|
Google Wants You to Be Your Own ISP
The Internet is too slow for Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - message board ) and the nation's telecom and cable companies are to blame. At least that's how Google sees it.
Light Reading |
|
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 20th Nov 2006 18:54 UTC, submitted by Jimmy M
"Microsoft is pushing Visual Basic 2005 Express as the best language for hobbyists and novices, and are offering it free of charge from the Microsoft Visual Basic Express website . Since the price is right, and I fall into the hobbyist category, I decided to give it a try . This review is intended for amateur programmers, students and hobbyists who are interested in programming their computers."
OS News |
|
Western Digital acquires ST's HDD controller division
Western Digital (Lake Forest, Calif.), a manufacturer of computer hard disks, announced it has acquired the hard disk drive controller IP rights, design tools and design team from STMicroelectronics NV (Geneva, Switzerland). Financial details remained undisclosed.
EETimes |
|
Prof whose 'last lecture' became sensation dies
Associated Press - July 25, 2008 10:13 AM ET PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet...
News On 6 Tulsa |
|
Incy wincy web-cam: Philips wireless Bluetooth internet camera concept by Flynn
Now here's a pretty thing. Who would have thought that a Philips Bluetooth web-cam could look so desirable but it does, doesn't it? Apart from looking like some fantastic, future, killer spider that injects its poison into your helpless veins as you sit frozen in terror, it also resembles a lemon squeezer I once had.
Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
|
CMU prof Randy Pausch, whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
Associated Press - July 25, 2008 11:53 AM ET PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Pausch (powsh) has died. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's "last lecture" about facing...
News On 6 Tulsa |
|
Apple's MobileMe service still rocky
Two weeks after it hobbled out of the starting gate, Apple's new upgraded Internet service is still limping along and performing poorly.
AM New York |
|
'Last Lecture' Prof Randy Pausch Dies at 47
The Carnegie Mellon professor, who battled pancreatic cancer, became an Internet sensation
People Magazine |
|
Remote access tool wakes up powered-off PCs
Daniel Robinson, IT Week , Friday 25 July 2008 at 16:45:00 Canadian vendor 01 Communique has introduced a remote desktop tool with a difference - it can wake up PCs remotely, so that workers do not have to leave their office...
vnunet.com |
|
Al-Alam says Cairo ban only speculation
Al-Alam, Iran's international news TV channel, says it has received no official word that it faces a ban in Egypt.Security forces in Cairo ransacked the Al-Alam office earlier this week and confiscated equipment, including cameras, computers and two videotapes. They claimed the network lacked a license for operation.We are still in talks with Egyptian media and security officials to return to ...
Moldova.org |
|
'Last Lecture' Professor Randy Pausch Dies
Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University professor whose "Last Lecture" video became an Internet sensation, has died from pancreatic cancer.
CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth |
|
Microsoft executives say they've given up on buying Yahoo
The software leader will find other ways to gain ground in online search and advertising, investors are told. Microsoft Corp. executives ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc. on Thursday, even as they acknowledged that the Internet company would have provided a needed boost in online search, where the software giant trails leader Google Inc.
AM New York |
|
Netflix profit up 4%, beats analyst views
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit edged up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.
AM New York |
|
Emailing on the go sends some into harm's way
Mike Munoz was simultaneously tapping out a text message and walking to the beer keg at a recent wedding when he smacked right into the bride. She teetered perilously as other guests rushed over to steady her.
Daily Herald |
|
Digital downloads
Hollywood's leap into online movies
BBC News |
|
The Fives: Cute little babies, a church youth group under fire and high speed chases
For many, the midst of summer is vacation time. But in the world of online news, at least here at the Rapid City Journal, it is the busiest time of year.
Rapid City Journal |
|
NJ lawmaker who fought child porn faces own battle
TRENTON, N.J. - The veteran Democratic assemblyman under investigation for alleged child pornography possession on his legislative office computer once hailed making it easier to report computer crimes.
phillyburbs.com |
|
Web banking security flaws 'widespread'
Research by the University of Michigan has found that 75% of online banking sites have at least one design flaw that leaves customers exposed to cyber-crime.
RTÉ News |
|
CMU prof Randy Pausch, whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Pausch (powsh) has died. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book.
WHBF-TV Quad Cities |
|
Hynix chip plant may be converted to solar factory
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The pending closure of the Hynix computer chip plant in Eugene may lead to the opening of a solar power component factory.
KMTR Eugene |
|
Horizon highlights – July 25 weekend
Our regular roundup of noteworthy sci-tech stories from the web includes: the mightiest material of them all, Google’s answer to Wikipedia, and why isn’t there a better way to say “www”? If you think I missed a great story, feel free to post your links as a comment down below. Let’s kick it off: YouTube Marketing – [...]
The Christian Science Monitor |
|
CMU prof Randy Pausch, whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Randy Pausch (powsh) has died. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book.
KWWL Iowa |
|
Microsoft 'Done' With Yahoo, Ballmer Says
The Microsoft CEO dismissed Yahoo as a major player in the Internet business, despite previously offering more than $40 billion for the company.
InformationWeek |
|
Best Apple Mac OS X Software: Part One
Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun.
InformationWeek |
|
Microsoft Says Chances Of Yahoo Takeover Negligible
The company's CFO described its rival as "a declining asset" and all but ruled out a complete takeover of the Internet company.
InformationWeek |
|
|