Monthly Archives: August 2008
Giving Voice to Bluetooth Headsets
I've never been a big fan of Bluetooth mobile phone headsets. Typically, the second I stick one of those geeky devices in my ear...
Google, Mozilla Renew Search, Funding Deal
Few deals currently give open-source advocates unrest like Google's deal with Mozilla, which Mozilla Chairperson Mitchell Baker said in a blog post has been...
Samsung boss looks for seamless experience
This is the opening day of IFA and the kickoff keynote is Jong Woo Park, president digital media business Samsung electronics company. The Samsung...
Enterprises Tap Open Source via Eclipse
As an indication that the open-source model is beginning to mature and move beyond just ISVs and into the enterprise, Eclipse Foundation leaders say...
NASA Worm Talk Underscores Spread of Online Gaming Threats
A laptop and an affinity for online gaming-that may have been all it took to introduce a cyber-security threat to a space station.Though NASA...
McCain VP: Smart Money, and Crowd Sourcing, Is on Tim Pawlenty
"UPDATE 2: Sarah Palin's reps were full of it. Palin, the 44-year-old, first-term governor of the Kodiak state is and presumably always was McCain's...
Google Debuts Android Market App Store
Google's Android team today unveiled Android Market, a content distribution system through which users can purchase applications for smart phones based on the Android...
Accused British Hacker Gary McKinnon Loses Appeal to Block Extradition
A British man accused by the United States of "the biggest military hack of all time" lost an appeal on Thursday and could be...
Google Apps Group Gives Credits to GAPE Customers for Outage
Google's Apps team has taken customer complaints to heart and is extending full service-level agreement credit to paying customers whose Google Docs, Sites and...
Dell Consumer Investments Hinder Quarterly Earnings
Dell, in its zeal to expand its nonenterprise market share in Europe and in various IT sectors, may have expended too much marketing energy...