Jobs 2.0 July 5, 2008
Not every great company stumbles into oblivion after the departure of a visionary founder.Whether a leadership transition takes place 12 months from now or two decades from now, picking a Jobs successor is a tricky task. "When you're dealing with someone who really is a genius, it's not like you can say, 'Let's go find ourselves another genius,' "
22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoam July 5, 2008
The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion
Apple Manila Case - Dell to Ship All Computers July 5, 2008
Surprising everyone but industry guru Gene Munster, Dell has announced a partnership with Apple Inc. that will see the former licensing the latter's exclusive Manila Case technology to ship all their computer products and accessories, like their Dell Rubber Chickens and Dell Texas-Style BBQ Ribs. "It was bound to happen,"
Bandwidth caps could lead to ISPs benefiting from piracy July 4, 2008
As Time Warner begins experimenting with bandwidth caps, which are commonplace in other countries, the possibility now exists that ISPs will benefit financially from their customers burning through their monthly limits to keep grabbing P2P content.
BitTorrent Tracker Hosting Illegal Says Dutch Court July 4, 2008
Leaseweb, the former ISP of BitTorrent trackers such as Demonoid, What.cd and Waffles.fm lost the appeal against the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The Amsterdam court concluded that Leaseweb has to permanently shut down the BitTorrent tracker everlasting.nu, and hand over the admin’s personal information.
Jobs 2.0 July 4, 2008
Apple is quietly grooming talent. Pity whoever has to follow Steve Jobs at Apple. Not every great company stumbles into oblivion after the departure of a visionary founder. The problem: Jobs has left once before, and until he came back, it looked like Apple would be one of those companies.
Ubuntu 8.04.1 has been released! July 4, 2008
The first Long Term Support updated image for Ubuntu 8.04 has been released. This release contains all the security and bug fixes in the two months since it was released, including Firefox 3 final. If you tried 8.04 and had an issue with a bug, you may want to give it another try.
At Yahoo, a Threat from Within July 4, 2008
The central complaint revolves around slow decision-making, a long-standing issue. New services still must run a gauntlet of meetings and approvals that can delay them for months. "It was difficult to get things done," says Greg Yardley, a product manager who left earlier this year.
The Miraculous Machine that Can Reproduce Itself July 4, 2008
The RepRap is a printer of three-dimensional objects. It's like the desktop printer you might have at home, but instead of printing on paper, the RepRap makes hard copy in three dimensions out of plastic from models designed on a computer. It's an extremely powerful technology that could give people the ability to create virtually anything.
Survey: 10,000 Laptops Lost or Stolen at Airports Per Week July 4, 2008
More than 10,000 laptops are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, says security industry executive Richard Stiennon in a blog for NetworkWorld.com. He cites a survey conducted by The Ponemon Institute, a monitor of privacy and security issues.
The iPhone's cross-border price clash July 4, 2008
"The summer launch of the iPhone in Canada was supposed to be a time for Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. to celebrate. Instead, the company with exclusive rights to the hottest new tech gadget finds itself on the defensive, stung by public criticism over pricing."
Jobs & Co. Sued Again July 4, 2008
Some of Apple's top executives, including Steve Jobs, have once again been accused of bad faith in backdating company shares. Simultaneously, Mac web share is nearing eight percent in one report, K-12 educational material has reached iTunes U, and Microsoft has shipped the second edition of Remote Desktop Connection for Mac.
Rogers Is Confusing the Canadian Public Even More Now July 4, 2008
Wow, what value!...Rogers' spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said consumers can decide what's best for them.Hamilton said consumers can pay $30 a month for a lower-use data plan to $100 for six gigabytes, which she noted is for heavy use such things as streaming video."They don't have to take the value.
Indiana Gregg to The Pirate Bay: The Internet Police Are Com July 4, 2008
A little while ago we wrote about the exchange of emails between artist Indiana Gregg and The Pirate Bay. Indiana wanted The Pirate Bay to remove torrents linking to her work, which they refused to do. Now Indiana has a response for The Pirate Bay and file-sharers in general. It doesn’t pull many punches.
Apple orders 50 million 8 GB NAND flash chips July 4, 2008
In a move that is believed to help Apple to secure low NAND flash memory prices as well as create artificial shortages for competitors, Apple has ordered 50 million flash memory chips for its iPhones and iPods from Samsung Electronics. Apple huge order is in place to support an increase in iPhone production.
Garmin Nav devices run Gnome Linux July 4, 2008
Garmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480x272 display, and appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and GeoClue location technology.
Hello: Macs Are About to Get Interesting Again July 4, 2008
On the future of macs, starting with all new technologies in 10.6, new GPUs that help with general purpose processing, iPhone/iPod halo effect etc. Looking forward to what the future will bring.
Flash 10-beta2 Linux July 4, 2008
Flash Player 10 beta 2 was released on 7/2/2008 and includes new features and bug fixes.
