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Web 2.0 only beginning; whole new Web world awaits
It wasn't that long ago when the Internet was quite possibly the biggest eyesore the world had seen since Harold Warren's cinematic train wreck "Manos: The Hands of Fate." It seemed like being as flashy and extravagant as possible had a direct correlation to being perceived by the masses as more creative and important.
The Daily Toreador |
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Resident Evil: Extinction
Computer game fans and sci-fi horror film enthusiasts will be familiar with this gaming property and its spawn, the film trilogy. Originally a game about a virus that infects people, turning them into zombies which in turn easily infect by biting; it was made into a movie.
The Star |
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X360 getting external Blu-ray - report News
According to a new report, the Xbox 360 will soon be getting an external Blu-ray disc drive. Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp has already has been contracted by Microsoft to manufacture the device, reports Xbit Labs , with a rumoured price of between USD 100 and USD 150.
EuroGamer |
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Parents learn online safety in Roanoke
Parents, your kids could probably teach you a thing of two about the internet. So the Virginia PTA is hosting internet safety programs for parents across the state.
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke |
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Dell, Goodwill team up to refurbish, recycle computers
Goodwill Industries of the Danville Area hopes a partnership with Dell Inc.’s recycling program can expand its computer rehabilitation efforts.
The Reidsville Review |
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Accused Palin Hacker Has a History of Intrusion
Accused Sarah Palin hacker David Kernell allegedly got into school systems in middle school too.
PC World |
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ResortQuest rewards travel agents with incentive program
ResortQuest Hawaii wants travel agents to know that they appreciated — even with the increased use of online booking by travelers — and offers various incentives such as cash back or earning points for gifts.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Mighty Mini...
Good things really do come in small packages. That must have been computer manufacturers Hewlett Packard's inspiration when they created the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC, now available at Appliance Traders Limited stores islandwide for $55,495.
The Jamaica Observer |
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Redefining scope of patient communications in pharma business
As demographics of India are creating a very powerful force for growth of every industry, pharma is not an exception. Healthy population as well as sick population is continuously getting updated on medical issues through Internet.
PharmaBiz |
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Samsung + X4: future of flash may hinge on SanDisk takeover
SanDisk's technology portfolio contains a piece of obscure Israeli design which may be crucial to the future of NAND, and whose value will likely control the outcome of Samsung's takeover bid. Will Samsung end up with a stranglehold on critical technology for the flash industry? Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Microsoft TGS Keynote Live Report
It's the middle of the night, dear readers, and not a creature is stirring, except for all the drunken yobs we bounced off on the walk to work. Eurogamer would like to thank The Go! Team for sparing us whatever they were yelling.
EuroGamer |
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UTICA - Rachel Tall has opened her Central New York office for Dutch Girl Web Design, specializing in Web design, ...
UTICA - Rachel Tall has opened her Central New York office for Dutch Girl Web Design, specializing in Web design, hosting and search engine optimization marketing for small to medium-sized businesses.
Rome Observer |
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IT contractor's cuts deepen jobs crisis
Thousand of IT staff will lose their jobs as a result of the UK government’s leading IT contractor fusing with the world’s largest computer company.
Contractor UK |
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40 laid off at software company as execs arrested
Two former software executives grossly overstated their company's revenue to attract more than $50m in private investment, prosecutors said.
The Times of India |
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Trolltech and Qtopia rev'd and renamed
— Sep. 30, 2008 — Nokia-owned Trolltech announced a new name for both itself and the latest version of its Qtopia development platform for Linux consumer electronics devices.
Linux Devices |
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Fire at South River causes nearly $100,000 in damage
Malfunctioning air-conditioning unit believed to be cause of fire at high school A fire believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit at South River High School in Edgewater tonight caused nearly $100,000 in damage to a computer lab room and its contents, said a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
Baltimore Sun |
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Obituaries in the news
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. District Judge Howard Munson, who presided over trials involving tax protesters and an early Internet hacking case, died Sunday. He was 84.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Man possessing thousands of child porn images sentenced to jail
GRAND RAPIDS — A Byron Township man who police say has thousands of pornographic images of children as young as 6 months old on his computer was sentenced to a year in jail Wednesday. Benjamin John Korhorn, 42, sobbed as...
The Muskegon Chronicle |
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Google slips AdSense into games
Google is rolling out a new version of its AdSense advertising program for game developers. The AdSense for Games program allows developers to place code with web-based games which allows for the sale and placement of video advertisements within the actual game.
Infomatics |
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Adobe warns of ‘clickjacking’ attacks
Adobe has issued a security alert about its Flash software that makes it vulnerable to being abused by hackers in a practice known as clickjacking. Clickjacking involves subverting a web page so that when a visitor clicks on a link they are redirected to a site the hackers wants them to see.
Infomatics |
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MySQL co-founder quits
David Axmark, who co-founded MySQL, has quit, saying he no longer enjoys working for the company since the merger with Sun. Axmark was key to the development of MySQL as an open source product and is a strong advocate of the free software movement.
Infomatics |
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Reece Computers offers free computer classes in Oct, Nov
Reece Computers is offering free computer classes in October and November. The classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Reece’s retail office in Shoreline Station. The classes cover introduction to computer skills, Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Click below for details.
Coastsider |
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Gigabyte M912X hack makes a smarter, cheaper Modbook
Filed under: Laptops , Tablet PCs A fellow named Stuart Lowe installed Leopard on his Gigabyte M912X netbook / tablet hybrid, and we like the results. Though this isn't the first Mac tablet hack , it's a tightly wrapped little package: the interface seems smooth with either fingers or a stylus, and Inkwell's onscreen keyboard allows complete functionality when the computer is folded ...
Engadget |
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Rich people can hang $4,000 IntelliTunes digital jukebox on their walls
This one may be just for the Lehman Brothers and AIG execs of the world, because I'm not sure anyone else can afford Game Cabinets' new $3,995 Intellitunes digital jukebox in this economy. What do you get for all that money? The wall-mountable unit sports two separate LCD displays?an 8-inch one that displays color and light patterns that change according to a song's beat, and a 15-inch touch ...
ZDNet |
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40 laid off at software company as execs arrested
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 (7:03 p.m.)
Las Vegas Sun |
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