2008 Jan 10
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
MySQL nabs the innovator in Telco: Virgin Mobile. Who will be next. read more »
MySQL nabs the innovator in Telco: Virgin Mobile. Who will be next. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
1sockchuck writes "Sun Microsystems wants to cut its IT department's data center footprint in half within five years, and then eli read more »
1sockchuck writes "Sun Microsystems wants to cut its IT department's data center footprint in half within five years, and then eli read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
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Checking Web sites by typing in the URL feels like firing up a rickety 56k baud modem and logging on to CompuServe. It gets the read more »
Checking Web sites by typing in the URL feels like firing up a rickety 56k baud modem and logging on to CompuServe. It gets the read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Yesterday, we discussed reports of Microsoft and the OLPC project working towards a dual-boot version of the XO laptop. Now, BetaN read more »
Yesterday, we discussed reports of Microsoft and the OLPC project working towards a dual-boot version of the XO laptop. Now, BetaN read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The latest road map change involves two of AMD's quad-core chips for desktops, and will result in the company focusing on triple-c read more »
The latest road map change involves two of AMD's quad-core chips for desktops, and will result in the company focusing on triple-c read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Einstein Duble brings us news that astronomers using the Hubble Telescope have discovered an extremely rare double Einstein Ring. read more »
Einstein Duble brings us news that astronomers using the Hubble Telescope have discovered an extremely rare double Einstein Ring. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Microsoft and the OLPC are working on a laptop that would be capable of running Windows and Linux, but it's not a dual-boot system read more »
Microsoft and the OLPC are working on a laptop that would be capable of running Windows and Linux, but it's not a dual-boot system read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
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(Credit: Xobni Corporation)Xobni, the Microsoft Outlook do-it-all analyzer opened up to "several thousand" more new users yesterda read more »
(Credit: Xobni Corporation)Xobni, the Microsoft Outlook do-it-all analyzer opened up to "several thousand" more new users yesterda read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Reporter Michael Kanellos takes a walk around the exhibit halls at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. read more »
Reporter Michael Kanellos takes a walk around the exhibit halls at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Multiple users have notified us of reports that the Attorney General of New York has initiated an antitrust investigation of Intel read more »
Multiple users have notified us of reports that the Attorney General of New York has initiated an antitrust investigation of Intel read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Novell's general counsel is leaving town. Joe LaSala is moving to Discovery Communications. read more »
Novell's general counsel is leaving town. Joe LaSala is moving to Discovery Communications. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
Webware.com
Ever had a PDF file or two laying around that needed some minor tweaks, but you didn't wanna fork over the cash for a full version read more »
Ever had a PDF file or two laying around that needed some minor tweaks, but you didn't wanna fork over the cash for a full version read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The second iteration of the Yahoo Media Player lets you insert working "play" buttons on your Web page and works with any music fi read more »
The second iteration of the Yahoo Media Player lets you insert working "play" buttons on your Web page and works with any music fi read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
LowSNR writes "The South Carolina based startup Nextreme, Inc. is developing technology to put Peltier Coolers in chip packages, a read more »
LowSNR writes "The South Carolina based startup Nextreme, Inc. is developing technology to put Peltier Coolers in chip packages, a read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Software executive, who came from Apple in 1981, says he's not sure what he'll do when he leaves Microsoft in September, but it wi read more »
Software executive, who came from Apple in 1981, says he's not sure what he'll do when he leaves Microsoft in September, but it wi read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The head of Microsoft's Business Division is leaving the company, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks COO Stephen Elop in Se read more »
The head of Microsoft's Business Division is leaving the company, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks COO Stephen Elop in Se read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
Webware.com
The Gizmodo kids pulled a good stunt at CES: they fired TV-B-Gone remotes at walls of shiny new monitors on display and during pr read more »
The Gizmodo kids pulled a good stunt at CES: they fired TV-B-Gone remotes at walls of shiny new monitors on display and during pr read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
mlimber writes "Nature magazine's news section has an interesting story about how the seats in the US House of Representatives sho read more »
mlimber writes "Nature magazine's news section has an interesting story about how the seats in the US House of Representatives sho read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
Webware.com
Paying users of WebEx's remote desktop service now have the added bonus of Mac support. The service has been upgraded to be cross read more »
Paying users of WebEx's remote desktop service now have the added bonus of Mac support. The service has been upgraded to be cross read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
A car that costs $2,500; CES 2008 wraps up; and geotagging photo Web sites. read more »
A car that costs $2,500; CES 2008 wraps up; and geotagging photo Web sites. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Amazon MP3, which only sells music without digital rights management copy protection, now has licensing deals with all four major read more »
Amazon MP3, which only sells music without digital rights management copy protection, now has licensing deals with all four major read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Changes to the system of records notice, or SORN, could soon release personal data to third parties. read more »
Changes to the system of records notice, or SORN, could soon release personal data to third parties. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Despite strong sales over the holidays and raised earnings estimates, shares of the game retailer drop 6 percent. GameStop, the read more »
Despite strong sales over the holidays and raised earnings estimates, shares of the game retailer drop 6 percent. GameStop, the read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Anonymous Howard writes "If you visit a lot of bars and restaurants, you've likely crossed paths with drivers license scanners &md read more »
Anonymous Howard writes "If you visit a lot of bars and restaurants, you've likely crossed paths with drivers license scanners &md read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
From "tanorexia" to "infomania" to "glass cliff" to "climate canary," Australians can vote on their favorite new word of 2007. C read more »
From "tanorexia" to "infomania" to "glass cliff" to "climate canary," Australians can vote on their favorite new word of 2007. C read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
Webware.com
The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that social network MySpace was issued a subpoena in the investigation of a 13-year-old g read more »
The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that social network MySpace was issued a subpoena in the investigation of a 13-year-old g read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
eldavojohn writes "With $200 machines being all the rage these days, it's surprising that more coverage hasn't been given to Shutt read more »
eldavojohn writes "With $200 machines being all the rage these days, it's surprising that more coverage hasn't been given to Shutt read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Event promoters say ticket resellers rake in profits and give nothing back to entertainment industry. The 1 billion pound ($2 bi read more »
Event promoters say ticket resellers rake in profits and give nothing back to entertainment industry. The 1 billion pound ($2 bi read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Mary Lou Jepsen's new firm, Pixel Qi, will commercialize the screen tech she developed for the One Laptop per Child notebook. Th read more »
Mary Lou Jepsen's new firm, Pixel Qi, will commercialize the screen tech she developed for the One Laptop per Child notebook. Th read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Nearly two years after Microsoft issued a patch, enough systems remain vulnerable that criminals are still including this exploit- read more »
Nearly two years after Microsoft issued a patch, enough systems remain vulnerable that criminals are still including this exploit- read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Verizon COO Dennis Strigl said that his company is not seeing any impact on its business from a weakened U.S. economy. read more »
Verizon COO Dennis Strigl said that his company is not seeing any impact on its business from a weakened U.S. economy. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes "British TV host Jeremy Clarkson recently wrote a newspaper editorial ridiculing the uproar that had oc read more »
An anonymous reader writes "British TV host Jeremy Clarkson recently wrote a newspaper editorial ridiculing the uproar that had oc read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Additional $2.5 million debt financing from Pinnacle Ventures will finance construction of full-scale gasification plant. read more »
Additional $2.5 million debt financing from Pinnacle Ventures will finance construction of full-scale gasification plant. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Zmanda, which backs the open-source Amanda software, now lets customers back up data to Amazon's S3 online storage service. read more »
Zmanda, which backs the open-source Amanda software, now lets customers back up data to Amazon's S3 online storage service. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Many organizations are starting to deploy certificates to secure critical pieces of business including e-mail, mobile access, and read more »
Many organizations are starting to deploy certificates to secure critical pieces of business including e-mail, mobile access, and read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Web
Webware.com
While computer monitors and TV screens continue to become the size of small stars, there's no beating the real thing short of visi read more »
While computer monitors and TV screens continue to become the size of small stars, there's no beating the real thing short of visi read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Panasonic plans to spend $860 million to expand a Japanese site for manufacturing image sensors, with a new facility opening in 20 read more »
Panasonic plans to spend $860 million to expand a Japanese site for manufacturing image sensors, with a new facility opening in 20 read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, bu read more »
News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, bu read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
theodp writes "Mary Lou Jepsen, who left her One Laptop Per Child CTO gig on Dec. 31st, has reemerged with her sights set on a $75 read more »
theodp writes "Mary Lou Jepsen, who left her One Laptop Per Child CTO gig on Dec. 31st, has reemerged with her sights set on a $75 read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Defense contractor plans to evaluate energy storage systems from the ultracapacitor start-up. If all goes well, Lockheed will begi read more »
Defense contractor plans to evaluate energy storage systems from the ultracapacitor start-up. If all goes well, Lockheed will begi read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
British TV presenter learns Web lesson: Never give out ID freely. Also: MBR Rootkit takes aim at Windows users. read more »
British TV presenter learns Web lesson: Never give out ID freely. Also: MBR Rootkit takes aim at Windows users. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details 3 new features that may be making their debut in Q1 2008. read more »
A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details 3 new features that may be making their debut in Q1 2008. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Fortunately, the risk to end users is low if system has been patched with Microsoft updates. read more »
Fortunately, the risk to end users is low if system has been patched with Microsoft updates. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The retailer's head, Brad Anderson, told Consumer Electronics Show attendees that both the U.S. economy and digital TV changeover read more »
The retailer's head, Brad Anderson, told Consumer Electronics Show attendees that both the U.S. economy and digital TV changeover read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name. read more »
The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
grassy_knoll writes "Apparently, the FBI hasn't been paying the telcos for the wiretaps they've initiated, so the telcos have canc read more »
grassy_knoll writes "Apparently, the FBI hasn't been paying the telcos for the wiretaps they've initiated, so the telcos have canc read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Performance monitoring group WatchMouse tracked load time and error tallies for 104 social media sites, and has deemed Facebook th read more »
Performance monitoring group WatchMouse tracked load time and error tallies for 104 social media sites, and has deemed Facebook th read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide shot up by 69 percent in 2007, a trade survey shows. read more »
The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide shot up by 69 percent in 2007, a trade survey shows. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
It's not just black. It's deep, penetrating black in the new Kuro concept TV. That means better contrast. read more »
It's not just black. It's deep, penetrating black in the new Kuro concept TV. That means better contrast. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network The back-to-work blues -- Ever get down on Sunday night because you dread Monday mo read more »
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network The back-to-work blues -- Ever get down on Sunday night because you dread Monday mo read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Westech writes "Multiple indications of vote fraud are beginning to pop up regarding the New Hampshire primary elections. Roughly read more »
Westech writes "Multiple indications of vote fraud are beginning to pop up regarding the New Hampshire primary elections. Roughly read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
They'll increasingly use social networking and other innovations to increase citizen interaction, business transactions. read more »
They'll increasingly use social networking and other innovations to increase citizen interaction, business transactions. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Investment firm, which has a small stake in Macrovision, calls on other investors to scrutinize rationale for the $2.8 billion dea read more »
Investment firm, which has a small stake in Macrovision, calls on other investors to scrutinize rationale for the $2.8 billion dea read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Company will no longer sell PlayStation 3 models with 20GB and 60GB hard drives in Japan. It will focus instead on the 40GB versio read more »
Company will no longer sell PlayStation 3 models with 20GB and 60GB hard drives in Japan. It will focus instead on the 40GB versio read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
mfbatzap writes "According to Firdooze, we have seen various devices that can free ourselves from wires at CES 2008. The manufactu read more »
mfbatzap writes "According to Firdooze, we have seen various devices that can free ourselves from wires at CES 2008. The manufactu read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Aiming to compete more effectively with domestic market leader Motorola, Nokia is boosting number phones it designs for U.S. carri read more »
Aiming to compete more effectively with domestic market leader Motorola, Nokia is boosting number phones it designs for U.S. carri read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
State attorney general says formal investigation will focus on whether Intel coerced customers to exclude AMD processors. The of read more »
State attorney general says formal investigation will focus on whether Intel coerced customers to exclude AMD processors. The of read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
New York launches antitrust probe into Intel, trash talk rages on between One Laptop group and the PC crowd, and more. read more »
New York launches antitrust probe into Intel, trash talk rages on between One Laptop group and the PC crowd, and more. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
apolloose noted Bruce Schneier's latest entry on Wired where he talks about insecured wifi networks, and suggests that you Steal t read more »
apolloose noted Bruce Schneier's latest entry on Wired where he talks about insecured wifi networks, and suggests that you Steal t read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Don Reisinger spoke with the President of LionsGate to see why he chose Blu-ray. And the answer he got, disgusted Don. read more »
Don Reisinger spoke with the President of LionsGate to see why he chose Blu-ray. And the answer he got, disgusted Don. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Jamie found a story about Yahoo's plans to improve your inbox by incorporating more information into the sorting. Simple thread or read more »
Jamie found a story about Yahoo's plans to improve your inbox by incorporating more information into the sorting. Simple thread or read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
For the second time in over a year, a high profile figure has had his identity stolen after publicly releasing his own financial i read more »
For the second time in over a year, a high profile figure has had his identity stolen after publicly releasing his own financial i read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Among the "enhancements" to Apple's existing lineup, analysts expect online movie rentals and a thin laptop with flash memory. A read more »
Among the "enhancements" to Apple's existing lineup, analysts expect online movie rentals and a thin laptop with flash memory. A read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Brett "Buzz" Dawson writes "Seeing all of the Guitar Hero guitar mods I thought it would be an interesting change of pace to mod a read more »
Brett "Buzz" Dawson writes "Seeing all of the Guitar Hero guitar mods I thought it would be an interesting change of pace to mod a read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
The new People's Car for the Indian market is priced to sell, as they say, and if it's small, well, it sure beats a scooter. read more »
The new People's Car for the Indian market is priced to sell, as they say, and if it's small, well, it sure beats a scooter. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Automakers' efforts to lift sagging profit margins by installing fancy gadgets can backfire, as they quickly pass their sell-by da read more »
Automakers' efforts to lift sagging profit margins by installing fancy gadgets can backfire, as they quickly pass their sell-by da read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
theodp writes "After months of rumors and tantalizing leaks, Tata Motors has finally unveiled the Tata Nano, its already legendary read more »
theodp writes "After months of rumors and tantalizing leaks, Tata Motors has finally unveiled the Tata Nano, its already legendary read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Vista running like a snail? You can improve performance considerably by bumping the memory to 2GB. Newegg has a 2GB module for jus read more »
Vista running like a snail? You can improve performance considerably by bumping the memory to 2GB. Newegg has a 2GB module for jus read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology ZDNet News
Originally sold in a "name your price" download promotion, British rock band's album still ends up topping U.S. pop chart. Briti read more »
Originally sold in a "name your price" download promotion, British rock band's album still ends up topping U.S. pop chart. Briti read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
Kabz found the 10 Worst PC Keyboards of all time which leads off with the Commadore 64 and take a trip through PCjr country. Might read more »
Kabz found the 10 Worst PC Keyboards of all time which leads off with the Commadore 64 and take a trip through PCjr country. Might read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
fermion writes "Wired asserts that the iPhone Blew up the wireless industry. This article argues that because Apple demanded the o read more »
fermion writes "Wired asserts that the iPhone Blew up the wireless industry. This article argues that because Apple demanded the o read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into th read more »
While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into th read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain the Janus-like impact of technology when companies make dumb decisions. read more »
Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler explain the Janus-like impact of technology when companies make dumb decisions. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Photo-sharing Web sites are getting better at handling pictures based on where they were taken. My top pick is Flickr, with SmugMu read more »
Photo-sharing Web sites are getting better at handling pictures based on where they were taken. My top pick is Flickr, with SmugMu read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
In an exclusive interview with Nine Inch Nails front man, Reznor said a bitter pill he's had to gulp down is "music should be look read more »
In an exclusive interview with Nine Inch Nails front man, Reznor said a bitter pill he's had to gulp down is "music should be look read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
In an exclusive interview, the Nine Inch Nails front man said his realization that fans think "music should be looked at as free" read more »
In an exclusive interview, the Nine Inch Nails front man said his realization that fans think "music should be looked at as free" read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos. read more »
New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when read more »
Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology Slashdot
jd writes "Fossilized skin from a dinosaur in China is allowing paleontologists a better understanding of what dinosaur skin was l read more »
jd writes "Fossilized skin from a dinosaur in China is allowing paleontologists a better understanding of what dinosaur skin was l read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Jim Lanzone is leaving the company in a management shakeup at parent Interactive Corp. read more »
Jim Lanzone is leaving the company in a management shakeup at parent Interactive Corp. read more »
Date : 2008 01 10 Technology CNET News.com
Jim Lanzone, who'd been on the job less than two years, is leaving the company in a management reshuffle at parent InterActiveCorp read more »
Jim Lanzone, who'd been on the job less than two years, is leaving the company in a management reshuffle at parent InterActiveCorp read more »
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