Palm really needs to take a lesson from Apple on how to keep a secret. I don't think there has been a single Palm device released in the last few years that didn't appear online prior to any official announcement
Just when you think the federal government has come up with a plan to make the security process at airports more efficient, it turns out that the fine line in security is now blurrier than ever and I suspect the
Despite the skepticism surrounding Kris Kaspersky's upcoming "Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs" presentation to be held at this year's Hack in the Box con, it appears that he's been on the right track, as Intel has proactively taken
Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from
Virtualization makes your underlying operating environment irrelevant. It has to make its case based solely on performance. Windows can't win that fight. by Dana Blankenhorn
For the past few months, writers have been churning out rumors about several new flavors of BlackBerry. Is RIM using careful leaks to beat Apple at its own rumor-fueling game? If you thought iPhone nano rumors were hard to avoid,
Microsoft promises greater transparency over the Windows 7 development process. That's all very well and good, but how about some more dialog about Vista before moving on to Windows 7? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
The operating system may be losing its luster. In fact, you could argue that the operating system--Linux, OS X and Windows--will become an application that just happens to boot first. And hardware vendors are on to the OS's diminishing importance.
What the CoBIT framework does is establish minimal guidelines for data center operational documentation -as distinct from the actual operation. by Paul Murphy
Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on a new storage-focused feature pack -- part of the company's Storage 1.0 platform -- that will add new Blu-Ray media and smart-card driver functionality to Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and
Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Where on earth are these Microsoft patches? Ed Bott: Sinofsky dishes on Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Sinofsky to dish on Windows 7? Wishful thinking System Center Online: Another Microsoft-hosted cloud service in the making ...
Microsoft's licensing rules have been the focus of quite a bit of negative comments for as long as I can remember. The company has different licensing rules for its operating systems, server software, development tools, productivity tools. This makes it
US sales of video game hardware and software soared 28% in July 2008, hitting $1.19 bln. According to NPD Group, Americans bought $446.9 mln worth of video game hardware during the month, a 17% jump from July 2007. by AM
Oracle said it has had more than 23,000 downloads of its Oracle Business Indicators application for the iPhone. Oracle and Salesforce were among the first with what I'd call real enterprise apps for the iPhone delivered via Apple's App Store.
I haven't written much about the providers of data center scale power management systems, but noticed some news from a few weeks back out of a company called AFCO Systems, which has several new power distribution units to tout. AFCO
Microsoft's biggest problem lies in its inability to maintain consistency across product categories, both from a user interface standpoint, and increasingly, from an API and technology standpoint. What Microsoft needs is more sharing within Microsoft combined with a more concerted
