Monthly Archives: September 2006
Why Not Ship New PCs with XP and Vista Both?
David Morgenstern, over on eWEEK, wonders aloud why Microsoft isn't taking a page out of the Apple playbook by allowing new PCs to ship...
Gadgets That Just Wont Break
Were you the type of kid who broke toys pretty soon after they came out of the box? Or maybe you just go through...
New AOL Software Dubbed OpenRide
AOL on Wednesday made available the third beta release of its new software, which is now open to the general public. Formerly known by...
Friday Fights: Will Google Rain on Microsoft’s Vista Parade?
Today we're running the third in a continuing series of conversations concerning the Web's very own Hatfields and McCoys, Google and Microsoft. Every Friday,...
Making a Business Case for Vista, Revisited
Some Windows watchers are questioning the math of a business user mentioned in the Microsoft Watch column "Is There a Business Case for Windows...
Spam Numbers Rise, Although Porn Is Down
A survey released on Friday shows that while emails pushing porn are down, overall spam emails—and phishing attempts—are growing significantly.
The survey was conducted by...
Layoffs Loom at Intel
Intel is expected to announce internally the results of its efficiency review on Sept. 5, a move that could result in thousands of layoffs.
The...
BEA Delivers Tuxedo SOA Technology
BEA Systems has completed development of BEA Services Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo 1.1, a solution for making applications that use BEAs Tuxedo run more efficiently...
Microsoft Hits Vista RC1
Microsofts Windows Vista RC (Release Candidate) 1 is done. Now its up to the estimated 6 million testers to which the company is planning...
Babblestick Delivers VOIP on the Go
Babble.net, an Internet telephony provider, is challenging Skype for a larger share of subscribers by offering greater flexibility in making VOIP calls.
The London-based company...