Rails and Merb frameworks agree to merge
The two open-source projects announced an end to their rivalry and will join forces in a single project: Rails 3.
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European online library returns, this time with beta tag
A European online library that crashed on its opening day is back in operation.
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Fake antivirus peddlers helped by Microsoft, IRS redirect glitches
Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies accused of selling fake antivirus software, a new player has moved into the market, aided by glitches in the Microsoft and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Web sites.
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Review: Kanguru eSATA flash drive provides blazing speed
Kanguru Solutions introduced the industry's first eSATA flash drive last month, so Computerworld put it through its battery of tests and found that this product delivers on its promise: The fastest data transfer speeds you'll achieve with a portable thumb drive.
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Opinion: Man tweets from plane crash
If you had just survived a plane crash, what would you do? A passenger on the Continental Airlines flight that skidded off the runway in Denver over the weekend chose to twitter his experience for all to read.
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Notebook PCs outsell desktops for first time
More notebook PCs were sold globally than desktop PCs in the third quarter, according to iSuppli.
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Wipro says buying Citigroup unit will boost IT infrastructure outsourcing in India
Offshore outsourcing vendor Wipro plans to scale up remote IT management services developed by Citi Technology Services, an India-based unit of Citigroup that Wipro is acquiring.
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Psystar: No conspiracy against Apple
Mac clone maker Psystar denied it is at the center of a cabal whose purpose is to steal Apple's intellectual property, according to court documents.
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Nokia offloads security business to Check Point
Nokia has found a buyer for its profitable security appliance business. From the first quarter of 2009, the division will belong to partner Check Point, the companies have announced.
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Reinstall and Restore Your Windows PC in Seven Easy Steps
Maybe your PC won't boot. Or it could be infected with some kind of persistent malware. Perhaps Windows puts up a Blue Screen of Death every time you type the word aardvark.
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Building the High-Performance Global Workforce
Companies that can work cheaper, faster, and better are well-positioned to develop and market products and services that give higher value to their customers. But how do project managers and business leaders effectively manage geographically dispersed workforces?
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How to convert E-book, video and DVD to iPod ?
iPod cannot directly display PDF files, you have to convert your PDF file or electronic book to *.txt format, and make sure the file size is smaller than 4KB, and then copy the *txt file to the “Note†folder ion your iPod. Here are the detailed steps:
Is Your WLAN Helping You Comply with Security Guidelines of the PCI Standard?
Discover how HP ProCurve can help you deploy a secure and managed Wi-Fi infrastructure that can defend itself against wireless threats and help you comply with PCI guidelines.
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Comprehensive LAN Security: A Business Requirement
This paper goes beyond a simple restatement of the problem of network security, proposing a viable solution: ProCurve’s ProActive Defense strategy. Learn more for a limited time only.
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Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network
Discover how to protect your wireless local area network (WLAN) from the web threats that even the recent developments in IEEE standards cannot protect you against.
Read More ...Software executive sentenced for hacking
The president of a U.S. software company has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stealing password-protected files from a competitor.
Read More ...More predictions for 2009
For those of us who spend our time watching the industry and writing about it, this is the time for predictions--and the online and print media are awash with them.
Read More ...India's PC market flat despite growth in notebooks
India's PC market saw almost no growth in the third quarter and is likely to stay that way through next year, according to research firm IDC India.
Read More ...Center for Moblin Linux opens in Taipei
The Taiwan government and chip maker Intel teamed up to open the Moblin Enabling Center in Taipei.
Read More ...Micron adds to DRAM woes with $706M loss, Hynix wins loan
U.S. DRAM maker Micron Technology has reported a steep loss for its most recent financial quarter due to low prices for DRAM chips worldwide.
Read More ...Toshiba plans big production jump for fast charging battery
Toshiba will kick production of its long lasting, fast charging SCIB battery into high gear in 2010 with a new factory to be build in north west Japan.
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Satyam barred from World Bank business
The World Bank has declared Indian outsourcer Satyam ineligible to receive direct contracts from the bank under its corporate procurement program for eight years.
Read More ...Sun executive reveals more open-source plans for JavaFX
A Sun Microsystems executive has provided a glimpse into the company's future plans for open sourcing JavaFX, its recently released technology for building RIAs (rich Internet applications) for the desktop, mobile devices and other platforms.
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Microsoft kicks fake security software off 400,000 PCs
The company said its Malicious Software Removal Tool erased the phony 'Antivirus 2009' rogue app, among others.
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Evernote Adds File Sync
Evernote is one of the many online services that let you store digital information in an organized way and access it through your browser. All the buzzwords apply, such as Web 2.0, Software as a Service, and “freemium,†which means they offer a free and premium version. They also just added file synchronization with live update, which
puts them toward the front of the pack among similar services. But you do have to step up to the premium version, which is understandable.
Critter Crunch for iPhone
With the gold rush of games coming to the iPhone and iPod touch via the App Store, there are cases where the developers try to include every bell and whistle available to capture the new market. Then there are the games that know exactly what they’re all about, the developers having created something simple and fun and forgoing the extras.
Georgia man sentenced for E-Rate bribery
A Georgia man was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of bribery and conspiring to bride a former Atlanta Public Schools official for work related to a U.S. government program designed to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet.
Read More ...E-commerce has a good weekend, but remains down
Online spending was up this past weekend, but overall remains lower than last year, comScore finds.
Favorite iPhone apps: Best information tools
Stay informed and connected with six great App Store selections.
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Google, Apple, Microsoft sued over file preview
A small Indiana company has sued tech heavyweights Microsoft, Apple, and Google, claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of the files before they are opened.
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Fake Christmas, holiday greetings spread new malware
Last year's Storm tactic is resurfacing in new attacks from China, according to security researchers.
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Georgia man sentenced for bribery in Atlanta Public Schools tech case
A Georgia man was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe an Atlanta Public Schools official for work related to a federal program designed to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet.
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Microsoft confirms it's been working on SQL Server bug since April
The company wouldn't say whether it's had a patch in hand since September, as one security researcher charges.
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E-commerce has a good weekend, but remains down for season
Total U.S. online spending soared this past weekend, but is still down in November and December overall, according to comScore.
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NIST finds security problems with overseas e-voting
A government report points to security problems with Internet and Web-based voting for overseas U.S. citizens.
Read More ...Retailers beat AMD to Phenom II launch
Retailers are already taking orders for AMD's upcoming Phenom II chips, ahead of the company's chip launch plans.
Samsung shipped infected digital picture frames
Samsung bundles viruses in certain CDs that shipped with its digital picture frames.
Google determines correlation between cookies, dieting
A stunning, completely unanticipated revelation: once a year, sometime in mid-December, Google searches on the word "cookies" spike. Almost immediately afterwards, there's a spike in searches for the word "diet."
Read More ...World of Warcraft adds another half million subscribers
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft's subscriber base has reached 11.5 million players worldwide, continuing its reign as the world's most popular multiplayer online role-playing game.
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