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- Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools
- Current problem with Android devicesI am Android fan, but nevertheless my next mobile phone will be HTC HD2 - i.e. Windows device. And the reason: all Andorid devices currently available have relatively small screen size and resolution. I am wandernig why Google doesn't urge on phone makers to offer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Smart phones, advertisement, tool, Android Devices, phone, smart phone, Linux, operating system, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]
- Why have you ignored the key conclusion?You're not simply intending to start a flame war, are you?Matt Asay concludes in the article you mention:"Has Linux failed?No. Of course not. It has simply grown as its adoption has expanded. This is the problem with success: you get pulled into an ever-widening...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, Linux, Linux IS, Torvalds, kernel
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]
- Has Linux become a victim of its own success? At the LinuxCon conference in Portland this week, Linux creator Linus Torvalds dropped a bit of a bomb when he said that the open-source kernel had not become the "streamlined, hyper-efficient kernel I envisioned when I started writing...
- Tags: Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?
- Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?you won't see M$ stores in EUIf M$ opens a store in EU, the commision will force it to display Linux PCs too and that will be the best thing for FOSS.M$ should better save the $$$ for the lawyers.Guru barmary, you forgot to mention...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., BSOD, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- CA antivirus trashing Windows system files
- CA antivirus trashing Windows system filesCA malware problemI do not have this problem on my XP machine because I have Ubuntu dual booted and run Linux while online. I use my XP for my local computing needs.Therefore I do not need anti virus software.Had CA, had a similar problemI...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus, CA antiviru, virus, Windows System Files
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Cloud computing and open source face-off
- Cloud computing remains one of the big topics in software this year despite considerable and ongoing concerns over lock-in, lack of control, and security. The siren song of ease-of-development, reduced costs, highly elastic scalability, and next-generation architectures has many in IT and in the Web community carefully weighing the...
- Tags: Cloud, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Virtualization, Hardware, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-06-14
- Report: Conficker in attack mode
- Report: Conficker in attack modeI was concerned.For a moment there I thought this wasn't business as usual.How many companies went under?I wonder how many companies are put out of businessdue to the software flaws in Windows?RE: Report: Conficker in attack mode*yawn*RE: Report: Conficker in attack modeI am dissecting conficker.eIf you...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Conficker, attack mode, virus creator, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!OpenOffice 3.0is the biggest changeRE: Ubuntu 9.04 Its amazing how no one gets excited about a linux release. I guess there is nothing to be excited about when you have to reformat your drive every 6 months losing...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4.2, http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5, update manager, Other OS, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, linux fanboy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- CRIKEY! He can swallow whole companies! But not communities.
- Boy, what a big beautiful snake he is, mates. He eats multi-billion dollar companies with all their assets, WHOLE. But even big old  Constrictus Siliconvallis cannot squeeze the Open Source community. So, suffice to say, the Sun Microsystems story didn't end the way...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!
- The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!Going nowhere.....Linux distro's are the future....#10 Apple shrineLove your work. I'd add#10 Apple shrine : A place to pay homage to the creator of most MS "innovations" perhaps with a fee or Apple tax to enter.You described Loverock's wet dream!and the first customer will be...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Leadership, Operating systems, UNIX, Darwin, Microsoft Corp., Linux Distro, Apple Inc., innovation
- Discussion threads 2009-04-19
- Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FAT
- Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FATFrom the word on the street, it sounds like MS settled for close to zero tomake this go away and avoid having any patents invalidated. Microsoft quickly realized how thin the ice was that they were on.Great Spin!Microsoft set out to cross license IP with...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, TomTom
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- IBM, Microsoft and open source citizenship
- IBM, Microsoft and open source citizenshipOSS must focus on M$ onlyOSS should create projects that will replace all the premium M$ products.IBM should provide the infrastructure and patent protection against M$ goons.This way everyone but M$ will florish.RE: IBM, Microsoft and open source citizenshipI think you need to re-read my...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., mainframe, open source, PSI
- Discussion threads 2009-03-10
- Red Hat's KVM play should give Citrix and VMware pause
- When I heard last week that Microsoft and Red Hat would cooperate on Xen virtualization, I knew the Linux leader's long awaited KVM strategy would be right around the corner. It's no secret that Red Hat has chosen KVM in the Linux kernel over Xen as...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., KVM, Virtualization, Linux, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-02-24
- News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point
- 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: Citrix to offer free XenServer; Takes shot at VMware HP's mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Bearing Point, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- NX Client for Windows 3.3.0-6 (Windows)
- NoMachine is the creator of award-winning NX software, an enterprise-class solution for secure remote access, application delivery and hosted desktop deployment. Since 2001, NoMachine's mission has been to revolutionize the way users access their computing resources across the Internet to make seamless desktop access as easy and widespread as Web...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, NoMachine, NX Servers, Desktops, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Virtualization
- Software downloads 2009-02-09
- Google flags entire Web as
- Google flags entire Web as Google Giggles!!!http://evilfingers.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-is-malicious.htmlRE: Google flags entire Web as I was wondering what the hell was going on?It is ok now.RE: Google flags entire Web as i'm trying to recall anything of this order of of magnitude affecting millions of users worldwide that Microsoft did. uhm, aside...
- Tags: Channel management, Viruses and worms, SEARCH, SECURITY, Google Inc., entire web, beta, Microsoft Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2009-01-31
- Windows 7 and the netbook
- Windows 7 and the netbookYes, you were missed.I hope the interruption was not too painful.What you said about change. Change will happen. It will catch everyone unawares. Both proprietary and Open Source will find new opportunities and pitfalls. The spoils will go to the most agile.Design...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, ARM
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- Apple continues abuse of App store
- Apple continues abuse of App storeYou miss the pointApple's not keeping "cr@p" out, as you say. It's actively and knowingly blocking apps that are competitive with their own. They admit as much in the notices they sent to the rejected developers. It's a clear-cut case of anti-competitive behavior. Ease of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., App Store
- Discussion threads 2008-12-23
- Apple hits Psystar with DMCA charges
- Apple hits Psystar with DMCA chargesCan't wait for the iApologistto show up, talking out of the other side of their mouths about how the DMCA is evil except when Apple uses it.Should match their views on patents....But... but... but... Apple doesn't use a TPM DRM chip!!!All the Apple zealots told...
- Tags: Digital media, Apple EULA, intel, Apple Inc., DMCA, Psystar, DMCA charge
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Hey, Dad...Can I have Linux back?
- My oldest son, creator of flame wars, finally discovered that you can only surf to the nether regions of the Internet so many times before even Vista business succumbs to malware. His computer an unusable mass of pop-ups, spewing traffic over our network actually asked me tonight to reinstall...
- Tags: Malware, Computer, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Software, Security, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
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