Stories by Tony Bradley

PayPal practices driving sellers to seek alternatives

PayPal has established itself as the de facto method of transacting money on the Internet. It also seems to be ruffling some feathers, though, with business and dispute resolution practices that seem to be focused on making sure PayPal gets to hang onto money as long as possible.

By Tony Bradley | 23 September, 2010 07:09

Tags: e-commerce, paypal, internet

Tablets still miss the mark for business

With the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android will finally have a tablet worthy of competing against the Apple iPad.

By Tony Bradley | 22 September, 2010 04:56

Tags: tablet PC, Apple, apple ipad, Samsung Electronics, hardware systems, tablet PCs, laptops, Office Hardware

Droid X users anxiously await Froyo update

Another day has dawned and still no official word of the Android 2.2 "Froyo" update for the Motorola Droid X. While the Droid X is a more than capable Android smartphone running Android 2.1, the Froyo update adds features and functions that users wants and will put the Droid X on an even playing field with other cutting edge Android devices.

By Tony Bradley | 21 September, 2010 06:22

Tags: Motorola, consumer electronics, verizon, Cell Phones, Phones

Seven reasons to choose the Galaxy Tab over the iPad

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available soon in the United States through all four major wireless carriers.

By Tony Bradley | 19 September, 2010 03:24

Tags: apple ipad, hardware systems, tablet PCs, laptops, Office Hardware, Samsung Galaxy Tab, tablet PC, Dell, Apple, samsung

Five reasons to ignore the Galaxy Tab and get the iPad

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first tablet to come along that offers a serious alternative, or poses any notable challenge to the Apple iPad. As formidable as the Samsung tablet seems, though, there are still a number of reasons to forego the Android-based device in favor of the Apple iPad.

By Tony Bradley | 20 September, 2010 02:32

Tags: tablet PC, Apple, samsung, apple ipad, hardware systems, tablet PCs, laptops, Office Hardware

Diaspora could open new social scene for business

The code was released to the public for a new social network designed to deliver the benefits of Facebook without the privacy concerns. The project--called Diaspora--also has potential as a tool for businesses to create their own social networks, but its value depends on how businesses intend to use social networking.

By Tony Bradley | 17 September, 2010 04:09

Tags: Diaspora, social networks, internet, Facebook

Internet Explorer 9 will crush browser competition

Today, Microsoft is hosting a special event in San Francisco to officially launch the public beta of Internet Explorer 9. It will be many months -- probably about a year -- before IE9 is out of beta and becomes the official flagship Web browser from Microsoft, but you can expect that when it does it will crush the browser competition.

By Tony Bradley | 16 September, 2010 04:24

Tags: applications, Google, Microsoft, browsers, software, Internet Explorer, internet

Microsoft reveals Stuxnet worm exploits multiple zero days

Microsoft released nine new security bulletins--four with an overall rating of Critical this week for the September Patch Tuesday. The big news of the month, though, is the Stuxnet worm. Microsoft revealed that four additional zero day flaws are exploited by the worm, and two of those four remain unpatched.

By Tony Bradley | 16 September, 2010 03:03

Tags: network security, firewalls, worms, Microsoft, security, malware

Consumer reports reiterates caution against iPhone 4

Consumer Reports, one of the most widely respected consumer advocacy resources, is once again slamming the Apple iPhone 4. In response to Apple's decision to end the free case program it implemented to address the iPhone 4 "antennagate" issue, Consumer Reports stressed that it still can not recommend a device that places the burden on users to mitigate a hardware design flaw.

By Tony Bradley | 15 September, 2010 02:56

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, iphone 4, Cell Phones, Phones

Kindle marketing attack against iPad is misguided

Amazon is responsible for the mainstream acceptance of the e-reader thanks to the Kindle, and it has a virtually insurmountable dominance of the market. Yet, Amazon seems to have some sort of Napoleon complex about the Apple iPad, as evidenced by its new marketing campaign.

By Tony Bradley | 15 September, 2010 02:54

Tags: e-books, amazon.com, apple ipad, kindle, hardware systems, tablet PCs, laptops, Office Hardware

Adobe Flash zero day puts Android smartphones at risk

Adobe revealed a critical zero day flaw in Adobe Flash -- the second in less than a week. The vulnerability extends even to Adobe Flash on the Android mobile OS, supporting at least one of the reasons laid out by Steve Jobs for not allowing Flash on the iPhone and iPad.

By Tony Bradley | 15 September, 2010 01:16

Tags: consumer electronics, Google, security, Adobe Systems, Cell Phones, iphone 4, Phones, Android, flash

Is Google killing the economy?

Google is virtually synonymous with the Web, and many have come to embrace virtually every product and service -- from Gmail to Android -- that Google rolls out. A new study, however, asserts that Google's apparent monopoly stifles competition in many industries, and has an adverse impact on the economy and the job market.

By Tony Bradley | 14 September, 2010 02:16

Tags: Google, online privacy, legal issues, internet

iPad feeling the heat from tablet competitors

There are whispers that Apple could be breaking with tradition and expediting the new iPad for a holiday launch to head off competition from rival tablets.

By Tony Bradley | 14 September, 2010 05:00

Tags: tablet PC, Apple, apple ipad, hardware systems, tablet PCs, laptops, Office Hardware

ARM processor pushes envelope of mobile computing power

ARM announced its next-generation processor, the Cortex A15. Just days after Samsung revealed plans for a dual-core Cortex A9, the 2.5Ghz quad-core A15 steals the thunder and ups the ante for mobile computing power.

By Tony Bradley | 11 September, 2010 02:52

Tags: tablet PC, cpu architecture, symbian, Microsoft, Components, processors, intel, Office Hardware

Why Android is bad for business

The news seems to be all Android, all the time these days, and various analysts have recently revealed predictions that Android will soon be the leading mobile platform. Despite the popularity of the Android platform, though, there are some critical elements of Android that make it unsuitable for business use.

By Tony Bradley | 13 September, 2010 03:53

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, symbian, Cell Phones, iphone 4, Phones, RIM BlackBerry

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