Stories by Tony Bradley

Antitrust accusations: Google is the new Microsoft

Google is being challenged on multiple continents with accusations of monopolistic intentions and unfair business practices. The one-time scrappy start-up has become a monolith in its own right, and now finds itself under the same antitrust scrutiny ...

Intel spearheading investment in future of US tech

Intel announced a new initiative aimed at growing the tech job market in the United States and jumpstarting innovation and investment in the tech sector. The Invest in America Alliance is committed to investing US$3.5 billion private-sector dollars i...

Outlook harnesses social networking

Microsoft is transforming Outlook from an e-mail client, or messaging platform, to a social networking hub with the addition of social connectors. The integration of social networking is a huge benefit for Outlook users, and may even help drive adopt...

Twitter traffic boost affirms value of real-time search

After months of lagging, or at least stagnant traffic, Twitter is on the rise again -- setting a record in January for most unique visitors in a single month according to statistics from comScore. It seems like more than just coincidence that the res...

Ethics of monitoring PC activity

A Pennsylvania school district is under fire, and is facing a potential class-action lawsuit related to allegations that it spied on students in their homes using school-issued laptops. Organizations have a right, and sometimes even an obligation, to...

Protect Your business from Kneber-style botnets

A report from security research firm NetWitness about a malicious botnet dubbed Kneber has been the focus of a fair amount of media attention, but mostly sensationalism that misses the real point.

Troubleshoot Windows remotely over the Net

Whether you're an IT pro or the go-to geek in your social circle, often the biggest hassle in fixing a computer problem is simply getting to the PC that needs help.

It's Microsoft's game to lose with Windows Mobile 7

Speculation is mounting that Microsoft will show off the Windows Mobile 7 operating system at a wireless industry conference in Barcelona next week. Customers have waited through a series of delays and setbacks, but if those predictions turn out to b...

iPhone and Android market share on the rise

New statistics from comScore show that Apple and Google are both gaining ground in the battle for smartphone market share in the United States.

Is it time for the Web to abandon Flash?

The public battle between Adobe and Apple over bringing Flash to the iPhone, and now iPad platforms has heated up the debate over the life expectancy of Flash.

Chrome aims to steal some iPad thunder

Fresh off the unveiling of Apple's iPad tablet PC, we have a whole new batch of tablet rumors--this time regarding a Google Chrome-based tablet device. The Chromium Project, the core behind the development of the Chrome operating system. Has released...

Chrome gaining ground in a war without a winner

The latest browser market share numbers are out and, judging by the headlines, Google is crushing the competition with the Chrome Web browser.

11 hidden security threats and how to stop them

Do you know how to guard against scareware? How about Trojan horse text messages? Or social network data harvesting?

Connecting your iPhone or iPad with your business

Despite its reputation as a consumer device, the presence of the iPhone, and soon the iPad, in the business environment cannot be ignored. IT Administrators at businesses of all sizes must address the challenge of integrating the devices and providin...

Five reasons not to get an iPad too soon

There is something very alluring about a device that Steve Jobs hailed as both "magical" and "revolutionary" -- a mix of Disneyland and quantum physics. It makes you want to be the first on your block or among your peers to claim one of the wondrous ...