Archive for July 30th, 2008

iPhone 3G: From ‘must have’ to ‘maybe later’

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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iPhone 3G: From ‘must have’ to ‘maybe later’–Apple has screwed up the emotional connection to its products by reminding us of all the technology involved to make them work.

The best test for vulnerability to the DNS flaw–Don’t use Web site names to test whether you can trust Web site names. Use the actual IP address instead.

Set Apple Software Update to ignore Safari–If you prefer not to download and install Apple’s browser you can tell the company’s updater to skip Safari, or not to check for any updates.

Can HP rival IBM in global technology services?–IBM has at least an eight-year head start. Still, can HP use its pending acquisition of EDS to launch it into position to compete with the global technology services giant?

Amazon automates Mechanical Turk outsourcing service

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Company hopes new tools will make it easier to offer large numbers of tasks on Mechanical Turk, an Internet service that links jobs with people who can do them.

Vonage names new CEO

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Marc Lefar, a former Cingular Wireless executive, will take the helm at the Internet phone company, which faces stiff competition from both cable operators and traditional phone companies.

Italian media company sues YouTube

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Mediaset’s lawsuit, filed against the video-sharing site and parent Google, alleges that the company allowed the unauthorized distribution of its commercial property.

Look out iPod, here comes Dell…again

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The Texas PC maker is considering selling a new player that will deliver music from third-party services.

Heart Robot takes cue from ‘Wall-E’

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

This robot/puppet, which is made of soft, flexible plastic, appears to breathe, blink, flinch, and clench its fists in response to human encounters.

Can $2,000 buy bona fide high-end audio?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The Audiophiliac assembles a killer headphone-based stereo system for that amount, with a Woo vacuum tube headphone amplifier, Grado headphones, and an Oppo player.

EA: Hack took Facebook ‘Scrabble’ down

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Irritated fans assumed that inaccessibility of the game was due to server demand, but the manufacturer has said that it was the target of a malicious attack.

Inspiring computer professor Randy Pausch dies

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor who inspired millions through his “last lecture”, died at his home in Virginia on Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.

(Credit: Randy Pausch)

Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2006. And his popular “last lecture” at …

Ixia kicks off competitive upgrade program

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Ixia kicked off its "Switch to Ixia campain" by offering trade-in equipment and competitive financing solutions.

(Credit: Ixia)

Ixia, a leading company in IP performance testing, announced a competitive upgrade program today as part of its “Switch to Ixia” campaign.

The program will last through the end of …