Monthly Archives: May 2008
HP Preps for Services Battle
IT giant HP plans to buy EDS (Electronic Data Systems) for between $12 billion and $13 billion, according to reports in the Wall Street...
Google’s $500M WiMax Bet
Analysts are bullish on Google's $500 million investment in and agreement to become a key search, ad and applications provider for both Sprint and...
Google Moves to Friend More Web Site Operators
Noting that social activity on the Web is controlled by a handful of social networks, Google Director of Engineering David Glazer said Google's new...
What Are Sun’s Chances with RIA?
Sun Microsystems finally put some meat on its JavaFX rich Internet application platform plans last week at JavaOne, and I applauded the company. But...
Facebook CTO Leaves No Replacement Expected
Facebook Chief Technology Officer Adam D'Angelo has left the company and will not be replaced, a company spokesperson told eWEEK May 12.The company confirmed...
Windows XP SP3 Problems Continue
A rebooting problem related to the release of the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 is continuing to cause problems with certain Hewlett-Packard desktops...
Facebook, Google to Join MySpace in Data Portability
Facebook May 9 announced Facebook Connect, which allows the company's almost 70 million users to port their identity and friends list securely to other...
Rural, Minority Lobbyists Oppose Google-Yahoo Deal
In anticipation (or fear) of a Google-Yahoo search outsourcing tie, 16 organizations comprising rural and minority groups opposed the pact in a letter to...
Build Simple Widgets with Sprout
Small Web applications, or widgets, have become a kind of gateway tool for Web content creators who want to add simple graphical applications to...
IBM Ships First Water-Cooled Supercomputer
The first of a new generation of IBM supercomputers that use water for cooling is on its way to Colorado for use within the...