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U.S. files WTO case against China's chip policies

U.S. files WTO case against China's chip policiesI can't wait to buy those cheap Chinese chips!!!American corporations need to stop whining. This is the Free Trade Globalism they wanted. If they can ship my job off to India or China, then I should be able to buy pentalty...

Tags: Free trade, Taxes, U.S. Files, chip policy, American Corporation, World Trade Organization, chip

Discussion threads 2004-03-18

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Microsoft gives up to 1 million Xbox modders the boot from Live

Exactly. I could not agree moreno different then many other things.In NASCAR, the team owns the car, NASCAR the rest.You are perfectlly free to do with your car whatever you wish, NASCAR just will not allow you to run it at their events.Microsoft is not stopping them from modifying their...

Tags: Game players, Linux, Games, EULA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, hardware functionality, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

DRAM error rates: Nightmare on DIMM street

A two-and-a-half year study of DRAM on 10s of thousands Google servers found DIMM error rates are hundreds to thousands of times higher than thought -- a mean of 3,751 correctable errors per DIMM per year. This is the world's first large-scale study of RAM errors in...

Tags: DRAM, Error, DIMM, Hardware Failure, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-10-04

Now the fun starts on health reform

Tyranny wrapped up in compassionand you're a willing advocate. News flash for you. You won't get to be one of the rulers. Your life will wind up sucking just as badly as everyone else under the new system.A move to Canada is looking better and better every day. nt:-(Health Care...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, province, federal government, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Should radio have to pay royalties? Pandora, labels say yes

For 80 years, radio has not had to pay for the privilege of playing records over the air. In legal terms, it has not had to pay royalties for the "performance right." Stations still have to pay composer royalties to ASCAP. Web radio, satellite and all...

Tags: Performance, Radio, Royalty, Pandora, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-14

IronKey unveils enterprise USB flash drive with crypto, self-destruct security

IronKey, maker of the "world's most secure flash drive," on Monday announced the launch of its S200 device for government and enterprise customers, featuring hardened physical security, the latest Cryptochip technology, active anti-malware and enhanced management capabilities. It's the "first and only USB...

Tags: Enterprise Management, Physical Security, USB Flash Drive, IronKey, Management Capability, IronKey S200, Flash Memory, Security, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Virtual Computer Releases NxTop 1.1 with System Workbenchâ„¢

Virtual Computer just launched a new release of its flagship product, NxTop. This new version, dubbed version 1.1, includes something the company is calling System Workbenchâ„¢. What does this really mean and will it open the doors to desktop virtualization to organizations watching from the sidelines? ...

Tags: Operating System, Environment, Backup, Virtual Environment, User Data, Image, Computer, Virtual Computer, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Verdict: XP Mode gets an F

Verdict: XP Mode gets an FIntention or just a MS way?Can anyone tell me what was the ONE operating system related thing Microsoft had actually managed to take from an idea to a product that would work as promised?This is either done or purpose to force people to transit to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode

Discussion threads 2009-05-04

Apple is building a moat (of semiconductors)

Apple is building a moat of semiconductorsIn other newsWWDC 2009 has sold out in a little over four weeks.http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/As a past attendee those attending will find it invaluable and great fun.The rest of us will will have the opportunity of getting the session videos earlier.Why is Apple doing it? ...

Tags: Research & Development, Semiconductors, Wi-Fi, semiconductor, WWDC 2009, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Culture, measurement and managed expectations critical for social business success

* Jennifer Leggio is at RSA Conference Guest editorial by Peter Kim Leading up to SXSW and Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, I thought a lot about the latest thinking in social media to prepare for panels at both events. ...

Tags: Social Media, IT Pro, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en routeThank You Scott MacNealy!In this case you need to look at what the CEO wanted. He wanted to give away the Brand for money. It was only going to give a one time payday, no matter how big.Most CEOs would go...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., following-The

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Class war and open source

One of India's main political parties, the BJP, has decided to make open source a focus of its new election manifesto. (BJP logo from Brandsoftheworld.com.) Why? Class. While India has a large, educated middle class, it has a much larger number of poor, and...

Tags: India, Party, BJP, IT Vision Document, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Apple cripples GPS in Egyptian iPhones

Apple cripples GPS in Egyptian iPhonesThat you could...track a particular iPhone is probably the big concern. There is an app, I believe, that allows you to see where your iPhone contacts are in real time. If they are set up with the app too and allow it of course. It...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Egyptian iPhones

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

TI execs ramp up green tech contributions, at work and at home

The trouble with the Green IT blog beat is there are literally hundreds of things that you could write about every day, often from the same company, but since this isn't the ONLY thing I do to put food on my table, I have to be really selective about which...

Tags: Green Technology, Texas Instruments Inc., Ogboenyiya, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Newsweek: Clinton campaign was a PC, Obama a Mac

Newsweek: Clinton campaign was a PC, Obama a MacWell, Linux just works too. McCains campain was like going to Win3.1NT.RE: Newsweek: Clinton campaign was a PC, Obama a MacHmmm. Linux "just works" if you're a Linux head. thanks for reading,David MorgensternLinuxWell we can call Cynthia Green a Suse, Ralph Nader...

Tags: Desktops, OK Windows, Obama, Apple Macintosh, Clinton Campaign, Newsweek, PC

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

News to know: Tech sales and the art of spin; Firefox; Apple; HD streaming

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Brian Sommer: Quit Spinning - You're Making Me Dizzy Ryan Naraine: Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bug Matthew Miller: Microsoft deep sixes...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Steve Ballmer, Radio, Apple Inc., Sales, Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29

News to know: Windows 7; Oracle OpenWorld; Adobe CS4; Search 2.0

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Windows Live team confirms Win7 to replace subsystems with services Ed Bott: How to set up a new PC in one easy session ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, BEA Beehive, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Open World, Help Desk, Java Development Tools, E-books, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Software

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Green Plug snags heavy hitter for board

Who says green tech isn't rocket science? Starting Sept. 1, green tech start-up Green Plug, which is pushing for the concept of a universal power converter, has appointed former White House advisor George Keyworth as the chairman of its board of directors. Keyworth was Science Advisor to...

Tags: Green Technology, White House, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Passports worth £2.5 million stolen in van hijack

Graham Tibbetts of the UK Telegraph is reporting that the British Foreign Office has admitted to losing around 3,000 passports and visa stickers, which were stolen on their way from Manchester to RAF Northolt in London, where they were to be sent to British embassies.  From the article: Officials...

Tags: Passport, Van, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-29