Articles by Richard Adhikari

Why is Google promoting two open source operating systems that can both be run on netbooks -- Android and Chrome? Is this part of a larger strategy, where Google will direct the two along different paths -- Chrome for netbooks and Android for the smartphone?...

Nokia on Thursday announced the N900 smartphone, a mobile device running the Linux-based Maemo operating system that the company typically uses for its tablets The device runs a Mozilla-based browser and offers still and video photography, an FM radio and 3.5G and WLAN connectivity....

Microsoft on Tuesday announced OneApp, a software application for feature phones Feature phones, which are essentially low-end mobile phones without any smartphone features, are widely used in both established and emerging markets. OneApp will give users access to mobile applications most often found on smartphones, including social networking, mes...

In a move that might finally open a moneymaking channel for the company, Twitter announced on Thursday that it will launch a geolocation feature as part of its microblogging service It will also offer a new API (application programming interface) so developers can add latitude and longitude data to any tweet....

A report has surfaced that Microsoft will continue to offer Windows Mobile 6.5 even after it releases WinMo 7 next year The story, published in the Digitimes blog on Wednesday, quoted unnamed sources at handset makers in Taiwan....

When computer accessories maker Logitech on Wednesday unveiled two new mice that can be used on any surface, it triggered squeaks of protest from competitor Microsoft Logitech's newly announced Mouse MX products use dark field laser tracking to let them navigate on smooth surfaces such as glass....

Chinese PC maker Lenovo, best known for office computers like its ThinkPad laptop line, has announced four new products aimed at the consumer home market One is its first home theater PC, the IdeaCenter Q700. Another is its first home server, the IdeaCenter D400....

Google on Tuesday announced a new feature that will let users of its Chrome browser sync bookmarks on multiple computers Announced only a few weeks after its developers began working on the project, sync is yet another round fired in a browser war that appears to be drawing in even more players....

Computer manufacturer Dell on Monday confirmed that it's making mobile devices for China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers This followed China Mobile's announcement in Beijing on Monday of its new mobile app store.

Microsoft has officially launched its war against the iPod touch, announcing that the new Zune HD is available for pre-order online at various sites ...

Cybersecurity is a shambles in the U.S., but nobody seems able to do anything about it, and things appear to be going from bad to worse. Both Presidents George W. Bush and Obama have promised to appoint a cybersecurity czar -- or "cybersecurity coordinator," as the current administration calls the position -- but still there is none Early in August...

Sony said Thursday it will sell digital books only in the ePub format by the end of the year It will also replace its proprietary digital rights management software with technology from Adobe, which is widely used in the e-publishing industry....

For the second time in less than a week, Twitter has been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack Unlike the first attack last week, the latest cyberassault, which started on Tuesday, has been confined to Twitter so far -- Facebook has apparently not been affected....

Nokia and Microsoft on Wednesday announced they are teaming up to create and offer mobile enterprise applications in a bid to tap the fast-growing mobile apps market Apps could constitute the next gold rush for the mobile industry, and carriers and smartphone vendors are both battling for a share of what could be a very lucrative market....

As if its widely acknowledged dominance of the U.S. search engine market is not enough, Google on Tuesday revealed that it's working on a next-generation architecture for Web search The formerly secret project, code-named "Caffeine," is the first step in a process to improve the search engine in various areas, including indexing speed, accuracy and...

Motorola's long-awaited Android phones are about to hit the market at last -- one will reportedly go to Verizon, the other to T-Mobile. None of the three companies will comment on the devices, but the blog Android and Me has posted what it says are tech specs on both devices The Verizon device, called the "Sholes," will focus on gaming, according t...

The Department of Defense has warned that military use of social networking sites could pose a security threat, and the U.S. Marine Corps has banned Marines from accessing these sites on government computers. However, an Associated Press report published Monday indicates the U.S. Air Force tracked Twitter and YouTube, as well as various blogs, to assess the public backlash from the Air Force One flyover of New York this spring.

Internet search giant Google has released the latest beta of its Chrome browser, and it's come with several tweaks The new version is faster; it lets users customize the Tab page, it allows for the addition of themes, it has HTML 5 capabilities, and it spiffs up Chrome's controversial Omnibox....

Hot on the heels of rival Nikon's new Coolpix line, announced earlier this week, Sony announced its latest entries to the fiercely competitive digital camera market on Thursday. The two new cameras in its Cyber-shot line are the DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1. Along with the new cams, Sony revealed a device it calls the "Party-shot Docking Station."

Despite reports earlier this year about spies penetrating the computers that help control America's electrical grid, utility companies appear to be slow in clamping down on security, and that perception has led to a tongue-lashing from a House of Representatives committee U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D, N.Y.) as accused the utilities of exploiting a lo...