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- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Apple nukes Psystar
- Why is this legal?What I want to know is *why* is it legal for Apple to say "OSX can only run on hardware we provide"? Wouldn't that constitute a monopoly on OSX since they stifle competition and someone else can't provide OSX software systems? Isn't that the literal...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, OSX, software
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality
- Gov't fix, oh joyUh yeah, the internet is undecidely broken. This has a strong possibility of leading to usage limits. Comcast already has walked that line because they are behind the curve on their backbone upgrades. Why would a company who is being paid not provide better...
- Tags: INTERNET, FCC, Net Neutrality, socialist, Nazi, Godwin, leader, Microsoft Windows NT, government
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Ballmer questions open-source code security
- Steve Ballmer talks smackWell, at this point Ballmer sounds like a politician, painting Open Source developers as "hackers in China or other foreign countries" vs. Microsoft's "controlled" environment. He doesn't "buy that". He never had to. Open Source is free.Unlike Microsoft's mega-crap that uses all resources as possible until you...
- Tags: Unlike Microsoft, ZDNetter, security, Steve Ballmer, open source, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Republicans rail against FCC's new net rules
- How They RollThis is just how the GOP rolls. When Bill Clinton left office we were number one or two in broadband. Now we're down around 17 behind some Eastern European countries. The GOP keeps saying they're about competition, but they keep passing bills to stifle real competition. Sort of...
- Tags: Federal government, FCC, GOP, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- OTOY's Jules Urbach: Cloud computing 'threatens' game consoles, Blu-ray, PCs [interview]
- Great in theory, not so great in the real worldThe problem allways comes down to the simple fact that even though something can be done with hardware and software, the user is the component not fully addressed.an XBox or Playstation hooked to a 32 inch television in the den or...
- Tags: Games, Virtualization, Game players, cloud computing, console, game, OTOY, Blu-ray disc, game console
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- News to know: VMWare; White House; Google Books; Skype; Apple vs Android
- 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. Larry Dignan: VMware to step up data center automation game Sam Diaz: White House not equipped to hold keys...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, White House, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Digital Cameras, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Court lifts FCC limits on cable ownership
- Look out, here comes Comcast. The cable giant's ambitions have long been stymied by a 1993 FCC rule that limited any one cable company's business to 30 percent of the U.S. market. Friday, the D.C. Circuit threw out that rule as "arbitrary and capricious" (the standard for...
- Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Cable Company, Video, Corporate Communications, Cable, Network Technology, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?
- Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?Won't workThe only way News will get their revenue offset is if 'the pipe' is charged; in other words ISPs get charged and pass along the cost to you in the form of an increase surcharge on your broadband account.When a...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Operational accounting, grand subscription plan, minimal revenue, News Corp., Much Ado, subscription plan, Rupert Murdoch, revenue
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Streaming music fundamentally changing music business
- Streaming music fundamentally changing music businessAre you sure about that?[i]music will no longer be a product that you buy.[/i]I'm not so sure about that claim. I just saw a TV story today on how vinyl records are making a comeback. Best Buy is now stocking vinyl records again;...
- Tags: Streaming Music, music business
- Discussion threads 2009-07-25
- Should broadband connectivity be a right?
- Should broadband connectivity be a right?Not at all.Yes, it is going to be a necessity but it will never be a right. In my opinion, this goes along with the whole "Is health care a right" ordeal. Neither of these are rights. They are both almost absolutely necessary but no...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband connectivity
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs. Apple iTunes
- New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs. Apple iTunesRent 30k tracks for $15 bucks and own 10 of emor buy 15 songs on itunes? I wouldn't use either service but I'd rather have the monthly access to all the music at once. RE: New Microsoft ad pits Zune Pass vs....
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Zune Pass, music, New Microsoft ad, advertisement, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and media
- The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and mediaRE: The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and meI wish what you are saying were true. But the country is just dying, and nothing needs to come out of the present troubles.The media is just like...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, News Media, media, tectonic force, disruptive tectonic force, intersection
- Discussion threads 2009-05-03
- Transformation of the Enterprise Network Using Passive Optical LAN
- The rapid growth of bandwidth requirements and the changing role of enterprise networking are causing disruptive change in the enterprise Local Area Network LAN. Incumbent vendors are recommending upgrading Ethernet switches to 10 Giga-bit Ethernet GbE uplinks which typically require single-mode rather than multimode fiber optic cable and replacement of...
- Tags: Enterprise Network, TCO, Motorola Inc., Ethernet, Roi/Tco, Network Technology, Networking, LANs, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues; We plan to buy Google's 5% AOL stake
- Updated: Time Warner's first quarter was weighed down by its AOL unit, which saw revenue fall 23 percent. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes reiterated that the company is looking for "the right ownership structure for AOL" and the company plans to buy back a 5 percent stake owned by Google. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Company, IPO, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- The five defining characteristics of cloud computing
- The five defining characteristics of cloud computingThe five REAL characteristics:1. Fuzzily designed marketing words like "cloud," "dynamic," and "service."2. All software is rental. No more ownership. Did you like having a personal copy you could install anywhere at any time without paying a monthly fee? Too bad.Because we're gonna complain...
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- Remembering whose money it is
- Remembering whose money it isIBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems RudyWhat if the rumour is true........ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52H1GS20090318Comon Man!Murph! You there man?!? Stop tying the Ethernet cable as a noose and talk to us.Its not so bad! Really! I welcome you with open arms my brother! The fact that...
- Tags: Blogging, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Cisco's big data center plans: Assessing winners and losers rack by rack
- Cisco on Monday rolled out its long-awaited vision of data center architecture, including multiple partners, a wire-once approach to link computing, virtualization, storage and networking and a call to lower costs. Let's assess the winners and losers of this rack-by-rack data center battle. As background, Cisco's Unified...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Set-up, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company Prevx
- BBC team buys a botnet, DDoSes security company PrevxDid the BBC break the law?Surely what the BBC did was in contravention of the UK Computer Misuse Act?They made unauthorised changes to people's computers without their permission. Sophos has been asked many times by the media to take part in...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Team management, SECURITY, Spam, team, British Broadcasting Corp., botnet, BBC team
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
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