Wireless takes cars to the ‘next level’
June 3, 2009
According to market research group Gartner Inc., by 2012, the majority of vehicle manufacturers will concentrate product development efforts for mature markets on enabling wireless data connectivity in more than half of their next-generation cars.
“The automotive industry must explore new ways to generate consumer interest, product differentiation and revenue opportunities,” said Thilo Koslowski, research vice president at Gartner. “Web-based applications and services specifically designed to enhance the driving and ownership experience, in particular, Read more
Green memory: key to driving down data center power
June 3, 2009
Experts estimate that Internet data center power requirements are rising as much as 20 percent a year, which in total consume as much electricity as some countries, including Iran, Mexico, Sweden and Turkey. The industry hopes to reverse the trend by revisiting the design of cooling systems, power supplies and server architectures.
In servers, the notoriously voracious microprocessor is passing the power-hog mantle to the DRAM, which offers fast data access but requires a heat-generating refresh every few milliseconds. Thus the greening of the data center Read more
Cybercriminals In The Cloud
May 18, 2009
So-called reputation services can weed out suspicious IP addresses and behaviors.
Security breaches continue to plague organizations, causing CIOs to question whether their traditional network security solutions are adequate for protecting against increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals.
Recently, it was reported that foreign hackers broke into the Pentagon’s $300 billion fighter plane weapons program, a security breach apparently achieved through contractors’ computers. The news is particularly disheartening to CIOs, because if the federal government–with all of its brain power and billions in funds–is still Read more
Microsoft’s Windows 7 to be available in market by December
May 13, 2009
Software giant Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, will be available in the market by Christmas 2009, the company’s chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said here on Wednesday.
“Our previous operating system Vista was popular … rather much talked-about. But Windows 7 will be simple to use. The Windows 7 development is underway according to our plans,” Ballmer said while delivering the keynote address at Microsoft’s Tech.Ed India at the Hyderabad International Convention Read more
Google launches first TV ads
May 13, 2009
Google has launched its first TV advertising campaign across a range of US networks to promote Chrome, its web browser
Chrome launched last September in a direct bid to lure users away from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Google has famously avoided traditional marketing routes in the past, however it is now desperate to promote Chrome.
Since the initial burst of publicity, Chrome has failed to provide serious competition to rival browsers, such as Internet Explorer Read more
Google polishes Chrome, Microsoft calls foul
May 13, 2009
Google may be known for search. But its billions came from cornering the online ad market.
So the tech press enjoyed a touch of irony when the Web giant commissioned its first TV ad. “What does it mean when a company that built its empire on Internet advertising decides to turn to another medium to promote its Read more
WiMAX challenges Wi-Fi
May 12, 2009
This young tech weds the ease of Wi-Fi and the range of cellphone towers.
When most people hear “wireless Internet,” they think “Wi-Fi.” The technology has allowed millions of computers and mobile devices to browse the Web without the snarl of cords.
But there’s another wireless standard out there – one that’s arguably more tempting if it can get its act together.
WiMAX delivers the Web similar to Wi-Fi, but covers wide areas like a cellphone tower. While the Read more
Microsoft ordered to pay Uniloc over $500 million in anti-piracy patent case
April 9, 2009
0 Small company wins long-running legal battle
0 Microsoft says patent is flawed, will appeal
SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has been ordered to pay $US388 million ($547.9 million) for infringing an anti-piracy software patent.
After a long-running legal battle, a US grand jury said Microsoft – a company known for its tough stance on piracy – had “wilfully infringed” the patent.
Both Windows and Office use a “product activation” system that was allegedly taken from Uniloc, a company that makes anti-piracy Read more
ET tracked down on Google Street View
March 27, 2009
UFO experts were left baffled after claims that ET was finally tracked down on Google Street View.
The spooky snap was caught by Google image cameras in the town of Berkeley Heights in New Jersey. Photo: CATERS
A misty shape, bearing a distinct similarity to the movie alien, was captured behind a bush next to a mysterious beam of light.
The spooky snap was caught by Google image cameras in the town of Berkeley Heights in New Jersey.
Some claim the image could be evidence of life in outer space while others point to a simple trick of the light.
The ‘ET’ alien was photographed on Diamond Hill Road, a semi-rural location about eight miles from Morristown Municipal Read more
Google Mars offers live and historical images of Red Planet
March 15, 2009
Google has updated its Google Mars service to show more details of Mars both in its history and the present day.
By Chris Hastings
Google Mars features more details and history of Red Planet Photo: GOOGLE
Users can access images from the Themis camera on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
They can also view antique maps of Mars from over a century ago, as well as the latest images from the Mars spacecraft. From Saturday, internet users will be able to explore the Red Planet’s surface, keep track of orbiters and Read more