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Volvo recall due to airbag software problems

Volvo recall due to airbag software problemsInteresting FactoidFord Motor Company owns Volvo.Of course the airbags are almost certainly made by a supplier, so the question is: Who else has bad ones?Look up AutolivHere is a link to get you going:http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:bEEJ5ln-1G4J:www.patentgenius.comI believe (not certain, however) they worked with Mercedes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, Volvo

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Men recall mobile ads 20% better

GfK NOP found men to have 20% higher advertising recall than women. African-Americans had twice the recall of whites and those under 24 had twice the recall of those over 50. 82% of active users were under 24 and African-American and Hispanic consumers were 50% more likely to be SMS...

Tags: Advertisement, Recall, Men, Mobile, Gender And Diversity, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Human Resources, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-01-12

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BriefingsDirect Insights analysts probe future of online advertising and find transactional lucre lurking

Read a full transcript of the podcast. The future of online advertising captures the headlines and attention when the likes of Microsoft courts the likes of Yahoo! And Wall Street still has a hard time figuring out how much Google is worth, based on just those little...

Tags: Software, Advertisement, Business, Online Advertising, Bookkeeping Service, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-05-15

HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Hurd touts efficiencies

HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Hurd touts efficienciesShould have bought AMD first.They could have obtained EDS at a later date, then filled it with cheap AMD products. AMD is a steal right now! EDS is currently filled with IBM products.RE: HP seals EDS deal; Services No....

Tags: Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., No. 2

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

Toshiba Satellite M305-S4826

With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2008-05-12

Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835

Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second-fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. But the updated Satellite line has a whole new look and feel, with a shiny metallic sheen and a clever new Sleep-and-Charge feature, which lets you charge USB devices even if the laptop is powered off....

Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite brand, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2008-05-12

On polite police

The Register is reporting on a pilot program in the UK under which police officers will have video cameras sticking out of their helmets. The goal is to encourage good behavior on the part of suspects (and, I suppose, on the part of police officers). So What?...

Tags: Camera, Register, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-05-12

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a ThiefApple should market is as an anti-theft systemThey have something similar for an iPhone where you can wipe it completely once lost or stolen. I can't believe they haven't came out with anything similar for laptops.Generally, IP Address would be more usefulIn most cases, it probably would...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, Handhelds, laptop computer, data wipe, data encryption

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

All USB ports aren't created equal

All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-05-10

Psystar: Just how loud is it?

Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...

Tags: C-scale, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

SaaSplaza opens European SaaS marketplace

Europe's first pureplay SaaS hosting venture opened its doors last month with a roster of 50 vendors and integration partners on board and an estimated 1 million end user subscribers. Based in the Netherlands but with a Europe-wide reach, SaaSplaza projects its platform will generate more than €100 million (around...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., SaaSplaza, Siennax, SaaSplaza Venture, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language pack

Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language packif "language pack" is open source? Why they didn't catch it? :-)if "language pack" is open source? Why they didn't catch it? :-)if "language pack" is open source, why they didn't catch it?if "language pack" is open source, why they didn't catch it?if "language...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox, language pack, open source, malware

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?

iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?Adrian, I do not think it is a lack of ....motivation as much of lack of knowing that DRM even exist until they are trapped by it.Oh, come on man...You think people are stupid about this in...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Free software great and small

They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...

Tags: Samba, Conference, Jeremy, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jeremy Allison, free software, open source

News items 2008-05-07

AT&T disables free Wi-Fi for iPhone users

You'll recall that around Wednesday or Thursday of last week AT&T began offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users at select Airports, Borders and Starbucks locations. The Internet was quite giddy over the concept of the deal which seemed like a nice way for the locations to get more iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software

Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary softwareA comment and a typo to correctFirst the typo:[i]Sugar, even on Windows, always *was* and always will be open source. [/i]At least I think that's what you meant to say.[i]But let’s not throw babies out with bathwaters. Just because Ferraris are fun cars...

Tags: Web browsers, open source, Stallman, Netscape Communications Corp., software, proprietary software

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA

Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...

Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Volvo recall due to airbag software problems

Swedish automaker, Volvo, recalled 65,000 cars due a software problem related to side impact airbags. I spoke with Volvo spokesperson, Maria Bohlin, who told me the problem was discovered by Euro NCAP, a European automotive testing agency, which found the "inflatable curtain deployed milliseconds too late." She added that Volvo...

Tags: Software, Volvo, Tools & Techniques, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Copyright-Infringement, theory, legal theory, RIAA, music

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Lenovo parodies MacBook Air commercial

Lenovo parodies MacBook Air commercialThat is AWESOME!!And oh so true! HILARIOUS!!! :)Very well done spot...This is an excellent piece of marketing from Lenovo. They should be commended, maybe handed an award or something.I am certainly going to share this with all of my Apple loving, black turtleneck wearing friends.Great advertisement.A...

Tags: Notebooks, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Lenovo Group Ltd., MacBook Air commercial, MacBookAir

Discussion threads 2008-04-29