Archive for March, 2008
« Previous EntriesIDF Shanghai preview: from Atom to Bloomfield to SSD
Monday, March 31st, 2008The following is a partial list of the sessions at this week’s Intel Developer Forum in China, which runs April 2 to 3. Topics set to be covered at IDF Shanghai include Netbook, Nettop, Bloomfield (Nehalem), solid-state drives, QuickAssist (accelerators), system-on-chip (Tolapai), and USB 3.0.
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Google, Garmin link up for GPS trip info
Monday, March 31st, 2008The link between online mapping services and global positioning devices is growing stronger.
Starting on Tuesday, people using Google Maps to plan trips will be able to send location data to their Garmin GPS systems, the companies announced on Monday. The feature, called “Send-to-Garmin”, will eliminate the need to re-key …
U2 signs 12-year deal with Live Nation
Monday, March 31st, 2008U2, one of the world’s biggest music draws, has signed a 12-year deal with Live Nation.
(Credit: PRNewsFoto/Live Nation)
Live Nation, a concert promotion company that has already inked a so-called 360 deal with Madonna, announced Monday that it will oversee the Irish music group’s touring, merchandise, …
Japan’s Plat’Home launching palm-sized Linux server in US
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Plat'Home OpenBlockS
(Credit: Plat'Home)
Plat’Home, a very early Linux provider in Japan, is bringing its OpenBlock server, a small, easy-to-use, easy-to-configure solution for growing companies, to North America.
Part of the first ecology-friendly line of Linux servers ever shipped in the United States, Plat’Home’…
Apple, Google vie for hearts (and wallets) of developers
Monday, March 31st, 2008For the last four months, Howard Chau has been developing a mobile application that’s designed to alert people to their next calendar appointment, factoring in data like the person’s physical location and traffic conditions en route to a meeting.
In the next two weeks, Chau plans to submit …
SpiralFrog’s deal with Warner Music is half-baked
Monday, March 31st, 2008(Credit: SpiralFrog.com)
Updated 6:20 AM PDT to reflect the official announcement from SpiralFrog.
On its face, the signing of a deal with Warner/Chappell Music, the publishing arm of music label Warner Music Group, would appear to be a breakthrough for SpiralFrog.
Warner Music is one of the …
Make free online backup a part of your data-security strategy
Monday, March 31st, 2008There’s simply no reason for any computer user to lose important data.
My hat is off to the tech companies that provide the hardware, software, and services we rely on every day. From Microsoft’s Shadow Copy feature in Windows Vista (though only partially implemented in the Home Edition), …
10 million Wikipedia articles, but missing China’s contribution
Monday, March 31st, 2008That’s right, Wikipedia now has 10 million articles. But participation in this global brain-share is restricted in China.
Wikipedia being blocked is news to no one in China, but there’s a bit of a catch-22 even for those users who use proxies to get around the restrictions: Many …
Adobe brings AIR to Linux, joins Linux Foundation
Monday, March 31st, 2008Correction: The official name of AIR is now just AIR and the software is not a Web browser plug-in. The article has been changed to reflect that.
Adobe Systems on Monday is expected to release an alpha version of AIR on Linux and announce that it is joining the Linux Foundation.
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Yahoo targets women with new ‘Shine’ site
Monday, March 31st, 2008Yahoo on Monday will launch a new Web site aimed at women. The site, called “Shine,” will feature original blogs and content from major publishing partners including Conde Nast, Hearst, and Time.
The site is Yahoo’s latest foray into vertical sites, which include the popular Yahoo News and Yahoo …