesday, at a meeting of the company's channel partners in Las Vegas, HP CEO Meg Whitman talked up Open WebOS, the company's newly open sourced mobile operating system. But she also took a moment to stir up a batch of fear, uncertainty, and doubt about Google¿s Android. The mobile operating system ¿may end up being a closed system with their purchase of Motorola," she said. Whitman also described Android as "remarkably fragmented."
02.16.12
Mountain Lion vs. Windows 8: Two Paths to Platform Convergence
Now that Apple's offered a sneak preview of OS X Mountain Lion, we can begin to compare it with Windows 8. Both OSes draw inspiration from, and aim to integrate with, mobile devices. Each OS faces the same basic challenge, but approaches the problem with different strategies.
02.16.12
Researchers Fight Toxic Waste With Google PageRank
According to a paper published in Journal of Computational Chemistry, the same math used to determine the relevance of webpages on Google's search engine can also be used to determine crucial information about a water molecule's position in a solution of charged chemicals -- particularly toxic chemicals. For chemists, the finding is more than just a curiosity. It's a crucial step in determining the best ways to remove nuclear waste and other toxic chemicals from the world's water supply.
02.16.12
Lawmaker Demands DHS Cease Monitoring of Blogs, Social Media
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) said Thursday she wants the Department of Homeland Security to cease its social-media and news-monitoring operation.
02.16.12
OS X Mountain Lion: 5 Most Exciting New Features
Today, Apple unveiled a developer preview of its newest Mac OS, Mountain Lion. The OS introduces more than 100 new features to OS X, and we've teased out five of the most important, most innovative aspects of Cupertino's latest release.
02.16.12
Apple Plant Conditions Better Than Others, Auditor Says
02.16.12
Rackspace Buys SharePoint911: A Game-Changer?
Boasting, "The game just changed," the cloud giant Rackspace Hosting today announced it has bought SharePoint911. Why? Think serious SharePoint cred with Microsoft SharePoint users. But is it a game-changer?
02.16.12
Apple Announces OS X Mountain Lion for Mac Desktops
Apple has announced its latest version of OS X for Macs ¿ and like all iterations of its desktop operating system, the latest version is named after a big cat. It¿s called Mountain Lion, and it will be more like iOS than ever, as Apple integrates various mobile services and moves to yearly OS updates across all its devices.
02.16.12
iPad Photo Frame Is Hit and Miss
02.16.12
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 16
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
02.16.12
Add it Up: Crunching Numbers for Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Jeremy Lin
What do Netflix, Amazon Prime, iPhone sales, and Jeremy Lin all have in common? They're all up against the law of large numbers.
02.15.12
Apple Says Grabbing Address Book Data Is an iOS Policy Violation
Last week, it came to light that Path, a social media app for iOS, was storing user address-book data without first requesting permission. Today, Apple announced the app's actions were against policy.
02.15.12
Cisco Wraps Microsoft Skype Deal in Red Tape
Just when it looked like things were all sewn up for Microsoft's $8.5 billion Skype acquisition, Cisco has launched a last-minute appeal, asking the European Commission to step in and do what it does best: regulate.
02.15.12
Hands On: Motorola Droid 4 Pushes Most of the Right Buttons
The Droid 4 -- which just landed on our doorstep this morning -- carries on the Droid brand tradition by focusing on the keyboard as the phone's most polished feature.
02.15.12
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 15
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
02.15.12
5 Most Telling Takeaways From Tim Cook's Goldman Sachs Keynote
Tuesday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented a keynote speech for Goldman Sachs. Cook's presentation ranged from discussion of worker abuse in China to how the iPad is cannibalizing computer sales. We listened in, and have rounded up the five juiciest reveals of Apple's roadmap and culture.
02.14.12
Hands On: Angry Birds Migrate to Facebook
In case you haven't already gotten your fill of the tremendously popular physics puzzle game on your mobile device of choice, Angry Birds has now officially launched on Facebook, Finnish game developer Rovio announced on Tuesday.
02.14.12
Apple's Labor Auditing Group: 'Our Effectiveness Is Tangible'
Yesterday, workers' advocacy groups characterized the Fair Labor Association as an ineffectual paper tiger -- a watchdog organization that's compromised by the very composition of its board membership, and incapable of improving the working conditions of laborers in Apple's overseas factories. Today, FLA president Auret van Heerden is speaking out.
02.14.12
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 14
Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
02.14.12
Don't Blame Apple for Whitney Houston Price Hike
02.13.12
Ubuntu Linux Dresses Up For Biz Desktops
Canonical -- the commercial outfit behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution -- is offering a version of the open source operating system meant specifically for desktop PCs inside the world's businesses. "Ubuntu has been hot-rodded for business," says Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon.
02.13.12
Regulators Bless Google/Motorola Marriage
Google on Monday won approval for its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Inc. in both Europe and the United States, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications on the Silicon Valley giant¿s ability to take on rivals like Apple, RIM and Microsoft.
02.13.12
Apple's Foxconn Auditing Group 'Surrounded With Controversy,' Critics Say
Following ongoing public outcry and organized protests at Apple stores last week, Apple has announced that an organization called the Fair Labor Association is conducting independent assessments of worker conditions inside the factories of Foxconn, its manufacturing partner in China. Some are celebrating the move and the proposed transparency of the FLA's results, but others are dubious of the FLA's track record.
02.13.12

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