LG Holding Google Close in Bid for the Top

LGs intention to be a top-two smartphone contender by 2012 appears to largely involve Google. Reportedly, half the phones it plans to release this year will run Android, and LG could benefit, too, from Googles new enterprise-geared Apps Marketplace

Microsoft, Adobe Bringing Flash Support to Windows Phone 7 Series

Microsoft and Adobe are working to port Flash Player 10.1 to Internet Explorer Mobile on the Windows Phone 7 Series, according to an Adobe executive, which would allow devices running Microsofts upcoming smartphone operating system to play rich content on a variety of Websites.

Tablet PC Pioneer Wins Turing Award

Charles P. Thacker, veteran hardware developer at the Xerox Corp.’s PARC and Microsoft, picks up the prestigious $250,000 prize.

FileMaker Pro 11 Adds Charts, Productivity Features

Apple subsidiary FileMaker offers up Pro 11, the latest version of the database application, which includes new features such as as “on the fly” reporting and charting. The solution works on Macs and Microsoft Windows-based systems. – FileMaker, the popular cross-platform relational database application (and Apple subsidiary), announced FileMaker Pro version 11, which sees productivity features such as “on the fly” reporting and charting added to the application, which is compatible with Windows and Mac compute…

10 Reasons Why Apple Should Worry About the HP Slate

News Analysis: HP’s Slate is back in the news after the PC vendor released videos detailing why it believes the Slate can beat the Apple iPad.

Amazon Seeking Kindle Browser Refresh?

An Amazon job posting for a browser developer may signal changes to the top-selling e-reader’s Web browser.

Apple iPad Sales May Approach 7 Million in 2010, Says Report

The Apple iPads expected success is overly pessimistic, says a new report from Broadpoint AmTech, which puts 2010 sales numbers at potentially 7 million units. The variance in expectations reportedly hinges on getting a little quality time with the iPad. – Think the Apple iPad is nice enough but no showstopper

Apple iPad Security Considerations for the Enterprise

The Apple iPad is scheduled to hit U.S. stores April 3. Though a consumer device, it’s a safe bet that like the iPhone and iPod before it, the iPad will make its way into the enterprise

Apple App Store Developer Agreement Shackles Competition, EFF Says

The non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) obtains a copy of Apple’s iPhone Developer Program License Agreement and finds provisions it labeled disturbing and frustrating. – Developers and Apple critics have long grumbled about the tight grip the computer maker holds over its wildly successful App Store, complaining Apples secretive and restrictive policies shut out potentially positive technologies and applications and only run programs…

HP Offers iPad Alternative

Apple won’t have the tablet computer market to itself for long as Hewlett-Packard and others plan Windows 7-based slates.