Monthly Archives: January 2009
Firefox Plug-in Lets Users Import Google Notebook to Zoho
One company's wasted time is another's opportunity.One week after Google said it was stopping work on its Google Notebook content repository application, rival AdventNet's...
BlackBerry Maker RIM Drops Certicom Quest
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Jan. 20 it is withdrawing its $53 million hostile takeover bid for Certicom after an Ontario Superior Court...
Qualcomm Seeks Digital TV Delay Exception
It should come as no surprise that Qualcomm opposes any delay in the digital television transition currently scheduled for Feb. 17. After all, the...
AMD Phenom II Processor Prices Slashed by 18%
Advanced Micro Devices is cutting the prices of its brand-new Phenom II processors for high-end PCs and gaming machines as worldwide demand for desktops...
Eclipse Upgrades PHP Development Tools
The Eclipse Foundation, a consortium of developers supporting the open-source Eclipse development platform, has announced a major upgrade to the Eclipse PHP Development Tools...
Intel, Citrix Collaborating on Desktop Virtualization
Intel and Citrix Systems are looking to combine their virtualization and hardware management technologies into one overall offering that will make it easier to...
ProStor Names Former HPer Frank Harbist as New CEO
ProStor Systems named a new president/CEO Jan. 21. He's Frank Harbist, who joins the Boulder, Colo., company after 21 years at Hewlett-Packard.Harbist's mission will...
New Airline Attacks Taking Wing
US Airways Flight 1549 pilot Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger may still be basking in the praise for his astounding Hudson River splash landing last...
Password Variety Should Be No Write-off
What's the worst thing that you can do with your computer passwords? Write them down, of course, right?Clearly, that has always been the conventional...
FCC Questions Comcast’s VOIP Policy
Cable giant Comcast may again be in network neutrality hot water with the Federal Communications Commission. The agency is investigating concerns that Comcast's new...