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- Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost
- The final nail in the coffin of municipal Wi-Fi was hammered today as Earthlink pulled the plug on Philadelphia's wireless program, as the Wall Street Journal reports. "This was about a business model that simply didn't work," said Rolla Huff, chief executive of the Atlanta-based Internet services...
- Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- TopQuadrant welcomes Jena lead architect as Chief Product Architect
- Established North American Semantic Web company TopQuadrant today announced that Jeremy Carroll is joining the company as Chief Product Architect. Whilst at HP Labs, Carroll was lead architect on the open source Jena toolkit that lies behind much of today's commercial and non-commercial work on the Semantic...
- Tags: Toolkit, TopQuadrant, Semantic Web, Software Development, Internet, Software/Web Development, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7
- Improved collaboration and connectivity between Windows PCs and cell phones is going to get a major shot in the arm with Windows 7, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. During a speech for members of the Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium in Tokyo last week, Gates referred...
- Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile, PC, Cell Phone, Bill Gates, Gate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Oregon says its law is copyright
- Carl Malamud at resource.org and Tim Stanley at Justia are fighting off cease and desist letters from the State of Oregon. The state is asserting a copyright interest in the state code, even though the law is by definition public domain. After a conference call in which...
- Tags: Oregon, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Live Webcast: Unified Communications Beyond IP Telephony
- No one can doubt the value of Unified Communications. From small and medium businesses to even the largest commercial enterprises, organizations of all sizes are now migrating to IP telephony solutions in record numbers. Some might even call it a communications revolution. But beyond simple voice and...
- Tags: Telephony, Webcast, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, IP, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-05-13
- Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones
- At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using...
- Tags: 3D, Phone, 3D Modeling, NVidia Corp., Cell Phone, Chip, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, JavaOne, Nvidia, cell phones, Java Application, Middleware, Enterprise Software
- Videos 2008-05-12
- AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group
- AMD on Monday named a new head of its computing solutions group and created a central engineering unit to improve execution at the chipmaker. Among the moving parts: Randy Allen was promoted to lead the computing solutions group at AMD, which focuses on the...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Workstations, Processors, Human Resources, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Mobile software Monday: HanDBase 4.0 and Nokia Podcasting
- My plan was to post software reviews here every Monday, but at times my schedule and life doesn't allow me to give a full test of a software package and write up my thoughts so I missed last week. Thus, I am posting a double review this week on Mobile...
- Tags: Application, Device, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Podcasting, S60, Nokia Podcasting Application, Submissions, Podcasts, Storage, Databases, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- On polite police
- The Register is reporting on a pilot program in the UK under which police officers will have video cameras sticking out of their helmets. The goal is to encourage good behavior on the part of suspects (and, I suppose, on the part of police officers). So What?...
- Tags: Camera, Register, Ed Gottsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?
- A growing number of kids in our school have iPhones, or at least iPod touch models. They're everywhere at WPI, where I'm finishing up my masters. Most students aren't using them for much in the way of academics, but as I increasingly use my own phone (a mere...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Google Docs, Smart Phones, Free Trade, Construction, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, software, F/OSS, Obama Party
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- A brief summary
- This is not an excerpt from Brief - those ended last week, and next week we'll start the long and boring slog through the second volume in the series: Business Information Technology: Foundations and Culture. Its purpose, where Brief is addressed to top level executives and Defen is intended for...
- Tags: Information Technology, MySQL, Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Databases, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16 EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Office 2007, Xen, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- 71% of teens currently have a cell phone and computer at home
- Cell phone Desktop or laptop computer All Teens 71% 59% Gender Girls 75 64 Boys 66 55 Age 12-14 61 54 15-17 81 65 Race/Ethnicity White 72 63...
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Unixfication II
- Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...
- Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- JavaOne: The week in video
- JavaOne has come and gone and we've learned that Sun is gunning for LiveMesh, is bringing applets back and wooing developers. Here's a look at some of the key stories: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun Sun's continuing open...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Video, JavaOne, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless
- Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthlessSomething is worth exactllywhat someone else is willing to pay for it.Couldn't be because they stink?Their revenue shortfall and lack of growth could just as likely be traced to their notorious right wing bias. As the neocons fall...
- Tags: MySpace, social media, advertiser, social networking, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosisDelaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosisSounds like a great device, but like noted in the article the FDA takes forever in approving things.It's what they're approving...I don't think they should have to approve every implementation of every old test done on the new...
- Tags: Desktops, cell diagnosis, PC Revolution, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
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