Warning: Google cloud email spam FAIL
This is a public service announcement. If you're using Gmail, or the email built in to Google Apps, check your spam folder. Yes, you. Right now...
And if you're the IT person for an organization that uses Google Apps email, tell...
Newt Gingrich loves spam
Newt Gingrich's Newt 2012 organization is aiding and abetting spammers. Hard to believe, I know, but it turns out his organization is providing targeted email addresses for spammers to use. Don't let your organization make the...
Did Google break Oracle's copyright? Can APIs even be copyrighted?
The jury is out (literally) on the first, critical phase in the case of Oracle v Google. It's a decision that could have huge, far-reaching effects on software developers. Let's unpick it, in The Long View...
In case you've not...
That's a TERRIBLE way to fix spam
A respected email technologist has been quoted in the mainstream media as saying he has a plan to solve spam. Oh really? Sadly, it seems he's just repeating a failed idea, as we'll see in The Long View...
By Richi Jennings.
If...
Sprint deserting sinking LightSquared ship
Here we go again. It's more bad news for embattled would-be LTE provider LightSquared. Now Sprint is kicking the company when it's down. But the consequences could be a long and expensive court battle: Bad news for U.S. taxpayers,...
iPad 3 release date: Delayed, it's rumored
The iPad 3 release date is not yet known for sure. It's pretty clear that it'll be announced on March 7, but facts about its availability are still thin on the ground. Some are even pointing to a delay of 7-14 days. While Jonny's...
Does the UN threaten Internet freedom?
Yesterday's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by FCC commissioner Robert M. McDowell furiously criticized the United Nations for trying to seize control of the Internet. His inflammatory language pointed the finger at...
Lies, damn lies and Microsoft spam-filter stats
Microsoft is crowing about a study that it says shows Hotmail having better spam filtering than Gmail or Yahoo. Really? If that's the case, then there's been a huge turnaround in Hotmail's spam-filtering accuracy. Is there any...
Eolas shakedown: Don't feed (patent) trolls
It's patent-troll time once again, folks. A one-person* company that adds zero economic value is suing a huge laundry list of companies who use the Web. The company claims it invented a common Web page feature, so it should be...
Hard-core porn in Google+ -- Google asleep at the switch
It's now clear that the Google+ social network is an absolute key part of Google's integrated strategy. To that end, the company has previously been criticized for its heavy-handed approach to policy enforcement -- particularly...
'The next iPhone isn't the iPhone 5!' (reader mailbag)
I love getting email and comments from readers. No, really, I do; even the ranting, spittle-flecked flames. Please feel free. So I was pleased to receive this missive, from a reader who shall remain anonymous. It's no flame;...
LightSquared vs. GPS: Beware of simple thinking
Incredibly, would-be wireless provider, LightSquared, is still tilting at windmills. It continues to waste everyone's time in a vain effort to transmit terrestrial 4G signals on frequencies adjacent to those used for GPS...
3 things Google Apps needs to fix... like, NOW
José 'PepeOlalla' Olalla (pictured) seems like a happy camper this week. He's the CIO of the huge banking group, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). BBVA has just signed a deal with Google, which will see the multinational...
SOPA bill victory! Go Daddy folds.
Go Daddy has announced that it's changed its mind. It's now not supporting the SOPA bill. Go Daddy just issued a press release telling the world that it's "no longer supporting SOPA." "Fighting online piracy is of the utmost...
iPhone apps menu patent: More Apple bogosity
Is Apple's new iPhone apps menu patent valid? I say no. Let's take The Long View... A couple of days ago, my old chum Larry Seltzer alerted me to a patent granted recently to Apple. As I've been knocking around this space for a...
Lunchtime goofoff: Doctor Who timeline, 1963 to 2011
Hello, Whovians. Ever wanted a handy reference to the Doctor Who canon? Ever needed a visual reminder of all 11 doctors, and his 46 companions? Check out today's The Long View... I'm indebted to cabletv.com for this infographic,...
5 reasons why IBM is full of FAIL
By Richi Jennings (@richi ) - December 20, 2011.
IBM has just published its top five predictions for technology in 2016. And, by golly, what a load of utterly bogus, crazy rubbish they are. "5 in 5"? More like Zero in five....
Facebook "sponsored stories" in timeline violate your privacy?
When is advertising not advertising? When Facebook says so, apparently. It's a tale of a PR car-crash in the making. It speaks volumes about Facebook's attitude, about how much it really cares about your privacy, in The Long...
How NOT to build buzz for your new BlackBerry, RIM
There was frightening news from Indonesia ten days ago, when a BlackBerry launch event turned into first a riot, and then a dangerous stampede. The incident hospitalized three and caused 90 others to lose consciousness. Now the...
Carrier IQ is BYOD kiss of death -- urgent action required
Does your enterprise operate a Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policy? Are your employees running around with their own iPhones, rather than the company-supplied BlackBerry?The scare over the Carrier IQ spyware/rootkit should make you...
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