31 Jul 2010
The company unveiled its plans at CeBit (statement). Among the moving parts:
In a blog post, Graf said:
Sustainability is about much more than environmental concerns or “being green”. It’s the ability to holistically manage economic, social and environmental risks and opportunities for increased profitability.
I’ll be curious to see how this line of software sells amid [...]
31 Jul 2010
The free application makes it easy to search and browse Wikipedia for articles, throwing in a few tiny twists along the way to make navigating, reading, and learning interesting tidbits a breeze.
You can see it all unfold in this First Look video.
Quickpedia isn’t the only Wikipedia-scouring app for
Google Android, but it’s the best we’ve seen [...]
31 Jul 2010
Will truly unlocked iPhones still be available in China? I put a lot of faith in the efforts of crackers to defeat whatever Apple comes up with, but I would personally be wary of getting an unlocked
iPhone that might not accept upgrades, mostly because iPhone software needs upgrades. For example, I’ve been baffled–while using friends’ [...]
31 Jul 2010
Many people like Tony feel that buying a season ticket is not something a family does anymore. It is something an investor does. If your team is doing well, then you can make splendid cash by giving up your seats for an evening and selling them to the highest bidder on sites such as StubHub [...]
31 Jul 2010
Decker offered a detailed explanation about how the search deal works and why Yahoo wants it–an explanation that probably should have been offered much earlier in the discussion.
First came Google, with a series of blog posts and a frequently asked questions page. Now Yahoo has also joined in with a “myth-busting” blog post from Yahoo [...]
31 Jul 2010
Kaminsky did confirm that the patches released today will increase DNS randomness: “Where we had 16-bit before, we now have 32 bits.”
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Doxpara.com)
Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing services for IO Active, found the DNS flaw earlier this year. Rather than sell the vulnerability, as some researchers have done, Kaminsky decided instead to gather [...]
31 Jul 2010
“When you’re sharing an affinity for something, it’s kind of hard to grasp exactly what new products encompass without knowing what they already are,” Gentzel said.
“Facebook is throwing all kinds of pasta at the wall when it comes to marketing and to see what sticks,” Owyang said. “They haven’t figured it out, and [...]
31 Jul 2010
Compounding the problem is the increased use of carbon-fiber reinforced composite in aircraft fuselages, according to aviation officials. Composites, compared with metal, provide little defense against electromagnetic radiation.
“What’s needed is extensive shielding of electronic components and the vast amount of cables running down the length of the aircraft,” Shahar told delegates at the annual [...]
31 Jul 2010
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Discovery Channel/Don Feria)
At one point, for example, as they’re filming the sequence where the hosts inspect the pyro pack, North asked Grand if he’s still working on the pack’s electronics.
Co-host Joe Grand inspects a part of the pyro pack that fits on a firefighter’s arm. The piece is intended to allow the firefighter to [...]
31 Jul 2010
E-commerce giant Amazon.com plans to close three facilities, as the company rejiggers its distribution network, according to an Associated Press report Thursday.
Amazon opened the Munster facility in late 2007, but with its closure, it will have two distribution centers in Indiana. The closure of the Red Rock facility, opened in 2001, will leave it with [...]