Monthly Archives: December 2009

Hacker pleads guilty in credit card theft case

A computer hacker who helped orchestrate the theft of tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major retailers in one of the … Continue reading

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AT&T: The most hated company in iPhone land

Consumer outrage about AT&T’s 3G service for iPhones is boiling over, but the dropped calls and spotty service reflect a greater lack of foresight in … Continue reading

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BlackBerry Breakdown Puts Users in Uproar

Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, provided few details about the breakdown in service. Given their dependence on the device, it is no … Continue reading

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Early Holiday Gift For Googlers: $2.3 Billion

A well-timed employee stock option exchange has delivered a generous windfall to nearly all of Google’s 20,000 workers–about $117,000. Like many companies, Google has a … Continue reading

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G-Map Offers iPhone Users Off-Line Turn-by-Turn Directions

XROAD’s G-Map US & Canada navigation app offers spoken turn-by-turn directions, and has now been updated with real-time traffic reports. The original version of G-Map … Continue reading

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