http://www.eweek.com eWeek - RSS Feeds en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:42 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:42 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:58:07 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Virtualization/Suns-VirtualBox-30-Goes-SMP-681138/?kc=rss - Sun Microsystems' xVM VirtualBox, a no-cost virtualization tool that enables virtual machines to run on a variety of standard operating systems, continues to improve its position as a potential challenger to workstation products from VMware and Parallels. Sun release version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox on...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Virtualization/Suns-VirtualBox-30-Goes-SMP-681138/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:24:04 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Apple-iPhone-3GS-Jailbreaking-Tool-Hits-the-Street-264313/?kc=rss - George Hotz, the 19-year old hacker who made headlines for unlocking Apples original iPhone, has now released the first-known jailbreaking tool for iPhone 3GS. The tool, called ‘purplea1n, is only available for versions of the Windows operating system - excluding Windows 7 - at the moment, but H...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Apple-iPhone-3GS-Jailbreaking-Tool-Hits-the-Street-264313/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:36:49 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/China-Says-Green-Dam-Still-Coming-Mac-Version-in-the-Works-544921/?kc=rss - The latest news on China's Green Dam filtering software is that the debates not over yet and Apple may finally be pulled into the fray. In early June the Chinese government announced to PC makers that, by July 1, all computer sold in China would have shipped with Green Dam Youth Escort, a Web...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/China-Says-Green-Dam-Still-Coming-Mac-Version-in-the-Works-544921/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:09:56 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Government-Spends-440-Million-Per-Year-on-Wasteful-Printing-Report-Says-228335/?kc=rss - While it could probably be said that most businesses, large, medium and small, print more paper than is necessary, a report by printing company Lexmark International revealed the U.S. government wastes a staggering $440 million annually on unnecessary printing--more than $1 million per day–almost as...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Government-Spends-440-Million-Per-Year-on-Wasteful-Printing-Report-Says-228335/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:17:21 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Spate-of-iPhone-Overheating-Reports-Roast-Apple-480593/?kc=rss - While the debut of the iPhone 3GS, the latest edition of Apples sleek, popular smartphone, has been a runaway success (sales after three days on the market bested one million models sold) Apple acknowledged the devices may have an issue when it comes to overhearing. In response to numerous co...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Spate-of-iPhone-Overheating-Reports-Roast-Apple-480593/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:53:57 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Apple-Fixing-Broken-iPhone-Screens-InStore--452202/?kc=rss - Whether theyre dropped, squashed, smashed or outright trashed, many users find Apples sleek, delicate screens are prone to cracking. While Apple cant do much to help you prevent dropping your iPhone, they have made it easier to get the screen replaced. Apple blog The Loop confirme...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Apple-Fixing-Broken-iPhone-Screens-InStore--452202/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:06:46 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/DOJ-Launches-Formal-Investigation-Into-Google-Book-Search-Settlement-259532/?kc=rss - The U.S. Justice Department July 2 said it is formally investigating the $125 million settlement between Google and authors and publishers that lets the search engine scan books online and grant access to them for a fee. Deputy Assistant Attorney General William Cavanaugh...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/DOJ-Launches-Formal-Investigation-Into-Google-Book-Search-Settlement-259532/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:26:01 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/FAA-Gets-Its-New-Virtualized-FlightPlan-System-into-the-Air-575310/?kc=rss - The people whose job it is to schedule aircraft for takeoff, help guide passengers to their destinations and get them safely back down on the ground finally have some powerful new open-standards computer systems up and running to help them do their work more reliably. The Federal Aviation Admini...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/FAA-Gets-Its-New-Virtualized-FlightPlan-System-into-the-Air-575310/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:52:27 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/iPhone-3G-S-Tops-Consumer-Reports-Ranking-with-Palm-Pre-Close-Behind-547823/?kc=rss - The Apple iPhone 3GS topped Consumer Reports newest smartphone ratings, according to the blog of the no-nonsense magazine that Americans have trusted for its unbiased reviews since 1936. The iPhone 3GS was not, however, a runaway winner, with the keyboard-boasting Palm Pre following clo...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/iPhone-3G-S-Tops-Consumer-Reports-Ranking-with-Palm-Pre-Close-Behind-547823/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Google-Apps-Opens-Up-Contacts-to-Socialize-The-Enterprise-358169/?kc=rss - For Google Apps users who have been waiting for the software-as-a-service suite to resemble some of today's social networks for businesses, Google is surfacing Gmail contacts more readily within companies. When corporate employees search for a contact in Gmail, they'll see relevant contacts from ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Google-Apps-Opens-Up-Contacts-to-Socialize-The-Enterprise-358169/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48:16 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Five-Continuing-Trends-in-Data-Storage-405837/?kc=rss - Data storage historically has been thought of as a solid, super-important but not-very-exciting sector of IT. Well, quot;not-very-exciting quot; is a value judgment made strictly in the mind of the beholder, and storage certainly is not a newsless valley in the overall IT landscape. New products...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Five-Continuing-Trends-in-Data-Storage-405837/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:11 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/CSC-to-Resell-Microsoft-Cloud-Services-453577/?kc=rss - CSC has announced an agreement with Microsoft where the systems integrator will resell cloud-based Microsoft online services. Under the agreement, CSC will resell the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, part of Microsoft Online Services. The move is an expansion of a cloud services an...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/CSC-to-Resell-Microsoft-Cloud-Services-453577/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:57 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Virtualization/Labs-Gallery-Sun-xVM-VirtualBox-30-Ramps-Up-Challenge-to-VMware-with-SMP-Support-378959/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Virtualization/Labs-Gallery-Sun-xVM-VirtualBox-30-Ramps-Up-Challenge-to-VMware-with-SMP-Support-378959/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:13 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Ten-Additional-Ways-to-Geek-Out-Your-Office-281376/?kc=rss - ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Ten-Additional-Ways-to-Geek-Out-Your-Office-281376/?kc=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:47:02 -0400 http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Cisco-VMware-Look-to-Move-VMs-Between-Data-Centers-583506/?kc=rss - Cisco Systems and VMware are developing ways that enterprises can use VMwares VMotion technology to move live virtual machines from one data center to another. The two companies showed off a proof-of-concept at the Cisco Live 2009 show in San Francisco, and demonstrated the capabilities during ...]]> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Cisco-VMware-Look-to-Move-VMs-Between-Data-Centers-583506/?kc=rss