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- Can Linux and Solaris be married?
- Nexenta its symbol is a giraffe combines the OpenSolaris kernel with Userland, the open source filesystem. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Nexenta, Linux, Sun Solaris, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- IBM Acquires Transitive
- Last week, I received a notice from IBM's PR company that IBM was going to acquire Transitive, that clever supplier of operating system and hardware virtualization technology. It's clearly a move to strengthen IBM's claim on being the premier supplier of systems for the next generation datacenter. ...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Generation Datacenter, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- iTunes 8.0.2 out the door
- iTunes 8.0.2 is out and waiting in your software update. The incremental update to Apple's venerable jukebox application "improves stability and performance" and provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers. Fixes a...
- Tags: Jukebox, Apple iTunes, iTunes 8.0.2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone update kills 12 security bugs
- Apple has released iPhone OS 2.2 with patches for 12 documented security flaws, some very serious. The vulnerabilities covered by the patch which also affect iPod Touch could allow remote code execution, information theft, software crashes and weakened encryption settings. The skinny on this...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Issue, SMS, Arbitrary Code Execution, Security Bug, Application Termination, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- I really don't want to use Windows anymore
- Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers in the last 2 weeks due to massive infestations. This is to say nothing...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Computer, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Linux, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Desktops, Security, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- What's blowin' in the wind? Alternative energy in China
- A new study of the Chinese wind energy market finds the country's growth will likely continue despite the global economic spasms. EER's report finds China will be #1 in generating electricity from wind by 2011. As much as the once communist state now embraces a brand of capitalism,...
- Tags: China, Alternative Energy, Wind Energy, EER, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2
- Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Firefox, Mozilla, browser, Firefox 2, Firefox 3
- News items 2008-11-18
- Google's iPhone voice search delayed too?
- It appears that we've got another false start our hands -- Google's new and super cool sounding voice search feature in their iPhone application is nowhere to be found. The New York Times reported that it would be available in the App Store "as soon as Friday", but it's...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Voice, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-11-15
- Sun plugs holes in StarOffice
- Two weeks after the OpenOffice.org team shipped patches for code execution flaws in office suite, Sun Micrososystems has followed up with a high-priority update for StarOffice, which is based on the open-source code. Sun's patch, available for Windows, Linux and Solaris, address highly-critical vulnerabilities that could expose...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, Arbitrary Code Execution, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Patches, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
- Sun said Friday that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce--or 5,000 to 6,000 people--as it restructures amid weak demand, a series of poor quarters and a business model that rallies around open source software. Add it up and Sun is looking...
- Tags: Job, Sun Microsystems Inc., Operational Accounting, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Non-profit group looking to get greener? TechSoup adds green-tech resources
- TechSoup Global, which is a technology information and education resource for non-profit groups that operates on an annual budget of $22 million, has been bitten by the green tech bug. The organization has started an effort called the GreenTech Initiative to help non-profits get a better handle...
- Tags: Green Technology, TechSoup, Reduce Paper Use Challenge, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- MazeFinger (viewSoftware)
- Penetrate a seemingly endless collection of challenging mazes and race to the exit before your energy runs out. MazeFinger showcases the visual power of your iPhone & iPod touch with incredible special effects that blanket the screen with explosive energy. Features: Stunning visual effects and sound; Intense arcade-style touch screen...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Maze, Apple iTunes, Ngmoco, MazeFinger, Keyboards, Digital Music, Digital Media, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Components
- Software downloads 2008-11-14
- News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- $10k hacking contest announced
- Israeli software developer Gizmox is challenging hackers to try hacking into the company's Visual WebGui Platform, by offering a $10,000 incentive to those who manage to achieve the objectives of their contest launched at the beginning of the month. What's particularly interesting about the contest is the fact that the...
- Tags: Contest, Identity, Gizmox, Hacking, Semantic Web, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Google fixes critical XSS vulnerability
- All your accounting data are not belong to us. Hours after a proof of concept example detailing a XSS vulnetability at Google's account login page was posted at the XSS Project's clearing house, the company quickly took notice and fixed it. "Security researcher "Xylitol" is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, XSS, XSSed, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?
- One of the code execution vulnerabilities fixed in this month's Microsoft Patch Tuesday release dates back to 2001 when it was first disclosed by Cult of the Dead Cow hacker Sir Dystic pictured left. If that wasn't cause for worry, get this: An exploit for the bug...
- Tags: Flaw, Issue, Microsoft Corp., Security Administration, Patches, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Cadillacs recalled over software bug
- General Motors issued a recall for almost 13,000 Cadillac CTS vehicles, due to a software bug in the airbag sensor. Transportation-related software problems happen all the time. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration NHTSA lists details: GM is...
- Tags: Software, General Motors Corp., Software Bug, Software Problem, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Ncomputing the benefits of operating system virtualization
- In a rapid fire presentation, the Ncomputing folks provided a very interesting view into what they've been doing to help organizations take advantage of the unused power in today's desktop systems to support many workloads. As I mentioned in the post Ncomputing: Sharing the power of a single computer, this...
- Tags: Operating System, Benefit, ClearCube Technology, OS Virtualization, Ncomputing, Parallels, Server Consolidation, Blade Servers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Apple ships patch for iLife security flaws
- Apple has shipped a major iLife security update to fix three documented vulnerabilities that could expose Mac OS X users to arbitrary code execution attacks. The flaws patched with the new iLife Support 8.3.1 could be exploited via specially crafted TIFF or JPEG images, Apple warned in...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Image, TIFF, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
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