Monthly Archives: June 2008
Leopard Is No Phone’s No. 2
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Leopard rumors refuse to ride in iPhone's side car.
Against all possible odds, the talk leading up to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, to be held...
Verizon-Alltel Deal May Face Different Scrutiny
There's a major unknown factor in Verizon's proposed $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel: antitrust regulations. If approved by the Washington regulators, the deal would...
Dangerous Domains
Think twice before you click on that .info or .hk URL. I can't recall the last time I came across either, but clicking on...
Nvidia, Via Prepare to Take On Intel
For years, the rivalry between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices helped define not only the x86 microprocessor market but also the PCs and server...
Intel, AMD Lawsuit Pushed Off to 2010
The trial date for AMD's federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel has been pushed back almost a year as both sides needed additional time to...
Metadata Management a Key Part of ETL
Performance and connectivity to data sources are key issues when it comes to selecting extract, transform and load tools. However, enterprises should keep an...
Comcast Tests User Throttling
Comcast is testing a new method of managing network traffic that would target heavy users instead of the applications favored by bandwidth hogs. Comcast...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 7 Security Bulletins
Microsoft is prepping a security update for the June 10 Patch Tuesday with seven bulletins, including three rated "critical" for issues affecting Internet Explorer,...
Move Over, AJAX, ARAX Is Here
Move over, AJAX; Microsoft is pushing a different scenario, known as Asynchronous Ruby and XML, or ARAX.At the RailsConf conference for Ruby on Rails...
IBM Developing Water Cooling for Chips
In the future of computing, IBM is attempting to demonstrate that water, not air, is the best way to cool the tiniest components of...