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- Dispatches magazine prefers print over Internet
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 13:35:05
Reuters - A pall hangs over the word “print” these days, but the editors of a new magazine bet that discerning readers want news analysis on paper and don’t mind getting it just four times a year. - You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:00
InfoWorld - We started the week with Microsoft calling off the Yahoo deal (or maybe not). Then Grand Theft Auto stole the spotlight with its record-breaking sales. Along the way, we have the Webby Awards, big settlements for movie piracy, and candidates seeking to save us from the evils of Second Life. We cover it all in this week’s quiz. Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Ready to test your news know-how? Then begin. - Microsoft launches video on Messenger
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 12:55:47
Reuters - Microsoft Corp has launched a new online
service in 20 countries which will allow users to watch video
clips at the same time as a network of friends and chat via
Windows Live Messenger.
- First look: Google’s high-flying cloud for Python code
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00
InfoWorld - One of the joys of being a Web programmer is heading to a dinner party, a haircut, or a reunion and fielding the pitches for everyone’s dream for a brilliant Web application. Everyone is always happy to cut you in for 5, 10, maybe even 15 percent of the equity if you just build out the Web site that’s sort of like a combination of Twitter, AltaVista, Eliza, TurboTax, and the corner pharmacy, but cooler. - Can Sun rejuvenate Java?
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems is trying to rejuvenate Java, using the JavaOne conference last week to position the 13-year-old Java platform as a foundation for next-generation technologies in such spaces as rich Internet applications and cloud-based services. - Do new Web tools spell doom for the browser?
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00
InfoWorld - Since its inception, the Web has been synonymous with the browser. Pundits hailed NCSA Mosaic as “the killer app of the Internet” in 1993, and today’s browsers share an unbroken lineage from that humble beginning. - Rich Web development: Is the browser doomed?
(InfoWorld)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:45:00
InfoWorld - Since its inception, the Web has been synonymous with the browser. Pundits hailed NCSA Mosaic as “the killer app of the Internet” in 1993, and today’s browsers share an unbroken lineage from that humble beginning. - Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:43:35
Reuters - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools
for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing
instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to
established Web search services such as Google.
- Powerset Unveils Test Version of Google-killer
(PC World)
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:20:08
PC World - The public will get its first chance Monday to test a search engine from start-up Powerset that eschews conventional keyword… - Kimball University: Better Business Skills for BI and Data Warehouse Professionals
(TechWeb)
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:47:00
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - To deliver better intelligence, BI and data warehousing teams need business acumen, interpersonal skills and communication competencies. Here are helpful tips and 12 invaluable resources for career development and success. - Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:29:56
AFP - A hacker broke into Chile’s government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said.
- Ultralight Notebooks Buyer’s Guide
(TechWeb)
Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:00
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Superbly portable laptops from Dell, Toshiba, Panasonic, and Fujitsu promise mobile productivity in a slender package, but can this crop of lightweights get the job done? - Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool
(AFP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:24
AFP - Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors.
- Dutch want banks help to fight illegal Web casinos
(Reuters)
Sat, 10 May 2008 15:18:30
Reuters - Dutch authorities intend to crack
down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop
providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry
spokeswoman said on Saturday.
- Learn To Play Guitar Online
(TechWeb)
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:00:00
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Online guitar schools like GuitarTricks.com, BerkleeMusic.com, JamPlay.com and GuitarSchool.net want to turn you into the next Jimmy Page. - EBay’s PayPal rule in Australia draws fire
(AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:49:35
AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.
- Google, IBM Join Forces To Offer Cloud Computing Services
(TechWeb)
Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:30
TechWeb - InformationWeek - “The cloud has higher value in business,” says Google CEO Schmidt. - SAP Is The Latest Convert To Software-Plus-Services Vision
(TechWeb)
Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:25
TechWeb - InformationWeek - It envisions selling “component” services to its big ERP customers beginning next year. - SAP Embraces Software-Plus-Services Vision
(TechWeb)
Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:25
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Enterprise apps vendor envisions selling “component” services to its largest customers beginning next year. - Lohan withdraws from Manson family movie: spokeswoman
(AFP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 02:14:10
AFP - Lindsay Lohan has withdrawn from an upcoming movie about convicted murderer Charles Manson, her publicist said Friday, following an Internet report she had been axed from the project.
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