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Operating Systems

Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?

Mary Jo Foley: As part of Microsoft's mission to insure that Windows 7 and Windows Live Wave 3 are joined at the hip, Microsoft is exorcising features that used to be part of Windows from the operating system.

Web Technology

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Garett Rogers: Maybe Google really does have something here--in just two days, they have leapfrogged Opera in market share, and have their eyes set on bigger fish. All coverage

General News

A new method to study origin of life

Roland Piquepaille: An intercontinental team of 30 researchers composed of mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and plant sciences researchers has developed new explanations about how root plants grow and develop.

Companies

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

Mary Jo Foley: The day after it launched the first ad in its $300 consumer-focused make-over campaign, Microsoft is going public with some of the other planned Windows-branding fixes it has in the pipeline.

Product Review Blogs

Dell's Mini packs Ubuntu, XP

Larry Dignan: In a nutshell, Dell's Mini looks like a lot of netbooks such as the Asus eeePC. It'll cost $349 for an Ubuntu Mini and $399 for one with XP.

Security

Facebots recruiting army on Facebook

Enterprise Hardware

Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops

Andrew Nusca: The laptops are being recalled because improperly placed wires near the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and its display could wear quickly, causing a short circuit and overheating.

Communications

Qik streaming service comes to HTC Windows Mobile devices

Matthew Miller: A large number of people using Qik at this time are early adopters who tend to have multiple devices and hope that better support for multiple devices comes in the future.

IT Management

Analyst: Google Chrome 'SOA ready'

Joe McKendrick: Google's Chrome may help lay the groundwork for a smoother path to service oriented architecture as well.

Enterprise Software

VMworld is bringing out the vendors

Dan Kusnetzky: Many suppliers often hold their announcements until a major industry event occurs in hope that the event itself will draw everyone's attention. This causes another problem--announcement overload.

Video: Office 2.0: Creating successful online communities

Between the Lines by Larry Dignan

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, panelists discuss how to keep interest in an online community and how to use game theory--rewarding and recognizing exceptional users in the...

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Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft lab

All about Microsoft by Mary Jo Foley

You may have heard of Microsoft's Live Labs, Office Labs, adCenter Labs. Get ready to add one more Microsoft incubator that is designed to speed up the delivery of Microsoft-created...

Mary-Jo Foley

How to: Securing iPhone

Zero Day by Ryan Naraine

The iPhone has vulnerabilities.  In the past, some have been very serious.  Sometimes, Apple takes a very long time to get them fixed. The security hiccups have done nothing to...

<font size="5">Ryan Naraine, Dancho Danchev & Adam O'Donnell</font>

Preview: Plusmo Pro Football Live app (updated)

The Apple Core by Jason D. O'Grady

As you already know I really want a good NFL application for the iPhone. Now that it's NFL season and it would be great to track teams, players and games...

Jason D. O'Grady & David Morgenstern

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?

Hardware 2.0 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Today Mozilla hit back at claims that Google's Chrome browser outperforms Firefox by releasing benchmark results that show that Firefox 3.1 is faster at executing JavaScript that Google's offering.

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Googling Google by Garett Rogers

Maybe Google really does have something here -- in just two days, they have leapfrogged Opera in market share, and have their eyes set on bigger fish. I would have...

Garett Rogers

The Linux laptop goes to school

Linux and Open Source by Dana Blankenhorn

This is not a PC you load with additional hardware, or much additional software. This is more like a cell phone, something you toss in your backpack and use on-the-run....

Dana Blankenhorn & Paula Rooney

Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency

IT Project Failures by Michael Krigsman

Massive shipping delays last month at Netflix were caused by hardware failure. Netflix gets the dunce award for lack of transparency in the face of disaster.

Michael Krigsman

Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea

Enterprise Alley by Zack Whittaker

Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and...

Dennis Howlett & Zack Whittaker

Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet

Tech Broiler by Jason Perlow

The caves of Qumran, located in in the highly disputed region of the West Bank that sits between Israel and Jordan and is populated by both Palestinians and Jews,...

Jason Perlow

Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence

Irregular Enterprise by Dennis Howlett

According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld...

Dennis Howlett

The pain moves up the chain

GreenTech Pastures by Harry Fuller

You hate the price of gasoline if you drive a car in America. Many of us are driving less. Some are even buying more efficient cars. Waiting lists for Smartcar...

Harry Fuller and Heather Clancy

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft Report by Ed Bott

Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F...

Ed Bott

IDF and the new Mac notebooks

Storage Bits by Robin Harris

The Intel Developer Forum makes it clear what Apple's new notebooks - which I predict will be announced Tuesday, September 16 - will offer. Will it be worth the wait?...

Robin Harris

Zuora gets PayPal president on board

Software as services by Phil Wainewright

Zuora, the SaaS billing startup that was pitching itself as 'the PayPal of online business services' when it launched, has snagged PayPal's president as a board member. Here's an exclusive...

Phil Wainewright

Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3

Dev Connection by Ed Burnette

I've been testing the new Google Chrome browser and one thing's for sure: they weren't kidding about great JavaScript performance in this beta. Check out these numbers I got from...

Ed Burnette

Measuring the acceleration of the universe

Emerging Technology Trends by Roland Piquepaille

According to Theodor Hänsch, director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Germany and one of the winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, a 'laser...

Roland Piquepaille

Facebook: when targeted ads cause offense

The Social Web by Steve O'Hear

It's easy to brush off an irrelevant or offensive ad if it's the result of a sledge hammer campaign that "has nothing to do with me". But when it gets...

Steve O'Hear

Qik streaming service comes to HTC Windows Mobile devices

The Mobile Gadgeteer by Matthew Miller

I started using Qik on Nokia Nseries devices, then tried it on the Blackjack II, and finally on my original Apple iPhone. I just received a note that Qik's live...

Matthew Miller

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Laptops & Desktops by John Morris

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its...

John Morris

What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?

The Universal Desktop by Ryan Stewart

The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of...

Ryan Stewart

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?

Managing L'unix by Paul Murphy

"Let them eat cake" - maybe Marie Antoinette didn't actually say it, but replicating a phrase used to denote extreme arrogance and "out of touch-ness" in an ad doesn't sound...

Paul Murphy

Office 2.0 Conference day one

Collaboration 2.0 by Oliver Marks

David Allen discussed his 'getting things done' methodology with conference creator Ismael Ghalimi during the opening keynote session at the Office 2.0 conference at the St Regis Hotel, San Francisco....

Oliver Marks

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Virtually Speaking by Dan Kusnetzky

Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than...

Dan Kusnetzky & Paula Rooney

Does SOA matter? (Part 4)

Service-Oriented Architecture by Joe McKendrick

The HMS Titanic had state-of-the-art engines and a top-notch operation below deck. But in the end, the crew had other things on their minds. Geek & Poke's Oliver Widder picked...

Joe McKendrick

Red Hat buys Qumranet, adds gasoline to the spreading VDI bonfire

BriefingsDirect by Dana Gardner

VDI, somewhat ironically, may also work well for market mover Microsoft as it seeks to slow the momentum to outright web-based and OSS/LAMP-supported applications and services for large businesses. Microsoft...

Dana Gardner

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refills

The ToyBox by Andrew Nusca

Ever been to Amazon.com? Sure, everyone has. But how about lately? If you're in the market for a printer, the site's new Ink & Toner Finder makes it easy to...

Josh Taylor and Andrew Nusca

Just-announced Nikon D90 vs. just-reduced Canon EOS 40D

Digital Cameras by Janice Chen

Now that Nikon has finally announced the long-awaited Nikon D90--just days after Canon announced the EOS 50D, dropping the price on its predecessor the 40D--the big question on many people's...

Janice Chen

Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi

SOHO Networking by Sean Portnoy

Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum...

Sean Portnoy

Report: AMD to challenge Nvidia's $60 graphics

The Core Truth by John Morris

The cost of good graphics is going down fast. AMD plans to release new versions of its ATI Radeon 4000-series graphics processing units (GPUs) for entry-level graphics cards, according to...

John Morris

Microsoft Student Technology Day UK

iGeneration by Zack Whittaker

Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies...

Zack Whittaker

Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope

Rational Rants by Mitch Ratcliffe

I'm just having a little fun.... I don't get the Seinfeld commercial. They are selling Bill, not Windows. What's with that? Bill retired in July. This just in from Adweek's...

Mitch Ratcliffe

The WOA story emerges as better outcomes sought for SOA

Enterprise Web 2.0 by Dion Hinchcliffe

Over the summer the enterprise IT blogosphere was swept up in a conversation around the concepts that many are calling Web-Oriented Architecture, or WOA. A different way to think about...

Dion Hinchcliffe

The power of standard protocols

A Developer's View by John Carroll

I've spent the past few months as the primary developer at a very small company. An important technology to this company is Instant Messaging, as it plays an essential part...

John Carroll

Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft

Enterprise Anti-matter by Joshua Greenbaum

It’s leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the...

Joshua Greenbaum

Silicon Valley's gender gap

IMHO by Tom Foremski

I recently spoke with Judy Estrin, one of Silicon Valley's top entrepreneurs, about her new book "Closing the Innovation Gap." But what about closing the gender gap? I asked her...

Tom Foremski

Vodafone's Big(ish?) Adventure

On Sustainability by James Farrar

It's fun to think of similes to categorise the headlong rush towards CO2 reductions or at least the pledges for such. I think of Vodafone's pledge of a 50% cut of the...

James Farrar

Jennifer Leggio unpacks demand letter over "branded community"

Lawgarithms by Denise Howell

Over at ZDNet's Feeds, Jennifer Leggio walks us through a cease and desist email she recently received. The email suggested her blog's use of the term "branded community" might...

Denise Howell

42% of Internet users do not know what social networking is

IT Facts by AM

Across the 17 global markets surveyed, 42% of people know what online social networking is, says Synovate. The Dutch were most likely to know the term with 89% answering ‘yes’,...

Alex Moskalyuk

Eight pitfalls of predictive markets

Team Think by Dave Greenfield

Predictive markets sound like such a great idea for determining what will work in the market and what won't. But misplaced trust in these markets can spell gloom and...

David Greenfield

Companies can't be coy if they want reader action

Feeds by Jennifer Leggio

Blog headlines and blurbs are initial flirts, trying to garner the quick glance of readers. Want them to stick around and buy you a drink? Have an RSS feed. Think...

Jennifer Leggio

My Awesome IT Job: Senior IT Manager, Cisco

The IT Grind by Deb Perelman

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that...

Deb Perelman

The Importance of Dissent

Community, Incorporated by Joe Brockmeier

Word is going around that Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL, is parting ways with Sun. Matt Asay blogs about it and says it's a good thing Widenius is taking his...

Joe Brockmeier

From meme to paperback: Barack Obama is your new bicycle

The Web Life by Andrew Mager

Besides Chuck Norris, and the Rickroll, Internet memes rarely go mainstream. But San Francisco native Matthew Honan managed to accomplish that feat — he built a simple website that randomly...

Andrew Mager

Europe discussing the business of the Semantic Web at ESTC

The Semantic Web by Paul Miller

I've written before about the importance of events that move us past introspection and academic debate, and bring the real benefits of semantic technologies to a wider business audience. As...

Paul Miller

Good news on the Dell netbook front

Education IT by Christopher Dawson

Just a quick update now that I have a minute to sit down tonight. I heard from my Dell rep this afternoon that, although it's not available on the Dell...

Christopher Dawson

LHC scientists get death threats

ZDNet Government by Richard Koman

So it's come to this: Death threats against physicists. About what? The earth-destroying Large Hadron Collider, of course. Such is the angst that the American Nobel prize winning physicist Frank...

Richard Koman

What the fight against cancer really needs

Healthcare IT by Dana Blankenhorn

What the fight against cancer really needs isn't another feel-good telethon but an open source process.

Dana Blankenhorn

  • Managing L'unix

    Paul Murphy

    A free-ranging daily blog on issues related to Unix - including Linux, BSD, and Solaris - with a particular focus on enterprise-level decision-making.

  • On Sustainability

    James Farrar

    James Farrar focuses on the business balance between financial performance and social-environmental impact.

  • Rational Rants

    Mitch Ratcliffe

    "Mitch Ratcliffe blogs about the constantly changing boundary between media and life, the businesses that live on that border, and the meaning of all this change to society and the economy.

  • Service Oriented

    Joe McKendrick

    SOA promises many "-ilities": greater agility, flexibility, and reusability. Joe McKendrick explores the challenges and opportunities with SOA, and how to capitalize on this new computing philosophy.

  • Software as Services

    Phil Wainewright

    In the best-informed blog on software-as-a-service and on-demand business applications, Phil Wainewright cuts through the vendor spin, analyzes the trends to watch and adds his thought-provoking insights.

  • SOHO Networking

    Sean Portnoy

    Get the latest news and expert views on new wireless networking products and services, plus tips on how to optimize your SOHO network.

  • Storage Bits

    Robin Harris

    Storage is what makes a computer your computer. Robin Harris writes about storage and other tech with a focus on the SOHO/SMB market. And fun stuff, too, like PS3 supercomputers and Google's technology.

  • Team Think

    David Greenfield

    David Greenfield delivers practical information about tools and technologies that enable organizational teams to work more effectively with one another.

  • Tech Broiler

    Jason Perlow

  • The Apple Core

    Jason D. O'Grady & David Morgenstern

    Apple technology keeps gaining respect in the executive suite, with businesses and in the data center. Jason O'Grady and David Morgenstern deliver critical news and penetrating analysis that managers need to succeed.

  • The Core Truth

    John Morris

    John Morris delivers straight talk about semiconductors.

  • The IT Grind

    Deb Perelman

  • The Mobile Gadgeteer

    Matthew Miller

    Professionals are doing more today on the go than ever before. Matthew Miller provides you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile gadgetry running Windows Mobile, S60, Palm, BlackBerry, and more.

  • The Semantic Web

    Paul Miller

    Paul Miller offers insight and analysis on the Semantic Web, dissecting the news and showing why it matters to the wider business world.

  • The Social Web

    Steve O'Hear

    From Facebook to MySpace, YouTube to Second Life, social software is reshaping the world we live in. Steve O\'Hear provides daily news and analysis of the emerging social web.

  • The ToyBox

    Josh Taylor and Andrew Nusca

    The latest gadgets and gear -- because even busy business professionals need their playtime.

  • The Universal Desktop

    Ryan Stewart

    The technology and business implications of the next generation of software, rich Internet applications.

  • The Web Life

    Andrew Mager

  • Tom Foremski: IMHO

    Tom Foremski

    Former Financial Times reporter Tom Foremski writes about Silicon Valley business trends and the intersection of technology and media.

  • Virtually Speaking

    Dan Kusnetzky & Paula Rooney

    Virtualization is a mix of technologies that is changing how datacenters use standard systems. Dan Kusnetzky examines this hotly competitive market and weighs the strengths and weaknesses of each supplier.

  • ZDNet Education

    Christopher Dawson

    News and analysis on IT and computing in the education sector.