HIGHLIGHTS
News: AMD receives DOJ subpoena over graphics processing
News: Business Objects acquires SaaS firm Nsite
News: Storage spending jumps 10 percent in the third quarter
News: PlayStation 3 sales drop sharply on low supply
Opinion: All good things come to those who wait, even Vista and Office 2007
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Most delicious beta test ever
NEWS UPDATES
AMD receives DOJ subpoena over graphics processing
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday.
Business Objects acquires SaaS firm Nsite
Business Objects SA will acquire Nsite Software Inc., which develops a software-as-a-service delivery platform, in a move to offer more of its own products over the Internet, the companies announced.
Storage spending jumps 10 percent in the third quarter
Worldwide revenue for external disk storage systems rose to $4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2006, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the research firm IDC.
PlayStation 3 sales drop sharply on low supply
Sales of the PlayStation 3 console during its first full week of availability in Japan were sharply lower than those during the two days immediately following its launch, according to estimates published this week.
Gates Foundation expands digital divide initiative
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday announced a new, US$328 million plan to provide computer and Internet services through public libraries in developing nations.
Alcatel-Lucent deal closes
Alcatel-Lucent, a global communications giant with combined annual revenue of more than €18 billion ($24 billion), will debut Friday after a sometimes rocky engagement between Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc.
OPINION
All good things come to those who wait, even Vista and Office 2007
By Joel Shore, ITworld
With Windows Vista and Office 2007 now released, what are your customers' expectations, and are you moving to lower them?
One thing we've learned over the years is that businesses are slow to upgrade client operating systems and applications. That happens for a variety of reasons: the software is unproven and risky, acquisition and deployment costs are prohibitive, training dazed and confused end-users is an enormous undertaking, help desk personnel lack intimate familiarity and expertise, or maybe new versions simply aren't needed.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft launches Vista ... Ken Kutaragi steps aside at SCEI ... AMD readies quad-core Opteron chip
ITWHIRLED
Most delicious beta test ever
Yes, you can participate in the beta testing of some innovative new chip designs -- even if you have no background in electrical engineering! That's because the "chips" in question are deep-fried potato slices dusted with a number of intriguing flavors. Web 2.0 comes to the snack aisle!
Friday, December 01, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Existing malware could affect Vista users ... Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says
News: Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion
News: Europe gets an extra version of Vista
News: Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors
Tip: Do you LUA?
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Driving frustration finds online outlet
NEWS UPDATES
Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says
Microsoft Corp. has touted Vista as a more secure version of Windows, but on the day of Vista's official launch, a security company has identified malware already in circulation that can infect computers running the OS.
Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion
With a promise to create new types of online banking services, financial software vendor Intuit Inc. has agreed to buy financial services provider Digital Insight Corp. for $1.35 billion in cash.
Europe gets an extra version of Vista
When Microsoft Corp. releases Windows Vista to business customers in Europe on Thursday, it will be offering an extra version of the OS to comply with the European Commission's antitrust ruling against the company.
Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors
As Microsoft Corp. prepares to sell the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, Dell Inc. is beefing up its IT service offerings to compete for customers with Hewlett-Packard Co.
AMD launches four-core "4x4" motherboard
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) today launched a motherboard with four cores, targeting gaming enthusiasts in an effort to keep pace with the release of quad-core chips by rival Intel Corp.
Vista, Office 2007 business launch gets rolling in Asia
Microsoft Corp. kicked off the day-long launch of its Vista operating system, Office 2007 suite and Exchange Server 2007 applications for enterprise users with events at three locations in Asia Thursday.
Asustek readies SideShow laptop for Vista
Asustek Computer Inc. has prepared one of the first notebook PCs to use SideShow, a small display on the outside of the case that works with Windows Vista to allow users to scan e-mails and other information without booting up the laptop.
Sony's PlayStation unit shakes up top management
Ken Kutaragi will leave his position as president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), the Sony Corp. unit responsible for the PlayStation family of games consoles, and hand day-to-day control of the company to Kaz Hirai, previously head of SCEI's U.S. unit, the company said Thursday.
HP takes workstation out from under the desk
Financial traders at a London company wear shorts to work because heat from workstations under their desks is so bad. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has invented technology to take the workstations out from under the desks and replace them with blade-style computers tucked away in a separate data center.
Nvidia ends options probe, takes $127 million charge
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. found some irregularities in past stock-based compensation practices during an internal probe, and took a total of $127 million in non-cash charges over associated expenses, the company said Wednesday.
TIP
Do you LUA?
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
I've been running with a least-privileged user account (LUA) on my main Windows XP workstation now for over a year. In other words, the user account I use for checking email, browsing the web, writing reports and so on is an ordinary domain user account and is not a member of the local Administrators group on my computer. Why do I do this? Because running with an admin account results in a lot more damage when your machine gets compromised by some malware.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel readies 45nm quad-core processor ... Microsoft revamps WGA tool ... Asustek to offer Skype-ready motherboards
ITWHIRLED
Driving frustration finds online outlet
Victim of road rage? Got cut off by someone jabbering on their cell phone? Log on to platewire.com, the site that encourages you to name and shame drivers who are angry, dangerous, or just plain inept.
News: Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says
News: Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion
News: Europe gets an extra version of Vista
News: Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors
Tip: Do you LUA?
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Driving frustration finds online outlet
NEWS UPDATES
Existing malware could affect Vista users, Sophos says
Microsoft Corp. has touted Vista as a more secure version of Windows, but on the day of Vista's official launch, a security company has identified malware already in circulation that can infect computers running the OS.
Intuit to buy Digital Insight for $1.4 billion
With a promise to create new types of online banking services, financial software vendor Intuit Inc. has agreed to buy financial services provider Digital Insight Corp. for $1.35 billion in cash.
Europe gets an extra version of Vista
When Microsoft Corp. releases Windows Vista to business customers in Europe on Thursday, it will be offering an extra version of the OS to comply with the European Commission's antitrust ruling against the company.
Vista launch sparks competition between PC vendors
As Microsoft Corp. prepares to sell the business version of its Windows Vista operating system, Dell Inc. is beefing up its IT service offerings to compete for customers with Hewlett-Packard Co.
AMD launches four-core "4x4" motherboard
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) today launched a motherboard with four cores, targeting gaming enthusiasts in an effort to keep pace with the release of quad-core chips by rival Intel Corp.
Vista, Office 2007 business launch gets rolling in Asia
Microsoft Corp. kicked off the day-long launch of its Vista operating system, Office 2007 suite and Exchange Server 2007 applications for enterprise users with events at three locations in Asia Thursday.
Asustek readies SideShow laptop for Vista
Asustek Computer Inc. has prepared one of the first notebook PCs to use SideShow, a small display on the outside of the case that works with Windows Vista to allow users to scan e-mails and other information without booting up the laptop.
Sony's PlayStation unit shakes up top management
Ken Kutaragi will leave his position as president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), the Sony Corp. unit responsible for the PlayStation family of games consoles, and hand day-to-day control of the company to Kaz Hirai, previously head of SCEI's U.S. unit, the company said Thursday.
HP takes workstation out from under the desk
Financial traders at a London company wear shorts to work because heat from workstations under their desks is so bad. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has invented technology to take the workstations out from under the desks and replace them with blade-style computers tucked away in a separate data center.
Nvidia ends options probe, takes $127 million charge
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. found some irregularities in past stock-based compensation practices during an internal probe, and took a total of $127 million in non-cash charges over associated expenses, the company said Wednesday.
TIP
Do you LUA?
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
I've been running with a least-privileged user account (LUA) on my main Windows XP workstation now for over a year. In other words, the user account I use for checking email, browsing the web, writing reports and so on is an ordinary domain user account and is not a member of the local Administrators group on my computer. Why do I do this? Because running with an admin account results in a lot more damage when your machine gets compromised by some malware.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel readies 45nm quad-core processor ... Microsoft revamps WGA tool ... Asustek to offer Skype-ready motherboards
ITWHIRLED
Driving frustration finds online outlet
Victim of road rage? Got cut off by someone jabbering on their cell phone? Log on to platewire.com, the site that encourages you to name and shame drivers who are angry, dangerous, or just plain inept.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Novell halts Hula collaboration server project ... No more replies from Google Answers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Novell pulls plug on Hula collaboration server project
News: EMC looks to get Asian operations back on track
News: U.S. and Russia strike deal to close AllofMP3.com site
News: HP Labs offers server cooling advances
Tip: Why complete and correct backups are even more important
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Japanese job referral company provides robot temp
NEWS UPDATES
Novell pulls plug on Hula collaboration server project
The future of Hula, the open-source collaboration server project initiated by Novell Inc., is in jeopardy since Novell pulled staff and funding from the project, according to a Hula newsgroup posting.
EMC looks to get Asian operations back on track
After several quarters of lackluster financial performance in Asia, EMC Corp. executives are looking to get the company's operations back on track.
U.S. and Russia strike deal to close AllofMP3.com site
Russia has agreed to U.S. demands to close the popular music website Allofmp3.com. The U.S. wants the site closed to fight music piracy, and Russia has agreed to improve its chance of gaining membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
HP Labs offers server cooling advances
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HP Labs research center has developed a new approach to cooling data centers by adjusting air conditioning systems to changing server loads more precisely than what's available now.
No more replies from Google Answers
Google Inc. is pulling the plug on Google Answers, a service that allows people to submit questions over the Internet that researchers answer for a fee.
BitTorrent makes deals with major studios
BitTorrent Inc. on Wednesday announced deals with several major movie studios and content producers, as the streaming software company moves towards legitimacy instead of being a tool for piracy.
Apple patches AirPort wireless bug
Apple Computer Inc. has fixed a number of flaws in the software that ships with its personal computers, including a bug in its AirPort wireless drivers that was disclosed earlier this month.
3Com to take ownership of Huawei joint venture
3Com Corp. has agreed to buy out Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd's stake in a joint venture the two companies founded in 2003 to build networking equipment for enterprises.
TIP
Why complete and correct backups are even more important
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
If you haven't lost the flexibility of occasionally missing a backup, you may soon. Missing a backup or deciding to bring an online system back up instead of rerunning a failed backup job are no longer options as compliance requirements and the changes in overall corporate governance intensify. That increases the burden on you to get backups done correctly and completely all of the time. Here's why.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel's Centrino to get pre-standard 802.11n ... Zune no threat to iPod ... Nokia sees uptick in emerging market sales
ITWHIRLED
Japanese job referral company provides robot temp
Anyone who's ever taken an easy temp gig between permanent jobs, beware: A Japanese staffing company is beginning to offer its clients access to a robot that can greet people, show DVDs, and hand out balloons. "There are jobs that robots are better at," a company spokeswoman said ominously. Don't worry too much, though: Ubiko costs $445 an hour.
News: Novell pulls plug on Hula collaboration server project
News: EMC looks to get Asian operations back on track
News: U.S. and Russia strike deal to close AllofMP3.com site
News: HP Labs offers server cooling advances
Tip: Why complete and correct backups are even more important
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Japanese job referral company provides robot temp
NEWS UPDATES
Novell pulls plug on Hula collaboration server project
The future of Hula, the open-source collaboration server project initiated by Novell Inc., is in jeopardy since Novell pulled staff and funding from the project, according to a Hula newsgroup posting.
EMC looks to get Asian operations back on track
After several quarters of lackluster financial performance in Asia, EMC Corp. executives are looking to get the company's operations back on track.
U.S. and Russia strike deal to close AllofMP3.com site
Russia has agreed to U.S. demands to close the popular music website Allofmp3.com. The U.S. wants the site closed to fight music piracy, and Russia has agreed to improve its chance of gaining membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
HP Labs offers server cooling advances
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HP Labs research center has developed a new approach to cooling data centers by adjusting air conditioning systems to changing server loads more precisely than what's available now.
No more replies from Google Answers
Google Inc. is pulling the plug on Google Answers, a service that allows people to submit questions over the Internet that researchers answer for a fee.
BitTorrent makes deals with major studios
BitTorrent Inc. on Wednesday announced deals with several major movie studios and content producers, as the streaming software company moves towards legitimacy instead of being a tool for piracy.
Apple patches AirPort wireless bug
Apple Computer Inc. has fixed a number of flaws in the software that ships with its personal computers, including a bug in its AirPort wireless drivers that was disclosed earlier this month.
3Com to take ownership of Huawei joint venture
3Com Corp. has agreed to buy out Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd's stake in a joint venture the two companies founded in 2003 to build networking equipment for enterprises.
TIP
Why complete and correct backups are even more important
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
If you haven't lost the flexibility of occasionally missing a backup, you may soon. Missing a backup or deciding to bring an online system back up instead of rerunning a failed backup job are no longer options as compliance requirements and the changes in overall corporate governance intensify. That increases the burden on you to get backups done correctly and completely all of the time. Here's why.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel's Centrino to get pre-standard 802.11n ... Zune no threat to iPod ... Nokia sees uptick in emerging market sales
ITWHIRLED
Japanese job referral company provides robot temp
Anyone who's ever taken an easy temp gig between permanent jobs, beware: A Japanese staffing company is beginning to offer its clients access to a robot that can greet people, show DVDs, and hand out balloons. "There are jobs that robots are better at," a company spokeswoman said ominously. Don't worry too much, though: Ubiko costs $445 an hour.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
YouTube goes mobile ... Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii consoles in 8 days
HIGHLIGHTS
News: YouTube goes mobile with Verizon
News: Software suite aims to speed Linux phone development
News: Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii consoles in 8 days
News: Treo 750 delay hurts Palm forecast
Tip: Three Google searches you must know for security's sake
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Rejected names for Windows Vista
NEWS UPDATES
YouTube goes mobile with Verizon
Online video-sharing service YouTube Inc. is extending its reach beyond PCs to mobile phones through a deal with Verizon Wireless Inc.
Software suite aims to speed Linux phone development
Trolltech AS is offering a suite of products designed to make it easier for mobile phone makers to develop Linux-based smart phones. Called the Qtopia Greensuite, it bundles together several applications and tools that are available separately today from a variety of vendors.
Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii consoles in 8 days
Sales of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii console surpassed 600,000 in its first eight days on sale. The company has previously said that it plans to ship around 4 million units of the Wii to market before the end of this year.
Treo 750 delay hurts Palm forecast
Palm Inc. has lowered its financial forecast for the current quarter because of delays in bringing its latest Treo smartphone to market. Although its line of smartphones is selling well and the new Treo 750v introduced in Europe is popular, Palm hasn't been able to get the Treo 750 introduced in the U.S. as planned.
Newest Opera Mini eases mobile photo uploading
Opera Software ASA plans to release the third version of the Opera Mini mobile phone browser on Tuesday, adding features that aim to boost its social networking capabilities and improve functionality overall.
LCDs outsell CRTs in Europe
Despite a fall in demand for flat-panel televisions in Europe, liquid-crystal display (LCD) models outsold old-fashioned "tube" televisions for the first time there during the third quarter.
South Korean patent ruling threatens Microsoft Office
Microsoft Corp. may have to pull its Office suite from the shelves in South Korea as a result of losing a patent lawsuit in that country, according to published reports.
Lenovo targets business users with widescreen notebook
Making an effort to compete with Dell Inc. for business users, Lenovo Group Ltd. has launched a widescreen version of its ThinkPad line of notebook PCs.
Printer ink makers, vendors settle with Epson
Seiko Epson Corp. has won assurances from a number of manufacturers and importers of ink cartridges that the companies will end their business with Epson-compatible cartridges.
TIP
Three Google searches you must know for security's sake
By Brent Huston, Microsolved, Inc.
There are three simple yet powerful Google searches that can help attackers virtually "case" your organization as a target for data theft. Try them. They should give you a bird's eye view of your Internet presence and just what the simplest Google-powered attackers will notice at first glance.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft loses patent suit in South Korea ... UN tackles e-waste problem ... Palm lowers forecast
ITWHIRLED
Rejected names for Windows Vista
We all know that Longhorn became Vista. But what other names were in the running? Windows: Tokyo Drift? MS-DOS v9.0? Windows BORG: Resistance is Futile?
News: YouTube goes mobile with Verizon
News: Software suite aims to speed Linux phone development
News: Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii consoles in 8 days
News: Treo 750 delay hurts Palm forecast
Tip: Three Google searches you must know for security's sake
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Rejected names for Windows Vista
NEWS UPDATES
YouTube goes mobile with Verizon
Online video-sharing service YouTube Inc. is extending its reach beyond PCs to mobile phones through a deal with Verizon Wireless Inc.
Software suite aims to speed Linux phone development
Trolltech AS is offering a suite of products designed to make it easier for mobile phone makers to develop Linux-based smart phones. Called the Qtopia Greensuite, it bundles together several applications and tools that are available separately today from a variety of vendors.
Nintendo sells 600,000 Wii consoles in 8 days
Sales of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii console surpassed 600,000 in its first eight days on sale. The company has previously said that it plans to ship around 4 million units of the Wii to market before the end of this year.
Treo 750 delay hurts Palm forecast
Palm Inc. has lowered its financial forecast for the current quarter because of delays in bringing its latest Treo smartphone to market. Although its line of smartphones is selling well and the new Treo 750v introduced in Europe is popular, Palm hasn't been able to get the Treo 750 introduced in the U.S. as planned.
Newest Opera Mini eases mobile photo uploading
Opera Software ASA plans to release the third version of the Opera Mini mobile phone browser on Tuesday, adding features that aim to boost its social networking capabilities and improve functionality overall.
LCDs outsell CRTs in Europe
Despite a fall in demand for flat-panel televisions in Europe, liquid-crystal display (LCD) models outsold old-fashioned "tube" televisions for the first time there during the third quarter.
South Korean patent ruling threatens Microsoft Office
Microsoft Corp. may have to pull its Office suite from the shelves in South Korea as a result of losing a patent lawsuit in that country, according to published reports.
Lenovo targets business users with widescreen notebook
Making an effort to compete with Dell Inc. for business users, Lenovo Group Ltd. has launched a widescreen version of its ThinkPad line of notebook PCs.
Printer ink makers, vendors settle with Epson
Seiko Epson Corp. has won assurances from a number of manufacturers and importers of ink cartridges that the companies will end their business with Epson-compatible cartridges.
TIP
Three Google searches you must know for security's sake
By Brent Huston, Microsolved, Inc.
There are three simple yet powerful Google searches that can help attackers virtually "case" your organization as a target for data theft. Try them. They should give you a bird's eye view of your Internet presence and just what the simplest Google-powered attackers will notice at first glance.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft loses patent suit in South Korea ... UN tackles e-waste problem ... Palm lowers forecast
ITWHIRLED
Rejected names for Windows Vista
We all know that Longhorn became Vista. But what other names were in the running? Windows: Tokyo Drift? MS-DOS v9.0? Windows BORG: Resistance is Futile?
Monday, November 27, 2006
E-commerce companies report a busy weekend ... Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups
HIGHLIGHTS
News: E.U. battles flood of unwanted e-mail
News: E-commerce companies report a busy weekend
News: Vista adoption to outpace Windows XP, analyst says
News: Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups
Tip: Creating CDs for Unix or Windows
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: 10 Weird science facts
NEWS UPDATES
E.U. battles flood of unwanted e-mail
The European Commission has warned its member states to beef up their efforts to cut spam, spyware and malicious software, after research showed that up to 85 percent of all e-mail received in the European Union is unsolicited.
E-commerce companies report a busy weekend
While consumers may be opening their wallets to online retailers like never before, there's also evidence they are after bargains like never before. Two online price comparison sites, Pricegrabber.com and Shopping.com, which point consumers to the lowest prices for various items, reported surging traffic.
Vista adoption to outpace Windows XP, analyst says
Adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system will happen at a faster pace than any previous operating system release, with up to 15 percent of PC users moving to Vista within the first year that it is available, software analyst David Mitchell predicts.
Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups
Google Inc. has reached an agreement with two groups representing authors and photographers in Belgium that had objected to the way the company indexes and displays their content on its Google News Web site.
PlayStation 3, Wii prices falling online
The recently-launched PlayStation 3 and Wii game consoles remain popular on Internet auction sites, but the price they are fetching is falling as launch-related hype dies down.
Electronic Arts looks to Baltics for programmers
Electronic Arts Inc. is looking to hire developers in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to work at its Swedish subsidiary, Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (Dice), where about 220 staff currently work on its "Battlefield" game and other titles.
U.N. summit to address issue of growing e-waste
Measures to reduce the millions of tons of electronic waste generated each year by manufactures of computers, mobile phones and other consumer electronic products will be the focus of a United Nations-sponsored conference in the capital of Kenya.
TIP
Creating CDs for Unix or Windows
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Preparing a CD that displays proper file names whether it is mounted on a Unix system or on a Windows box requires little more than the proper set of arguments to the mkisofs command and software that knows how to work with ISO images. In this week's column, we look at a script that prepares a multi-use ISO image from files in a selected directory.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
E.U. tells Swift to stop violating privacy rules ... Google's lawyers defend Google News ... More digital camera troubles for Sony
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top ten girl geeks ... Top 10 data loss disasters ... Top 10 reasons to pursue a career in plumbing ... 10 Weird science facts you didn't know ... Top 10 investing scams
News: E.U. battles flood of unwanted e-mail
News: E-commerce companies report a busy weekend
News: Vista adoption to outpace Windows XP, analyst says
News: Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups
Tip: Creating CDs for Unix or Windows
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: 10 Weird science facts
NEWS UPDATES
E.U. battles flood of unwanted e-mail
The European Commission has warned its member states to beef up their efforts to cut spam, spyware and malicious software, after research showed that up to 85 percent of all e-mail received in the European Union is unsolicited.
E-commerce companies report a busy weekend
While consumers may be opening their wallets to online retailers like never before, there's also evidence they are after bargains like never before. Two online price comparison sites, Pricegrabber.com and Shopping.com, which point consumers to the lowest prices for various items, reported surging traffic.
Vista adoption to outpace Windows XP, analyst says
Adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system will happen at a faster pace than any previous operating system release, with up to 15 percent of PC users moving to Vista within the first year that it is available, software analyst David Mitchell predicts.
Google reaches accord with two Belgian press groups
Google Inc. has reached an agreement with two groups representing authors and photographers in Belgium that had objected to the way the company indexes and displays their content on its Google News Web site.
PlayStation 3, Wii prices falling online
The recently-launched PlayStation 3 and Wii game consoles remain popular on Internet auction sites, but the price they are fetching is falling as launch-related hype dies down.
Electronic Arts looks to Baltics for programmers
Electronic Arts Inc. is looking to hire developers in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to work at its Swedish subsidiary, Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (Dice), where about 220 staff currently work on its "Battlefield" game and other titles.
U.N. summit to address issue of growing e-waste
Measures to reduce the millions of tons of electronic waste generated each year by manufactures of computers, mobile phones and other consumer electronic products will be the focus of a United Nations-sponsored conference in the capital of Kenya.
TIP
Creating CDs for Unix or Windows
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Preparing a CD that displays proper file names whether it is mounted on a Unix system or on a Windows box requires little more than the proper set of arguments to the mkisofs command and software that knows how to work with ISO images. In this week's column, we look at a script that prepares a multi-use ISO image from files in a selected directory.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
E.U. tells Swift to stop violating privacy rules ... Google's lawyers defend Google News ... More digital camera troubles for Sony
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top ten girl geeks ... Top 10 data loss disasters ... Top 10 reasons to pursue a career in plumbing ... 10 Weird science facts you didn't know ... Top 10 investing scams
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