Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged Newt Gingrich to return more than $1.6 million he made consulting for Freddie Mac, one of the two government- backed mortgage companies caught up in the housing meltdown. “He was in the business of connecting ... Continue Reading »

the leading provider of PR software, services and tools for the marketing and public relations industry, today announced that the best-in-class Cision Media Database is now available to users of smartphones and tablet computers with the world's two most popular ... Continue Reading »

Google Apps now claims “4 million businesses and growing” and many of those are undoubtedly growing businesses themselves.  After all, what’s not to like about Google Apps if you’re a small business?  It’s highly useful for much more than just ... Continue Reading »

The Khronos(TM) Group today announced a new initiative to create an open, royalty-free standard for cross platform acceleration of computer vision applications. In response to requests and proposals from members, Khronos has created a vision working group to develop a ... Continue Reading »

It took Microsoft ten years to catch up and exceed the Mac OS after Steve Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985. That was with Windows 95. Now, Jobs is gone and Apple is once again in a position of ... Continue Reading »

Apple’s Mac App Store hasn’t changed the industry quite like its iOS App Store did three years ago, but the Cupertino-based company on Monday announced that it has now served more than 100 million downloads from its desktop software store. ... Continue Reading »

Samsung has pulled the curtains off two new additions to the ultrabook range of laptops -- the Series 5, available in 13- and 14-inch varieties. The Series 5 title currently describes Samsung's Chrome OS powered, Internet-reliant Chromebook, but there's apparently enough ... Continue Reading »

Republican White House hopefuls arefirmly on the campaign trail as the race to win the party's nomination to take on Barack Obama in 2012's US presidential election. The New York Times is also early into the race for app coverage ... Continue Reading »

Premier Anna Bligh later announced she is dismantling the health department in wake of the scandal. Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson admits Mr Barlow's history could have been discovered earlier. He says a complaint was made to the anti-corruption watchdog, the Crime and ... Continue Reading »

Google has been accused of compromising US national security as its online Maps allows aerial shots of secret military bases to be viewed by the general public in the name of better mapping technology. Aviation website Flight Global's claim that it ... Continue Reading »

VIMtrek is answering that question by bridging the gap between gaming software and architectural rendering programs. Using the backbone of cutting-edge game engine technology, the VIMtrek Producer application is able to rapidly convert Autodesk Revit® designs into immersive, beautifully rendered, ... Continue Reading »

Serial entrepreneur and VC, Dr Hermann Hauser has been named as patron of the new Centre for Computing History in Cambridge UK. A leading figure in the worlds of technology, science and business, Dr Hauser has agreed to take on the ... Continue Reading »

Jobs began the year by taking what would be his last medical leave of absence from the company, once again leaving COO Tim Cook in charge. Jobs maintained his position as CEO for most of the year, emerging in public ... Continue Reading »

There was a time when the only tablets discussed in most churches was the two inscribed with the Ten Commandments, and church bulletin boards and telephone grapevines were the most effective means of spreading information to a flock. But these ... Continue Reading »

Today we'll be looking at the Icon iDo, a dedicated USB digital-to-analog converter/headphone amplifier designed to work with iPods, iPhones, and iPads, which cannot be used as a USB/DAC with computers. The iDo is awfully little, it's just 6 by ... Continue Reading »

The feature Google+ users will probably appreciate most is the ability they now have to post photos they receive in Gmail directly to Google+ without having to download the image, then upload it to Google+. According to the Official Gmail Blog, ... Continue Reading »

quiet introduction of facial recognition for its photos application on Google+ is drawing praise from analysts and security researchers alike because it stands in stark contrast to the way Facebook employed similar technology earlier this year. That is, it's opt-in. Google's ... Continue Reading »

A technology shift is under way. The PC’s promise to transform how learning happens in the classroom is being realized by Apple’s iPad. Students and teachers in grade school through higher education are using the iPad to augment their lessons ... Continue Reading »

The games include those made by Square Enix, maker of Mini Ninja; Wolf Toss, built with Moai; Supergiant Games' Bastion (Chrome browser only), which has won industry awards; and the Unity 3D game-building engine. Game designer Amir Rao showed off ... Continue Reading »

This is the first in a two-part series on Apple's secretive practices in opening retail stores. Part 2, about an upcoming Apple store in Santa Monica, California, will be published Friday. When Apple pulls the veil off of its newest store ... Continue Reading »