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Google 3D data enters the virtual world

Google 3D data enters the virtual worldGoogle WorldsI think that Google has positioned themselves nicely with Google Sketchup, Google Street View and Google Earth. I think Google Earth will become the client for Google Virtual World with the Street View Imagery superimposed on the Google Sketchup data. Can't...

Tags: 3D, Google Inc., Google 3D data

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

Google 3D data enters the virtual world

This week the virtual world is opening up a new realm. Daniel Terdiman reports that Multiverse Network is partnering with Google to create a new online 3D environment for the masses, including simulations useful in a business context. The idea is simple: Multiverse's technology--which gives game developers tools to...

Tags: 3D, Google Inc., Idea, Tool, Google 3D Data, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-09

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News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0

News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!

wow, just wow ntntSpock: They're maps, Jim, but not as we know them.[sigh] Where's Scotty when you really need him?

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Mapquest, Bing Maps, Cool New Google Maps Feature, Bing, New Jersey Wormholes, Brook

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

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.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

3DPaintBrush 2.0 (Windows)

3DPaintBrush is a real-time and easy-to-use visualization tool that enables you to create near photo-realistic images and videos from your 3D models. You can easily enhance an existing model by adding colors, textures, shaders, background, lighting and camera effects, background environments to create quick yet stunning images. Import 3D models...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, 3DPaintBrush

Software downloads 2009-11-04

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

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: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom

Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Flash 9, Apple iPhone, Flash Lite, smart phone, security headach, monoculture, Adobe Systems Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

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

Apple's tablet UI patent unearthed

You really can't be serious...can you?From the looks of the graphic...the "touch screen" is going to be at least SIXTEEN INCHES wide.That makes it REAL convenient to carry around.That looks to beone awfully large tablet. I wonder if they will copy Microsoft's idea, and make a folding tablet?GraphicPatent application graphics...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits

welp.... they are finally getting a taste of their own crap.I wonder what they are doing. We use steadystate on all of our machines. Reboot the machine and everything is restored.Maybe they should move from a PC based environment to a terminal server like system. Each reboot...

Tags: Terminal services, system restore, Hijacking Windows System Restore, cybercrime profit, SteadyState, operating system, terminal server, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

3D Route Builder 1.3.4 (Windows)

3D Route Builder is a fine grain GPS route editor for Google Earth with real-time playback and location, altitude, and time-stamp editing. Edit existing data or generate GPX, KML or Garmin TCX from scratch. Version 1.3.4 features route data grid printing and improved messages for file load errors.

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows, Hybrid GeoTools, 3D Route Builder, GPS, Document Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-09-03

Your next PC .. next year and the year after!

Atom FutureIn the comming years, hardware will provide the means to have a real PC/entertainment system convergence.Today Home theater PC are not creadible because they are too expensive, and too voluminous. With the possibility to build system capable of Hi-Def video in the size of a 2.5" HDD, we...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, graphics, Cuda, NVidia Corp., Larrabee, notebook, PC

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Apple's massive new data center portends a cloudy future

I believe that if you look at Apple past historiesin terms of retail outlets and resellers, convetions, et cetera, in which Apple has cut all support for those venues and have undertaken those segments themselves, my guess would be is that they are planning to host everything that is outsourced...

Tags: Data centers, Channel management, Storage, Scripting languages, PC-class, data center, Apple Inc., Web development, Web

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

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. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens"3 screens and a cloud"This is a phrase that we will hear more and more from Microsoft. From a developers perspective the goal is one code base that compiles for Mobile, Web and desktop. The basis of that is Xaml/silverlight/wpf. We...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, ARM Processor, Windows Phone, ARM, netbook, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows continuum, continuum, plot

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

News to know: Microsoft; Amazon, AT&T-iPhone; PayPal; Yahoo's board

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: Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Board, Yahoo! Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Smart Phones, Data Centers, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Google plugs 3D hardware into Chrome

Google plugs 3D hardware into Chrome The Siren's callGoogle keeps tempting the tech community with new and exciting software. But, until they commit to stop recording private data about individual users of their products, everyone with an ounce of sense should boycott their products.Until then, Google remains the biggest...

Tags: Games, C/C++, Google Inc., Siren, game, Web browser, compiler

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

News to know: Microsoft, Yahoo; AMD; Apple

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. Mary Jo Foley: Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22