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Yang hits back at Ballmer; mentions antitrust concerns: Yang hits back at Ballmer; mentions antitrust concernsYahoo and investors just have to be patient.No reason for them to get in a hurry. Yes, MS is in a hurry, SO WHAT???MS is setting themselves up for further antitrust actions ...In the current political climate they are likely to get a...; Tags: Corporate law, Financial accounting, Investment, Microsoft Corp., Yang, antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, stock, antitrust concern; Discussion threads 2008-04-07

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Apple looking to hire iPhone hacker: Apple looking to hire iPhone hackerIt's about revenue , not securitySo Apple is looking for someone who can prevent their phones from being jailbroken, so they have total control over what is on an iPhone, and can realize a revenue stream from every possible use of the device.Good luck to...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, iPhone Hacker, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?: Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?hmm...what are we going to do with microwaves, wireless routers and TV & radio stations that emit in a similar spectrum?...Go in the mountains,or... in a cave?What about Bluetooth?So I hear some people saying to use headsets instead, but if they're Bluetooth,...; Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, industry, cell phone, FCC, Bluetooth, new cell phone cancer, radiation, cell phone cancer, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
How sick is Steve Jobs?: How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hours: SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hoursYawn...Well you almost managed to finish a blog without somehow mentioning iPhone, but you couldn't quite manage it. Sure the iPhone must be responsible for the downturn in memory card sales, heck they sold a million of them. Who cares if Nokia sold almost...; Tags: Flash memory, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, S3 Inc., SanDisk Corp., Apple iPhone, virus, stock; Discussion threads 2008-07-22

VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...; Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-22
A look at the recent Firefox 3 vulnerability: True to form, Billy Rios promised a more in depth look at the MSFA2008-35 vulnerability which is another protocol handler flaw in Firefox 3.Â As previously reported here, this was another protocol handler flaw that led to arbitrary remote command execution, and is especially dangerous since it can be deployed...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Protocol Handler, Firefox3, Security Decision, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?: Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?Where's Sarah Connor?Will it change its shape to an LA policeman and chase me in a tractor trailer truck?Mercury?It's the only metal I know of that is liquid at room temperature.RE: Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?Reminds me of liquid-sodium-cooled nuclear...; Tags: liquid metal-cooled CPU, metal-cooled CPU, water-cooled system, Liquid metal-cooled CPU, CPU, Galinstan, Mercury, PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Do open source applications take security seriously?: Do open source applications take security seriously?Good Point, Good PostThe lack of objective security information is a major concern to "computer naive" Vice-presidents. Blanket announcements that open-source systems Linux have always been secure and commercial systems Windows have never been secure are simply not believable to enterprise management. Nothing is...; Tags: security, open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-20
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...; Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air; Discussion threads 2008-07-19
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: My mother and I chat a lot about different alternative energy options, mainly because she is lucky enough to live in Hawaii where solar hot water has been mandated for future construction. But one thing that has been ultra controversial on the Big Island has been wind power for the...; Tags: Alternative Energy, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice: The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...; Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-18
EU files new charges against Intel: European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS--European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. ...; Tags: Commission, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., European Union, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Components, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors; News items 2008-07-17
News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report: Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: reportRather moot, isn't it?Sort of like the US case against Microsoft after Netscape was already pushing up daisies, any fines assessed against Intel won't revive AMD. In fact, it's a good bet that any fines against Intel will show up on the...; Tags: Corporate law, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., new antitrust charge, antitrust charge, antitrust; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report: European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street...; Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Security, Business Operations, Hardware, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors; News items 2008-07-16
Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded': Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, App£e; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love: I had a strange Twitter back-and-forth with "Amanda Chapel," the pseudonymous authors of a PR blog called "Strumpette," about the nature of the hacker ethic. I personally don't think the hacker ethic is very effective as a counterpoint to the system of intellectual property it decries, because hackers seem intent...; Tags: Hacker, Twitter, Amanda Chapel, Hacking, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-07-14
FTP: untrustworthy file transfer: FTP: untrustworthy file transferWow Robin, good blog!It is, of course, very old news that FTP is not secure by design but it is still good to get the word out.However, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't use the same logic you used when you blamed MS for file system...; Tags: Anonymous FTP site, FTP; Discussion threads 2008-07-14