Cynthia Harvey

A bug in Facebook’s systems has exposed email addresses and phone numbers belonging to 6 million of its users, including many who explicitly told Facebook not to share such information. The glitch existed for more than a year, but has now been fixed by Facebook. Reuters reported, “Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in […]

A new report from Gartner paints a gloomy pictures for the PC market. The research firm expects PC shipments to fall while tablet shipments continue to rise dramatically. CNET’s Lance Whitney reported, “Worldwide PC shipments, which include desktops and notebooks, are expected to drop by 10.6 percent this year to 305 million, Gartner said. Tablet […]

Microsoft will spend $678 million to expand its data center in Iowa. The larger facility will support cloud computing initiatives, including Office 365. The Des Moines Register’s Donnelle Eller first revealed the news, reporting, “The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved today $20 million in tax credits for Microsoft, which plans to invest nearly $700 […]

Samsung has announced prices and release dates for its Galaxy 3 Tab series of tablets. The series will include three different models, and they will go on sale July 7, with pre-orders beginning tomorrow. PCMag’s Sascha Segan reported, “Samsung today announced launch dates and prices for its Galaxy Tab 3 line of tablets, including the […]

The Financial Times is claiming to have seen documents related to an EU antitrust investigation of Google. The European Commission has launched several such investigations against Google in recent years; this time, the inquiry is focusing on the company’s Android licensing practices. Daniel Thomas and Alex Barker with the Financial Times reported, “Google is facing […]

On Friday, Microsoft quietly released a version of Office for iOS. For now, it’s only available for the iPhone, not the iPad, and it requires a subscription to Office 365. PCMag’s Adario Strange reported, “After more than a year of rumors, Microsoft today finally released a version of its Office suite for the iPhone. The […]

A new report from eMarketer reveals that Google accounts for more than 50 percent of the mobile advertising market. It also dominates in online Web ads seen from PCs. Robert Hof with Forbes reported, “No surprise, Google currently dominates mobile advertising worldwide, with a 56% market share expected this year, just over half the nearly […]

More than 3,300 tech workers are soon to be out of work thanks to layoffs at IBM and Symantec. However, employment experts say the IT job market remains fairly good. Jennifer Booten with FOX Business reported, “IBM (IBM) has initiated layoffs that have so far reached more than 1,600 positions, according to employee group Alliance@IBM. […]

Facebook has officially added a new feature—hashtags. Several other social networking services, most notably Twitter, already support the use of hashtags to make note of the topics posts. The Wall Street Journal’s Brian R. Fitzgerald reported, “Facebook made good today on a feature that it has been testing behind the scenes: the hashtag. The move […]

Facebook has opened its first data center outside the U.S. The facility is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, which will help reduce cooling costs, and all of its servers will be based on Facebook’s Open Compute designs. CNET’s Dan Farber reported, “More than 900 kilometers from Stockholm, at the edge of Arctic […]