ECT News Network Alert 08-26-11
The Best Protector of Privacy Online: Market Competition
[Keywords Matched: Microsoft]
Online privacy was in the news again this week — and Facebook, not surprisingly, figured prominently in many of the stories. What was surprising, however, was that Facebook wasn’t being castigated for implementing some new policy that made it appear the social networking giant was trampling users’ privacy rights in its rush to tap new revenue streams. The role of privacy-robbing villain was being played this week by comScore, which collects data on Web-browsing habits by getting users to agree to let the firm track their activity in exchange for free software or sweepstakes entries.
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Where the TouchPad Went Fatally Wrong
[Keywords Matched: IPhone]
HP’s TouchPad tablet never sold so well as when HP announced last week that it was ceasing production of the device. Consumers have cleaned out the market’s $99-per-unit inventory of TouchPads. At a time when Apple’s selling all the iPads it can mak and manufacturers are launching new Android tablets that are making headway in the market, why did the TouchPad crash and burn? Many factors play into the answer, falling roughly into four categories: issues with HP’s management; a lack of apps; the competition; and patience — or the lack of it.
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Microsoft Slate Could Foretell the Shape of Tablets to Come
[Keywords Matched: Microsoft]
Attendees at Microsoft’s TechEd New Zealand show were reportedly treated to a preview of what may have been a new quad-core Windows slate device running on the not-yet debuted Windows 8. The slate could be a giveaway at Microsoft’s Build conference in September, according to a Smarter Geek blog post by attendee and IT consultant Alan Burchill. The information was treated with some skepticism, since other TechEd attendees didn’t recall that claim, and one said the slate was running on Windows 7.
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