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Samsung Focus The first smartphones using the Windows 7 operating system have been released in the U.S. There are currently two Windows 7 phones available, a Samsung model from AT&T and a HTC device available at T-Mobile. Microsoft is hoping that its new touch-screen smartphones will help the company effectively compete with Google’s Android and Continue Reading →

Google announced its Android platform now has over 100,000 apps. While the Android Marketplace for apps has shown tremendous growth, it is still trailing Apple which has an estimated 280,000 apps. However, it may not be long before Android overtakes Apple for the lead, as more developers are starting to make apps for Android devices. Continue Reading →

U.S. Army To Arm Troops, With Smartphones The U.S. Army wants to better equip troops, with the help of smartphones. The Army’s Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program is being developed to help provide ground troops with better information. One of the goals is to stream video surveillance taken from the air directly to a Continue Reading →

Amazon is opening its own app store for Android devices. The store will directly compete with Apple’s App Store as well as Google’s Android Market. Amazon is requiring developers to put up any apps they have elsewhere and also stipulates that apps they add to Amazon’s store cannot be sold for a lower price anywhere Continue Reading →

92 Percent of Babies in U.S. Have An Online Presence Ninety-two percent of American children, under the age of two, have an online presence according to a new study from Internet security firm AVG. Often, photos of babies are uploaded and shared on sites like Facebook with the child’s full name, birth date and even Continue Reading →

Are There Any iPad Killers? Tablets are all the rage and every consumer electronics manufacturer is trying to get in on the action, but can any of them compete with Apple’s iPad? According to Chris Whitmore, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, the answer is ‘No.’ It will be difficult for iPad competitors to compete with Continue Reading →

Teen Accidentally Invites 21K People To Her Home A teenager in England intended to invite only a few close friends to her 15th Birthday party, but ended up with 21,000 Facebook RSVPs, the vast majority complete strangers. Rebecca Javenleau published both her home address and phone number on the invitation, but made the mistake of Continue Reading →

Increased Computer Usage Not Bad For Kids Kids do not suffer academically from spending more time on the computer, according to a study from the University of Maryland. The study followed 1,000 children over six years and found that there was not a significant correlation between academic performance and test scores. However, the study ended Continue Reading →

Children’s Sites Drop More “Cookies” Children’s websites install more tracking devices onto personal computers than adult websites, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. The investigation into online privacy looked at the 50 most popular websites for children and the 50 most popular sites for adults. Overall, 4,123 tracking tools came from children’s Continue Reading →

Be Careful What You Email President Obama A U.K. teenager is banned from visiting the U.S. after sending an email to the White House. Luke Angel became enraged after watching a documentary about 9/11, leading him to send the hostile email in which he called President Obama a “prick.” The FBI contacted British police who Continue Reading →