Katherine Noyes - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 21/09/2010 Galaxy Tab to use Chrome OS, not Android?

Samsung's Galaxy Tab may have just barely arrived at the starting gates, but the rumor mill is already gearing up with speculation about what changes ...

Article | 18/09/2010 Galaxy Tab will soar on Android's key strengths

As the details of Samsung's Galaxy Tab are gradually revealed, it's becoming increasingly clear that many of the tablet's most desirable features deri...

Article | 16/09/2010 Why Android is good for business

It's lonely at the top, as the old saying goes, and that appears to be just as true for technologies as it is for people.

Article | 14/09/2010 Steep price drop for T-Mobile's new G2 Android

When T-Mobile announced its Android 2.2-powered HTC G2 phone last week, it made no mention of pricing.

Article | 14/09/2010 Firefox 4 revs its JavaScript engines with JägerMonkey

Microsoft may be on the verge of releasing the public beta version of Internet Explorer 9, but Mozilla has been busier than ever fortifying its Firefo...

Article | 11/09/2010 Linux Wi-Fi gets easier with new Broadcom driver

Wireless chip maker Broadcom on Thursday announced good news for Linux users in the form of a fully open wireless driver that's compatible with the op...

Article | 11/09/2010 'Here You Have' Is a Windows Problem

Every time a virus like the current "Here You Have" worm comes around, people shake their heads, wring their hands and wonder how "computer security" ...

Article | 10/09/2010 Fact or fiction? Top 8 Linux myths debunked

If the idea of using Linux in your business is one that makes you nervous, chances are you've fallen prey to one or more of the many myths out there t...

Article | 9/09/2010 Leak: HTC's New Android Targets Global Business Travelers

An upcoming Android-powered phone from HTC and Verizon will support both CDMA and GSM, according to documents leaked in the past few days by the Feder...

Article | 8/09/2010 Why Android is stealing share from iOS

Hardly a week goes by without some fresh evidence of Android's growing success.

Article | 4/09/2010 Firefox pushes ahead on Android with Fennec browser

Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to stakin...

Article | 3/09/2010 A guide to today's top 10 Linux distributions

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the on...

Article | 2/09/2010 11 must-have Android apps for business

Now that business users have begun clamoring for Android phones in earnest, it's a better time than ever to take a fresh look at the Android apps now ...

Article | 1/09/2010 Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs

Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle's attack on Google but also--more recently--to Paul A...

Article | 28/08/2010 How to choose a desktop Linux distribution

With all the many reasons to use Linux today -- particularly in a business setting --it's often a relatively easy decision to give Windows the boot. W...