CIO Insight Staff

Each iPhone 4 runs Apple approximately $187.51 in hardware costs, iSuppli estimated in a new report. Topping the bill is the iPhone 4’s LCD display, at $28.50 – while the phone’s celebrated gyroscope runs Apple just $2.60. However, that bill of materials (BOM) tally, notes the firm, accounts for hardware costs alone and leaves out […]

The release of Kindle for Android adds to the number of devices capable of running Amazon.com’s e-reader software. The application requires Android OS 1.6 or higher, allowing it to run on the newest Android phones such as the Motorola Droid X, and includes the ability to adjust text size. Amazon.com recently enabled its Kindle app […]

After the spinoff of its music-subscription streaming service Rhapsody as an independent company with Viacom, RealNetworks makes deeper job cuts in Seattle. The company is now down to roughly 1,300 employees. RealNetworks is a digital entertainment company known for its RealPlayer streaming platform, but is also involved in the mobile and casual gaming markets with […]

Apple’s response to those experiencing iPhone 4 reception problems is to tell them to not hold the device so that your fingers cover that thin black band on the lower left of the device’s outside edge. The reason this causes a reception problem is that this thin black band (and a similar one on the […]

A Presidential Memorandum signed by President Obama would nearly double the amount of wireless broadband spectrum, through an auction, for governmental and commercial use, the White House said. In a planned speech to the New America Foundation, a nonprofit, post-partisan think tank, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers is expected to provide further details on […]

Following a report on the latest IT spending data from technology research company Computer Economics that found 42 percent of surveyed companies were reducing IT staff, eWEEK interviewed Computer Economics analyst John Longwell. In an e-mail exchange June 24, Longwell explained some of the nuances of the company’s latest report, “IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks […]

The new Motorola Droid X might not enjoy the hype that Apple’s iPhone has, but it does offer several features that are currently lacking in the iPhone 4. Apple’s new mobile operating system is arguably the best version of the software the company has ever released. But that doesn’t mean that it’s perfect. Like the […]

Red Hat has announced JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0, the new version of the open-source software provider’s portal solution. The availability of JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 marks the next stage in Red Hat’s goal of providing a comprehensive portfolio of middleware products. Moreover, Red Hat officials say this release gives enterprises a flexible, open […]

YouTube June 23 said it won its fight against Viacom for copyright infringement after the New York district court hearing the case granted YouTube’s motion for summary judgment. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton believes YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. Viacom called […]

Twitter June 23 made it possible for its 190 million-plus users to find and follow their Facebook friends that use the microblog service. Facebook then turned around and blocked the functionality, Twitter said. The idea is to promote link, photo and general content sharing between the leading microblog service and the leading social network, both […]

The iPhone 4 might be the single device that everyone wants right now, but waiting a little while to determine if it’s really the right purchase could be a good idea. There could be more to like from both Apple and other vendors in the coming months that could cause some consumers to hold off […]

Plenty of CIOs have pursued IT careers for the “right” reasons. But it’s rare that you come across a CIO driven by deeply personal reasons. Daphne Jones is one of those IT leaders. As an up-and-comer at IBM, the Chicago native faced two tragic losses that changed her career trajectory. Those losses came after a […]