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  • 20100825
     

    CNN Report: Big-fingered sumos given iPads

    Can a person's hands be too big for a cell phone?

    If you're a sumo wrestler, maybe so.

    The Japan Sumo Association reportedly has purchased 60 iPads for some sumo wrestlers whose fingers are too beefy to use mobile phones.

    According to a report from Jiji News, a Japanese news service, the sumo association hopes the iPad will improve its communication with wrestlers who don't use computers or who struggle with tiny gadgets.

    "We will hand out the newest iPads to all the sumo stables to swiftly communicate what we need to," Hiroyoshi Murayama, an...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 1 - Views: 117
  • 20100825
     

    Windows DLL exploits boom; hackers post attacks for 40-plus apps

    Security update for Windows DLLs: helpmyos.com/security-news-and-updates-f9/vulnerability-in-windows-dlls-t2193.htm



    Some of the world's most popular Windows programs are vulnerable to a major bug in how they load critical code libraries, according to sites tracking attack code.

    Among the Windows applications that can be exploited using a systemic bug that many have dubbed...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 101
  • 20100825
     

    Facebook Chat to Drop IE 6 Support

    If you are still using Internet Explorer 6.0, Facebook has a new incentive for you to move onward and upward: Facebook Chat.

    On its blog today, Facebook announced that its chat feature will no longer support IE 6. Like an increasing number of web applications, the social network cited the 9-year-old browser's inability to support new features as the reason for dumping it.

    Facebook won't be flipping the IE 6 off-switch until September 15, so users will have a few weeks to evaluate alternatives or try to convince the boss to finally make the move to IE 8, Google Chrome or Firefox.

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 90
  • 20100825
     

    Internet Exporer 9 images leaked

    Microsoft has delivered four developer previews of Internet Explorer (IE) 9 so far, but has yet to show off the new interface for its next-generation browser. That is expected to happen on September 15, during Microsoft’s beta launch event in San Francisco.

    But maybe users won’t have to wait until then to get a glimpse of what’s coming. Microsoft Russia’s press site, on August 25, posted information and a photo that seem to be connected to the coming IE 9 beta.

    See the leaked image as well as more information:

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 74
  • 20100823
     

    With McAfee deal, Intel to bake in security

    In the future, you may not have to buy antivirus software for your laptops and mobile devices if Intel is able to live up to the promise of integrating technology from acquisition target McAfee, experts said on Thursday.

    In announcing its plans to acquire security company McAfee for $7.68 billion, Intel executives said they see security as being as critical to computing as performance and connectivity and that they plan to combine security with its hardware and expand further into the mobile market.

    While Intel has been pushing more and more functionality down into the chips,...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 69
  • 20100823
     

    Mac Office gets new tricks

    Microsoft is adding both photo editing and Excel mini charts to the next version of Office for Mac, due out in October.

    Check out more: http://asia.cnet.com/photogallery/0,3800005208,62202270,00.htm

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 57
  • 20100823
     

    Hooked on cable: Most in U.S. still paying for TV

    It is a fantasy shared by many Americans: dropping cable television and its fat monthly bills and turning instead to the wide-open frontier of Internet video.

    Some are finding that the reality is not that simple.

    These are confusing times in the living room. The proliferation of Internet video has led to much talk of "cord-cutting" - a term that has come to mean canceling traditional pay TV and replacing it with programming from a grab bag of online sources.

    So far Americans are not doing this in any meaningful numbers. "Nor is there any evidence...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 52
  • 20100821
     

    Yahoo, Bing join forces to challenge Google

    Just two years ago, Yahoo spent $79 million to rebuff a hostile takeover from Microsoft and preserve its independence. Now, a big part of Yahoo’s future prosperity depends on how well it can join arms with Microsoft on a high-risk, high-reward technical project.

    Yahoo and Microsoft are racing to meet a fall deadline for launching their joint venture to collaborate on Internet search, an effort by the former rivals to try to narrow the gap with their much stronger, common foe: Google.

    The effort – including the retraining of hundreds of Yahoo sales people to sell ads for both...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 1 - Views: 67
  • 20100821
     

    Nokia, Apple Make Mobile Ad Moves; Yahoo Expands Bing Testing

    Nokia is acquiring mobile analytics firm Motally while Apple shuts down Quattro Wireless; meanwhile, Yahoo is ramping up its use of Bing to power searches.

    Nokia announced today that it is acquiring small mobile analytics firm Motally for an undisclosed amount. Although Motally has just eight employees, Nokia apparently has grand plans for the technology, which enables developers and publishers to actively measure how people use their applications and content—tracking things like button taps, clicks, searches, time spent in particular areas, downloads, and what application features users...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 59
  • 20100821
     

    LG to bring Nvidia Tegra 2 chips to smartphones

    According to the WSJ, LG will begin using Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processors in upcoming smartphones, marking just the second time a company has agreed to use the chips in their mobile devices.

    Currently, smartphones from Samsung, Motorola and others use processors from Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

    Microsoft's now-defunct Kin smartphones used the Tegra chips, but poor branding and marketing led to heinous sales of the devices. Microsoft's Zune HD media player uses the Tegra line, with excellent results.

    The new deal should breathe new life into both companies,...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 65
  • 20100819
     

    Will snazzy web fonts soon be a reality?

    It's somewhat amazing to think that despite the technological advancement seen on the web over the past decade, web designers are still pretty much relegated to using a relatively small group of web safe fonts when designing websites.

    While it's easy to forget about the role fonts play in creating a compelling aesthetic, any decent print designer, for instance, knows just how important they can be.

    Because the number of fantastic fonts in existence far exceeds the number of fonts that are web safe, web designers are forced to settle for web safe fonts, use graphic text instead...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 1 - Views: 68
  • 20100819
     

    Intel to Acquire McAfee

    Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the company’s common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary conditions specified in the agreement.

    “Hardware-enhanced security will lead to breakthroughs in effectively countering the increasingly sophisticated threats of today and tomorrow”

    The acquisition reflects that...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 107
  • 20100819
     

    Google CEO predicts name changing to escape web shame; Microsoft adds

    Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has warned that young people may resort to changing their names in the future to disassociate themselves from their previous online activity.

    Schmidt feared that making so much personal information publicly available will have a huge impact on society.

    "I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time ... I mean we really have to think about these things as a society,” he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

    Not everyone agrees with...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 62
  • 20100819
     

    Five month old vulnerability used to spread Malware

    Microsoft is offering a heads up to those who are slow to patch Java installations. The software giant recently warned customers that a flaw in Java, patched almost five months ago, is being used by an obscure Malware family to spread.

    The Malware family, known as Unruy in Microsoft’s detection scheme, is a Trojan that will drop spammy advertisements to an infected system, open up backdoors, and install Rogue anti-Virus software.

    Recently, Microsoft noticed Unruy was using CVE-2010-0094, a vulnerability in Java, to attack remote systems. The Java flaw, which if exploited allows...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 43
  • 20100819
     

    Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live

    Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPhone.

    Microsoft says a dedicated group inside of Microsoft Game Studios will develop video games for Windows phones, help outside game publishers and scout out small, independent game makers. Video game companies will be able to use the same tools to make a game for a Windows phone or for the Xbox 360 console.

    The company is also announcing a preliminary lineup of games...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 67
  • 20100818
     

    Microsoft IE 9 Beta Set To Be Released On September 15

    Microsoft has announced that the Internet Explorer 9 beta version will be released on September 15. Accordingly, the company is also going to arrange a special event in San Francisco.

    The web browser, which is 15 years old now, will be compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista only.

    Microsoft launched the first version of the Internet Explorer (IE1) on August 16,1995.

    Currently, the IE holds the first place with 60.74% in the web browser market. Firefox and Google Chrome follow the chart with 22.91% and 7.16% respectively.

    Microsoft could hold...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 1 - Views: 64
  • 20100818
     

    Some retailers begin dropping the price of Microsoft’s Kinect

    Yesterday Microsoft announced the official launch date for the Xbox 360’s motion control system in the UK.

    And that date, should you need to pencil it into your diary, is November 10th. The recommended retail price is £130, with the device being bundled with one game, Kinect Adventures.

    Already it seems that retailers are dropping the price and offering some level of discount on the peripheral. While major online outlets like Amazon still have it tagged at £130, IT Pro Portal reports that other sellers have knocked chunks off the price that many have complained is too dear.

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 62
  • 20100818
     

    Sony Playstation 3 to come with more storage memory

    Sony Corp's Playstation 3 will feature higher-capacity hard drives in North America this fall to let consumers download more games and entertainment, the company said on Tuesday.

    The game console will come with about 33 percent more storage capacity than previous versions, but at least one analyst said that it is not likely to be a major selling point for consumers.

    "In the greater scheme of things, it means nothing. Every year the price of storage goes down so the average storage in any given device goes up," said Daniel Ernst, analyst with Hudson Square Research.

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 56
  • 20100818
     

    Experts argue over merits of 7-in. iPad

    According to a story published Tuesday in Taiwan's Chinese-language Economic Daily News financial newspaper, Apple is prepping a 7-in. iPad for a holiday launch later in 2010. The newspaper cited sources that said several Taiwanese component makers have won contracts for a smaller iPad.

    IDG News Service reported on the Economic Daily News account earlier Tuesday.

    Last week, DigiTimes, an English-language IT publication also based in Taiwan, claimed that component manufacturers were preparing for a smaller iPad to be launched in early 2011. The new model would have a screen...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 54
  • 20100818
     

    Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta 2 available now

    Microsoft has just released the next major version of the Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta suite. The package comes with a number of improvements, bug fixes and added features.

    Microsoft originally released a Windows Live Essentials beta on June 24. Essentials includes the popular programs Windows Live Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Sync, and Family Safety. The Windows Live team has aimed to ensure that the next version of Windows Live Essentials takes advantage of Windows 7 fully. All applications now use the new ribbon UI and integrate further into Windows 7 by using Jumplists. Windows...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 0 - Views: 57
  • 20100713
     

    Microsoft [once again] plugs critical Windows, Office holes

    Microsoft issued four security bulletins on Tuesday to fix five holes in Windows and Office, including a critical vulnerability in a Windows Help and Support Center feature that has been targeted by attacks.

    The vulnerability in the online help feature, which is delivered with supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, could allow an attacker to take control of a computer by luring a computer user to a malicious Web site. The bulletin has a severity rating of "critical" for Windows XP and "low" for Windows Server 2003, according to the advisory.

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 107
  • 20100713
     

    Wal-Mart Puts Up Xbox Kinect Bundle for Preorder

    Wal-Mart has announced its first Kinect for Microsoft Xbox 360 bundle, giving a bit more insight into what gamers might expect to pay for Microsoft's motion-control technology this holiday season.

    The $199 bundle includes the Kinect sensor (once called "Project Natal") also includes the choice of one game, plus a $30 gift card. Microsoft previously priced the Kinect controller on its online store for $149.99.

    Wal-Mart will allow gamers to select one of these six games for free: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"; "Kinect Dance Central," a...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 79
  • 20100713
     

    Windows Live to integrate Windows 7 phones, PCs, Xbox in the cloud

    Microsoft officials today described how upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphones will perform within a network of Windows 7 PCs and Xbox gaming consoles through a new Windows Live cloud platform to make the mobile experience easier and more powerful for workers and consumers.

    "We're back, and we're back with something very different and very innovative," with Windows Phone 7 and Windows Live, said Andy Lees, senior vice president of mobile communications at Microsoft. He spoke at the software maker's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Washington, which was also broadcast live...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 78
  • 20100713
     

    Microsoft strikes deal with Dell, HP, Fujitsu for ‘cloud’ appliances

    Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with computer makers to try to make its Windows Azure cloud computing system attractive to government and big corporate customers.

    In recent years, companies have started to use technology called virtualization, which can let one physical server computer act as several. That cuts costs for hardware, energy use and the labor needed to oversee large data centers.

    Cloud computing systems build on that trend. Instead of having to own and operate all those servers, companies can choose to outsource data center management. The companies can store data...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 82
  • 20100713
     

    Bing officially launched in Japan today!

    Bing has launched the localized Japanese version of Bing homepage. Along with the Japanese Bing, it appears that the localised Australian version too has been launched.

    Source: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/bing-officially-launched-in-japan-today

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 78
  • 20100708
     

    iTunes receives new security measures from Apple

    Apple put new security measures in place on iTunes on Wednesday, one day after barring a Vietnamese applications developer for fraud.

    Apple said users of the hugely popular online store would be asked to make more frequent entries of the CCV code on their credit cards when making purchases or accessing iTunes from a new computer.

    The CCV code is a three- or four-digit number on the back of a credit card.

    The new security measures were announced after Apple said it had barred a Vietnamese program developer from its iTunes application store for fraudulent activity.

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 90
  • 20100708
     

    Three more Microsoft zero-day bugs pop up

    Microsoft faces a rash of zero-day vulnerabilities in some of its most important software, according to recent disclosures of unpatched bugs, including flaws in Windows XP, Internet Explorer and its flagship Web server.

    Along with the unveiling of a vulnerability by a group of disgruntled security researchers who have dubbed themselves the Microsoft-Spurned Researcher Collective (MSRC), Microsoft has been served notice of at least three other flaws in the last few weeks.

    Last Thursday, researcher Soroush Dalili published information about a vulnerability in Internet Information...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 84
  • 20100708
     

    Firefox 4 Beta 1 available now

    Last week, Mozilla was spotted posting a beta candidate build of its upcoming Firefox 4 web browser. Today, the company has officially released their first beta to the public. Included in the beta is the browsers much anticipated revamped user interface. Featuring less chrome, more glass (for Windows Vista and 7), and better support for standards, Firefox 4 will hopefully be just what Mozilla needs to stay competitive against its competition in the browser wars.

    The new UI (pictured above), features an all-new look that delivers more simplicity and continuity across the board. Keep...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 85
  • 20100704
     

    YouTube and iTunes Independence Day Hack

    Both YouTube and iTunes app store appear to have been hacked, according to reports by many users around the web.

    Apparently, one of the issues is in YouTube where fake Justin Bieber videos are being posted. In each of the video pages, there are comments containing malformed HTML, which is causing an XSS attack. Users will receive a popup notifying them that Justin Bieber 'has been in to a car accident and killed'. Immediate attention is being brought up by YouTube DEV team, and apparently has...

    by DragonMaster Jay - Comments: 3 - Views: 179
  • 20100629
     

    Microsoft plans for $100 million Iowa Data Center in Spring 2011

    Microsoft confirms and stated of "going forward immediately" with the construction of new data centre in West Des Moines, Iowa.

    It is said that the data centre shall soon be operational by spring 2011.

    In lieu of this governor of West Des Moines, Chet Culver, has pronounced of $100 million project to develop a modular data centre on Thursday. Microsoft on the other hand has pledged to employ 25 people from the state, and to pay them an average wage of $30 an hour when the centre opens in spring 2011.

    More:

    by Gryphon - Comments: 1 - Views: 102
  • 20100629
     

    Apple at risk: millions await iPhone 4 patch

    iPhone 4 sales are spectacular, Apple confirmed this morning. An impressive 1.7 million customers put down their cold, hard cash to acquire one of the company's new smartphones.

    This success breeds new challenge.

    Now the company's marketing skills must be matched by its software acumen if Apple is to avoid a gigantic black mark against the iPhone's quality record.

    At issue: Reports complaining at a problem in which gripping the device by its lower left side would cut calls and interfere with signal reception (detailed description here) are not going away. They are...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 84
  • 20100629
     

    Google Rumored to Be Taking Another Swing at Social

    Google is getting ready to launch a brand-new social network called "Google Me," according to a rumor circulated Saturday on Twitter by Digg Founder Kevin Rose.

    "Ok, umm, huge rumor," Rose wrote in his tweet. "Google to launch facebook competitor very soon 'Google Me', very credible source."

    Google did not respond by press time to TechNewsWorld's requests for confirmation and comment.
    'Kevin Has Had the Midas Touch'

    "Any time Kevin Rose speaks (tweets), I listen," Lon Safko, social media entrepreneur and coauthor of The...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 80
  • 20100623
     

    Windows 7 SP1 beta now available for testers

    Microsoft released a beta version of Windows 7 SP1 on Tuesday.

    In an email to technical beta testers, the Windows Customer Connection Team confirmed the release of the Service Pack in English, German, Japanese, French and Spanish editions. Weighing in at 1.22GB the build was compiled on June 3 with the number 7601.16562.100603-1800.

    Microsoft revealed its plans for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 earlier this month at its annual Tech-Ed conference. Windows 7 SP1 will include the usual hotfix patches and new virtualization tools in SP1 will help Windows Server...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 131
  • 20100623
     

    Bing offers more entertainment choices plus free music streaming

    The Bing team will be releasing an update later today integrating more entertainment query choices for users, including music, gaming, TV and movies.

    Music
    Bing Music will receiving a massive update with their partnership with Zune to include free music streaming from over 5 million songs. Bing and Zune will offers users the full-length track to stream for free once, and after a 30 second preview of the song, from their library of music. After listening, you can purchase and download from Zune marketplace, iTunes and Amazon.com MP3.

    With over 70 million people searching...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 102
  • 20100623
     

    Apple revenue will likely top Microsoft during Q2

    Second quarter is just days from finishing. In the home stretch, could Apple generate enough revenue to top Microsoft? Strong iPhone and, particularly, iPad sales should make the difference. Apple's ascension and Microsoft's descension would mark a turning point in computing eras. Microsoft represents the past -- PCs tied to the Office-Windows-Windows Server applications stack. Apple represents the future: mobile devices and applications connected to the cloud.

    I have raised the Apple-overtaking-Microsoft-revenue topic before -- 10 days ago when Apple announced 2 million iPad shipments...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 104
  • 20100623
     

    OpenDNS FamilyShield Blocks 18+ Contents Automatically

    Users of the free DNS service OpenDNS are already familiar with additional blocking options that an OpenDNS account offers. It is for instance possible to configure web filters to block contents such as adult themes, pornography, proxies and anonymizers or gambling.

    The web filter is fully customizable to block only the selected contents in the network the DNS servers are used. Those filtering customizations are on the other hand only available for free or paid OpenDNS account owners and not for users who have simply switched their DNS servers to the provider.

    OpenDNS FamilyShield...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 66
  • 20100622
     

    Apple iOS 4.0 released

    Apple has released their next big firmware update for the iPhone and iPod touch, excluding first generations, with loads of new features, including multitasking.

    Although the UI hasn’t changed too much since the release of the first firmware, Apple has made huge improvements to the functionality and support for the mobile operating system, including copy and paste in 3.0 and now multitasking in 4.0. Apple even gave the new operating a new name, dubbed iOS 4.0, for support for iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.

    New Features
    The iOS 4.0 will support multitasking, allowing...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 95
  • 20100622
     

    Microsoft Debuts Windows Live Messenger for iPhone

    Surprising as it may seem, Microsoft is pretty darn good at creating iPhone apps. It’s latest entry, Windows Live Messenger, became available as a free download in the iTunes App Store on Monday.

    Although the central premise of the app is to stay on top of your Windows Live network and chat with your buddies, the company has added a few additional features sure to please any Live user.

    Microsoft has also enabled push notifications, which will alert the user to new IMs when the app is closed. As long as your buddy has connected his or her Live account to other social networking...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 93
  • 20100622
     

    Microsoft co-founder purchases office building in Tempe

    Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has snapped up an 8-story office building in Tempe, creating a buzz over what his real estate company will do with a vacant downtown building.

    Allen's Vulcan Real Estate is a well-funded enterprise that's undertaking one of the nation's largest redevelopment projects in its hometown of Seattle, where it owns 60 acres in the South Lake Union neighborhood.

    Those who are following Vulcan's entrance to Arizona say they expect the company will have a strong presence in the community and attract noteworthy office users and shops.

    Vulcan...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 85
  • 20100622
     

    Xbox 360 slims shut down to prevent Red Ring of Death

    It's become a common joke that the new Xbox 360 Slim prevents Red Rings of Death simply because Microsoft took the red lights out. However, it's been revealed that there is a real preventative measure built into the Slim, as opposed to a simple aesthetic avoidance of the issue. The new Xbox 360 SKU voluntarily shuts itself down if it's not ventilating properly, in a bid to avoid damage from overheating.

    If the 360 detects that it isn't getting enough ventilation, it will give the player a warning message before entering shutdown mode, whereupon its power light will flash. The system...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 91
  • 20100617
     

    Sony unveils PlayStation Move

    Sony will jump into the motion sensing game this September.

    The company announced Tuesday at its E3 press conference that the PlayStation Move peripheral, in essence an enhanced version of the Nintendo Wii controller, will go on sale in North America Sept. 19.

    Pricing is about where most industry onlookers were expecting, with the Move controller going for $49.99 (though consumers who want the accompanying navigation controller – basically the second half of the system - will have to shell out another $29.99). A bundle, featuring the Move controller, a camera to track movements...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 103
  • 20100617
     

    Dating site wants Apple lovers

    A website called Cupidtino — in homage to Apple Inc.’s home base in Cupertino, Calif. — aims to connect fans with like-minded “Machearts.”

    The idea is that if you love the iPhone and Mac maker’s products you might be best suited to date a fellow Apple fan.

    Profile pages on the site reveal such intimate details as earliest Apple product purchases and lists of favourite iPhone apps.

    Cupidtino is the brainchild of Mel Sampat, a former Microsoft employee, who came up with the idea during an argument with his girlfriend over using his iPad during dinner.

    More:...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 83
  • 20100617
     

    Opera Speeds Up, Adds WebM, Bing Support

    Once again the leapfrogging continues in JavaScript browser speed, with Opera taking the lead from Chrome this time. But the new Opera 10.6 browser beta adds more than new speed.

    The new version adds support for Google's recently announced WebM video format, more HTML 5 support, and a slight interface redesign. It also now offers Microsoft's Google competitor, Bing as an integrated search engine choice.

    The most noticeable change is that the "O" button at the top now sports the word "Menu," in case the unadorned "O" was too subtle to notice. The...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 96
  • 20100617
     

    At Facebook, it's privacy versus profit

    The social-networking giant's vast customer base - the equivalent of the world's third-biggest country, by population - freely shares personal information, which has reset the way many communicate and how advertisers reach them.

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting that there's almost no limit to what people will share and to how his company can benefit from it.

    "Our incentive is to give people the exact controls they want, so they can share the most information,'' he says. "More and more people want to share information. That is where the world is going.''

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 84
  • 20100617
     

    Bill Gates, Warren Buffett launch campaign to get US billionaires to donate half their wealth

    Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett are launching a campaign to get other American billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity.

    Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said in a letter introducing the concept that he couldn't be happier with his decision in 2006 to give 99 percent of his roughly $46 billion fortune to charity.

    Patty Stonesifer, former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Gates and Buffett have been campaigning for the past year to get...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 104
  • 20100617
     

    Google Caffeine Attempts to Beat Microsoft Bing and Focuses on Social Media

    Google is about to introduce a new index search technology called "Caffeine." This "new and improved" search engine is more than just and upgrade on Google: it's a totally different search engine that relies on a
    completely new infrastructure (1). This new Google promises to be faster and more accurate than the old Google, to provide greater temporal relevancy (i.e., be focused on breaking news), and to provide a larger index size (i.e., display more results) (2).

    The reason that Google has decided to launch Caffeine may be due to competition. Microsoft had...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 46
  • 20100617
     

    Microsoft Xbox, Kinect Factor into Overall Strategy

    For any company, a major release like Office 2010 would be considered its dominant news of the week. However, Microsoft's consumer rollout of the productivity suite June 15 seems somewhat eclipsed by the announcements coming from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, where the company is revealing its new Xbox-related products.

    That may be due to the legendary fanaticism of the gaming community, and its online buzz. In addition, the details of Office 2010 have long been known, while projects such as the newly announced Kinect "controller-free gaming device" have...

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 38
  • 20100617
     

    New Hotmail, Microsoft Office 2010 available now

    Just a quick note for those of you who have yet to adopt Open Office (or have yet to give up on being productive altogether). Microsoft Office 2010 is available right now for Windows 7 / Vista / XP users. Right this instant. As you read this. It has entered "the realm of the real," as it were. Depending on your needs and your budget, you can pick up one of various flavors: Home and Student (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote for $150), Office Home and Business (all of the above, plus Outlook for $280), or Office Professional (adds Access and Publisher for a cool $500).

    by Gryphon - Comments: 0 - Views: 45
  • 20100614
     

    Engadget: New Xbox 360 gets official at $299, shipping today, looks angular and ominous (video hands-on!)

    At first we were doubtful that a edgy box appearing in a little Flash ad from Italy last night could be legit, but Microsoft just got real with the new Xbox 360. (That's all it's officially called -- just "the new Xbox 360.") It'll launch today priced for $299, while the old Elite will stick around for $249 and the Arcade will drop to $149. The new box is crazy sexy in glossy black with touch-sensitive buttons, and Microsoft says it's "whisper quiet," with one large fan instead of two -- the new 45nm chipset undoubtedly generates less heat to begin with. On the features front,...

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  • 20100614
     

    Cisco launching series of new collaboration tools

    Cisco is debuting a trio of new and enhanced products that it believes will help people better collaborate and share content with each other, as more companies go virtual and more employees work remotely.

    Announced on Friday, the company's new Quad, Prosumer Video, and updated WebEx Connect IM products each serve a specific niche, allowing business users to find and connect with the right people and share information within their organizations, said Cisco.

    Cisco Quad is an enterprise collaboration tool that offers voice, video, and social networking in one application. Through...

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