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Google Android – Better For Netbooks Than Windows 7
It might seem strange to put a phone operating system on a netbook, but Don Reisinger thinks it might be a better choice than Windows 7.
IBM Goes Legal Over Microsoft’s WebSphere Claims
Big Blue declines performance comparisons, sends a lawyers' letter instead
Why We Should Watch Out for Web Bugs
Analytics services and advertisters use Web bugs to track you, and there is very little you can do about it. Jim Rapoza is starting to feel concerned
Apple’s Nehalem-Based Xserve: Cheap And Feature-Packed
It is feature-rich and easy to use - but does Apple's Xserve get the full benefit out of its Nehalem processor?
Cisco Boss Says Video Is The Future
Chambers pointed to Cisco's purchase of the company that made the Flip video as a key advantage for Cisco as it moves into a more video-based future, where he said video will soon account for 90 percent of all network traffic
Microsoft Bing: At Last Google Has A Rival
After all the excitement, how does Bing measure up? Jim Rapoza has been using it non-stop since it launched, so he knows
Gartner: Invest Now For The Recovery
Use green IT, virtualisation and the cloud to prepare for future growth, says analyst firm
Yahoo Says Bing Will Quickly Lose Its Bang
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has knocked Bing while also suggesting that a search partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft could save her company around £366m
Open Source SugarCRM Goes Mobile
SugarCRM, which produces an open-source customer relationship management software platform, added platform improvements and boosted mobile features
Digital Minister Tom Watson To Stand Down
Tom Watson, the man credited with being the UK government's first blogger and encouraging use of open source is leaving the government
Nokia Ships N97, With Ovi App Store
The N97 mobile computer comes with high expectations - and a price tag to match
McNealy And Ellison Share Stage At Java One
Ellison said the new Oracle will consider building Java-powered netbooks and phones
New OpenSolaris: Faster And Better
Sun's new OpenSolaris 2009.06 is faster - and has better networking thanks to Project Crossbow
EC: Time For Europe To Share Open Source Secrets
The European Commission wants more government departments to share open source project code and learnings
Government Open Source: Doomed Without Political Will
Government IT departments can't get open source intalled without political backing, according to a senior figure in the iconic Munich open source migration
Google To Knock Heads With Amazon Over eBooks
Analysts have noted that the eReader space will only become more crowded as more companies try to capitalise on the trend
One In Five Businesses Break The Data Protection Act
And BSI has a new standard out that might help everyone pull their socks up
NASA To Offer Innovation Advice To NHS
Space experts will join speakers including dot-com innovator Martha Lane Fox at an upcoming health service conference
Google Android On 20 Handsets This Year
Although Android is open-source, manufacturers will be able to sign distribution deals with Google in order to pre-install their phones with more options such as Google Apps
IBM Luring Unix Customers Onto Linux Mainframes
IBM, which is seeing a continued resurgence in the mainframe space, is offering new migration services and financial incentives in hopes of luring away some HP and Sun Unix customers
Google Hands Out “Donut” Android 2.0
At its recent Google I/O developer conference, Google dished out a preview demo of “Donut,” the 2.0 version of the Android mobile operating system with new features such as speech-to-text
What Windows 7 Means … For Apple
With the annoying stuff from Vista removed and the ability to run a virtual instance of XP within Windows 7, Apple should worry
Microsoft Allies Rally Against EU
An industry body partly funded by Microsoft has come to its defence
Troubled Sony Ericsson launches Satio iPhone-killer
Satio has a big touchscreen, a 12 megapixel camera and a focus on consumers. but is that enough?
Google Puts Wind Behind Wave
Created by the team that brought Google Maps to the world, the search engine giant hopes Wave will cause more than a few ripples on the Internet
Romania Issues €100 Million To Microsoft Without Bids
Contracts are drafted to exclude any alternatives and hand the money over to Redmond, say local activists
Ingres Bundled With JBoss Middleware
Ingres has bundled its database software with Red Hat's JBoss middleware in a nod to application developers
Yahoo Would Sell To Microsoft For “Big Money”
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has suggested that she would sell Yahoo's search apparatus to Microsoft in exchange for a massive amount of cold, hard cash
Microsoft Demos Windows 7 Multi-Touch
The touch demonstration comes a year after Microsoft initially introduced Microsoft's multi-touch capabilities