Thanks to one investigative blogger, BP has proven itself to be just as unethical as ever. Monday, John Aravosis at AmericaBlog demonstrated that a promotional photo, which allegedly depicts BP employees poring over video feeds of the leaking oil well, had been photoshopped — and poorly at that . Not only was the photo clearly doctored, the blog claimed, but it wasn’t even current. The image’s information, as one reader found,... 

Microsoft seems to be in a bit of a pickle – it has a fancy, schmancy OS in Windows 7 but a majority of its prized business customers are still clinging onto the now nine years old Windows XP operating system. On Monday at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Tammi Reller, the CVP of Microsoft Windows, dropped the bomb that 74% of business PCs are still running Windows XP. The reason for this slow adoption was not provided but... 

According to a new survey, American workforce is paying notice to the new iPhone 4 and iOS 4, citing deeper enterprise integration and new features such as multitasking, which was the biggest feature by a landslide. Mobile software company Sybase, recently acquired by German business software giant SAP, and polling company Zogby International surveyed 2,100 employees  Read More →

We’re still wavering on whether or not to invest in the 3-D TV revolution . But according to some recently released data from market research group NPD, many consumers aren’t taking a wait-and-see approach. From an NPD press release, Engadget reports that U.S. consumers spent $55 million on 3-D TVs and Blu-ray players during the first three months the technology hit shelves. That may sound like a lot, but, in reality, it’s... 

Always on the lookout for the latest Verizon featurephone? Samsung and Verizon are gearing up to launch a new one on July 29th. The Samsung Haven features no camera, so it is aimed at the business/corporate crowd, three programable emergency contact buttons, voice dialing, and, not too much else. Oh, we forgot. To completely push you over the edge, the Samsung Haven has something called “speakerphone” as well. We’d be shocked... 

One of our reliable Sprint sources just let us know that Sprint sold well over 200,000 units of the HTC EVO 4G.  Read More →

Initially, security concerns limited the adoption of the iPhone for many businesses. Most of them preferred to issue employees a traditional BlackBerry. Now that the phone market is heating up with all kinds of new devices and technology, many companies are finally embracing the iPhone. Can you guess what percentage of iPhone sales are attributed to businesses? Take the quiz  Read More →

Market cap isn’t everything when determining the value of a company, but considering that just over 10 years ago Apple was free falling into irrelevance, the news today that Apple’s outstanding shares are for the first time ever worth more than Microsoft’s is nothing short of amazing. At the time of writing this, Apple’s market cap was $224.01 billion while Microsoft’s was $217.52 billion. The only…  Read More →

It almost doesn’t feel like news anymore, but Best Buy has once again been caught trying to take advantage of uninformed customers. After being caught baiting customers with low advertised prices only to pull a switcheroo , charging $130 to plug in a PS3 and faking low Wii inventories to drive up demand, the latest scandal to hit the big box retailer seems like a minor offense. It appears that…  Read More →

In its own inimitable style, Dell has just updated its Latitude range with the E4310 model we saw floating through the FCC bearing the fancy codename of Lafite . As part of the company’s “E-Family,” this 13-incher promises rock solid durability and rugged design without compromising on the spec sheet goodies. Processor options are provided by Intel’s 2.4GHz Core i5-520M or 2.53GHz Core i5-540M, while memory can stretch... 

For the past few years, a beloved staple of our technological upbringing has been dying a slow, painful death before our very eyes. Now, one major company has taken it upon itself to pull the plug on its trademark floppy disk, effectively putting an end to the 3.5-inch era. On April 23rd, Sony announced that it would begin phasing out the sale of its floppy disks in Japan, confirming that all sales within the country will come to a complete... 

Patents, patents, everywhere! It seems you can’t swing a cat these days without infringing on someone’s patent. The latest victim/perp is Microsoft ; an Illinois doctor is suing them because of a patent he was granted in 2002 which allegedly covers the Zune’s ability to tag a song directly from the radio and then download that song once an internet connection is established. Obviously it’s for the lawyers to work out... 

Under a barrage of accusations that it gives better reviews to companies that advertise on its site, Yelp has spoken out in staunch defense of its policies. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the review site has published a series of blog posts in which it denies any wrongdoing, and argues that many of the false allegations stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of how the site filters reviews to guard against tampering. Yelp has even gone... 

We heard back in January that Sony was looking to reface itself somewhat by introducing a minty fresh retail look that takes a note or two from the Apple and Microsoft shops already in existence, and for those lucky enough to find themselves in Nagoya this weekend, you can check it out in person. March 13th marked the opening of the all new Sony Store Nagoya, and with an ample of amount of glass, white demo stands and black overhead signs, it’s... 

HP upped the ante in the ultra-portable notebook category with the addition of the Core i5 and Core i7 processor to its 12 inch EliteBook models. The standard 2540p and the convertible 2740p are part of HP’s ultra-tough business lineup and meet MIL-STD 810G military-standards for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude, and high and low temperatures. The EliteBook 2540p includes a 12.1-inch diagonal LED display, integrated Intel HD …  Read More →