Industry

Kobo offers free use of its e-readers at 10 Fairmont hotels

Bestselling e-books from Random House to be provided

China appeals as an IT outsourcer mainly to its neighbors

Language barriers and a lack of experienced project managers prevent the country from becoming a global player, say analysts

Managing and securing iOS 4 devices at work

Amazon may be eyeing other gadgets than Kindle

One analyst says Amazon should clearly tie any future devices to services

Demand Media a home to badware, researchers say

The company's ISP operations are as bad as McColo was, according to HostExploit.

For Dell’s Streak, price and design could be crucial, analysts say

The 5-inch tablet/smartphone will be a showcase for Dell, which is best known for selling PCs, one analyst says

LG will return to show floor at Mobile World Congress

The mobile device exhibition will also feature keynotes from executives at Google, AT&T and Twitter

Samsung Epic smartphone sales date coming soon

Sprint is holding off the Epic's release to build up inventory amid global touchscreen display shortage

iPad, laptops drive integrated chip market

Standalone graphics chips making way for smaller, less power hungry integrated chips

Apple plugs critical iPhone jailbreak holes

Patches iOS just 10 days after exploits appeared; but researcher wonders about Mac OS X