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- Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business
- This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Migrating From Domino to Exchange 2007 (Part 4)
- This paper looks at how Exchange 2007 and Lotus Domino 7 can coexist with the future aim of migration from Domino to Exchange. The paper gives sample scenario in which, Fabrikam is running Lotus Domino 7 and Contoso is running Exchange 2007. It prepares the Contoso Exchange environment so it...
- White papers 2008-11-22
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5
- Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4
- It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Sun updates NetBeans with PHP support
- Version 6.5 of the open-source NetBeans IDE has support for the PHP scripting language and a preview of Python support. Sun Microsystems on Wednesday introduced a version of the open-source NetBeans integrated development environment IDE, with expanded support for web and Java software development. The...
- News items 2008-11-20
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2
- Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1
- As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- The mass exodus of the technology industry
- Everywhere I look at the moment there are job cuts here, mass lay-off's there, unemployment rising and a crumbling global economy. Whilst students are working their arses off trying to cram for pre-Christmas exams, it opens up a world full of worry for students who are...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)
- What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Is Sonatype a harbinger of the future?
- Maven uses a Project Object Model concept an XML construct to handle software management for large Java installations. It offers integration with NetBeans and Eclipse. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
- Sun said Friday that it will lay off 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce--or 5,000 to 6,000 people--as it restructures amid weak demand, a series of poor quarters and a business model that rallies around open source software. Add it up and Sun is looking...
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- AMD's 45nm Shanghai gets official
- AMD officially introduced its first 45nm processors today. Compared to its existing 65nm AMD Opterons, the new quad-core server processors code-named Shanghai, will offer better performance and use less power, and because they use the same socket and have the same thermal requirements, they will be available in more than...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Micro projector connects to iPhone
- The new DLP Pico projector from Texas Instruments is being billed as the world's smallest/lightest projector. Its dimensions are a svelte (51 × 105 × 17-mm / 120g) but what's even cooler is that it can be connected to an iPhone possibly cementing it as a true notebook killer. Just...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- AMD unveils 'Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel
- AMD on Thursday will launch its "Shanghai" platform, its latest batch of Opteron server chips. With Shanghai, AMD gets a do-over from its ill-fated Barcelona launch. At a high-level, Shanghai gives a 400 MHz speed gain in the same thermal band as Barcelona. Shanghai also triples the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- AT&T and RIM: Alienate your repeat customers with "Early Upgrades" and overpriced devices
- $399.00 PLUS an "Early Upgrade" charge? WTH? As some of you are aware, I am a BlackBerry user. For the most part, this is not by choice -- I could certainly get by with another mobile device such as an iPhone 3G or...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Opera Mini 4.2 beta includes skins and video support
- One of the first things I download onto my Windows Mobile, S60, and BlackBerry devices is Opera Mini so I was very pleased to receive the notice today that Opera Mini 4.2 beta is now available for download for all of these devices it is a Java application. There are...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to Microsoft
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to MicrosoftIn related news, Paul Murphy's forehead veins all burst. nt.Make the Hurting Stop!!!!Please, I realize Sun is dead, but do they have to continue to shoot themselves in every appendage as well to prove their death is imminent. They just won't stop....
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Sun switches search alliances from Google to Microsoft
- Which came first -- Google dropping StarOffice from its Google Pack or Sun agreeing to distribute Microsoft's Live-Search-powered MSN toolbar with the Java runtime? We'll probably never know at least until Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz blogs about it. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Worst. Bug. Ever.
- Worst. Bug. Ever.sounds like....Way back when... Bill was demo'ing a voice interface to windows when someone in the audience shouted out Format C colon....Confirmed.I've just confirmed this bug on my test model of the G1 (pressed [enter] R-E-B-O-O-T [enter] and it rebooted on the spot).Android is a java framework it...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- PowerDock perfect fit for multi-iPod households
- If you're a multi-iPod/iPhone household (and who isn't these days?) you probably fight a constant battle to find somewhere to charge your gadgets. I know that I do. Griffin Technology has released what may be the perfect solution for poly-iPodic households – the PowerDock. The PowerDock features...
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
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