From The Editor
By Jeff Caruso, Site Editor
- Equal time, network-style: Networking the DNC
- After our story about wiring the Republican National Convention, it seems only fair that we delve into the IT behind the Democratic National Convention.
Brad Reed has the scoop on the...
- 10 must-have virtualization tools
- Our New Data Center special package on Virtualization is live, and here is a great place to start: 10 must-have virtualization tools. From the intro:
"I'd have to hurt you." Such was the response...
- What the heck is happening with Gmail?
- Gmail users are reporting yet another outage. The e-mail service was down earlier this week and last week as well.
Although the company apologized for an earlier outage, it hasn't yet acknowledged...
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Microsoft lifts licensing restriction on virtual servers; Check Point goes virtual Listen now!
- Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use
- Intel's next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features, the company said on Tuesday.
- OQO shows off handheld computer based on Atom
- Handheld computer maker OQO showed off an Atom-based device at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, a significant design win for the chip maker.
- Salesforce buys InStranet for call-center tech
- On-demand CRM (customer relationship management) vendor Salesforce has bought InStranet, maker of knowledge-base management technology for call centers.
- Two years on, Microsoft and Novell extend partnership
- Microsoft said Wednesday it would purchase a further $100 million in coupons for Suse Linux support from Novell, furthering a controversial 2006 partnership aimed at customers who run both Windows and Linux in their server environments.
- Microsoft formally lifts licensing restriction on virtual server mobility
- Microsoft eliminates a licensing restriction that hampered mobility of virtual servers.
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- Gag order against MIT students gets another day in court
- A federal judge in Boston will decide on Tuesday whether to extend or let expire a restraining order enjoining three students at MIT from publicly speaking about security flaws they discovered in the electronic fare-payment system used by the city's mass transit agency.
- EA drops bid for Grand Theft Auto publisher, but joins talks
- Electronic Arts, maker of some of the most popular digital sports games in the world, will allow its US$2 billion bid for the publisher of popular game title Grand Theft Auto expire late Monday in the U.S., both companies said.
- Wikia Search, Cuil trailing Google by a long shot
- Two new search engines that have garnered attention in the press as possible Google slayers continue to trail the world's most popular search engine by a long shot.
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- Creating DSLs in Java, Part 3: Internal and external DSLs
- Learn about the importance of method chaining in internal DSLs, then try creating an external DSL using a powerful language recognition tool, openArchitectureWare.
- Malaysia's Packet One launches WiMax service
- Malaysian WiMax operator Packet One Networks began commercial services Tuesday, marking another step in the ongoing rollout of the broadband wireless technology.
- Toshiba propels DVD quality to near high definition
- Toshiba, which lost out to Sony in the battle for the next-generation DVD format, has announced a new technology that could help extend the life of current DVD libraries.
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- HP draws Greenpeace ire in India
- HP has been targeted by Greenpeace in India for not offering a service there for recovering used equipment from consumers.
- Yahoo opens Digg rival to all publishers
- Yahoo has expanded its "Buzz Up" content recommendation service to include many more publishers, stepping up its challenge against Digg.
- Internet-threat portal on tap from TippingPoint
- TippingPoint is beta-testing a Web portal that lets customers view Internet threat intelligence the company has gathered from around the globe, as well as polls of how other customers are dealing with those threats.
- Kenyan bank sets up data center
- K-Rep Bank has set up a data center that will ensure continuity and back up of transactions in compliance with the Central Bank of Kenya's regulations.
- Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks
- One thing you can depend on these days is that the claims made for wireless routers, like 300Mbps throughput and 1,000-foot range, are nothing more than digital pipe dreams. The plain and simple truth is that these speeds and distances just aren't going to happen in your home, office or any place on this planet.
- AccessKenya posts 62 percent profit increase
- AccessKenya has recorded half year profits of 104 million Kenyan shillings (US$1.6 million), up 62 percent from the 64 million shilling profit reported over the same period last year.
- Parents let 16-year-old drop out to play Guitar Hero
- North Carolina resident Blake Peebles is dropping out of high school to concentrate on playing Guitar Hero full-time, and he's doing so with the full support of his parents.
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- BeatMaker for iPhone
- Those accustomed to thinking of iPhone and iPod touch applications as stripped-down mini-versions of desktop applications need only spend a half hour with BeatMaker, Intua's mobile music-creation application, to change their minds. With its multiple screens--including screens that offer 16 drum pads for triggering samples, song sequencer, effects (FX), waveform trimming, and an editing screen for adjusting velocity and groove--BeatMaker is anything but a bare-bones mobile application. BeatMaker is deep--though clearly still a work in progress.
- New service applies social networking to app testing
- Massachusetts startup uTest is launching an on-demand service that weds application testing to social networking through a community of more than 8,000 professional testers in roughly 130 countries.
- Orange launches mobile broadband package
- Orange at the weekend launched a new mobile broadband package, which includes a free dongle and a discounted ultraportable Asus laptop, as more people eschew their fixed-line internet connection and opt for the flexibility of mobile broadband.
- Aussie security company set to be bought by Symantec
- Symantec has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Australian security vendor PC Tools. The privately held PC Tools, which is headquartered in Sydney, has risen to global prominence since hitting the world stage in 2003 with its security and privacy products for Windows-based PCs.
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- Voice, data nets supersized for Democratic National Convention
- With more than 50,000 tech-savvy politicians, aides, wonks, delegates and journalists descending on Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention, any network deployed at the convention site will have to be huge.
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- KidsGoGoGo 12.6
- KidsGoGoGo 12.6 is a parental control and Internet filtering program that can block Web access as well as allow you to set time restrictions on Web browsers and applications. For $30, KidsGoGoGo has a few features that complement Mac OS X 10.5's Parental Controls. The problem is that you can't help but feel uneasy using KidsGoGoGo because of its outdated interface, odd feature execution, and a general feeling of inattentiveness from the developer.
- Uganda official urges IT for record keeping
- Faced with poor record keeping in Uganda's public services sector, the regulator of the procurement and disposal function of the government has said that all government offices must become automated if corruption is to be stamped out.
- JVC Everio GZ-HD5
- JVC's Everio GZ-HD5 is a digital camcorder that uses three charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to record high-definition video to its built-in 60GB hard drive. The quality of the video captured on the GZ-HD5 was decent (though we've seen better), and the quirky methods necessary to transfer the video to your Mac are far from elegant.
- Fluke Networks acquires Viola VoIP management assets
- Fluke Networks' acquisition will enable the vendor to broaden its VoIP analysis capabilities and provide customers with pre-assessment, active network-performance and call-manager monitoring and visibility features.
- Gartner says IT spending growth to slow across board in 2009
- Research firm Gartner projects that worldwide IT spending growth will slow down to 6% in 2009, though the firm says this will represent fairly robust growth in a challenging economic environment.
- Kenya introduces 25 percent tax on used computer imports
- In a move aimed at reducing computer dumping, the Kenyan government has introduced a 25 percent duty on all used computer imports.
- Apple blames scorching iPods on battery problem
- Apple is blaming a problem with overheating iPods in Japan on faulty batteries, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
- Barrett: Teachers key to promoting global tech use
- Technology plays a big role in economic development, but more teachers are needed to educate users on its usage, especially in emerging economies, Intel's chairman said on Tuesday.
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- Judge disolves gag order against MIT students
- A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who said they found flaws in the Massachusetts transit authority's ticketing system.
- Study shows glacial pace of IPv6 adoption
- A study this week has revealed just how slow is the rate of adoption for IPv6, the next version of the Internet's main communications protocol, and some experts say black markets where companies trade unused IP addresses may be only a few years away.
- Judge dissolves gag order against MIT students
- A U.S. District court judge on Tuesday dissolved a gag order against a trio of MIT students who say they found flaws in the Massachusetts transit authority's ticketing system.
- VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
- VMware and Microsoft team up for virtualization support.
- Report: Princeton Review publishes sensitive data online
- The Princeton Review is the latest company hit with a data breach that is making headlines. The New York-based educational service and test preparation provider inadvertently exposed files on at least 100,000 students in Sarasota, Florida and Fairfax County, Virginia through its Web site. News of the breach was made public Tuesday morning by a report in the New York Times.
- Vodafone to offer pricey iPhone 3G in India
- The iPhone 3G from Apple will be available in India from August 22 through Vodafone, but it comes at a hefty price of 31,000 Indian rupees (US$715) for an 8G-byte flash drive model.
- HP results gain on laptop, blade sales
- Hewlett-Packard's revenue and profit grew in its fiscal third quarter, largely on the strength of sales outside the Americas, with laptop and blade-server sales among the high points.
- Embedded chips to drive Internet adoption, exec says
- Embedded chips will fuel the growth of the Internet in the future, making it available everywhere, an Intel executive said on Tuesday.
- Kernel space: udev rules, but whose?
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Udev tells Linux what names to use for devices, how to
set the ownership and permissions, and which kernel
modules it needs to use them. But who configures
udev: the kernel developers or the distribution
maintainers?
