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Smartphones could shake up paid content debate Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:05AMMedia companies longing to bring a paid-for culture to the Internet might just get what they want if they pay more attention to the smartphone revolution.
Webinar Announcement: IceWarp Delivers Unified Two-Way SMS Text Messaging from the Desktop with IceWarp Unified ... Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:43AMWASHINGTON----IceWarp, a leading provider of unified communications, will hold a free webinar focused on the deployment of its fully integrated IceWarp SMS solution – allowing companies deploying IceWarp Unified Communications Server to benefit from the skyrocketing mobile messaging market.
Confused.com and EMB Launch New Car Insurance Price Index Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:01AMPrice comparison sites more useful than ever as new price index finds car insurance costs to be rising.
Is the Apps Marketplace just playing catchup to Microsoft? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:56PMIs the Google Apps Marketplace just over-compensating for Microsoft-envy? It depends on who you talk to. It may not matter much in the long run anyway.
Gaga for Google: Communities compete for high-speed Internet Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:47PMWhat won't a city do for superfast Internet? Not much
Smartphones will shake up paid content debate Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:05PMHuge numbers now use mobile phones instead of desktop computers to get online -- a development that has spawned whole new business models in China, the world's biggest Internet market.
Great IT Show 2010 deals: All-in-one PCs Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:38PMIF SIMPLICITY and ease of use are what you want from a desktop PC, then an all-in-one (AIO) model may be what you are looking for. With a flat-screen monitor joined to a desktop PC's chassis, these hybrid machines are sleek and space-saving, yet big on the features that make a desktop handy.
Epic Games Includes Support for NVIDIA 3D Vision in Unreal Engine 3 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:20PMNVIDIA and Epic Games took advantage of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco today to announce the addition of NVIDIA 3D Vision technology support to Unreal Engine 3. This means that developers who have licensed the Unreal Engine 3 will be able to take full advantage of integrated 3D Vision technology support. Epic's Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free version of Unreal Engine 3 ...
Springpad Turns Your iPhone Into A Scrapbook For Everything Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:18PMAre you one of those people who collects stuff ? Not material items, but little tiny scraps of information, be they photos, places, products, text snippets, ideas or plans? Then maybe, maybe , you should try Springpad. (more…)
Intel Core i7 980X Overclocking Update: Breaking 4GHz With 6 Cores Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:58PMOur initial 980X overclocking results were bad, so we put in more time and managed to push the chip past 4GHz....
Khronos Group Unveils OpenGL 4.0 and 3.3 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:04PMThe Khronos group has released versions 4.0 and 3.3 of the OpenGL spec, the latest version of the cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API used on all...
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Icon software aids desktop makeovers Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:11PMThe need to customize our workspace--to enliven it and make it our own--extends well beyond colorless cubicles and dreary desks; we also feel compelled to customize our digital workspaces. Mac users have been creating custom desktop and application icons for over two decades now, often with the help of third-party utilities. It's a trend that shows no sign of slowing, especially since we're now ...
Parallels Desktop 5 reigns in benchmark comparison tests Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:10PMParallels Desktop 5 for Mac beat the competition and Parallels Desktop 4 in a recent independent comparison test published by MacTech magazine.
Selecting an Open Source Operating System Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:54AMThere's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is intended to help you pick the best operating system for your needs and experience level. Although this article is geared primarily toward those who have little to no experience with FOSS operating systems ...
Commercial Gaming, Coming Soon to Linux? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:51AMLinux Magazine: "The inability to play the latest off the shelf commercial games has been a thorn in the side of Linux for a long time. With companies such as Valve starting to embrace other platforms, will that be the catalyst Linux needs to become a first class citizen? "
OpenGL 4.0 Spec Unveiled Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe new spec helps OpenGL close the feature gap with Microsoft's Direct3D 11.
Outside bid for computer services gets tepid reaction Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:47AMIt’s not looking good for San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders’ bid to privatize the city’s computer services. A proposal to hire an outside firm and save the city nearly $1.5 million annually ran into opposition yesterday as several City Council members gave it a tepid response during a committee hearing.
Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:13AMImagine this scenario. Pyarelal Shankar a grocery store owner in Haryana is not computer literate. Yet, he manages to regularly update his inventory online.
Don't Want to Build a Gulftown PC? Buy One Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:29PMThey're not cheap, but two new desktops using Intel's just-released Core i7-980X "Gulftown" processor are powerful performers.
Sailing Into Gulftown: Intel's New Core i7-980X CPU Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:28PMIntel's powerful new Core i7-980X ("Gulftown") is the first consumer CPU on the market with six processing cores.
SkillSoft Announces Receipt of Irish High Court Directions and Update on Go-Shop Process Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:43PMDUBLIN and NASHUA, N.H., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and small to medium-sized businesses, announced that on March 10, 2010 it received directions from the Irish High Court as to the convening of the Court ...
Chadds Ford Historical Society’s lecture series Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:34PMThe Chadds Ford Historical Society will hold its Spring Lecture Series on Tuesdays, March 2 and March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Society’s Barn Visitor Center.
Oregon Real Estate Agent Launches iPhone Application for Portland Home Search Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:27PMPortland, OR - David Somerville, a Portland, Oregon area REALTOR® covering real estate in Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard, has launched an iPhone application to make it more convenient for buyers to search for Portland homes from their mobile phones.
Controlling a PC With a Phone Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:44PMIs it possible to tap into my computer’s files from my iPhone?
Dollar General plans La Marque expansion Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:59PMDeep discounter Dollar General is preparing a larger, free-standing store in La Marque, and a new restaurant might be in the works for Galveston.
GWI Software Releases Free Asset and License Management Tool Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:28PMVANCOUVER, Wash., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- GWI Software announces the release of iSupport® Asset, a free web-based asset and license tracking solution powerful and flexible enough to accommodate IT departments of varying size and process requirements.
SecondBar Puts a Menu Bar on All Your Mac's Monitors [Downloads] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:19PM# downloads Mac only: Multiple monitors do great things for your desktop space, but your menu bar sticks to one screen. If you're looking for more menu access, free utility SecondBar puts one at the top of each monitor. More »
Schwartz Recalls Apple, Microsoft Patent Threats Against Sun Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:03PMIn response to Apple's lawsuit against HTC, Jonathan Schwartz, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has written a very intriguing blog post providing an insight into how major companies like Apple and Microsoft treat patents. He recounts two occasions on which Apple and Microsoft threatened to sue Sun - and how Sun retorted.
LogMeIn intros Pro2 remote access for Mac Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:03PMRecently available in beta, LogMeIn has announced LogMeIn Pro2 remote access for Mac. The premium remote access service offers the the ability to remotely control a Mac from virtually anywhere.
Environmentalists get air pollution win Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:42PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision that environmentalists say closed an air pollution loophole for refineries, chemical plants and other major industrial complexes.
Jonathan Schwartz: How to play patent games with Steve Jobs, Bill Gates Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:41PMFormer Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz chimed in on patent lawsuits, threats from the likes of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and how to manage a staredown properly.
Putting TiVo Premiere in context Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:28PMAfter all the hype, the TiVo Premiere was greeted by disappointment by many gadget fans. But is there more to the story?
Hard Drives' 2011 Sector Shift May Slow Windows XP Use Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:21PMIf you're still using Windows XP, you may be in for trouble in 2011, when all hard drives must move from 512-byte to 4KB sectors.
DOD social media policy fails to answer security questions Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:11PMThe new policy leaves the question how to make NIPRNet work securely with the fundamentally flawed Internet without a practical resolution.
Source R&D brings Wisair-based wireless docking station to Macs and PCs for $150 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:08PMRemember that Wisair-based wireless display adapter that we knew was headed for Macville? Looks like she has arrived. Source R&D has just introduced a universal docking station of the wireless variety, and better still, it's completely plug-and-play with Windows 7, Vista, WinXP and OS X (Leopard / Snow Leopard). The Warpia Easy Dock is a pretty simple setup; just plug a transceiver into a free ...
Devon IT Announces Reseller Program with VDI Blaster Thin Client Software Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:18PMKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.----Devon IT, Inc., a leading thin client hardware and software provider, today announced a program for resellers to aid with proof-of-concepts and software demonstrations.
MacHeist Offers Early Access to Tweetie 2 for Mac Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:31AMTweetie for Mac is the newest bonus edition to the MacHeist nanoBundle 2 , which gives Mac users an opportunity to buy a variety of software for a discounted price. Additionally, buyers will also get early access to the pre-public beta for Tweetie 2 for Mac, plus a free upgrade to Tweetie 2 once it is released. When Loren “Atebits” Brichter released Tweetie 2 for the iPhone last fall, one of the ...
Unity 3.0 will support iPad, Android, and PS3 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:28AMUnity 3D, currently at version 2.6.1, is already a well-featured game development solution allowing deployment to web browser, PC, Mac, iPhone, Xbox 360 and Wii. But come this Summer, the release of Unity 3.0 promises to add a whole lot more. Unity technologies has announced that support for iPad, Android, and PS3 will be added. On [...]
Google Docs Now Syncing with Outlook Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:19AMIf you use Google Docs and Microsoft Office, you'll appreciate the new Outlook sidebar from Mainsoft. Called Harmony, and currently in beta, the sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.
Adobe InDesign Celebrates a Decade of Publishing Innovation Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:09AMSAN JOSE, Calif.----Launched in late 1999 and created as a successor to Adobe® Pagemaker® software, Adobe InDesign® revolutionized the publishing industry with its unrivalled technology and features.
ICalShare Relaunched With Even More Calendars Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:05AMRemember iCalShare? The calendar-sharing site--once touted by Steve Jobs during a Macworld Expo keynote--seemed to have vanished for a while, but it's now back...
Mobile phones and smartphones are not the same thing Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:45AMComparing a basic mobile phone to a spiffy new smartphone is like comparing a circa-1993 desktop computer to a Macbook Pro. They're related in a basic sense, but the discrepancies are immense. Arthur Attwell, co-founder and CEO of Electric Book Works, expands on the divide between mobile phones and smartphones in an interview.
Seven Attractions in GNOME Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:44AMIn 2001, the GNOME Usability Study Report, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, made GNOME the first free desktop to examine the desktop experience. Since then, GNOME has codified usability in its Human Interface Guidelines.
Thinking Space Maps Your Mind on Android [Downloads] Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:28AM# downloads Android: Your best thoughts can come to you when you're nowhere near your work space. If you're carrying an Android phone, Thinking Space is an elegant and convenient way to map out where your mind goes on the go. More »
Jobs: iPad won't tether with iPhone Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:08AMAppleInsider reports iPad users won't use the smartphone for connection We're down to the final weeks before the debut of Apple's famed iPad. Even with the sale date set, though, plenty of pressing questions remain about the highly hyped device.
iCalShare relaunched with even more calendars Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:03AMiCalShare has been relaunched, and is even easier to use. The site provides more than 3,500 free calendars in 40 categories. The new search tool and interface are both improved in the latest incarnation.
Allstate agency to celebrate 45th anniversary Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:21PMWhen Mel Graham began selling Allstate Insurance in 1965, no one had cell phones, Americans dressed more formally and desktop computers were about a decade in the future.
Music teacher describes technology used in classroom Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:17PMMost people probably don't think computers and technology would be utilized in a music or band class. But for students who attend the Pima School District, implementing technology in every class has become second nature.
Harnessing technology: A matter of survival Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:16PMIn today’s financial services industry, technology isn’t just an accessory; it’s a bare necessity. Technology is essential in gathering information and providing advice to your clients.