May 12th, 2008
News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM
Notable headlines:
Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May
Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?
Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources
Michael Krigsman: Hosted software development: an emerging market [interview and podcast]
Kara Swisher/BoomTown: Facebook’s CTO D’Angelo to Leave
Jason O’Grady: All USB ports aren’t created equal David Morgenstern: Freeze Frame 2.0 becomes Bokeh 1.0
Christopher Dawson: Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Climate Counts tells climate-conscious buyers to avoid Apple Ed Bott: Why do Macs need so much fixing?
Roland Piquepaille: A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic
Phil Wainewright: VCs put big sums into SaaS
Dawson: Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?
Kingsley-Hughes: First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta. Gallery (right)
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far).
Dan Farber: Is Microsoft stalking Powerset’s search technology?
Matthew Miller: RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund
Larry Dignan: Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?
- Anshu Sharma: Run by Wall St? Cause or Company?
San Francisco Chronicle: Yahoo working to stand alone after Microsoft deal’s demise
NYT: Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects
Richard Koman: U.S. sold 3,500 fake networking parts
Garett Rogers: Gmail can be used as “Spam Bazooka” Tom Foremski: Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
Rik Fairlie: Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week (right)
Richard Koman: Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere
Garett Rogers: Google accepting donations to aid Myanmar relief effort
TechCrunch: The iFund Has Competition: $150 Million Blackberry Fund To Be Announced Soon
VentureBeat: Reports of the 3G iPhone’s imminent release may be slightly exaggeratedO’Grady: Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)
Dana Blankenhorn: Google’s open source problem is Affero
Gallery: Satellite images of killer cyclone (right)
Dennis Howlett: A conversation with Charles Phillips, president Oracle
TechRepublic: Setting up a remote hot site
- Problems with XP SP3 highlight the need to beware of updates
- Xirrus explains why IT can now afford to ‘ditch the switch’
Is Microsoft the answer to Africa’s health woes?
- Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
ReadWriteWeb: Five Tools Everyone Working Online Should Have (IMHO)Harry Fuller: Another morning hangover for ethanolics
- Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing ‘em off
- Oil’s superspike may make telecommuting the norm
Matthew Miller: Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?
Jason Perlow: HRH Prince Penguin
Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City
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