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What Do Oracle's MySQL Promises Amount To?

Serdar Yegulalp — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:25:14 -0500

That's the essence of the challenges posed by MySQL originator Monty Widenius in his newest blog post about Oracle's ongoing acquisition of Sun and MySQL. His confidence in Oracle to do the right thing remains thin. Very thin.

Nexus One Google Phone: Sorting Fact From Fiction

Eric Zeman — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:23:29 -0500

The amount of information that has hit the Internet about the Nexus One Google Phone is bordering on the ridiculous. Not all of it is accurate. Here's a quick look at what's real and what's not.

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Oracle Makes 10 Commitments To Seal EU Deal

Bob Evans — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:06:00 -0500

Oracle has just released 10 commitments to customers and developers about MySQL's future accessibility and openness in the hope of gaining EU approval to acquire Sun. Combined with the powerful customer endorsements given to the EU late last week, these promises would appear to put Oracle on the verge of gaining approval to acquire Sun and all of its assets.

Windows Mobile 7 Now A Q4 Release

Ed Hansberry — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:03:46 -0500

It looks like Windows Mobile 7 has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2010. Actually, Microsoft has not published any release date for the mobile platform so what is really being pushed back are the expectations that the previous round of rumors had. This pushes the release closer to the holiday season though. Any release after that wouldn't bode well at all.

Done.io Helps You Focus On Your Task List

Allen Stern — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:09:46 -0500

I keep my list of items I need to complete on a piece of paper. Actually a few pieces of paper. A new application launching this weekend aims to help me (and you) increase our effectiveness.

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Accenture Drops Tiger Woods

Bob Evans — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:50:00 -0500

Accenture has dropped Tiger Woods as a featured advertising icon for the company after a six-year sponsorship, the Wall Street Journal has just reported. Ironically, a recent column in the Journal focused on one of the key lines from Accenture's long-time and hugely successful partnership with Woods: "It's what you do next that counts."

'Nexus One' Is Google's Android Phone For Consumers

Eric Zeman — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:29:18 -0500

Mere hours after Google posted a blog about an unnamed Android device that it gave its employees, the Wall Street Journal confirmed that the device will in fact be sold to consumers as the Nexus One. This is the real, actual, Google Phone, and it will be available in early 2010.

Microsoft's Non-Family Values

Dave Methvin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:33:00 -0500

A few bloggers such as Ed Bott have noted that Microsoft quickly retracted its special offer of the Windows 7 Family Pack, which allowed home users to upgrade 3 PCs for a reasonable $150 price. Instead, you'll need to shell out about $120 per PC for an upgrade now. But I have a feeling Microsoft wasn't the driving force behind the demise of the Family Pack.

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Google Admits That the 'Google Phone' Is Real

Eric Zeman — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:25:12 -0500

In a cryptic post on The Official Google Mobile Blog today, Google admitted that a Google phone does indeed exist. But it's for employees only, and only for "dogfooding" activities. Oh, and Google doesn't call it the "Google Phone."

Zeus Bot Appears in EC2 Cloud, Detected, Dismissed

Charles Babcock — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:44:40 -0500

A virtual machine in Amazon's EC2 cloud has been used as a command and control host for a password stealing version of Zeus, says a senior researcher in the Internet Security Intelligence Initiative, part of CA's security unit. "This is a particularly juicy target," says another security expert.

Motorola Droid Is Gadget Of The Year

Eric Zeman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:54 -0500

Time Magazine has named its top ten gadgets of the year. To what I am sure is the bitter disappointment of Apple, Motorola's Droid took the top spot. Does the Droid deserve such honors? Who was left out?

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IBM's Big Iron Speaks Linux

Serdar Yegulalp — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:57:54 -0500

IBM's new Linux-based mainframe says a lot about the way a company can make Linux a cornerstone of its business. It's an all-Linux machine, one which might well spell out a high-end strategy for other hardware vendors to follow.

IBM's Sexy New Sports Car

Jonathan Salem Baskin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:36:24 -0500

IBM has announced a new chip that could help a supercomputer achieve 10 petaflops, which is calculating power tantamount to the speeds Nature uses to form bubbles in sea foam and keep planets in orbit.

Why Stop At Automated Storage Tiering?

George Crump — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:29:58 -0500

Automated tiering, the transparent movement of data based on activity or type, is quickly proving itself to be a hot consideration for storage managers but why stop at automated tiering? Can�t we make the entire storage ecosystem respond automatically based on environmental conditions and its available resources?

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Apple: Nokia Stole Our Ideas

Eric Zeman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:39:41 -0500

In response to the lawsuit that Nokia filed against Apple in October, Apple has responded with one of its own. It goes so far as to say that Nokia "stole" from Apple. This could get ugly.

Motorola Droid Software Update 2.0.1 Is A Winner

Eric Zeman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:50:45 -0500

The Motorola Droid review unit I have recently updated itself to system 2.0.1. The changes are subtle, but executed perfectly. Not that the Droid was a dog before, but it now operates much better.

Palm Pre Owner Demands Reliable Backups

Ed Hansberry — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:04:38 -0500

Some Palm Pre owners are less than pleased with the backup system that Palm and Sprint use to ensure that user's data is retained. One customer has sued Palm and Sprint in Federal court and is seeking class action status.

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How Organizations Get Hacked

George Hulme — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:10:27 -0500

Want a better idea of how organizations get infiltrated, including detailed synopsis of how many successful data breaches occur? Sit down with a copy of the just released Verizon Data Breach Investigations Supplemental Report and you'll get a great idea.

Carrier Billing Finally Hits T-Mo's Android Market

Eric Zeman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:41:55 -0500

T-Mobile is rolling out an update to its Android customers that enables one important new feature: carrier billing. With this feature now working, customers will be able to have Android Market purchases added to their monthly bill rather than their credit card.

AMD, Intel: Graphics To Trump Processors In 2010

Alexander Wolfe — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:06:13 -0500

For the last few days, I've been mulling over the top semiconductor stories of the year. Clearly, the settlement by Intel and AMD of their ongoing antitrust and patent/licensing disputes is the biggest business news. Picking the tech champ is tougher, because it's not about where we've been in 2009, but rather where we're headed in 2010.

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Obama Allocating $600M To Health Centers

Mitch Wagner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:31:45 -0500

President Barack Obama allocated almost $600 million to build community health centers and implement electronic medical records, part of the $787 billion stimulus bill. The White House framed the funding as means of adding jobs to the economy, and overhaul the nation's health system.

Skype Beta Now Available To Symbian S60

Eric Zeman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:59:20 -0500

For the first time, Skype is offering a version of its software to Symbian S60 3rd Edition devices. It covers the basics, such as Skype-to-Skype calling and instant messaging. The initial set of devices it works with is limited, but Skype promises that will grow quickly.

IBM, Oracle, Open Source: Mixed Motives Abound

Serdar Yegulalp — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:21:03 -0500

The Oracle/European Union drama never stops. Now IBM's stuck their collective necks into the fray and said that Oracle's acquisition of Sun should go through if they make some positive open source gestures to all parties. Meaning what exactly, though?

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Google Revs Up iPhone Search App

Eric Zeman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:17:28 -0500

Google has taken the opportunity to offer a new version of its mobile search application for the iPhone. The new software makes several improvements to the usability of the application, including the ability to recognize Australian accents.

Why Microsoft Azure Should Matter To Businesses

Mary Hayes Weier — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:01:22 -0500

I'll make a prediction that 2010 will be the most exciting year yet for cloud computing, and that's partly related to Microsoft's ramp-up of Azure. Anyone attending Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference last month understands the potential of cloud platforms for rapid application development. And this is all coming together at a time when IT shops need to quickly and cheaply turn out innovative new applications for the business.