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- Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...
- Tags: security, Google Inc., licence, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- iTablet goes OLED,??bumped until late 2010
- $2000? I doubt it.Apple puts themselves in a "premium" price range, but $2000 for a 10" tablet? Even they're not THAT crazy.No ThanksDon't need or want either, waste of space...If I want real gaming, I'd rather play real games on my PS3 or Wii on my flat screen; or on...
- Tags: SunSHINE, iTablet, organic light-emitting diode, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ChromeOS, Chrome, Chrome OS, early Preview Video, operating system, Preview Video, video
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed
- You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation
- I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Users should be smug, and why the Apple iPhone makes you feel smarter
- It works and it is NOT MicrosoftIt is so nice when people have the option to choose what they want than some lethargic aged NT kernel that is a virus/worm magnet.GOOD bye Windows Mobile it was as if you never existed!ha haI am happy!:)Now to get rid of Windows on...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, computer, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons
- Firefox has conquered IEIt is evident that Firefox free has conquered IE, plus the fact the majority of sites work regardless of browser.The days of this old bait & switch from MS are over.But I thought the whole point behind "open source"......was to allow ANYONE to put code in their...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, open source, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- eReader for Google Android now available
- OK . . .Now I'm gonna drive myself nuts waiting for my AT&T contract to expire so I can get a droid. This is the first phone I've seen that I'd be willing to leave my 13 year relationship with AT&T (and it's earlier incarnations, Cingular and Ameritech) for.eReader...
- Tags: E-books, Smart phones, eReader, B&N Nook, Google Android, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...
- Tags: Numbering, Microsoft Office, Office MVP, ribbon, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Apple iMac (21.5-inch, 3.06Hz Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Fall 2009)
- We awarded Apple an Editors' Choice for its new $1,699 iMac, largely because its 27-inch screen dwarfs its competition in that price range. So what to make of Apple's new lower-end iMac? At $1,199, its 21.5-inch screen is hardly the size leader for its price, and without a touch screen...
- Tags: Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia GeForce, Acer Aspire Z5610, Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Apple iMac, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-11-17
- Cap and trade controversial in Australia
- This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...
- Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?
- Release date wasn't my problem...I was in the market for an ebook reader. I really wanted to purchase the Nook, and I didn't care that I would have a little bit of a wait. I liked the features, and I like Barnes and Noble. I ended up...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, B&N, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Nov, Sony Corp., Christmas
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
- Apple has no tasteOh, wait, no, that was Microsoft that had no taste because there are Windows 7 desktop themes available that have images of Coke cans in them. Isn't that right tigertank? For some reason that I can't wait to hear, this move by Apple, however, is very tasteful.Cue...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- Photo gallery:2010 Audi A5 CabrioletThe Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority...
- Tags: Audi AG, A5 Cabriolet
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Zvox Z-Base 575
- Photo gallery:Zvox Z-Base 575Sound bars feel like they've been around forever now, but they're still a relatively new product; consider that the groundbreaking Yamaha YSP-1 debuted back at CES 2005. Since then, the exterior design of the units hasn't changed much, with the vast majority still consisting of a long...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zvox Z-Base 575, HDTV, TV
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...
- Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Vizio VO320E
- Photo gallery: Vizio VO320EVizio chose to adorn its VO320E 32-inch LCD with claims of environmental consciousness, saying the little set exceeds Energy Star guidelines by 15 percent. But that's not a very high standard, and according to our tests the Vizio, while definitely no power hog, sips just...
- Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, Vizio, Vizio VO320E
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Toshiba 32AV502U
- Photo gallery: Toshiba AV502U seriesWhen we say the Toshiba AV502U series can produce relatively deep black levels, the key word is "relatively." It's perhaps more accurate to say that its shade of black outdoes most other less-expensive, lower resolution small-screened LCDs we've seen by a narrow margin. It...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, menu system, Toshiba AV502U, Toshiba Corp., LCD
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim - NAS server
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim is a true miniature powerhouse in the network-attached storage device market. It's the first 2.5-inch hard drive-based NAS server we've reviewed that offers hot-swappable capability. However, that is its least impressive feature. The server did well in our performance tests and, like other Synology products we've...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, disk, DS409Slim, NAS, NAS server, hard drive, server, RAID
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Resistance to change: The real Enterprise 2.0 barrier
- Vive Le Resistance!Michael - Resistance to Change, Immunity to Change - there is a lot of activity on the "real work" beyond tech and into enacting and leveraging change agents of Enterprise 2.0 lately... great that we're all surfacing these issues in increasingly large forums.For a bit more flavor on...
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, transparency, worker
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
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