Dude, where's my Apple iCar?
Apple is wasting its time on TV, while Microsoft drives away with the automobile market, writes columnist Mike Elgan. What the auto industry really needs is to put an iPad dock into the dashboard.
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Xtralis CIO Simarjit Chhabra
We take a look at what's coming up next on his IT agenda
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Research experiment disrupts Internet, for some
An experiment run by Duke University and a European group responsible for managing Internet resources went wrong Friday, disrupting a small percentage of Internet traffic.
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Acer Aspire One 721: Ultraportable or Netbook?
If you've lusted after Acer's TimelineX 1830T ultraportable but don't have $700, you can get much the same experience from the company's $430 (as of 8/25/2010) Aspire One 721 netbook. The two units are outwardly identical, but the 721 substitutes a far cheaper AMD Athlon II Neo CPU for the 1830T's Intel Core i5. The WorldBench 6 performance numbers show a 21-point performance gap, but the subjective experience isn't as dissimilar as that difference might lead you to believe.
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Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Facebook, others over Web patents
A firm owned by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen today sued Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, and seven other companies, charging them with infringing patents filed more than a decade ago.
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H-P, Dell spar over 3PAR, DLL attacks rage
The bidding duel between Hewlett-Packard and Dell over 3PAR took over IT news headlines this week with a dizzying back-and-forth flurry of increased bids. Meanwhile, DLL attacks are keeping IT security pros up at night and a top official said that the Pentagon got a security-related wake-up call when a low-level worm caused a serious systems breach.
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Facebook Places just too much information? Here's how to opt out
With the launch of Facebook Places, users need to figure out if this service is a cool new tool or an overbearing feature best avoided.
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Appeals court OKs warrantless GPS tracking by feds
A panel of federal appeals court judges has ruled that DEA agents can attach GPS devices onto vehicles parked on private property when investigating crimes; the decision is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Toshiba's Satellite M645-4055
If you're looking for a mainstream laptop with above-average gaming capabilities, Toshiba's 6-pound Satellite M645-S4055 is a worthy, albeit pricey contender for your computing dollars. It has top-notch input ergonomics, snappy performance, excellent sound, some nice usability flourishes, and a reasonable size for travel. It retails for about $1049, but you can sometimes find it online for just under $1,000.
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Google continues social-networking push with Angstro buy
Google continues to aggressively pursue social-networking capabilities, this time with the acquisition of Angstro.
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