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- Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?
- According to Canadian engineers at Queen's University, there are now more than 8,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth. Of course, if they stop to work correctly, these satellites will not be able to be repaired from the ground and will become space junk. So these researchers have developed a...
- Tags: Robot, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-10-04
- Amazon, open the Kindle before Apple eats your lunch!
- Amazon, open the Kindle before Apple eats your lunch!The lack of features is a featureThe Kindle is actually eating Apple's lunch. By offering no features other than the ability to read books, the Kindle is doing what Apple typically does best: offer fewer features at a greater price. The Kindle...
- Tags: E-books, Corporate communications, Games, Monitors & displays, Amazon.com Inc., E-Ink, lunch, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Content management software vendors eye social networking
- Content management software vendors eye social networkingSocial Content Management is alive and kickingThe merging of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 is a tough transition, and one which we at Emojo have been working on for a number of years. In practice it has meant that we've had to re-engineer from...
- Tags: Web technology, content management, vendors eye social networking, Web 1.0, content management system, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Well, I do actually worry (about mobile viruses)
- In response to Kaspersky's statement that they were concerned about mobile malware, I provided a flurry of reasons why mobile malware epidemics don't occur today. This may not be the case in the near future, however, as changes in the handset space is making the creation of malware far...
- Tags: Mobile, Malware, Virus, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- SAS invests big in green tech for Cary campus
- If you've ever been for a visit to software developer SAS in North Carolina, you already know that they have one of the most unique corporate campuses of any high-tech company with daycare, multiple fitness centers and a dry-cleaning facility all right on site. (They've also got their own television...
- Tags: Green Technology, Farm, SAS Institute, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?
- Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?I hope Apple stands pat.Apple makes money on the players, not so much the music. The can update the firmware to support Microsoft's or other vendors DRM, if needed, and keep selling them.We can live without iTunes. I use...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., variable pricing, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Student Technology Day: how to start a start-up
- Andy McLoughlin spoke a little while ago about how he started up his own web start-up, Huddle.net, from a simple idea in a pub to a fully working business and enterprise collaboration suite. It's a large network of hosted workspaces; yet another project management and team collaboration service based on...
- Tags: Inspiration, Family, Huddle.net, Collaboration, Groupware, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- AIM for Mac (dmg)
- AIM for Mac continues our commitment to the growing Mac market by delivering a new AIM experience that's built from the ground up for the Mac platform. AIM for Mac is one of the most requested applications from our users, and the "buzz" has been increasing with the successful launch...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, AOL Instant Messenger, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-01
- 2009 Range Rover Sport HSE
- Photo gallery:Range Rover Sport HSETerrain crawling tech lets the 2009 Range Rover Sport HSE maintain its rugged reputation, but an upscale price means luxury elements, such as real wood trim and a refrigerator in the console. Off-road enthusiasts may think the lack of a fold-down windshield keeps the Range Rover...
- Tags: voice command system, navigation system, Cayenne GTS, Range Rover Sport, suspension
- Product reviews 2008-09-30
- Microsoft says crisis will impact tech
- Microsoft says crisis will impact techGround Control to L.E.M. Apollo13 Gemini has returned to Canada:Tom Hanks Impersonator,"Aren't we glad Houston didn't say San Fransico. That fire would wipe-out the SSA and put fourteen million Americans out of their homes."" I wonder how my trailer park is doing?"Wrong!!What's needed is NOT...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft says crisis, MICROSOFT SAYS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- 1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela
- 1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Video: Tech leaders for Obama?
- It's true: Even Craig Newmark says so. (Although, for a bunch of tech guys, their website sure ain't ready.) Agree? Disagree? Tell us in TalkBack. UPDATE: Related article, "How the Obama campaign is...
- Tags: Leader, Video, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Leadership, Web Technology, Marketing, Internet, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Sprint XOHM WiMAX service launches in Baltimore
- WiMAX is no longer just a wireless technology we have been hoping to see, but is now available from Sprint as XOHM in Baltimore. This highly anticipated 4G service seemed to be on shaky ground as company partnerships were worked out, but is finally a reality. The pricing options are...
- Tags: Sprint Xohm, Sprint Communications, Pricing Option, WiMAX, Modems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Should our President be computer literate?
- Should our President be computer literate?The man with the BlackBerry gets my voteAlthough I fundamentally agree with you that being the leader of the free world is a bit more important that being able to check email and certainly requires a much broader range of qualifications, I have to say...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, aircraft
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Video: Ballmer's quest to compete with Google
- Video: Ballmer's quest to compete with Googlewhat no monkey danceand still he look like a complete idiot .....So, 2 years in, what's the report card like?Their search is languishing and losing marketshare. D-Tried to purchase Yahoo for a distant second. D+Failed to buy Yahoo and saved from self. AFailure to...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- RIM's second quarter falls short; Forecast light; Margins to fall
- RIM's second quarter falls short; Forecast light; Margins to fallIt's almost as if we're in a recession!Plus, of course, RIM was hideously overvalued to begin with. A PE of 40 or so just ain't realistic.Change the OSit's not just the recession. I have friends and co-workers who don't...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Palm Inc., phone conversation, Research In Motion Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Android: It's not about Sex, Excitement, or Cool
- Android: It's not about Sex, Excitement, or CoolNo compromise between features and designWhy would users have to choose between great features and beautiful, sex-appealing devices ?It's up to Google and its partners to ensure that their customers never have to face this kind of choices.Like you said, they might have...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
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