Archive for November 4th, 2008

Apple’s new iTunes surprise: No more jailbreaking

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Apple’s new iTunes surprise: No more jailbreaking–Apple seems to be crippling the jailbreaking of iPhones with its new MacBooks, driving would-be jailbreakers to try…Windows.

It’s time for Facebook to move to a subscription model–Facebook needs to get into serious monetization. That means subscriptions.

Disable all add-ons in Firefox and Internet Explorer–Deactivate the browser helpers installed on your system to find the source of problems, or simply to speed up your browsing.

Vote today and get free stuff–You endured 18 months of campaigning and a long line to vote. Your reward: free donuts, coffee, and more.

Enterprise software’s Blue Light Special: Now 70 percent off

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Open source and other forces are driving enterprise software vendors into serious discounts…and possibly to ruin.

The more global Fujitsu

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

At Fujitsu’s recent analyst event, I saw more evidence of a legitimate global focus than I’ve perhaps ever seen.

Verify your identity on Google Profiles

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

For helping others believe you really are who you say you are, Google lets some people in the United States verify their names on Google Profile pages.

Getting political the right way: The Mark Shuttleworth example

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Tim O’Reilly and Mark Shuttleworth both have political endorsements on their blogs, but only one manages to avoid getting political.

Say good-bye to Circuit City

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

With 155 stores being shuttered across the United States and an impending New York Stock Exchange delisting, the electronics retailer’s days are numbered.

Yahoo signs up BOSS search partner: Delver

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

By using BOSS, short for Build Your Own Search Service, the social-search start-up says it can intelligently mix social results with traditional Web results.

Following e-voting glitches

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Keep track of voting-equipment problems that arise during Election Day, from paper jams to scanner malfunctions to potentially misrecorded votes.

Apple’s iPod chief to step down

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

The company confirms reports that Tony Fadell, a longtime executive who headed the iPod division, will step down and be replaced by IBM’s Mark Papermaster.

Core Security finds critical Adobe Reader hole

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Core Security issues warning of vulnerability in version 8.1.2 of Adobe Reader on Tuesday on the day a security patch is due to be released by Adobe.