In contrast, look at where Linux is used. Everything from cellphones and other small embedded computers that people wouldn't even think of as computers, to the bulk of the biggest machines on the supercomputer Top-500 list. That is flexibility. And it stems directly from the fact that anybody who is interested can participate in the development, and no single entity ends up being in control of where it all goes. (Read content ‘Torvalds On Where Linux Is Headed In 2008 (TechWeb)’…)
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Attorneys in a shareholder lawsuit against Apple Inc. over its backdating of stock options said Tuesday they plan to refile some of the claims. ADVERTISEMENT
The shareholders claimed in the June 2006 lawsuit that company directors and officers, including Chief Executive Steve Jobs, committed fraud when they backdated some awards made between 1997 and 2001 to time the options when prices were low and boost later payouts. (Read content ‘Shareholders to amend Apple options case (AP)’…)
It was an unlucky day for three squirrels and hundreds of Midwestern power customers.
Classes were back in session Tuesday at a community college in Godfrey, Ill., a day after a squirrel’s gnawing into an electric service line disrupted service.
Officials say the squirrel knocked out voicemail, electricity and computer services Monday morning at Lewis and Clark Community College, forcing the school’s main campus to close. (Read content ‘Electricity 3, Squirrels 0′…)
BOSTON - When technology companies talk up the potential of the developing world, they usually mean places that already are hotbeds like China or India. ADVERTISEMENT
IBM Corp. is placing bets on African countries where it has launched a mentoring program for college students. (Read content ‘IBM links researchers, African students (AP)’…)
NEW YORK - A new version of the Firefox browser, now available for testing mainly by developers, offers improvements on finding frequently visited Web sites and tools for running Web applications without a live Internet connection. ADVERTISEMENT
The Beta 1 version of Firefox 3 released this week still has problems, including the inability to run newer Web-mail programs from Yahoo Inc. (Read content ‘Bookmark improvements new to Firefox 3 (AP)’…)
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "What to Give, What to Get?" asked a sign in the Sony storefront window at the conglomerate's Madison Avenue headquarters. Some 150 Writers Guild of America picketers who braved the rain with their own signs outside the building Tuesday had a quick answer: a share of Internet revenues for their work. (Read content ‘New York writers brave rain at Sony protest (Reuters)’…)
ROME (AFP) - The quintessentially low-tech murder of a British exchange student in Italy has turned up a preponderance of hi-tech clues, from cell phone technology to everything the Internet has to offer. ADVERTISEMENT
Detectives probing the November 1 stabbing death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher have closed in on their suspects in the sex-and-drugs whodunnit with the help of text messages and web-based telephony. (Read content ‘Sex, drugs and the Internet: Briton’s murder probed in cyberspace (AFP)’…)
We aren’t about to believe that Axiom Audio’s Audiobyte is actually the first made for the PC, but it’s pretty swank, regardless. The setup consists of a pair of ultra-compact speakers, a dedicated stereo amplifier and an optional (but totally necessary) subwoofer. Additionally, the firm offers ‘em up in seven different finishes including lacquered, real-wood Burled Walnut, and the standalone amplifier pushes some 55-watts to each 6.5- x 5.5- x 4-inch speaker. (Read content ‘Axiom Audio reveals real-wood PC speakers with plenty of oomph’…)
San Francisco - Nokia Siemens announced an energy-efficient mobile network equipment package, the first announcement of more to come that show a commitment to improving the energy consumption of its network gear, the company said. The package includes software that can reduce the energy used by base stations by setting some components to enter a power-saving mode at night, a time when network traffic dramatically decreases. (Read content ‘Nokia Siemens adopts ‘green’ policy to cut costs (InfoWorld)’…)
As a publication whose bread and butter is handheld gadgets, we’re obviously more than a little excited about ‘ upcoming LEGO-style DIY electronics kit, which allows users to affix various modules to a small, open-source computer and create such magical products as a GPS-enabled digital camera with built in 3G modem and motion detector. (Read content ‘Working Bug Labs hardware hands-on’…)
