Mozilla evangelist Chris Blizzard demonstrated the latest innovations in standards-based Web development technology during a presentation at the Southern California Linux Expo.
afabbro writes “The US Supreme Court rejected the FTC’s bid to impose anti-trust penalties on Rambus. Without comment, they let stand an appeals court decision favoring Rambus. The FTC had found that Rambus undermined competition by getting secretly patented technology included in industry standards, but the Supremes evidently didn’t agree.”
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nandemoari writes “In response to the current economic crisis, Microsoft Corp. has come out with a stimulus plan of their own. Their goal is to help a large group of individuals use their computers to land employment in ways other than to generate a compelling resume. The new online initiative, Elevate America, is set to equip close to 2 million people (over the next three years) with the skills needed to succeed in the field of technology.”
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RIM, T-Mobile Throw Curve with New BlackBerry
eWeek By Wayne Rash The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone, built by RIM for T-Mobile, combines GPS, Wi-Fi, global calling, a full QWERTY keyboard, location-based services and new browser in a sleeker, thinner package. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 – to upgrade or not to upgrade Blackberry Cool New BlackBerry Curve has all the right moves Austin American-Statesman Blackberry Cool all 10 news articles |
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Bartz Prepares to Revamp Yahoo Management
BusinessWeek Even if it’sa spectacularly obvious thing for a new CEO to do, Carol Bartz’s reorganization of Yahoo’s management ranks as early as this week will be a pivotal development. CEO Bartz plans to streamline Yahoo San Francisco Chronicle Yahoo’s Carol Bartz Said to Be Seeking New Executives Bloomberg CNET News – InfoWorld – TG Daily – Bizjournals.com all 247 news articles Langue : Français |
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Read-aloud feature on Kindle has people talking
USA Today The Kindle 2 electronic reader that Amazon is now shipping has a new read-aloud feature. And for authors and publishers, that's a potentially troublesome development. Amazon's Kindle 2: Delight Is in the Details BusinessWeek Six Alternatives to the Amazon Kindle 2 PC Magazine New York Times – Xinhua – CNET News – Wall Street Journal all 134 news articles |
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Social networking sites 'changing children's brains'
Telegraph.co.uk Social networking websites are changing children's brains because they make young people more self-centred and cut their attention spans, a neuroscientist has warned. Social networking risk: Managing the inevitable ZDNet Asia DU Twitter draws small crowd University of Denver Clarion Online (subscription) guardian.co.uk – The Australian – Search Engine Watch – Ke Alakai all 56 news articles |
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Jobs to skip Apple shareholders meeting
Register By Rik Myslewski • Get more from this author Apple's Steve Jobs, on medical leave until June, won't attend attend the company's annual shareholders meeting this Wednesday, fueling rumors that Apple's savior is phasing himself out. Why Steve Jobs Can't Save GM Forbes Steve Jobs health concerns swirl ahead of Apple annual meeting Financial Post CNET News – Telegraph.co.uk – Bizjournals.com – MacNN all 63 news articles |
#7 – Jason Kilar — In 2007, Jason Kilarwon the job of creating an online TV outlet for a Fox-NBC partnership. It seemed an impossible task, given the anemic results for all previous online-TV efforts. Kilar is proving that professional content paid for by advertising has a place on the Web. The networks owe him a pile of gratitude, if not money.
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New Version of Malicious Computer Program Is Released
New York Times By JOHN MARKOFF The author or authors of a malicious software program that has infected more than 12 million computers since it was released last fall have begun distributing a new version of the program after computer security teams crippled the … New Conficker Update Dispenses with Need to Phone Home DailyTech New variant of Conficker worm circulates CNET News PC Magazine – Register – Telegraph.co.uk – MX Logic all 10 news articles |
