ICANN's DNS contract extended ... Internet crime rises in Japan
Today's IT news audio update
ICANN's DNS contract extended ... Internet crime rises in Japan ... Unisys offers reward for missing computer
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Windows Live makes test debut in Vista
News: Google Checkout glitch disconcerts advertisers
News: US gov't extends technical contract with ICANN
News: Internet crimes hit record high in Japan
News: Yahoo Photos and Flickr may grow closer
News: Yahoo plugs security hole in Web mail service
News: HP beats street with strong PC sales
News: Smart card vendors talk up privacy
News: Vonage E911 availability nears 85 percent
News: Tropos expands municipal wireless options
ITwhirled: Do you suffer from cyberchondria?
NEWS UPDATES
Windows Live makes test debut in Vista
Microsoft Corp. has begun showing how it will integrate its Windows Live online services into Windows Vista in recent test builds of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Google Checkout glitch disconcerts advertisers
Google Inc. this week temporarily attached Google Checkout icons to ads from companies that haven't signed up for the online transaction system, a glitch that caused some confusion among advertisers.
US gov't extends technical contract with ICANN
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to manage technical functions for the Internet's domain name system.
Internet crimes hit record high in Japan
The number of Internet-related crimes in Japan in the first six months of this year hit a record high, according to data issued Thursday by the National Police Agency.
Yahoo Photos and Flickr may grow closer
Yahoo Inc. may build links between Yahoo Photos and Flickr, though it has no plans to consolidate the photo-sharing services.
Yahoo plugs security hole in Web mail service
Yahoo Inc. has fixed a security vulnerability in its Yahoo Mail service that could have allowed malicious hackers to hijack accounts and harm users in a variety of ways.
HP beats street with strong PC sales
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) posted better-than-expected financial results Wednesday that were buoyed by strong growth in the company's PC group.
Smart card vendors talk up privacy
A group of smart card and smart chip vendors are launching a campaign to talk up the security and privacy features of their products, even as researchers raise questions about their use in passports.
Vonage E911 availability nears 85 percent
Vonage Holdings Corp. has implemented enhanced 911 emergency dialing service on nearly 85 percent of its customers' lines, but the company says it continues to have problems in areas served by AT&T Inc.
Tropos expands municipal wireless options
Tropos Networks Inc., which has made its mark in municipal Wi-Fi infrastructure, is staking a claim on even more advanced networks.
ITWHIRLED
Do you suffer from cyberchondria?
With health costs rising and Internet access proliferating, more and more Americans are self-diagnosing based on information they find online. Unfortunately, they sometimes come to the conclusion that they are afflicted by illnesses they don't really have -- or that don't actually exist.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
RealPlayer for Linux to play Windows Media ... Google's free WiFi in Mountain View online ... Faulty batteries likely in other products
Today's IT news audio update
RealPlayer for Linux to play Windows Media ... Google's free WiFi in Mountain View online ... Faulty batteries likely in other products
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Google launches Wi-Fi network in Mountain View
News: Microsoft will fix bum patch crashing IE 6
News: Digital image watermarks could combat trademark theft
News: Yahoo, Go2 will display mobile ads
News: Sony battery problems could go beyond Dell laptops
News: Customer satisfaction dips for Google, Yahoo, MSN
LinuxWorld SF: RealPlayer to support Windows Media on Linux
LinuxWorld SF: BPM latest app to be 'open-sourced'
LinuxWorld SF: IBM expands open-source plan beyond Linux
ITwhirled: The dark side of mobility
NEWS UPDATES
Google launches Wi-Fi network in Mountain View
The Wi-Fi network Google Inc. built for Mountain View becomes generally available on Wednesday, providing free broadband wireless access in this California city that the search engine giant calls home.
Microsoft will fix bum patch crashing IE 6
Microsoft Corp. will update a patch by next Tuesday that's causing a version of Internet Explorer (IE) to suddenly crash.
Digital image watermarks could combat trademark theft
Technology from one of Germany's renowned Fraunhofer Institutes could help companies protect pictures of their products from being stolen by groups trying to promote cheap imitations.
Yahoo, Go2 will display mobile ads
Yahoo Inc. and Go2 Directory Systems are partnering to display advertisements along with search results on mobile phones in the U.S.
Sony battery problems could go beyond Dell laptops
Faulty batteries produced by Sony Corp. like those that caused Dell Inc. to initiate a huge recall this week could be present in laptops from other companies and other portable electronics products.
Customer satisfaction dips for Google, Yahoo, MSN
U.S. residents are less satisfied with search engines like Google Inc. and news Web sites like MSNBC.com, but happier with Web portals like AOL LLC, a study from the University of Michigan and ForeSee Results Inc. has found.
RealPlayer to support Windows Media on Linux
RealNetworks Inc. will support Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media formats in an upgraded version of its RealPlayer multimedia application for Linux systems scheduled for release in December.
BPM latest app to be 'open-sourced'
Open-source business models continue to permeate the enterprise applications market, with BPM (business performance management) the latest software to get a makeover, courtesy of formerly closed-source vendor Adaptive Planning Inc.
IBM expands open-source plan beyond Linux
IBM Corp. is expanding its open-source strategy beyond Linux by targeting eight new technology areas where it will focus open-source attention going forward.
ITWHIRLED
The dark side of mobility
According to a survey conducted by Info-Tech Research Group, 81 percent of employees feel obligated to one degree or another to be available to the office 24 hours a day. Only 19 percent of the people surveyed felt no obligation at all to stay connected around the clock. This is of course, the dark side to all the spiffy connectivity technology that's come out lately.
Today's IT news audio update
RealPlayer for Linux to play Windows Media ... Google's free WiFi in Mountain View online ... Faulty batteries likely in other products
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Google launches Wi-Fi network in Mountain View
News: Microsoft will fix bum patch crashing IE 6
News: Digital image watermarks could combat trademark theft
News: Yahoo, Go2 will display mobile ads
News: Sony battery problems could go beyond Dell laptops
News: Customer satisfaction dips for Google, Yahoo, MSN
LinuxWorld SF: RealPlayer to support Windows Media on Linux
LinuxWorld SF: BPM latest app to be 'open-sourced'
LinuxWorld SF: IBM expands open-source plan beyond Linux
ITwhirled: The dark side of mobility
NEWS UPDATES
Google launches Wi-Fi network in Mountain View
The Wi-Fi network Google Inc. built for Mountain View becomes generally available on Wednesday, providing free broadband wireless access in this California city that the search engine giant calls home.
Microsoft will fix bum patch crashing IE 6
Microsoft Corp. will update a patch by next Tuesday that's causing a version of Internet Explorer (IE) to suddenly crash.
Digital image watermarks could combat trademark theft
Technology from one of Germany's renowned Fraunhofer Institutes could help companies protect pictures of their products from being stolen by groups trying to promote cheap imitations.
Yahoo, Go2 will display mobile ads
Yahoo Inc. and Go2 Directory Systems are partnering to display advertisements along with search results on mobile phones in the U.S.
Sony battery problems could go beyond Dell laptops
Faulty batteries produced by Sony Corp. like those that caused Dell Inc. to initiate a huge recall this week could be present in laptops from other companies and other portable electronics products.
Customer satisfaction dips for Google, Yahoo, MSN
U.S. residents are less satisfied with search engines like Google Inc. and news Web sites like MSNBC.com, but happier with Web portals like AOL LLC, a study from the University of Michigan and ForeSee Results Inc. has found.
RealPlayer to support Windows Media on Linux
RealNetworks Inc. will support Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media formats in an upgraded version of its RealPlayer multimedia application for Linux systems scheduled for release in December.
BPM latest app to be 'open-sourced'
Open-source business models continue to permeate the enterprise applications market, with BPM (business performance management) the latest software to get a makeover, courtesy of formerly closed-source vendor Adaptive Planning Inc.
IBM expands open-source plan beyond Linux
IBM Corp. is expanding its open-source strategy beyond Linux by targeting eight new technology areas where it will focus open-source attention going forward.
ITWHIRLED
The dark side of mobility
According to a survey conducted by Info-Tech Research Group, 81 percent of employees feel obligated to one degree or another to be available to the office 24 hours a day. Only 19 percent of the people surveyed felt no obligation at all to stay connected around the clock. This is of course, the dark side to all the spiffy connectivity technology that's come out lately.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Dell recalls 4.1 million batteries ... Google test Blogger upgrade ... CA lays off 1,700 as net income sinks
Today's IT news audio update
Dell recalls 4.1 million batteries ... Google test Blogger upgrade ... CA lays off 1,700 as net income sinks
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Sun inches closer to open-source Java
News: Google displays coupons on maps
News: Dell to recall batteries, cites fire hazard
News: Convera releases beta of gov't search engine
News: Google tests Blogger upgrade
News: CA to lay off about 1,700, as earnings plunge in Q1
LinuxWorld SF: Startup launches SMB Linux package in US
LinuxWorld SF: AMD launches 'Rev F' Opteron server chip
LinuxWorld SF: Lenovo debuts Linux ThinkPads
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The real Internet
TopCoder Challenge: Try this week's coding problem ... MultiRead
NEWS UPDATES
Sun inches closer to open-source Java
Sun Microsystems Inc. launched a portal site for its Java programming language on Tuesday as the company inches closer to making the Java code open source, a company executive said Tuesday.
Google displays coupons on maps
Google Inc. enhanced its Google Maps application to include coupons that businesses can create and display free of charge.
Dell to recall batteries, cites fire hazard
Computer maker Dell Inc. is recalling 4.1 million laptop computer batteries because of a potential fire hazard, the company said Monday.
Convera releases beta of gov't search engine
Convera Corp. has released a beta version of a new search engine designed to help U.S. government workers find relevant information within the glut of data on the Internet.
Google tests Blogger upgrade
Google Inc. has started testing an enhanced version of its popular Blogger blog publishing service, adding long-awaited features such as the ability to categorize entries with labels, to control access to blogs and to make layout changes by dragging and dropping.
CA to lay off about 1,700, as earnings plunge in Q1
CA Inc. will cut about 1,700 jobs as it attempts to cut costs, after its net income fell 64 percent in its 2007 first quarter, ended June 30.
LINUXWORLD SF - SMB: Startup launches SMB Linux package in US
Startup Linux vendor Collax launched its flagship product in the U.S. at LinuxWorld Tuesday, aiming the turnkey business software package at small and medium-size business (SMB) customers that don't have much experience with the open-source OS.
LINUXWORLD SF: AMD launches 'Rev F' Opteron server chip
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Tuesday released a new version of its Opteron processor, the popular server chip that has made AMD a serious competitor of rival Intel Corp.
LINUXWORLD SF: Lenovo debuts Linux ThinkPads
Lenovo Group Ltd. announced on Tuesday the availability of the ThinkPad T60p, its first laptop computer preloaded with the Linux operating system.
ITWHIRLED
The real Internet
There have been a lot of attempts to visualize or schematize what the Internet "looks" like as a whole, but not many people have seen the real physical components that make the Internet work. This picture set reveals that they look not unlike the infrastructure of the industrial age: huge pipes, low-slung building, and rooms full of ducts.
TOPCODER
This week's problem: MultiRead (Level 1)
In many computer systems, multiple processes can read from the same resource during the same clock cycle, but only a single process can write to the resource during a clock cycle. Reads and writes cannot be mixed during the same clock cycle. Given a history of the reads and writes that occurred during a particular computation as a String trace, and an int procs representing the number of processes used by the computation, calculate the minimum duration of the computation in clock cycles. The trace represents each read as an 'R' and each write as a 'W'.
Today's IT news audio update
Dell recalls 4.1 million batteries ... Google test Blogger upgrade ... CA lays off 1,700 as net income sinks
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Sun inches closer to open-source Java
News: Google displays coupons on maps
News: Dell to recall batteries, cites fire hazard
News: Convera releases beta of gov't search engine
News: Google tests Blogger upgrade
News: CA to lay off about 1,700, as earnings plunge in Q1
LinuxWorld SF: Startup launches SMB Linux package in US
LinuxWorld SF: AMD launches 'Rev F' Opteron server chip
LinuxWorld SF: Lenovo debuts Linux ThinkPads
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The real Internet
TopCoder Challenge: Try this week's coding problem ... MultiRead
NEWS UPDATES
Sun inches closer to open-source Java
Sun Microsystems Inc. launched a portal site for its Java programming language on Tuesday as the company inches closer to making the Java code open source, a company executive said Tuesday.
Google displays coupons on maps
Google Inc. enhanced its Google Maps application to include coupons that businesses can create and display free of charge.
Dell to recall batteries, cites fire hazard
Computer maker Dell Inc. is recalling 4.1 million laptop computer batteries because of a potential fire hazard, the company said Monday.
Convera releases beta of gov't search engine
Convera Corp. has released a beta version of a new search engine designed to help U.S. government workers find relevant information within the glut of data on the Internet.
Google tests Blogger upgrade
Google Inc. has started testing an enhanced version of its popular Blogger blog publishing service, adding long-awaited features such as the ability to categorize entries with labels, to control access to blogs and to make layout changes by dragging and dropping.
CA to lay off about 1,700, as earnings plunge in Q1
CA Inc. will cut about 1,700 jobs as it attempts to cut costs, after its net income fell 64 percent in its 2007 first quarter, ended June 30.
LINUXWORLD SF - SMB: Startup launches SMB Linux package in US
Startup Linux vendor Collax launched its flagship product in the U.S. at LinuxWorld Tuesday, aiming the turnkey business software package at small and medium-size business (SMB) customers that don't have much experience with the open-source OS.
LINUXWORLD SF: AMD launches 'Rev F' Opteron server chip
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Tuesday released a new version of its Opteron processor, the popular server chip that has made AMD a serious competitor of rival Intel Corp.
LINUXWORLD SF: Lenovo debuts Linux ThinkPads
Lenovo Group Ltd. announced on Tuesday the availability of the ThinkPad T60p, its first laptop computer preloaded with the Linux operating system.
ITWHIRLED
The real Internet
There have been a lot of attempts to visualize or schematize what the Internet "looks" like as a whole, but not many people have seen the real physical components that make the Internet work. This picture set reveals that they look not unlike the infrastructure of the industrial age: huge pipes, low-slung building, and rooms full of ducts.
TOPCODER
This week's problem: MultiRead (Level 1)
In many computer systems, multiple processes can read from the same resource during the same clock cycle, but only a single process can write to the resource during a clock cycle. Reads and writes cannot be mixed during the same clock cycle. Given a history of the reads and writes that occurred during a particular computation as a String trace, and an int procs representing the number of processes used by the computation, calculate the minimum duration of the computation in clock cycles. The trace represents each read as an 'R' and each write as a 'W'.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Microsoft blog tool goes into beta ... HP announces support for Debian Linux ... Hackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computers
Today's IT news audio update
HP backs Debian Linux ... IBM porting Sametime IM to Linux ... Microsoft opens games development to all comers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft blog tool goes into beta
News: Dell offers refund to unhappy Chinese customers
News: Hackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computers
News: HP announces support for Debian Linux
News: Microsoft allows anyone to create XBox games
News: Nasdaq threatens to de-list Apple over late returns
News: Lenovo booted from Hong Kong's main stock index
Feature: After 25 years, PC struggles with new challenges
ITwhirled: Hoboken vs. the robot
Careers: Top 5 resume tips - #4 Your resume is not a confessional
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft blog tool goes into beta
A new desktop application from Microsoft Corp., now in beta, lets bloggers see the look of a blog posting before uploading it online.
Dell offers refund to unhappy Chinese customers
When a group of Chinese customers complained in June that their new Dell Inc. laptops did not ship with the right processor, they vented their displeasure publicly and began plans to bring a lawsuit against the company.
Hackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computers
Hackers are actively using exploit code to target a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s software that generated a special warning from the U.S. government last week.
HP announces support for Debian Linux
Hewlett-Packard Co. is throwing its support behind the Debian Linux distribution, the first major hardware maker to align itself with the noncommercial community-based Linux offering.
Microsoft allows anyone to create XBox games
A new game development platform from Microsoft Corp. allows anyone to create games for its Xbox 360 console, the company said on Monday.
Nasdaq threatens to de-list Apple over late returns
Apple is being threatened with having its stock de-listed by the Nasdaq index as a result of its late filing of regulatory documents following the company's discovery of "irregularities" regarding stock option grants to senior executives going back to September 2000.
Lenovo booted from Hong Kong's main stock index
Lenovo Group Ltd. hasn't had an easy time since its takeover of IBM Corp.'s PC division, and its removal from the main index of the Hong Kong stock exchange is just the most recent sign of trouble for the company.
After 25 years, PC struggles with new challenges
Twenty-five years ago this week, IBM Corp. began selling its version of a new business tool called the PC, ushering in a new era of personal computing.
ITWHIRLED
Hoboken vs. the robot
No, it's not rampaging through the streets and shooting laser beams out of its eyeballs; it just held some cars hostage for a few days. When the city of Hoboken got into a contract dispute with the owners of a robotic parking garage, it quickly discovered that without the company's help, the garage mechanism was inoperable.
CAREERS
Top 5 resume tips - #4 Your resume is not a confessional
Susan Ireland, resume expert and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and Ready-Made Resumes Software, offers advice on creating the perfect resume, and how to market yourself into that next great job!
Today's IT news audio update
HP backs Debian Linux ... IBM porting Sametime IM to Linux ... Microsoft opens games development to all comers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft blog tool goes into beta
News: Dell offers refund to unhappy Chinese customers
News: Hackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computers
News: HP announces support for Debian Linux
News: Microsoft allows anyone to create XBox games
News: Nasdaq threatens to de-list Apple over late returns
News: Lenovo booted from Hong Kong's main stock index
Feature: After 25 years, PC struggles with new challenges
ITwhirled: Hoboken vs. the robot
Careers: Top 5 resume tips - #4 Your resume is not a confessional
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft blog tool goes into beta
A new desktop application from Microsoft Corp., now in beta, lets bloggers see the look of a blog posting before uploading it online.
Dell offers refund to unhappy Chinese customers
When a group of Chinese customers complained in June that their new Dell Inc. laptops did not ship with the right processor, they vented their displeasure publicly and began plans to bring a lawsuit against the company.
Hackers hunting for unpatched Microsoft computers
Hackers are actively using exploit code to target a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s software that generated a special warning from the U.S. government last week.
HP announces support for Debian Linux
Hewlett-Packard Co. is throwing its support behind the Debian Linux distribution, the first major hardware maker to align itself with the noncommercial community-based Linux offering.
Microsoft allows anyone to create XBox games
A new game development platform from Microsoft Corp. allows anyone to create games for its Xbox 360 console, the company said on Monday.
Nasdaq threatens to de-list Apple over late returns
Apple is being threatened with having its stock de-listed by the Nasdaq index as a result of its late filing of regulatory documents following the company's discovery of "irregularities" regarding stock option grants to senior executives going back to September 2000.
Lenovo booted from Hong Kong's main stock index
Lenovo Group Ltd. hasn't had an easy time since its takeover of IBM Corp.'s PC division, and its removal from the main index of the Hong Kong stock exchange is just the most recent sign of trouble for the company.
After 25 years, PC struggles with new challenges
Twenty-five years ago this week, IBM Corp. began selling its version of a new business tool called the PC, ushering in a new era of personal computing.
ITWHIRLED
Hoboken vs. the robot
No, it's not rampaging through the streets and shooting laser beams out of its eyeballs; it just held some cars hostage for a few days. When the city of Hoboken got into a contract dispute with the owners of a robotic parking garage, it quickly discovered that without the company's help, the garage mechanism was inoperable.
CAREERS
Top 5 resume tips - #4 Your resume is not a confessional
Susan Ireland, resume expert and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume and Ready-Made Resumes Software, offers advice on creating the perfect resume, and how to market yourself into that next great job!
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