Monthly Archives: November 2009
Google vs. Microsoft Is Good for Consumers
Newsweek columnist Dan Lyons is prone to writing (and saying, if you've been fortunate enough to be entertained hearing him speak in conference halls)...
FCC Moves Forward on White Spaces
More than a year ago, the Federal Communications Commission approved rules for the unlicensed use of the "white spaces" between digital television signals. Touted...
Barnes and Noble Claims Delays for In-Store Nook E-Readers
Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader will make its debut in the bookseller's brick-and-mortar stores in Dec. 7, later than anticipated, and in limited quantities....
IBM Reportedly to Buy Guardium for Database Security
Rumors are circulating that IBMis acquiring database security vendor Guardium for $225 million.Reports of the deal first surfaced late last week in Israeli newspaper...
Microsoft AJAX CDN Supports SSL
Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft AJAX Content Delivery Network (CDN) service now has Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support.In a blog post, Scott Guthrie,...
Asus 1201T Offers AMD Dual-Core Chip, Pushes Netbook Specs
Asus reportedly launched the Asus Eee PC 1201T at an event in China, and Netbook Italia is reporting its specs as including not an...
Server Market Stabilizing Despite Declining Numbers: Gartner
Server revenue and shipments in the third quarter showed steep declines over the same period in 2008, but it was the growth over the...
Bing Searches in 2009 Topped by Michael Jackson, Says Microsoft
Quick, what has been the No. 1 search query entered into Microsoft's search engine, Bing, in 2009?If you guessed "swine flu" or "stock market,"...
How Twitter Is Pollinating Commerce, Media and Gangs
News Analysis: Of the dozen or so friends and family members in my social circle that have planted digital digs on Facebook, not one...
Long-Term Effects of Recession Expected to Hurt U.S IT Jobs
There are a number of technology jobs and job areas that will not be coming back to the United States anytime soon, according to...