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Linux chief calls out Microsoft developers

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday September 11, 2009

Open source drivers abandonedAfter a kick in the pants from the leader of the Linux driver project, Microsoft has resumed work on its historic driver code submission to the Linux kernel and avoided having the code pulled from the open source operating system.

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Operating Systems > Linux

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Airport Security Getting Smoother, But Are We Safer?

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday September 11, 2009

While the technology to screen passengers has become more advanced and the check-in lines a little shorter, the question of whether flying is terrorism-proof remains. The Transportation Security Administration touts its latest machinery, but critics call the screening process "security theater."

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Technology > Security

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Report: Obama close to appointing White House cybersecurity chief

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 10, 2009

More than three months after establishing a new White House office for cybersecurity, President Barack Obama may finally be close to appointing someone to head the office.

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Technology > Security

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Adobe Story public preview released

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 10, 2009

Adobe Systems has announced the public preview of Adobe Story, the company's new collaborative script development software, at the 2009 IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) trade show in Amsterdam.

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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Dell shows off thin and light Adamo laptop

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 10, 2009

Dell previews skinny new Macbook Air rivalHoping to generate some buzz around its Adamo laptops, Dell showed off an ultra-thin design on Wednesday that could heat up the race between PC makers trying to build the world's thinnest laptop.

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Technology > Marketing/Promotion

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Sun/Oracle deal leaves customers in the dark

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 10, 2009

The delays caused by the EC's decision to probe...

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Technology > Business

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Apple updates QuickTime for Leopard, Tiger users

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 10, 2009

New version offers incremental improvementsIt may not get the attention shown to a new version of iTunes or even an iPhone OS update, but QuickTime also saw a new version rolled out on Wednesday. QuickTime 7.6.4 adds support for the newly released iTunes 9 as well as improved audio device support for Windows Vista users.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Apple

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Microsoft And Yahoo Search No Longer Irrelevant!

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday September 09, 2009

Prior to July, no one cared about optimizing their sites to appear high in Yahoo! or MSN organic search results. They were stuck in obscurity with Ask and AOL.
Thanks to the Yahoo-Bing, deal, however, Seth Besmertnik, CEO and Co-Founder of SEO firm Conductor, says clients are gearing up to approach SEO with Bing in mind.  Together, the companies will have about 30% of the search market

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Technology > Business

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TippingPoint IPS struggles in new security tests

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday September 09, 2009

Vulnerability detection falls below 40 percent.Testing outfit NSS Labs says it has seen a sharp drop in the security performance of one of the leading intrusion prevention products (IPS) products on the market, the TippingPoint 10.

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Technology > Security

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Spotlight: Apple`s "rock and roll" event

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday September 09, 2009

iPod prices drop hours before Apple event What to expect at Wednesday's Apple event WOOHOO NEW IPODS COMING WEDNESDAY EXCITING!

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IT Vendors/Companies > Apple

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Facebook application is virus free says FanCheck developer

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday September 09, 2009

Controversial app carries no malware "FanCheck contains NO malware," Janakan Arulkumarasan said in an e-mail interview with IDG News Service. Malicious hackers are trying to capitalize on insistent rumors that FanCheck infects users' PCs with viruses, Facebook and security company

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Social Networks > Facebook

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Mozilla to release Firefox 4 update in 2010

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday September 08, 2009

Web browser to support multi-touch.Mozilla recently released a product roadmap with a number of new details on what the foundation is hoping to release between now and the end of 2010, including information on when to expect the next major iteration of Firefox.

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Internet Browsers > Mozilla Firefox

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This Week`s Gmail Outage: It`s Only Email, Get Over It

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday September 04, 2009

This week Gmail went down and you would have thought the world stopped. The reaction all over the web was overwhelming, and Twitter became nearly useless if you wanted to hear about anything else. I mean, come on, it's only email, not the end of the world. Now, hear me out before you start railing

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IT Vendors/Companies > Google

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Nokia`s Ovi Software Development Kit released to invited and excited Javascripters

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday September 04, 2009

Nokia's Ovi Store launched in late May -- and then promptly crashed. The company has long-since gotten everything working smoothly and so is now so confident about its stability that it's letting other developers in on the party. Coders proficient in HTML, CSS, and Javascript can apply for access to the beta SDK, invitations for which are being doled out right now. The navigation-focused kit incl

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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Server vendors see sharp declines in shipments, revenue

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday September 04, 2009

This year continues to be tough for server vendors, which have seen dramatic declines in business due to lower investments by companies in new hardware, according to analysts IDC and Gartner.

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Technology > Business

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Study: Bing Better Than Google in Canada

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 03, 2009

Why are Bing searches more "successful" than Google's in Canada? Could it have something to do with the metric system?

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Technology > Business

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GaAs market predicted to fall 5% in 2009

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 03, 2009

"The GaAs industry effectively shut down as handset manufacturers turned off the taps in the final quarter of 2008," said Asif Anwar at Strategy Analytics

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Technology > Business

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Cloud Computing's Silver Lining for SMBs

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 03, 2009

Enterprise-class computing capabilities aside, the cloud helps small businesses reduce energy costs ($300 and $600 a year per server) and validate those green credentials that are becoming a prerequisite for doing business with big multinationals. Another selling point?

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Technology > Cloud Computing

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EU launches probe into Oracle Sun merger

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday September 03, 2009

The EU has started a probe into the merger between Oracle and Sun.


The merger has been cleared by US authorities, but because of concerns...

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Technology > Business

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PCs running Windows 7 to be given turbo boost

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday September 02, 2009

Microsoft and Intel partner over improving performanceMicrosoft has tweaked Windows 7 so that it runs faster on machines using Intel's multicore chips, resulting in better overall system performance and less power consumption.

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Operating Systems > MS Windows

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