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MWC08: Microsoft aquires Danger, Inc.

MWC08: Microsoft aquires Danger, Inc.Sounds to me......like they are just looking to put some competition out of business. There's just no other logical reason for this acquisition.The sidekick was popular the USBut failed to make any impression in Europe and Asia, makes you wonder whether MS is to much focussed...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Danger Inc., MWC08, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Microsoft snaps up Danger Inc.

Microsoft snaps up Danger Inc.Is this a testamentTo their inability to gain hardly any traction at all in the Mobile device environment, starting to use a java based solution?? (It's not the full implementation anyways, it has some proprietary add ons and misses some of the functionality). Furthermore does Danger...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows NT, Danger Inc., Microsoft Corp., SideKick

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Additional Resources

Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs

Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...

Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Is this the New Apple?

PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G.  After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Rogue network admin still in jail on $5m bail

This is crazy. Perhaps literally. Terry Childs, computer network administrator for the city of San Francisco, got mad, apparently because his supervisors were trying to fire him, and created a secret root password for himself, locking out the rest of the city. Reported the SF Chronicle: ...

Tags: City, Network Administration, Network, Terry Childs, Networking, Productivity, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase

Symantec has reported that the Neosploit toolkit has been updated to include attack vectors for the recent Microsoft Access ActiveX vulnerability.  Neosploit is a toolkit for sale on the market (price estimates fall between $1500-$3000) that seeks to automate and extend the capability of browser exploits. Symantec...

Tags: Web, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Access, Vulnerability, Trusted Site, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Zone, Intranet, Attack, Neosploit, Internet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?

Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?You should be asking why not? Both companies will gain a lot from this buy out. Yahoo has the services, Microsoft has the brand recognition. They can take the best of both worlds and have a dominant...

Tags: Team management, SEARCH, Branding, Microsoft want Yahoo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WANT, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming

It is going to be announced today (Friday, when the news cycle goes into snooze control) that the Environmental Procrastination Agency will take no further action on auto emissions or greenhouse gases during the George W. reign. In fact, they will seek much more comment and public input in...

Tags: President, Government, Greenhouse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Healthcare, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-10

The key to an open, transparent malware filtering system

* Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Max Weinstein It's no secret that Web sites have become a medium of choice for delivering malware and soliciting personal information for criminal use. One increasingly popular approach to addressing this problem is warning...

Tags: Malware, Web Site, Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products

Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsNo matter what you do---You'll never get rid of virus.This could even be a threat to the United Nations.Oh the Humanity!ntYou know it's pretty bad when AV vulnerabilities are found......by [url=http://secunia.com/advisories/19284/]hacks like me[/url].RE: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsParsing error can occur in...

Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, AV company, vulnerability, antivirus

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policy

Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policyDon't trust GoogleGoogle has more information about more people, all over the world, than any government agency anywhere in the world. People worry about the Bush administration, but they should be worrying about Google.Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.If you don't...

Tags: Absolute Power, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

(Images: Dubai's skyscraper in motion)

(Images: Dubai's skyscraper in motion)Fast Forward, NYC... where the story of the great PIT continues. It just amazes and saddens me how far the US has fallen.When the rest of the world reads about the insurance lawsuits related to the original WTC, the fear of replacing the building with one...

Tags: skyscraper

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the pass

Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the passEasier SolutionAn easier solution to the problem is to get rid of destructive, insidious software patents completely. Software should never have become patentable.Software patents == utter corruption of our market and will be a major cause of the US losing...

Tags: Tech Giants, patent troll, patent, software patent, software

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.It's the sun, stupid.The earth has been cooling for the last 10 years. If the current low solar activity keeps up, we could be in deep doodoo.RE: First scientist to warn Congress on Global...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Hansen, data set, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?

Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...

Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Maybe I was wrong about Mac Servers

Maybe I was wrong about Mac ServersSo ZFS is the sole criteria for a quality server OS or not?Has data loss due the underlying file system really been the problem Robin and you are making it out to be?RE: Maybe I was wrong about Mac Serversye: Veritas VxFS indeed has...

Tags: Desktops, Servers, server, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Windows Mobile 7 phones coming in Q1 2009?

Windows Mobile 7 may be closer than many think. According to a report from at least one major handset maker, Microsoft is planning to make available the final bits of its next mobile operating-system release in time for them to start selling Windows Mobile 7 phones in...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-20

OK bill would create email registry for sex offenders

OK bill would create email registry for sex offendersOK bill would create email registry for sex offendersLawmakers continue to exacerbate the problem with "feel good," "ineffective" legislation. 60 million people have been molested in this country and 30 million will go on to repeat a molestation. Incest and friends of...

Tags: email registry, Ok Bill, sex offender, Incest, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Sea Copter (dmg)

After a powerful freak storm, close to a coast guard base, a mysterious sea vortex has formed from the ocean depths, a giant whirlpool that consumes everything in its radius. Merchant ships caught off guard in the mysterious storm have drifted into the vortex's watery grip. Some ships escaped the...

Tags: Ship, Reliabit, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2008-06-17

Planes, trains, and automobiles

Planes, trains, and automobilesRE: Planes, trains, and automobilesIt's all about fear and control. Since planes can cover a greater distance AND are easier to control points of entry are limited to a plane and fewer connection points they also offer a higher profile of success. The natural fear of flying...

Tags: Government, train

Discussion threads 2008-06-16