http://tipadept.com/blog The tip you need to know Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a "full-on solution" to one long-standing gripe about Apple's devices -- their inability to multitask. At least that is the latest rumor making the rounds, ... http://tipadept.com/blog/new-iphone-os-rumored-to-finally-allow-multitasking/ U.S. regulators are reportedly digging deeper into Google's planned AdMob acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for sworn statements from the search giant's competitors and advertisers in what could signal plans to hold up the merger. The news comes as part of a wave of government scrutiny against the ... http://tipadept.com/blog/ftc-probing-googles-planned-admob-acquisition/ In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds. OnLive delivers games ... http://tipadept.com/blog/onlive-plans-on-demand-streaming-of-video-games/ Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal. ... http://tipadept.com/blog/verizon-expects-a-4g-smartphone-earlier-than-planned/ Opera Software launched an Android version of the company's Opera Mini 5 mobile browser Thursday that promises to significantly improve page loading and speed on compatible smartphones. The beta release continues the company's campaign to increase the visibility of its browser on a global basis. Opera Mini 5 works in tandem ... http://tipadept.com/blog/opera-mini-5-released-for-android-powered-smartphones/ Paul Karpowicz has nothing against broadband. But he has no plans to take part in a government effort to bring it to more homes. Karpowicz is president of Meredith Broadcasting, which owns 12 local TV stations from Portland, Ore., to New Haven, Conn. Meredith also holds unused TV airwaves covering ... http://tipadept.com/blog/the-fcc-national-broadband-plan-faces-long-haul/ Move over, Wii. On Wednesday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that its PlayStation 3 Move motion-based controller will launch in the fall. The controller has been discussed by Sony for some time, and was initially expected to be released this spring. Reportedly, the delay gives third-party developers more time to create game ... http://tipadept.com/blog/sony-targets-nintendos-wii-with-ps3-move-controller/ IT software behemoth CA has acquired yet another company as it moves to provide its emerging enterprise customers and managed-service providers with cloud-computing support. CA acquired Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft, its fourth acquisition in the cloud-computing space, in a cash purchase valued at $350 million, CA announced Wednesday. Nimsoft, a provider ... http://tipadept.com/blog/ca-expands-cloud-services-with-350m-nimsoft-purchase/ LifeLock Inc. -- an identity theft protection company that backed its guarantees by putting its CEO's social security number on the side of its trucks -- will pay $12 million to settle claims it misrepresented its services, according to the Federal Trade Commission. LifeLock will pay $11 million to the FTC ... http://tipadept.com/blog/lifelock-to-pay-12m-to-settle-false-claims-case/ Google Inc.'s CEO said Wednesday the Internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon. Speaking at a media conference in the Middle East, Eric Schmidt declined to provide specifics or predict how long the discussions would last, saying ... http://tipadept.com/blog/google-ceo-resolution-in-china-dispute-soon/