Apple has been touting the iPad tablet as "revolutionary" since it launched the device on 28 January, but closer inspection reveals several glaring omissions
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Apple Will Laugh At The Operators’ App Store
The mobile operators think they can replace Apple's App Store with their own version of the concept. They don't stand a chance because they are missing the point, says Peter Judge
MWC: Mobile Operators Unite To Challenge App Stores
A consortium of 24 mobile operators has announced plans to launch an open platform to help developers build and distribute applications “irrespective of device”
MWC: Opera And Ericsson Launch Mobile eStore For Apps
Mobile browser company Opera has created an application store for Ericsson, in a bid to prevent customers from deferring to more advanced smartphone platforms
Government To Combat Fraud With Cyber Enforcement Team
The Office of Fair Trading is funding a new project to tackle online fraud, after if was found that nearly three quarters of adults have received a scam email in the last year
Computer Games Sales Still Sluggish
Nintendo leads a sluggish January for video game sales in the US, which are down 13 percent compared with the same period last year
SAP Reveals More Management Changes
The latest executive promotions and departures show that SAP is bringing younger executives into leadership positions
Google Planning Standalone Version of Buzz
Google said it is plugging more privacy flaws in Google Buzz and is mulling a version of the social service that is not integrated with Gmail
iPad May Boost Apple Application Development
Apple's iPad tablet PC may be causing a spike in third-party developers building apps for the iPhone OS, according to mobile analytics company Flurry
eWEEK’s Top 25 Technologies Of The Decade
From virtualisation to Linux to the Apple iPhone, eWEEK names the products, applications and technologies of the last decade that have changed the way we work, play and live
Opera Releases Beta Of Fastest Ever Browser
Opera Software has pushed out the beta release of Opera 10.50 for Windows, which promises to be its fastest browser yet
Apple To Sell 64p TV Episodes For iPad
Apple may sell episodes of TV shows on iTunes for a dollar, in an attempt to give its iPad tablet PC an edge over Amazon's Kindle e-reader competitor
Convicts’ Facebook Pages Removed After Victim Abuse
Facebook has taken down thirty pages belonging to prisoners, who used the site to communicate with associates on the outside, as well as taunt victims
Google Buzz Faces Same Privacy Issues as Facebook, Twitter
Google's entry into the social networking space will face similar privacy challenges as Facebook and other social networking sites
Study Points To End User ‘Email Fatigue’
A new study has tracked common performance indicators across 95 countries and found a remarkable degree of email fatigue among users
MWC: Microsoft’s Slice of Mobile OS Sector Shrinks
New figures have shown that Microsoft's share of the mobile operating system market in the US has fallen by nearly 20 percent
NHS Pages Novell For Cloud Workload Management
The NHS has expanded its networking deal with Novell, which will now provide workload management as well as security for cloud applications
MWC: Opera To Preview Mini Browser for Apple iPhone
Opera is to offer delegates at the upcoming Mobile World Congress a sneak preview of the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone
Apple Releases Aperture 3 Photo Editing Software
Apple announced the release of Aperture 3, the latest version of its photograph-editing software
Microsoft Claims Google Buzz Does Nothing New
Microsoft's official reaction to the launch of Google Buzz? Been there, done that
Google Takes On Twitter With Buzz Application
Google makes its most aggressive move against Facebook and Twitter yet, launching Google Buzz to let users post status updates and share Picasa photos
Microsoft And British Library Develop Open Source Research Tool
Updated: The British Library's new collaboration tool is based on Microsoft's Codeplex technology, but free software campaigners question the openness of the project
Microsoft Denies Windows 7 Battery Problems Due To OS
Microsoft has been exploring complaints of poor battery life for some laptops running Windows 7, and claims that in every case the operating system is not at fault
Linux Founder Endorses Nexus One Smartphone
The creator of the Linux operating system, Linus Torvalds, has backed the Nexus One after he used the device for its Google Maps Navigation software
Google’s Translation Phone Not Imminent
Although it is working hard on the problems of translation and speech recognition, Google says it won't have a translating phone any time soon
Review: BlackBerry Presenter Links PowerPoint to Projector
Research In Motion's BlackBerry Presenter lets smartphone users stream PowerPoint presentations from their BlackBerry to a projector via a wireless connection
Colt Teams Up With Tibco For New Cloud Service
Colt has beefed up its cloud offerings with Tibco, allowing enterprise applications to be deployed in real-time across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures
Government Warned Over “Ill Defined” File-Sharing Response
Parliament's select committee warns that the government's strategy for tackling illegal file-sharing may be too heavy-handed
UK Takes Tech Lessons From Germany
Mandelson pays a visit to Germany to get tips on the country's science and technology innovation network
US Authorities Question Google Book Monopoly
The amended Google Book Search agreement to scan millions of books online and sell them to readers remains in limbo