A Beginner's Guide to the New Cookie Law

The law on cookies changes on Saturday within the EU, and designers and website owners are fretting about compliance. Richard Beaumont of The Cookie Collective explains how to keep your site legal.

5 Common E-Mail Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

E-mail managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via e-mail dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early e-mail administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current e-mail infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges.

Microsoft: Windows 8 Boots Too Fast for Mere Mortals

Windows 8 boots so fast, users will likely not have time to trigger the boot menu before the PC boots, Microsoft claims. In a blog post this week, Chris Clark, a program manager on the Windows User Experience team, again claimed that Windows 8 will boot in less than 7 seconds on a PC equipped with a sold-state drive.

Read more about Windows 8 on PCMag.com

5 Mobile Metrics That Matter for SMBs

Seeing low usage of your mobile apps? Tons of uninstalls? Focus on these numbers to improve your SMB mobile strategy. Having a mobile strategy doesn't just mean having an app. It should include clearly defined goals for how mobile can positively impact your small and midsize business (SMB)--and which numbers you're going to track to help you get there. Read more on InformationWeek.com

Apple Next iPhone Rumors

The next iPhone details have been trickling out to blogosphere including mainstream outlets such the WSJ, Reuter. The most prominent feature will be a larger screen size that will stretches to 64 x 1136 4” from 640 x 960 3.5”. The change would apparently to be on par with some of the latest Android smartphones featuring large displays that so far, have been well accepted by the consumers. Read more on Solsie.com

Seagate to Acquire LaCie

Storage giant Seagate has announced intentions to buy controlling interest in LaCie, a boutique hard drive and storage company. Seagate has offered to purchase from Philippe Spruch, LaCie's chairman and CEO, and his affiliate, all of their shares, representing 64.5% of the outstanding shares of LaCie. Read more on TuAW.com.

Download Java 7 for Your Desktop Computer Now!

Java 7 is the latest release for Java that contains many new features, enhancements and bug fixes to improve efficiency to develop and run Java programs. To download Java 7 click here

Web Design: Prepare Proper Content of Website

If you deal with web copywriting, you must remember that the fact itself that a user clicked on your article or text is not yet successful. One can speak about success only when your text will be read and you will interact with the user (for instance, they will place a comment or buy a product on your site). 

Splashtop Brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple's iPad

This has gotta be uncomfortable for the iPad. Now, Windows 8 tablet developers -- or anyone, for that matter -- can test their apps and play with the Microsoft's Metro interface from within the confines of Apple's ubiquitous tablet. The functionality is made possible by Splashtop, which is known for its remote desktop apps that are currently available for Android and iOS.

SEO: Take Care of a Proper Selection of Keywords

The first step upon commencement of positioning each website shall be a selection of keywords. The proper selection of keywords helps www site fight for a better position in Google. Keywords will also be very helpful while writing texts or articles promoting your website.

Apple Reportedly to Release US$799 MacBook Air in 3Q12

Apple is reportedly considering responding to the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks by launching a US$799 MacBook Air in the third quarter of 2012, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Read more about MacBook Air on DigiTimes.com

Facebook Software: Facebook 1.9 for Android

Did a tiny, self-loathing part of you quietly lust after one of those "Facebook phones" that came out last year? Well, you (and I) are in luck. Facebook version 1.9 for Android (free) practically turns your device into one, by adding not one, not two, but three icons to your app drawer: the main Facebook app, a camera shortcut, and message inbox shortcut. Read more on PCMag.com about Facebook 1.9

Windows Phone's Secret Weapon: iPhone Carriers

Microsoft may be gaining a powerful set of partners to help Windows 8 become a success -- AT&T and Verizon Wireless, who need leverage against Apple's onerous demands for subsidies for every iPhone the carriers sell. Read more on PCWorld.com