Monthly Archives: September 2010
Gosling Dishes on His Culture Clash with Oracle
The creator of Java, James Gosling, left Oracle back in April after the software giant acquired Sun Microsystems. Gosling announced his departure from the...
San Diego Tech Sector Holding Its Own
Venture capital may not be flowing as it once did in San Diego, but activity in technology and life sciences start ups is still...
For Google, Open Is the New Closed
Google CEO Eric Schmidt wowed (and scared) the crowd at TechCrunch Disrupt Sept. 28 when he talked about autonomous search and serendipity engines, but...
IT Workers: Learn to Fix CIO Business Headaches
Are CIOs technologists first or minders of the business first?New data from the annual SIM (Society of Information Managers) survey of 172 companies points...
The Station Takes Hard Look at HP CEO Candidates
And so, almost two months in, the Hewlett-Packard"Search for a CEO" show meanders on.The venerable legacy company of David Packard and William Hewlettdid its...
Microsoft Jeers Google Gmail Conversation View Switch
A Microsoft Office executive laughed off a new Google Gmail feature that lets users sort e-mail messages by date, claiming that Google should just...
Nokia N8 Smartphone, with Symbian 3 OS, Now Shipping
Nokia's newest flagship smartphone, the N8, has begun shipping around the world from its factories in Finland and China, Nokia announced Sept. 30 on...
Samsung Building Windows Phone 7 Smartphones
Samsung plans to manufacture Windows Phone 7 smartphones, which it will launch before the end of 2010. That official announcement follows months of widespread...
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Will Start Exclusive to ATandT: Report
Microsoft and AT&T will release a set of Windows Phone 7 smartphones through the carrier in early November, according to a Sept. 30 report...
Microsoft Expands Distribution for ASP.NET Security Update
Microsoft made the patch for a vulnerability in ASP.NET available through all its distribution channels Sept. 30.Microsoft released the patch Sept. 28, roughly a...