Monthly Archives: March 2009
Microsoft Courts Students at MIX
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft is continuing its courtship of students, some as young as high school age, to bring new blood into the ranks...
How Not to Get a Job Via Twitter
One of the main benefits of social media--quickly distributed pervasiveness--could also hurt you and your online reputation, and maybe cost you a job.One innocent...
Why an IBM Acquisition of Sun Is Likely a Done Deal
All the indicators point one way: The acquisition of one of the most innovative, risk-taking and open-source-minded IT companies in the world, Sun Microsystems,...
Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer 8 Browser
LAS VEGAS-Microsoft will release its Internet Explorer 8 browser for download on March 19.Microsoft officials at the company's MIX09 conference here said IE 8...
Search Engine for Business News Rolled Out
Google, Yahoo and other search-engine companies have cornered the market on search via keywords. However, other organizations have seen opportunity in pushing their own...
Obama DOJ Supports Warrantless Wireless Location Searches
The Obama administration is opposing efforts to stop government attempts to gain access to users' cell phone locations without a warrant. Carrying on a...
10 Products That May, May Not Survive an IBM, Sun Merger
10 Products That May, May Not Survive an IBM, Sun Merger
The SPARC Processor
While Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu have been developing the SPARC processor for...
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Leaves Intel Board
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is leaving Intel's Board of Directors as she works to restructure and reorganize Yahoo after taking over as its CEO...
Silicon Valley Lawmaker Seeks Wireless Tax Ban
Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced legislation March 17 calling for a five-year moratorium on any new state or local discriminatory wireless taxes or fees. The...
Mozilla Fennec Browser Is Firefox for Mobile Devices
Mozilla's Firefox Web browser has a new mobile sibling-Fennec.Mozilla released the first beta version of Fennec on March 17. Mozilla describes it as being...