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- News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard
- 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: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Word, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Sam Diaz, E-books, Microsoft Windows 7, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- IE/EU bickering continues ... Mozilla wades in
- Small potatoes--I'm waiting to see what the Russian FAS do next monthntOf course they are whining, they can't build a better productBut expecting the EC to grasp that may be too much.What else should they do?I would agree with what Adrian has posted other than:The first paragraph where he generously...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, ballot, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account compromised; used to deliver malware
- ZDNet's own Ryan Naraine reports in his Zero Day security blog that Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account was hijacked yesterday and was used in an attempt to distribute malware to his almost 140,000 followers. The attack screenshot above included a link to what purported...
- Tags: Malware, Guy Kawasaki, Twitter, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Desktops, Cyberthreats, Corporate Communications, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Microsoft "Morro": explicitly explained, fact from fiction
- Microsoft "Morro": explicitly explained, fact from fictionsounds.....Sounds terrible.It's a great idea, however I can see this breaking all sorts of crap (Remote access programs, SSL VPN connectivity etc.).Sounds like the solution could easily be worse than the cure. But we'll see won't we?- SamRE: Microsoft Morro ...If it's really "in...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, SSL/TLS, SECURITY, Real-time Protection, Sounds like China, Microsoft Corp., Morro
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- DoD Gates: We're always under cyberattack
- DoD Gates: We're always under cyberattackThis "private initiative" BS has gone too far!DoD contracts need security teeth in them tied to a cybernoose around the corporate CEO's necks. National security is too important to compromise.My God! We pay enough already so an isolated and secure network is not...
- Tags: Hacking, INTERNET, Vertical industries, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Defense, cyberattack, government
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Vista Capable suit no longer a class action
- Vista Capable suit no longer a class actionInflation in computer prices?I seem to remember the computer prices never really changing when Vista came out. All that seemed to happen was you got more computer for the same price. Almost all the computers coming out had a built in video card...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., class action, Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited advice
- Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited adviceProof MS doesn't get it.People don't view MS as cool.People don't want MS products anymore as evidenced by their marketshare slowly going downIf they do Genius-style service, expect a cluster.Sorry, MS - your arrogance is showing and this is a poor idea.It Could Be...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-13
- iPhone firmware 2.2.1 released, unlockers beware (updated 3x)
- iPhone firmware 2.2.1 released, unlockers beware (updated 3x)Every Update breaks unlocking...Duh! That's why they do updates!It hasn't even been 24 hours. They will have a patch within the week.Losing customersApple is loved. The cellular system is not owned by Apple. We the people around the world love Iphone,...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., firmware
- Discussion threads 2009-01-28
- Google steals Microsoft code and you should cheer
- Google steals Microsoft code and you should cheerWHAT??You created a misleading headline just to get us to read your article? Classy.A few thoughts"Chrome has introduced some key concepts to the Web. The idea of separating tabs as tasks. The idea of an address bar as an application.These are concepts Microsoft...
- Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...
- Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- The killer apps of academia
- Mary-Jo wanted to find the killer-apps of Vista, but I think I've found the killer applications for students. Regardless of educational establishment status, we have to consider multiple things in a killer-app (defined as an application which you essentially "must have"), such as open-source where possible, available across...
- Tags: Killer Application, Student, Audacity, Paint.NET, Notepad++, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- News to know: Netflix; Google Health; Storm Worm; Fixing Vista
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: The Storm Worm would love to infect you Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: The information lockdown continues Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1 Microsoft: Half of Exchange inboxes to be Microsoft-hosted in five years...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Worm, Vertical Industries, Microsoft Windows, Benefits, Healthcare, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"It got me, and I read the article!I don't know where it was, but the option to not take over as the default browser is something I never saw. I even did a custom install.It was easy to fix...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"
- Seems like some of you objected to my use of the term "sneaky" to describe the change made to the install routine of Firefox 3.0 RC1, while others thought I was being too easy on Mozilla. Two emails from the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: What's...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- News to know: Microsoft-Yahoo talks (again); OLPC; Gmail themes; Firefox 3.0
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: We don't have to buy Yahoo outright; Is it joint venture time? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and Yahoo: A new deal in the works? BoomTown: Microsoft to Buy Just Yahoo's Search Business? NYT: In Reversal, Microsoft Proposes...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is released - complete with sneaky change
- More Firefox 3.0 RC1 coverage: Firefox 3.0 RC 1 takes the lead on speed Many of you will know that I've been following the progress of the Firefox 3.0 browser carefully over the past few months. Yesterday the browser entered an important phase of development with the unveiling of...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 1, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-17
- Microsoft tries to stop more 'Vista-capable' e-mails from going public
- Microsoft tries to stop more 'Vista-capable' e-mails from going publicPost em on ZDNet in a lesser known blogNo one will find them then.TripleIIThe truth will outBye bye MS. Can't wait for their share price crash. Tick tock, tick tock ....Message has been deleted.Oh what a tangled web...They weave, when [b]Microsoft[/b]...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Tries, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-03-09
- The Google Apps Appliance would make Microsoft sweat
- The Google Apps Appliance would make Microsoft sweatEveryone winsThanks Garett. In spite of itself, Microsoft is showing signs of becoming the New Microsoft whatever that might mean. Google is not a Microsoft killer, and Microsoft is not a Google killer. Let's say that Microsoft does buy Yahoo....
- Tags: SMB/SME, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Apps Appliance, Google Apps
- Discussion threads 2008-03-09
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badware
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badwareRealplayerI don't believe that RealPlayer is badware or malware or any such thing. I have used just about every anti-virus and every anti-spyware software. None of them every mentioned anything about RealPlayer being harmful. I use it mostly everyday too, I use version 11, it...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealPlayer 10.5, Stopbadware.org
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
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