Archive for December 3rd, 2008

Wikipedia gets $890,000 for the Luddites

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

The user-built online encyclopedia has received a grant to hire new developers, with a goal of making the occasionally confusing interface friendlier to non-geek contributors.

Gadget trade-in services that pay off

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Many Web sites pledge to pay you for mailing in used electronics. Which ones look the most lucrative?

iPhone app promo codes trickle out

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Apple gives developers the green light to distribute a small number of promotional codes for iPhone apps.

Picasa chief departs Google for Fetch

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Mike Horowitz, a Google employee since 2003, has taken a new job at Fetch overseeing a product to extract useful information from the Web.

Solid earnings to buoy Novell, Red Hat stocks?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

The two software makers have been battered on Wall Street, and solid earnings are unlikely to change that, given recent irrational market moves.

Hawaii unveils plans for Better Place

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Shai Agassi’s company to bring a network of battery exchange stations for electric cars to the islands.

BlackBerry sales to disappoint Wall Street

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, reduces sales expectations for its third fiscal quarter, citing economic troubles in the United States.

Red Hat: Moving beyond ‘rip and replace’

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Software maker is missing out on a big opportunity by demanding that prospective customers make wholesale switches to its technology.

Dell racks up Microsoft as data center customer

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

After finding itself on the losing end of a number of deals, Dell creates a special unit aimed at getting its gear inside the world’s largest data centers.

Confessions of a man who does the layoffs

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

It’s easy to vilify the guy who hands out the pink slips. But contrary to popular notions, these aren’t decisions that are taken lightly, at least with the executive we interviewed.