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- Can Chrome give Internet Explorer a run for its money?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the perks and pitfalls of the newly released browser from Google. Diaz also reveals why Sergey Brin is bugging the Chrome team on a daily basis.
- Videos 2008-09-05
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?
- The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of a purely web based portal. As a big proponent of desktop applications in general, and especially these hybrid applications which...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Adobe unveils 'Project Genesis'
- At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Matthias Zeller, product manager at Adobe, demonstrates a prototype of the enterprise desktop client called "Project Genesis." The new software allows business users to create custom workspaces by combining and sharing applications, video, Web sites, and office documents.
- Videos 2008-09-05
- Mainstream media writes Windows obit
- Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- The Office (2.0): No paper? No problem.
- I think I may have been the only person at this week's Office 2.0 conference using - gasp! - a pen and paper. There was no program "book" when I registered - the agenda was online only. And none of the exhibitors handed out press releases on paper - though...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Possible AMD Q4/08 desktop processor roadmap surfaces
- CHW.net has published what seems to be on the face of it a convincing looking AMD Q4 08 processor roadmap that gives us a glimpse into what AMD has in-store for us over the coming months. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- [ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser is beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- NetSuite moves early to support Chrome
- NetSuite said Friday that it will offer native support for Google's Chrome browser, which is in beta and may not be enterprise strength yet. In a statement, NetSuite said its CRM, e-commerce, accounting and OpenAir unit will support Chrome in phases with support being complete in mid-October....
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight
- Experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Australia warn that JavaScript will continue to get speedier, making it the biggest rival of Silverlight technology. The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe's ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's TechEd conference in...
- News items 2008-09-05
- Video: Google Apps adoption rates up
- At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Matthew Glotzbach, product management director of Google Enterprise, discusses the user acceleration of its Google Apps software. Glotzbach also shows a chart on how the company's Google Docs word processing product has surpassed Sun's OpenOffice in the last year and is slowly...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion
- Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- VMworld is bringing out the vendors
- Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome already beating Opera
- Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Google Chrome already beating Opera
- Maybe Google really does have something here -- in just two days, they have leapfrogged Opera in market share, and have their eyes set on bigger fish. I would have thought that Google's foray into the browser market would have taken a bit more time to develop, but it...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet
- The caves of Qumran, located in in the highly disputed region of the West Bank that sits between Israel and Jordan and is populated by both Palestinians and Jews, is where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The scrolls are said by many Judaic scholars...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?How did we not see this?This is brilliant on Microsoft's behalf. They do get rid of the anti-trust sentiments at least the plausible ones and still have their share in the market.Now, don't misunderstand me. It's going to take a lot more...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Google Apps adoption rates up
- At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Matthew Glotzbach, product management director of Google Enterprise, discusses the user acceleration of its Google Apps software. Glotzbach also shows a chart on how the company's Google Docs word processing product has surpassed Sun’s OpenOffice in the last year and is slowly...
- Videos 2008-09-04
- Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack
- In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling
- Wireless networking finally hits the ceilingMy home Wifi cost $120For the router/hub/firewall, a second AP/hub/printserver, and 2 USB Wifi NICs for desktop computers that did not have Wifi built in. The 3 laptops in the family all came with Wifi onboard. For an upgrade, I will spring $30 for an...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
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