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- Eric Schmidt on whether Google is getting evil
- I Am A Victim of EvilHere is evil to me.I cannot stop Google from spamming me...or at least one of their Google Groups.A while back I bought an Ubuntu mini 9 from Dell.It was great.I loved it.It got stolen by some druggos while I was using it at Westlake plaza...
- Tags: E-mail, Spam, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., Evil, Google Groups, motto
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid
- HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
- Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....
- Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7
- 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 Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Google plays a hand of Ogre with Apple
- 'Ogre' is an interesting - if obscure - analogy. But I would suggest that you'd to better to stick with plain old chess.In my view, the AT&T/iPhone team have a better position, if only by virtue of their early start in the market. But, as a belated entry, Android is...
- Tags: Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Ogre, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice
- Here's Google's response to AT&T's charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google's argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can't rip off common carriers for outrageous connection fees. >Under the common carrier laws, AT&T...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, AT&T Corp., Carrier, Google Voice, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Are you worried that your cellphone is harming you?
- The largest study showed cell users getting less cancerhttp://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/09/half-truths-on-cell-phone-dangers/The largest study showed cell users getting less cancer. I would trust the American Cancer Society before I trust the media who blindly report stories about electrosensitives without any fact checking.All this worry is over a little heat generated from the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, radiation
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Would you march for Internet privacy?
- We've seen it alreadyRemember the recent outcry from the right about "President Obama trying to take control of the internet"? With, I might add, assurances from the left that it's not so. No different really than the left's alarmism at President Bush trying to "personally eavesdrop on every telephone conversation...
- Tags: Internet privacy, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Will new Skype owners deal differently with open source?
- Don?t forget Skype for SIP ;)Skype for SIP also offers interoperability with other communications systems - there's more about how it works on our website:http://www.skype.com/go/sipRE: Will new Skype owners deal differently with open source?An equally important question is, will Skype deal differently with their users? Will they stop treating...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, VOIP, MagicJack, open source, Skype Technologies S.A.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild
- Social Engineering?According the the Symantic press releasehttp://www.prwire.com.au/pr/14463/symantec-threat-bulletin-trojan-peskyspy-recording-skype-voip-conversation"The Trojan is detected by Symantec as Trojan.Peskyspy and can be downloaded to a computer by way of tricking the user with an E-mail scam or other social engineering tactic....The Trojan is targeting Windows API hooks, a technique used to alter the planned behavior...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., trojan horse, Source Code Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Snow Leopard's malware protection only scans for two trojans
- Much hyped by whom?Here's a quote from the first link you provided emphasis mine: "Apple has [b]quietly[/b] added a new Snow Leopard feature to scan software downloads for malware..."ZDNet Apple post have degenerated into a complete jokeMisinformation, untruths, fear and now pretend disappointment.Quite frankly it's embarrassing.RE: Snow Leopard's malware...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, malware protection, trojan horse, Snow Leopard, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Research: 80% of Web users running unpatched versions of Flash/Acrobat
- Thank goodness for regular updates from Adobe's RPM repository!The repository ensures that all my 32 bit Flash and Reader installations are up-to-date. The native 64 bit Flash plugin is still "alpha", and I look forward to the day that is added to the repository too. But at least the appearance...
- Tags: Patches, Adobe Systems Inc., Flash/Acrobat
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Is your smartphone secure? Survey says probably not
- A survey released by Internet security firm Trend Micro today found that smartphone users are more worried about losing their phones or the personal data on them is more alarming than the threat of Web infections or phishing software. Full Report Powerpoint Consider these findings from the...
- Tags: Web, Smart Phone, Survey, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Apple claims jailbreaking will destroy cell towers
- Apple claims jailbreaking will destroy cell towerscome on keep politics out of it"It?s good to know not every scare tactic from the Bush Administration has been eradicated. Things like companies yelling ?terrorism? to protect their bottom lines are still in good stead."Yada yada. Don't care. Bush isn't President...
- Tags: Apple Inc., cell tower, Bush, Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
- Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?
- Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?24 season 9 plot thread?Jack Bauer has to foil an assassination attempt on Steve Jobs. Chloe arms him with a jailbroken iPhone that cripples every cell tower in Cupertino. Jack activates the iPhone, only to find out that Steve Ballmer has already...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., cell phone, Jack Bauer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Why the first Chrome netbooks may not be so revolutionary
- Why the first Chrome netbooks may not be so revolutionaryAndroid...not Chrome...From all indications Acer will be releasing and Android based netbook next month. I highly doubt there is any way Chrome's release could go from next year to next month.Where is the source code?If the OEMs are releasing a Linux...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, OPEN SOURCE, netbook, Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Why the first Chrome netbooks may not be so revolutionary
- Acer and Lenovo will be among the first to release netbooks running Google's Chrome OS. These netbooks, which will be dual-boot systems with Windows XP as well, could be available as early as next month in some markets, according to several reports. HTC, the smartphone manufacturer, could also release a...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Google Chrome, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft (and Linux as a whole) grows
- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsGood there's no DellDell = Junk so it's good Google is going with solid partners.RE: Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsWait, what threat?...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Linux, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Battling for the Mother Of All Monopolies...
- Despite their motto 'Don't Be Evil', Google appear to be making a pretty good effort at attempting to own your online data and computing world, and all at a low, no up front cost to you. The latest Google product, an operating system, adds to the already formidable...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Internet, Web Browsers, Thin Clients, Hardware, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Chrome OS: good for you; bad for Microsoft
- Chrome OS: good for you; bad for MicrosoftWhat happens?How will it work if the internet is down, or you do not have connectivety for some reason?How is it fair for this OS to have the browser embedded so deeply in it, but Google argues against Microsoft doing that to the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Google Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., operating system, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
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