Nvidia gets physical with Ageia acquisition

Nvidia on Monday announced that it had agreed to acquire graphics vendor Ageia Technologies for an undisclosed amount. ...continue reading 'Nvidia gets physical with Ageia acquisition'

Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers?

While observers believe that Microsoft is willing to pay Yahoo $44 billion primarily for its users and advertising base, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, wants to grow its developer community as well. ...continue reading 'Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers?'

Dell announces first arrays from EqualLogic acquisition

Acting immediately on its recent EqualLogic acquisition, Dell on Monday announced a new line of network storage products that the company claims are easy to install and manage. ...continue reading 'Dell announces first arrays from EqualLogic acquisition'

The Internet's strangest communities

"There's a lid for every pot," the old saying goes, and the Internet sure allows the oddest-shaped lids and pots to find one another and discuss lid-pot relations at great length. Many of the communities discussed here will probably be old hat to you by now (Second Life? please) but then there are the ice chewers -- and the "boytaurs." Not for the faint of heart! ...read more

IPv6 internet overhaul begins

As the pool of unallocated addresses rapidly dries up, the Internet's master address books are being updated to include records in IP version 6 (IPv6), a new format which forms part of a major overhaul of the net's core address system. ...continue reading 'IPv6 internet overhaul begins'

Oracle launches data integration suite

Oracle on Monday launched Oracle Data Integration Suite, which combines traditional data integration capabilities with an array of middleware and tooling for constructing a service oriented architecture. ...continue reading 'Oracle launches data integration suite'

Microsoft finalizes Vista SP1 code for mid-March release

Microsoft has finalized the code for the first service pack for Windows Vista, but won't release the code via its update services to customers until mid-March, the company said Monday. Moreover, some devices may not work with the initial version of the software because of driver issues that continue to plague the OS. ...continue reading 'Microsoft finalizes Vista SP1 code for mid-March release'

Software sucks on purpose

James Gaskin, ITworld

The sad state of software - full security holes and bugs, yet thrown into the market anyway, where consumers are expected to pay for upgrades that should by right be considered patches is well known. One solution is something that might be unpopular in traditionally libertarian tech circles: Stronger consumer protection laws for software. ...continue reading 'Software sucks on purpose'

When the economy gets tough, do you get going?

Joel Shore, ITworld

When there no money to spend, there is always money to be saved. Consider IBM's actions after the oil embargoes of the mid 1970s: When the outlook for sales were growing dim, the company put more shoe leather on the street, revving up the sales machine, knocking on doors, calling on dormant accounts, finding ways to help customer boost productivity in the MIS departments (long before anyone called it IT). ...continue reading 'When the economy gets tough, do you get going?'

Ballmer rebuffs Google's anticompetitive rant

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer rebuffed Google's accusations that an acquisition of Yahoo would be anticompetitive. ...continue reading 'Ballmer rebuffs Google's anticompetitive rant'

Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents

Microsoft's aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than 'a marketing thing,' according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel. ...continue reading 'Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents'

Intel lifts veil on Silverthorne processor

Intel will offer a first look at technical details of its low-power Silverthorne processor during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) this week, setting the stage for a concerted push into the market for ultraportable devices. ...continue reading 'Intel lifts veil on Silverthorne processor'

Forgotten IT chores may have led to bank meltdown

The huge losses reported by French bank Société Générale, apparently caused by a rogue trader with inside knowledge of the bank's procedures, don't necessarily point to an IT systems failure but rather to poor management of those systems, analysts say. ...continue reading 'Forgotten IT chores may have led to bank meltdown'

Intel details upgrade to Itanium processor

Intel on Monday is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers. ...continue reading 'Intel details upgrade to Itanium processor'

Google, Microsoft trade barbs over Yahoo bid

Google has made its first official comments on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo saying that the deal raises 'troubling questions' and that the underlying principles of the Internet stand to be tested by the proposed deal. ...continue reading 'Google, Microsoft trade barbs over Yahoo bid'

LiMo's Linux phone platform nears launch

The LiMo Foundation plans to release the first version of its Linux software platform for mobile phones in March, with handsets running the software due soon. ...continue reading 'LiMo's Linux phone platform nears launch'

Storm worm dethroned by sex botnet

Romance is out and sex is in, according to security experts who said the Mega-Dik botnet has ousted the infamous Storm as the most prolific sender of spam. ...continue reading 'Storm worm dethroned by sex botnet'

Antivirus companies aim to set standards for testing

Antivirus software companies and software testers created a new organization Monday with the goal of providing consistent information about the effectiveness of antivirus products. ...continue reading 'Antivirus companies aim to set standards for testing'

Mayor faces recall over sexy MySpace pics

Carmen Kontur-Gronquis, mayor of a small Oregon town, caused quite a stir when she posted pics of herself on her (public) MySpace account posing on the town's fire engine wearing nothing but her bra and panties. Now she's facing a recall election -- though most observers think the real motivation has less to do with Internet naughtiness and more to do with boring political questions like water issues and the town golf course. ...read more

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- Dropped it in the toilet
- Accidentally hurled it across the room
- Found out the hard way that it was still on during a movie or play
- Stepped on it
- Ran over it
- Drunk-dialed
- Bought one in the first place -- I used to have privacy!

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