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Could robots become the open source hardware target?

Could robots become the open source hardware target?OSS on Robots is Already HereRobots that are used to defuse IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan already run Linux:http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=109That's right the same company that brought you the Roomba is the exclusive contractor of SUGV Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle robots to the military.http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=219Hay were...

Tags: Robots, robot, hardware, UP System, Bug Labs, open source

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

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Open source can save your life

Quick, if your life depended on it, which health care information system would you rather your hospital used: A proprietary system developed by software engineers based on marketing input, bug reports and customer requests? An open source system developed by thousands of health care practitioners including...

Tags: Hospital, Open Source, Health Care, VA, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-23

MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware 2.001.00036 (Windows)

A new unique MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware product reliably defends PC against computer malware and on-line threats at unsurpassed, highest security levels. Nowadays traditional security solutions cannot provide sufficient protection of computers against continuously increasing amount of malware code. Antivirus labs of individual vendors are just unable to handle with...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Multi-core, NuWave Software, MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware Product, Underlying Software Technology, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'

Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'Small one, big one....It was still cracked. Even easier than Windows. Deal with it.You're not allowed to whine "This one's not really that big of a deal", then point out the same kinds of intrusions into Windows systems as proof that MS products...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Apple OSX user, Apple OSX, security, Apple Inc., Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, security flaw

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker: Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan: Kindlenomics: Keep...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, TomTom, Online Photo, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Brittany, Linux, Ultrawideband (UWB), Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-02

News to know: Microsoft; Linux failure; Mac clones; Chip shortfalls

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Argentinian Mac clone makes an appearance ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Chip, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Wiki, UNIX, Desktops, Open Source, Network Technology, Software, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Hardware, Networking

Blog posts 2008-12-09

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who’s buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Researcher discovers Nokia S40 security vulnerabilities, demands 20,000 euros to release details

Will disclose Nokia s40 security vulnerabilities for money? Part of Security Exploration's research program, Adam Gowdiak, a well known researcher with a decent history of uncovered security issues, recently made an announcement regarding two security vulnerabilities affecting the implementation of mobile Java used by Sun and Nokia in their products,...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, LinkedIn, Security Vulnerability, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-14

VersaForm EMR Basic Edition 3.141 (Windows)

Comprehensive electronic medical records with labs, medications, allergies, histories, prescription writing, and progress notes. Standard and Ob/Gyn versions. Templates included for family practice complaints from anxiety to vision problems, and for examinations of body systems. Drug list, allergies, labs, histories and templates for notes are all customizable. Version 3.141 may...

Tags: Vision, Microsoft Windows, Allergy, VersaForm Systems, E-health, Modems, Strategy, Healthcare, Hardware, Components, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-17

News to know: Yang's runway; Apple patch; Google; Gates' last week

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go too. Techmeme Google's display ad gravy train rests with YouTube Richard Koman: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say Ryan Naraine: Microsoft blames 'human issues' for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Apple Inc., Data Centers, Web Browsers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-20

News to know: Adobe; Apple; Facebook; Microsoft security

Notable headlines: Zack Whittaker: Students try to bring down Facebook Dancho Danchev: Microsoft's CAPTCHA successfully broken Ryan Naraine: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning Obama looking for help thwarting Web site hackers Chinese female hacking group spotted ActiveX...

Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Fuel Cells, Utility Computing, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-02

ActiveX control bug bites Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine

A high-severity security flaw in the Creative Software automatic update engine could put Windows computers at risk of remote code execution attacks, according to a warning from the US-CERT Computer Emergency Readiness Team. The vulnerability affects the software used to provide updates to Creative Labs' audio/video entertainment product line,...

Tags: Webcam, Zen, Automatic Update, Blaster Worm, ActiveX Control, Creative Labs Inc., ActiveX Control Bug, Create Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-30

A firefighting beetle robot

According to Popular Science, German researchers have designed firefighting robots mimicking beetles. The OLE robotic beetle (short for 'Offroad Löscheinheit' -- which means 'off-road extinguishing apparatus' in German) has been developed at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal. The OLE would be autonomous and guided by GPS, infrared and heat sensors and...

Tags: OLE, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-01

More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machine

More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machineOr should we blame MicrosoftFor their inability to push DEP sooner and get more of a response out developers sooner and breaking applications that have been coded wrongly for years.That would be the ABMer's excuse anyway.NBMer would say that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, SECURITY, Pwn2Own Flash, Pwn2Own Flash flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista, data execution prevention, Vista Machine, Java, flaw, Nate, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

The new, improved AMD Phenom

As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...

Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-03-28

More on the Microsoft Office 2008 12.0.1 update

My co-hort David mentioned yesterday Microsoft's Mac BU just released the Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 Update which contains suite-wide stability, security and performance improvements. I've been having some weird issues with Office 2008 for Mac since it came out. Including: Certain documents crash...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Issue, Update, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Desktops, Microsoft Excel, Word Processors, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Office Suites, Operating Systems, Reliability, Software, Stability

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Microsoft updates Mac Office 2008, 2004

Redmond pushes security fixes for users of the older Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, while owners of the recently released Office 2008 receive a large dose of stability fixes more like instability fixes and security patches. Microsoft's Mac Business Unit informed us via the corporate...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Beta Version, Microsoft Office 2004, Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-11

A real-world Vista challenge: Can this Sony Vaio be saved?

I’ve been reading Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally for ages. He’s got impressive digital media credentials (former VP of Sling Media, co-founder of Mediabolic) and geek cred (self-described “marketing guy” for Bug Labs, which won a CNET Best in Show award at CES this year). Jeremy has done an excellent...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Jeremy, Mossberg, 30-120, 10-60, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-03-02