| Editor's note
See why IE8 is the biggest obstacle to next generation web development. Also, read the latest on IDC dogging Windows 8, Verizon buying wireless spectrum, and a first look at Android 4.0 and the Galaxy Nexus. -Jason Web devs: IE8 is the enemy It doesn't matter whether Chrome or Firefox is more widely used, as long as IE8 continues to be the newest Internet Explorer available for Windows XP. Read more | News from ZDNet | | | Windows 8 will be 'largely irrelevant' to traditional PC users: IDC IDC's top 10 system software predictions for 2012 are out. One of them casts doubt on Microsoft's potential market for Windows 8 among traditional PC users. Read more | | Verizon Wireless' master stroke and the spectrum crunch ahead Verizon Wireless forced a lot of hands last week when it acquired wireless spectrum from cable companies. Read more | | RIM executive suspect in Indonesia's BlackBerry stampede Following a stampede during a promo event in November, RIM's Indonesian chief is suspected of negligence, and could face up to nine months in jail. Read more | | Gowalla confirms: Facebook acquires location-based social network Facebook has acquired location-based social network Gowalla, the latter company has confirmed. Facebook is not acquiring Gowalla's user data; it seems to only be interested in the employees. Read more | | Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (first impressions) The first device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is now available as the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. You can buy import versions with the Verizon one likely to arrive before the end of the... Read more | | Android 4.0 (Ice Sandwich) on Nexus S 4G (review) Thanks to the homebrew effort I have installed Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on my Nexus S 4G. It is the best smartphone version of Android to date. Read more | | Ultrabooks may receive a price cut thanks to Intel marketing subsidy The future appears bright for Ultrabooks, but that's once Intel's new laptop platform emerges from a few birth pangs, primarily related to pricing. The chip giant hopes to smooth things out a... Read more | | Android bloatware results in serious security flaws Bloatware installed by the handset manufacturers is making Android insecure. Read more | | On consumer PCs, crapware is still a performance-sapping nuisance Are PC makers finally getting the message that their customers don't want crapware? A close look at three consumer PCs delivers a mixed answer. Read more | | Does Google need Mozilla? Does Google need to hand over millions of dollars to Mozilla in order to be Firefox's default search engine? Read more | | Line-of-business tech budgets may soon top IT department budgets: Gartner All that is happening and will be happening in IT boils down to the 'CSMI Nexus' -- cloud, social, mobile, information. Read more | | Apple's internal employee social media policies leaked Only days after an Apple employee lost his appeal over company rants on a social media platform, the guidelines were subsequently leaked to the media. Read more | | U.S. smartphone owners gravitate towards mobile shopping (survey) Digital music and movies are certainly common purchases on mobile devices, but so are movie tickets, clothing, and daily deals. Read more |
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