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Windows 1.0 turning 25: First experiences recalled

The creator of MIME and other tech experts remember their first experiences with Microsoft's Windows.
How Android conquered the mobile world in just three years

It's easy to forget that not so long ago, no one was sure if Android would ever be relevant. 2
Cisco bets state-of-the-art data center on UCS

Cisco bet big on its UCS products for data centers – and now it's going "all in" with a massive, resilient and green data center built on that integrated blade architecture.
Microsoft crafts shrewd apps plan for Windows Phone 7 launch

Microsoft has shrewdly created an application environment that makes the new Windows Phone 7 handsets -- on sale Monday November 8 -- instantly useable to buyers, in many of... 1
Cisco CleanAir battles Wi-Fi smog

There's a long-standing need in wired networks to verify the quality of connectivity of wire, cable, and fiber with appropriate test equipment. But with wireless nets, this...
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CEMEX execs boost collaboration with IBM's Lotus Connections
Lotus Connections user CEMEX, a global building supply company, plans to update to Version 3.0 that IBM is introducing today.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Domino Available
Research In Motion's (RIM) free BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express software should become available today to organizations that employ IBM's Lotus Domino mail server...
Bloglines shutdown avoided, as MerchantCircle swoops in
Pioneer RSS feed manager Bloglines will continue operating thanks to a last-minute agreement for MerchantCircle to take over operation of the service from Ask.com.
Hulu Plus Now Open to All
Premium online video streaming via Hulu Plus is now open to the public. Previously, users needed an invitation to join Hulu Plus, which is the for-pay premium section of the...
Skype offers Skype 5.0 for Mac in beta
Skype has made available Skype 5.0 for Mac in beta and is offering a $1,500 gift certificate to the Apple store to celebrate.
Facebook users squint at font size change
Before you make an appointment with your eye doctor, it's not your eyes. It's Facebook.
Facebook Deals Could Make You Want to Check In
For most American's "checking in" to your local furniture store makes about as much sense as watching paint dry. According to Pew Internet and American Life Project a paltry...
Gmail power tips, tools: Get the most from Google's e-mail
A long time ago, most people who used webmail were cybercafe-frequenting, patchouli-scented trustafarians backpacking through Europe. Just about everybody else used a real...
Facebook adds Groups, Deals, Places to iPhone app
Facebook held a mobile-focused event for the press at its campus Wednesday to announce a number of new features for its iPhone app, including some for its recently updated...
Company taps Cisco to monitor social networks
Feeling tapped out on monitoring social media for customer comments, Zone Labs turned to Cisco's SocialMiner, which was released to limited customers on Wednesday.
Boost VoIP and Video on Your Network
By default, all packets of data traveling across a local-area network (LAN) are created equal. If all of the traffic on a network is text- or file-transfer-based, the system...
Facebook Deals: How It Works at Street Level
Facebook announced some cool new mobile tricks today, including the ability to offer special deals to Facebook users who participate in the Facebook Places location-based...
What's the Deal with Facebook Deals?
Facebook's new deals platform will offer users discounts to check-in at shops, restaurants, and museums via Facebook Places.
Email Joke Etiquette
Gerrard Gyngell asked if it's proper, when forwarding a joke to friends, to delete the sender's information, and also if he should Bcc the recipients.
iTunes to Stream 90-Second Samples; Why No Full Songs?
Apple says it will triple the length of song previews in iTunes from 30 to 90 seconds.
Set Default Mail Client to AOL, Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo
If you use a Web-based e-mail client like Gmail or Yahoo, you've probably encountered this hassle before: you click a mailto link on a Web page, then watch while Windows...
Facebook Tightens Control of Social Web with Bing, EA Deals
Facebook and EA Games inked a 5-year "strategic relationship" that makes Facebook Credits the sole payment method for microtransactions in EA's Facebook games, which include...
Google settles Buzz lawsuit with no payout to Gmail users
Google on Tuesday said it won preliminary approval to settle a class-action lawsuit related to alleged privacy violations caused by its Buzz service. 1
Apple to Triple iTunes Song Previews to 90 Seconds
Apple is preparing to roll out longer song samples in the iTunes Store, up to 90 seconds, according to reports. The move would triple the current length of 30-second preview...
Google Contacts Buzz Users Over $8.5 Million Lawsuit
Millions of Google Buzz users were contacted Tuesday by Google regarding a class-action lawsuit settlement stemming from an online privacy debate sparked by the search giant.
Cisco rolls out social network monitoring software
Cisco this week unveiled software designed to let companies track customers and prospects on social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other public forums and... 4
NewsGator adds enterprise RSS to Social Sites 2010
NewsGator will add an enterprise RSS module to its Social Sites 2010 suite, which provides a variety of enterprise social networking and collaboration capabilities to...
Twitter's Promoted Tweets to Poison User Timelines
If you're hungry for more advertisements, Twitter is the place to go. Not content with just displaying Promoted Tweets in its search function, Twitter is rolling out an...
Gartner: Social media is vital to online business strategies
Understanding customers and their context is crucial for developing a successful online strategy, Gartner has said.
Facebook Event Sparks 'Facebook Phone' Guessing Game
What does Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have up his sleeve for Wednesday's mysterious November 3 Facebook Mobile Event? Is it the rumored Facebook phone we've heard of? 1
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NASA Wants Its Data Up in the Clouds
NASA is eager to move its IT infrastructure to open-source cloud systems over the next 10 to 20 years.
Microsoft claims cloud computing does cut carbon emissions
A new survey from Accenture and Microsoft has shown that cloud computing can cut carbon emissions
RIAA vs. the rest of us: The same old song
Bet you thought we'd put the RIAA's ugly file swapper witch hunt behind us. Well, guess again. It's back in the news, now that Minnesota's file-swappin' momma Jammie... 1
US ITC takes up Motorola complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate Motorola's allegations that Apple infringed 18 of its patents, the commission said on Wednesday.
US ITC takes up Motorola complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate Motorola's allegations that Apple infringed 18 of its patents, the commission said on Wednesday.
Iomart buys up rival to boost cloud offering
Scottish hosting company Iomart has acquired rival company Titan
Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing
Roger Sessions, CTO of ObjectWatch and an expert in software architecture, argues that the increasing complexity of our IT systems will be our undoing. In fact, he just... 4
New user group aims to take on the super vendors
The new Open Data Center Alliance is counting on its collective $50 billion in IT spending to convince vendors to develop interoperable products and halt vendor lock-in.
Proview: Apple trademark lawsuit for iPad to come this year
Taiwanese company Proview is planning to file a lawsuit against Apple for alleged trademark infringement over the iPad later this year, Proview's chairman said on Tuesday.
Droid, Wii patent complaints investigated
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched investigations related to two recent patent-infringement complaints brought to the agency, one filed by Microsoft against...
Apple Taps Multi-Touch in Motorola Patent Lawsuits
Apple's patent lawsuit against Motorola is just another thread in a rather complicated litigation web, but it's also unique for busting out multi-touch, a hallmark feature of...
Apple sues Motorola over patents in mobile phones
Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones,... 1
Texas man sentenced for selling pirated software online
A 24-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for selling more than US$1 million worth of pirated software online, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Remains of the Day: Tricks of the trademark
You might think that Apple can escape all those endless lawsuits about trademarks and intellectual property when it does business overseas, but no such luck. Also, a former...
What this election means for H-1B, offshoring
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who faces a tough fight for re-election on Tuesday, has been using the issue of offshore outsourcing to attack his opponent,... 8
CA retools automation portfolio
CA Technologies unveiled its newly reorganized tools for automating the provisioning and management of physical, virtual and cloud-based IT resources. Modular implementation... 1
VMware's Private Cloud Computing Vision
VMware predicts your IT infrastructure will evolve from virtualized servers to private clouds, where enterprise apps will be served to any device from the most efficient... 1
Google traffic rise shows search giant's Internet domination
Microsoft makes more money and Apple is worth more on the stock market but when it comes to Internet traffic only one name counts and that is Google.
Facebook sues Faceporn, claiming trademark infringement
Facebook has sued Faceporn.com, claiming the porn site essentially copied Facebook to build an X-rated social network. 1
China renews vow to protect intellectual property rights
China is taking the issue of intellectual property rights "seriously" and is pledging with the U.S. to fight cybercrime, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during his... 2
Apple sues maker of cables, batteries
Apple has filed a lawsuit accusing battery-maker Sanho of patent-infringement
U.S. working with China on intellectual property rights
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is visiting Beijing this week to discuss how China -- a hotbed for counterfeit goods and piracy -- can better coordinate its efforts with...
HP opens attack on Cisco certifications
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Google to post ancient Dead Sea Scrolls online
Google is working with the Israel Antiquities Authority to make the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls available online.
Facebook sues over free gift card, 'dislike' button scams
Facebook has filed lawsuits aimed at cracking down on a variety of scams that have been running wild on the social-networking site in recent months. 1
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Danger to IE users climbs as hacker kit adds exploit
Microsoft will likely issue an emergency kit to an unpatched IE flaw after it was added to the Eleonore crimeware kit.
Boonana Mac Trojan was ‘not Koobface’, says Microsoft
The widely-reported ‘Boonana’ Trojan was a new piece of malware after all and had nothing directly to do with Koobface, Microsoft and other security companies have reported a...
Panda Security Sets up Shop in Silicon Valley
The Panda brand doesn't have the recognition of a McAfee or Symantec--at least not in the United States--but Panda is looking to change that. Panda Security has been in the...
Zeus Trojan defeats Microsoft security tool
Only weeks after Microsoft added anti-Zeus Trojan detection to its free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), it is unable to detect the latest versions, a rival security...
Adobe Issues Update for Flash, Warning for Reader
Yesterday was sort of a busy day for Adobe security. Of course, that doesn't seem like such an uncommon occurrence these days. Adobe issued an update to address a security...
CEOP: Reports of inappropriate content on the up
The number of reports about inappropriate content on the web has risen, says the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP).
IE Zero-Day Doesn't Make the Cut for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft published its advanced notification for next week's Patch Tuesday. The good news for the November updates is that there are will only be three security bulletins--a...
A trio of bugs make news
Occasionally, a troubleshooting matter is deemed sufficiently newsworthy that it gets "front page" treatment on the Web. Rather than repeat what's already been well covered...
Black Hat promises new exploit techniques, Stuxnet insight
The Black Hat security conference will kick off in Abu Dhabi on Monday with new information revealed about the Stuxnet malicious software program along with other...
Financial services firms expand online fraud defense
As guardians of wealth, financial-services firms have always been a high-value target for cybercrime, and with online banking and trading, banks find they have to work harder... 1
Boonana Trojan variant uncovered, uses same tactics
The Boonana Trojan horse that made the news last week may be more of a hydra, according to security researchers, who have uncovered another variant. However, Mac users...
Researcher to release Web-based Android attack
A computer security researcher says he plans to release code Thursday that could be used to attack some versions of Google's Android phones over the Internet. 2
Update: Antivirus software didn't help in zero-day malware attack on power plant
When the zero-day attack known as the "Here You Have" virus not long ago hit about 500 PCs at the Salt River Project, a large public power utility and water supplier for...
EU tests cyberwarfare defences in low-key simulation
States across Europe have today carried out the region’s first ever cyber-attack ‘desk simulation’ designed to find weak spots in the way government organisations might...
SecureMac claims to discover Boonana Trojan horse variant
SecureMac claims to have discovered a new variant of the Boonana Trojan horse - trojan.osx.boonana.b.
USB devices play part in one out of every eight attacks
One out of every eight computer attacks is being made via USB devices targeting the Windows AutoRun function, according to security software firm Avast.
PC typing errors can now help guard against intruders
Hackers might crack or steal your password, but can they type like you?
Google quashes 12 Chrome bugs, gives users early Flash fix
Google today patched 12 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, all of them rated as high-level threats by the company's security team.
Microsoft slates first critical fix for Office 2010 next week
Microsoft today said it will ship three security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first in Office 2010 pegged "critical."
Facebook and Twitter Flunk Security Report Card
Ignorance is bliss, so don't read any further if you don't want to panic about Facebook and Twitter security.
Hackers exploit unpatched IE bug with drive-by attacks
Microsoft today warned that attackers are targeting Internet Explorer (IE) with an exploit of a critical unpatched vulnerability in all current versions of the browser.
Lock Down Your Android Devices
Two years ago almost nobody had heard of Android. Now it's nearly ubiquitous among smartphone users, and it's on track to become the most popular mobile operating system in...
ICO orders Google to delete Wi-Fi data
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ordered Google to delete the Wi-Fi data the search engine accidentally collected using its Street View Cars.
Make your own anti-virus signatures with DIY tool from HBGary
Big bad malware and zero-day attacks that fly under the radar of anti-virus software are hitting enterprises everywhere. With that in mind, HBGary is coming out with a...
What You Need to Know About New IE Zero-Day
Internet Explorer is under attack again. Microsoft has issued a security advisory explaining a newly-discovered exploit impacting most versions of the Internet Explorer Web... 1
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Microsoft crafts shrewd apps plan for Windows Phone 7 launch
Microsoft has shrewdly created an application environment that makes the new Windows Phone 7 handsets -- on sale Monday November 8 -- instantly useable to buyers, in many of... 1
How Android conquered the mobile world in just three years
It's easy to forget that not so long ago, no one was sure if Android would ever be relevant. 2
Meet the CIO Who Bought 4,500 iPads
The CIO of Medtronic recounts how he bought iPads to display product information and videos to customers.
Zscaler develops free tool to detect Firesheep snooping
A security company has developed a free Firefox add-on that warns when someone on the same network is using Firesheep, a tool that has raised alarm over how it simplifies an...
IT pros, workers show a 'disconnect' over mobile devices and policies
Two-thirds of workers in a survey for Cisco said their companies need to improve IT policies; at the same time, 20% of IT professionals said their relationship with employees...
Windows Phone 7 Devices On Sale Now: See Comparison Chart
Starting Monday Windows Phone 7 smartphones go on sale in the U.S. with many models debuting at bargain prices - if you know where to shop.
Apple seeds Mac OS X 10.6.6 to developers
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.6 build 10J521 to developers ahead of the official 10.6.5 release, adding Mac App Store abilities.
Admirable Apps for Android and Beyond
As Android's popularity continues to mushroom, the number of Android apps available has surpassed 100,000. That's good news because there are so many possibilities to choose...
Apple offers advice on iPhone alarm bug
Apple has released a support document highlighting the problem of iPhone alarms setting of one hour late, as the US switch from Daylight Savings Time tonight.
Dell Ditches RIM: BlackBerry's Bad Year Just Got Worse
Dell dumped RIM's BlackBerry as its business smartphone and announced that it would be supplying 25,000 of its employees with the Windows 7-powered Dell Venue Pro. The move... 2
Report: Sprint rejected Huawei, ZTE for security concerns
Sprint Nextel turned down bids from ZTE and Huawei Technologies because of U.S. government concerns over possible dangers to national security from the Chinese vendors... 1
Remains of the Day: Nyet, comrade
You're headed out of town for a long weekend. What do you do? If you're Dan Moren, you don't write the remainders column--you make a sucker do it instead. Hi, folks. I'm the...
4G definition creates marketing free-for-all
Now that LTE and WiMax officially are not 4G, use of that heavily advertised term is a free-for-all -- at least until it comes time to name the next wave of mobile networks.
Report: North Korea gets a new PDA
A new PDA (personal digital assistant) has hit stores in North Korea, according to a student who writes a blog from the secretive state. 1
Report: Dell ditches RIM as it preps enterprise mobile push
Dell is getting ready to move its 25,000 employees from BlackBerrys to its own Windows Phone 7-based smartphone, in preparation to the launch of its own migration service,...
Free version of BES now available for Notes
RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express edition now supports Domino servers in addition to Exchange
Video chat: Tango goes beyond Apple's FaceTime
In June, Apple shipped the iPhone 4 with front- and rear-facing cameras, and it added the FaceTime app for video calling. That same month, Sprint began shipping the HTC Evo...
Microsoft's Silverlight damage control intensifies
Two executives say a new version of Silverlight is planned, but they back Muglia's assertion that HTML5 is a key all-device platform 1
Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile Still Rough Around the Edges
The latest Firefox 4 Mobile beta for Android and Maemo promises more speed and a fresher look, but it's still not ready to replace the default browser.
T-Mobile ad provokes renewed debate over 4G wireless
4G network performance claims in a new T-Mobile USA TV advertisement have prompted a renewed debate about the meaning of 4G among analysts and rival carriers.
Developers Will Focus on WinPho7, Android Apps in 2011
The iPhone will be losing some of its popularity among developers, advertisers, and publishers next year as the app makers try to diversify their offerings to other platforms.
First Look: Facebook Single Sign-on
Facebook is getting serious about on-the-go social networking with a suite of new features announced during the Facebook Mobile event on Wednesday. We've already taken a look... 1
Excited iFixit strips down Microsoft's Kinect game controller
Microsoft's new hands-free Kinect game controller is packed with four microphones, two cameras and a motion detector chip that together make for one heck of a complex toy,...
Clearwire to lay off 15 percent to save cash
WiMax service provider Clearwire will lay off 15 percent of its employees and suspend the opening of retail stores and marketing campaigns in some cities as it tries to... 1
Verizon's Android App Store: Everything There Is To Know
Android users are about to get a new place to shop. 1
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IT's biggest money wasters
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Gartner predicts 2011 IT spending rebound in Europe
Gartner has predicted that enterprise IT spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will recover in 2011, after two years of decline.
Is it time for a job change?
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Early-Bird Black Friday Predictions
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Printing tips for Outlook 2011
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Utility companies in hot water over email problems
Thames Water has had to pay customers £60,000 in compensation after it discovered an unmanned inbox containing thousands of emailed complaints and comments.
A quarter of SMEs fail to get best from IT, research finds
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Onkyo announces new AV and stereo mini systems
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Onkyo has announced new audio-video and stereo mini systems designed for home and office use.
Apple updates HP printer drivers for Snow Leopard
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Hacked Apple TV Gets Plex App
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London Stock Exchange contractor 'suspended'
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Gartner predicts 2011 IT spending rebound in Europe
Gartner has predicted that enterprise IT spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will recover in 2011, after two years of decline.
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NTT DoCoMo to launch LTE service on Dec. 24
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Reports: Amazon.com to buy owner of Diapers.com, Soap.com
Amazon.com has agreed to acquire Quidsi, operator of online retailers Soap.com and Diapers.com, for about $540 million, according to published reports. 1
CEO Interview: Blue Coat Systems Mike Borman
In a candid discussion, brand-new CEO Mike Borman lays out his plans for WAN and network security vendor Blue Coat 1
AT&T; supports Harley-Davidson's business expansion in India
Under a three-year contract, AT&T; will provide Virtual Private Network (VPN) and network integration services to support Harley-Davidson Motor Company's business expansion in...
UK ‘.uk’ Internet domain now bigger than China's ‘.cn’
The ‘.uk’ top level domain has overtaken China’s ‘.cn’ as the Internet’s second most popular top-level country domain (TLD), registry organisation Nominet has reported in its...
Alcatel-Lucent CEO: Femtocell interest is growing rapidly
Interest in femtocells is growing rapidly as mobile operators looks for ways to handle increasing data traffic, according to Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwaayen.
Dial phonecalls from your PC with a USB modem
I used to be able to dial out to contacts whose numbers were held on Smart Address 2000 (Oakley Data Services), using a PC card modem added to my Windows XP desktop PC. I now...
Olympic Village to become UK's rival to Silicon Valley?
The government wants to turn the area around the Olympic Village in Stratford into the UK's rival to Silicon Valley in California.
How to delete mail in Outlook when it just won't go
I'm unable to delete email in Outlook Express by choosing that option from the right-click menu or clicking on the delete cross.
The CIO Activist: Using IT To Improve Lives
San Francisco CIO Chris Vein pushes for social change and seeks to extend broadband access to the masses.
BT Broadband customers suffer second outage in a week
Hundreds of Brits have been left without broadband connections following a fault on BT's network. 1
Find frequently used files in Office 2007
I recently upgraded from Office 2000 to 2007. The older version had a toolbar offering quick access to frequently used files and folders in Word, Excel and Access. Does such... 1
Force10 throws hat into 40G Ethernet ring
Force10 Tuesday will make good on its earlier promise to provide "end-to-end" 40Gbps Ethernet capabilities by unveiling a data center switch and switch module that support... 1
London Stock Exchange tight-lipped on network outage
The London Stock Exchange has declined to publicly explain a two-hour IT problem experienced this morning on its network.
Gov't wants ISPs to help remove false information on the web
The government wants ISPs to help Brits ensure inacurrate or potentially harmful information about themselves is removed from the web.
New domain names near milestone
Internet policymakers appear to be in the home stretch on a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions -- such as .nyc, .africa and .sport -- that could...
FCC dishes tips to overcharged Verizon users
The Federal Communications Commission does not want you to pay $1.99 for that GB of data you never used.
Adobe unveils Connect 8 Web and videconferencing tool set
Adobe today unveiled a new version of Adobe Connect, which includes an updated user interface, and eases integration with third party technologies.
Taobao promotes mall platform with ads, new domain name
Taobao.com, China's largest online retailer, is boosting its visibility through a new web domain and branding campaign amid growing competition in the country's e-commerce...
BT broadband back online after 20,000 homes cut off
Around 20,000 homes across the UK were without broadband over the weekend, following a fault at a BT exchange.
How to improve WAN performance
The performance of applications across the WAN are beset by a range of problems – latency, congestion, chatty applications, contention with other apps, low bandwidth – that... 2
NTT DoCoMo plans two-year $3.3 billion investment in LTE
NTT DoCoMo plans to invest ¥270 billion (US$3.3 billion) over the next two years rolling out next-generation LTE cellular data service to major cities across Japan, it said...
RealPlayer now lets you manage photos
A new version of RealPlayer that allows web users to manage their digital photos has been launched.
Confusion over online TV copyright law in the EU
The European Commission Thursday closed an infringement case against Austria after the country agreed to implement E.U. rules on TV and video-on-demand, but confusion about...
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Cisco VP talks of data center strategy
Cisco Vice President of IT John Manville discusses the company's data center makeover strategy, the migration to the company's own Unified Computing System, the benefits of...
Election unlikely to slow U.S. cybersecurity efforts
Security experts expect the divided congress to remain mostly bipartisan on efforts to enact cybersecurity and online privacy measures.
Back Up and Restore Outlook
Tomaladaca asked the Windows forum for the best way to backup and then restore all of the information in Outlook.
IT companies get boost as transfers exempt from migrant cap
Workers on intra-company transfers will not be counted in the government’s migration cap, according to Prime Minister David Cameron.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Stolen at Gunpoint
Here's the one not-so-black-op you won't get to execute in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Steal over 100 copies of the soon-to-launch first-person shooter at gunpoint.
Get Classic Start Menu Pro for Free (Today Only)
Earlier this year I wrote a tip on modifying the Registry to restore the "classic" (i.e. Windows XP) Start Menu in Windows 7. It was a bit of a disaster, though, as the tweak...
Dell Inspiron Duo Tablet-Netbook 'Coming Soon'
Is it just me, or does it sound like they're saying "iPad" in this video of Dell's Inspiron Duo?
Gov 2.0 focussed on government at expense of public
While progress is being made in Government 2.0, it is government, rather than the public, that is reaping the rewards of the technology-led initiative.
How Not to Piss Off the Internet
If you've checked out the blogosphere and/or mainstream media recently, you're probably aware of the Cooks Source scandal.
Traders concerned over network capacity of Linux system
The London Stock Exchange has formally acknowledged it needs to do more to scale its IT infrastructure before launching a new Linux platform on its cash markets.
Kinect Could Have Been Apple's, Report Says
PrimeSense, the company behind Microsoft Kinect's camera, initially pitched its motion sensing technology to Apple, according to Leander Kahney of Cult of Mac.
23 Tech Terms We’d Like to Ban
As technology moves forward, the English language sometimes takes a step backward. You can thank public relations professionals, CEOs, and technology journalists for that....
Xserve is dead... so now what?
When I saw the first tweets about Apple discontinuing the Xserve in 2011, I had two initial reactions:
WSJ: Hurd may have tipped off Jodie Fisher to EDS buy
Mark Hurd may have tipped off former contractor Jodie Fisher about Hewlett-Packard's pending US$13.9 billion EDS acquisition, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal... 1
Synology announces green, multi-feature NAS server
Hardware developer Synology announced Tuesday the release of its 4-bay, full-featured NAS server, the DiskStation DS411j. The server—intended for small businesses and home...
Free Broadcast TV on Your iPad
Interested in watching broadcast television--for free--on your iPad? Just point Safari to FilmOn.com. 1
Zombie-Slaying Teddy Bears in Viral Views 8
Greetings, sentient beings of the Internet, and welcome to another edition of Viral Views! Today on Viral Views we remember our childhood, check out a zombie killing teddy... 1
Remains of the Day: Half-caf soy venti iMac
Dan Moren's away, and Jason Snell outranks me, so I'm tackling the remainders for Friday, November 5, 2010.
MacBook Air Bugs Are a Reminder of iPhone Woes
Some users of the new MacBook Air have been reporting frustrations on the screen, such as random flashing, the appearance of horizontal or vertical lines, and in some cases,...
SIA predicts slower 2011 for chips after record 2010
The Semiconductor Industry Association on Thursday predicted 2010 will be a year of record high chip industry revenue, but that growth will slow next year. 1
Japan's government struggles with Internet leaks
The Japanese government was scrambling on Friday to find out how videos of an altercation between a Chinese fishing trawler and the Japan Coast Guard ended up on YouTube. Its... 1
Rival calls foul over Microsoft's delivering Security Essentials via Windows Update
Microsoft this week began offering U.S. customers its free antivirus program via Windows' built-in update service, a move one major security firm said may be anticompetitive. 6
German Street View error lets iPhone users see hidden images
Google is facing fresh complaints over Street View in Germany, after technical problems caused some properties to be visible rather than blurred in a preview of the service...
Location-Based Audience Small, But Valuable
Following on the heels of Facebook introducing Facebook Deals to give businesses a way to capitalize on Facebook Places for marketing, the Pew Internet and American Life...
Microsoft Kinect is not racist, Consumer Reports says
Consumer Reports debunked a report that Microsoft's new gaming system doesn't recognize dark-skinned players. 1
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Windows 1.0 turning 25: First experiences recalled
The creator of MIME and other tech experts remember their first experiences with Microsoft's Windows.
Evernote 2.0 for Android launches Monday
Evernote, the application that allows users to capture almost any digital information and access it from any of their devices, will launch a new version of its app for...
Oracle moving to merge JRockit, HotSpot JVMs
The company's Java plans also call for sharing microkernel between app servers
Microsoft May Face Resistance to Windows 8
Enterprises may resist upgrading to Windows 8 in 2012 so soon after migrating to Windows 7, a Gartner analyst predicts.
SAP user group conference will be biggest yet
This month’s SAP UK & Ireland user group conference is the biggest yet, with more than 1,000 delegates.
iOS 4.2 Update Makes iPad a Better Business Tool
Apple has released the final version of iOS 4.2 to developers, and will soon make the update available to the general public--possibly as early as tomorrow according to some...
Rockmelt: The Facebook of Web Browsers
A new Web browser, Rockmelt debuts in limited beta Monday and aims to help you keep tabs on your Facebook friends, your favorite sites, and make your Web searches faster....
Rockmelt: The Facebook of Web browsers
SAN FRANCISCO -- A new Web browser, Rockmelt, debuts in limited beta Monday and aims to help you keep tabs on your Facebook friends, your favorite sites and make your Web...
President Obama: offshoring fears are outdated, unwarranted
The perception that Indian call centers and back office operations cost U.S. jobs is an old stereotype that ignores today’s reality that two-way trade between the U.S. and... 9
10 Reasons Open Source Is Good for Business
With the many business and government organizations that now use open source software such as Linux, it's becoming increasingly clear that price is not the only advantage... 1
Digital afterlife beckons from cloud-based service
People who die in Hollywood movies often find themselves floating around on a cloud as angels. Now a startup in Huntsville, Alabama, will let you go to a different kind of... 1
FBI watching Oracle-SAP trial
An FBI agent has been in the courtroom each day this week watching the Oracle-SAP trial, suggesting U.S. law enforcement continues to take an interest in the case. 1
Prominent software designer promotes '21st century' techniques
ThoughtWorks' Martin Fowler cited domain-specific languages and continuous integration as important development aids 1
Mozilla's new Firefox beta for Android improves speed, size
Mozilla has released an faster, smaller beta version of its Firefox 4 browser for Android-based smartphones with an improved user interface, according to a Thursday blog post.
Painless Tattoos with Pages ‘09
Want to add some zip to this year’s office holiday party, or perhaps a kiddy holiday celebration? Use your Mac and an inkjet printer to make temporary tattoos for your fellow...
How default app installs can compromise Apache
Defying good security practice, the Joomla content management system asks its users to reconfigure the Apache Web server software to a potentially dangerous setting,...
Ambrosia releases SoundBoard 2.0
Ambrosia Software has released SoundBoard 2.0, a substantial upgrade to its live sound effect software.
IE flaw won't be patched in upcoming security update
A flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that allows hackers to run any remote program on a PC without the user's knowledge will not be fixed in Microsoft's security update this...
SOA's not dead says Burton
The onset of cloud computing has meant that SOA is making a comeback says Burton analyst
Google Instant For Mobile: First Impressions
Google recently launched a beta version of Instant, the company's search solution that displays results as you type, for Android and Apple iOS 4 mobile devices. For now, the...
Microsoft releases F# under open source license
Microsoft has released the source code for its F# open source functional programming language
IMDB update adds multitasking, entertainment news to iOS app
Hollywood sequels often have a hard time living up to the original. IMDB hopes to buck that trend with the 2.0 version of its iPhone and iPad app. The updated version of the...
ERP woes blamed for lumber company's bad quarter
Lumber Liquidators is attributing a weak third quarter to a complex SAP implementation, saying the project imposed a significant drain on worker productivity. But the...
Why Cloud Won't Kill IT Outsourcing or Consulting
In a recent interview with CIO magazine, A.T. Kearney's Arjun Sethi stated that cloud computing will ultimately end traditional IT outsourcing. In Arjun's opinion, the likes...
Reminder Service Nudgemail: Like Snooze Button for Email
I use my inbox as a kind of to-do list, marking as unread any messages I need to act on later or don't have time to answer right now. The problem is, as my inbox fills up,...
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The creator of MIME and other tech experts remember their first experiences with Microsoft's Windows.

It's easy to forget that not so long ago, no one was sure if Android would ever be relevant. 2

Cisco bet big on its UCS products for data centers – and now it's going "all in" with a massive, resilient and green data center built on that integrated blade architecture.

Microsoft has shrewdly created an application environment that makes the new Windows Phone 7 handsets -- on sale Monday November 8 -- instantly useable to buyers, in many of... 1

There's a long-standing need in wired networks to verify the quality of connectivity of wire, cable, and fiber with appropriate test equipment. But with wireless nets, this...

Lotus Connections user CEMEX, a global building supply company, plans to update to Version 3.0 that IBM is introducing today.

Research In Motion's (RIM) free BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express software should become available today to organizations that employ IBM's Lotus Domino mail server...

Pioneer RSS feed manager Bloglines will continue operating thanks to a last-minute agreement for MerchantCircle to take over operation of the service from Ask.com.

Premium online video streaming via Hulu Plus is now open to the public. Previously, users needed an invitation to join Hulu Plus, which is the for-pay premium section of the...

Skype has made available Skype 5.0 for Mac in beta and is offering a $1,500 gift certificate to the Apple store to celebrate.

Before you make an appointment with your eye doctor, it's not your eyes. It's Facebook.

For most American's "checking in" to your local furniture store makes about as much sense as watching paint dry. According to Pew Internet and American Life Project a paltry...

A long time ago, most people who used webmail were cybercafe-frequenting, patchouli-scented trustafarians backpacking through Europe. Just about everybody else used a real...

Facebook held a mobile-focused event for the press at its campus Wednesday to announce a number of new features for its iPhone app, including some for its recently updated...

Feeling tapped out on monitoring social media for customer comments, Zone Labs turned to Cisco's SocialMiner, which was released to limited customers on Wednesday.

By default, all packets of data traveling across a local-area network (LAN) are created equal. If all of the traffic on a network is text- or file-transfer-based, the system...

Facebook announced some cool new mobile tricks today, including the ability to offer special deals to Facebook users who participate in the Facebook Places location-based...

Facebook's new deals platform will offer users discounts to check-in at shops, restaurants, and museums via Facebook Places.

Gerrard Gyngell asked if it's proper, when forwarding a joke to friends, to delete the sender's information, and also if he should Bcc the recipients.

Apple says it will triple the length of song previews in iTunes from 30 to 90 seconds.

If you use a Web-based e-mail client like Gmail or Yahoo, you've probably encountered this hassle before: you click a mailto link on a Web page, then watch while Windows...

Facebook and EA Games inked a 5-year "strategic relationship" that makes Facebook Credits the sole payment method for microtransactions in EA's Facebook games, which include...

Google on Tuesday said it won preliminary approval to settle a class-action lawsuit related to alleged privacy violations caused by its Buzz service. 1

Apple is preparing to roll out longer song samples in the iTunes Store, up to 90 seconds, according to reports. The move would triple the current length of 30-second preview...

Millions of Google Buzz users were contacted Tuesday by Google regarding a class-action lawsuit settlement stemming from an online privacy debate sparked by the search giant.

Cisco this week unveiled software designed to let companies track customers and prospects on social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other public forums and... 4

NewsGator will add an enterprise RSS module to its Social Sites 2010 suite, which provides a variety of enterprise social networking and collaboration capabilities to...

If you're hungry for more advertisements, Twitter is the place to go. Not content with just displaying Promoted Tweets in its search function, Twitter is rolling out an...

Understanding customers and their context is crucial for developing a successful online strategy, Gartner has said.

What does Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have up his sleeve for Wednesday's mysterious November 3 Facebook Mobile Event? Is it the rumored Facebook phone we've heard of? 1

NASA is eager to move its IT infrastructure to open-source cloud systems over the next 10 to 20 years.

A new survey from Accenture and Microsoft has shown that cloud computing can cut carbon emissions

Bet you thought we'd put the RIAA's ugly file swapper witch hunt behind us. Well, guess again. It's back in the news, now that Minnesota's file-swappin' momma Jammie... 1

The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate Motorola's allegations that Apple infringed 18 of its patents, the commission said on Wednesday.

The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate Motorola's allegations that Apple infringed 18 of its patents, the commission said on Wednesday.

Scottish hosting company Iomart has acquired rival company Titan

Roger Sessions, CTO of ObjectWatch and an expert in software architecture, argues that the increasing complexity of our IT systems will be our undoing. In fact, he just... 4

The new Open Data Center Alliance is counting on its collective $50 billion in IT spending to convince vendors to develop interoperable products and halt vendor lock-in.

Taiwanese company Proview is planning to file a lawsuit against Apple for alleged trademark infringement over the iPad later this year, Proview's chairman said on Tuesday.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched investigations related to two recent patent-infringement complaints brought to the agency, one filed by Microsoft against...

Apple's patent lawsuit against Motorola is just another thread in a rather complicated litigation web, but it's also unique for busting out multi-touch, a hallmark feature of...

Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones,... 1

A 24-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for selling more than US$1 million worth of pirated software online, the U.S. Department of Justice...

You might think that Apple can escape all those endless lawsuits about trademarks and intellectual property when it does business overseas, but no such luck. Also, a former...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who faces a tough fight for re-election on Tuesday, has been using the issue of offshore outsourcing to attack his opponent,... 8

CA Technologies unveiled its newly reorganized tools for automating the provisioning and management of physical, virtual and cloud-based IT resources. Modular implementation... 1

VMware predicts your IT infrastructure will evolve from virtualized servers to private clouds, where enterprise apps will be served to any device from the most efficient... 1

Microsoft makes more money and Apple is worth more on the stock market but when it comes to Internet traffic only one name counts and that is Google.

Facebook has sued Faceporn.com, claiming the porn site essentially copied Facebook to build an X-rated social network. 1

China is taking the issue of intellectual property rights "seriously" and is pledging with the U.S. to fight cybercrime, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during his... 2

Apple has filed a lawsuit accusing battery-maker Sanho of patent-infringement

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is visiting Beijing this week to discuss how China -- a hotbed for counterfeit goods and piracy -- can better coordinate its efforts with...

HP this week unveiled a training and certification program for IT personnel converging enterprise infrastructure and rearchitecting data centers. 9

Google is working with the Israel Antiquities Authority to make the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls available online.

Facebook has filed lawsuits aimed at cracking down on a variety of scams that have been running wild on the social-networking site in recent months. 1

Microsoft will likely issue an emergency kit to an unpatched IE flaw after it was added to the Eleonore crimeware kit.

The widely-reported ‘Boonana’ Trojan was a new piece of malware after all and had nothing directly to do with Koobface, Microsoft and other security companies have reported a...

The Panda brand doesn't have the recognition of a McAfee or Symantec--at least not in the United States--but Panda is looking to change that. Panda Security has been in the...

Only weeks after Microsoft added anti-Zeus Trojan detection to its free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), it is unable to detect the latest versions, a rival security...