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Apple TV: I Love It and I Hate It

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:30
Apple got a lot right, but HDMI only? Come on!



Apple - appletv - Macintosh - Apple II - Companies

ITunes TV Rentals Now Available on Mac and PC

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:20
Looking to catch the most recent season of Lost, but don’t want to succumb the baggage of having to buy a bunch of episodes that you’ll only watch once? Relax...



Television - Macintosh - Lost - Apple - ITunes Store

With iPod Refresh, Apple is Fixing Mistakes

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:14
Thinking about yesterday's press event, it seems like each new iPod was intended to right the wrongs of last year's models.



Apple - iPod - Shopping - Digital Portable Players - Consumer Electronics

The Golden Age of IBM Advertising

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:04
Big Blue's classic midcentury campaigns for "card-programmed calculating machines," newfangled typewriters, and other miracles of technology.



Typewriter - IBM - Arts - Hardware - Recreation

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Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:04

A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 19:15
Still not sure which distro is best for your business? Here's a close-up look at the most popular contenders.



Operating system - Linux - Articles - Linux distribution - Distributions

SAS Rolls out Predictive Analytics for Business Users

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:20
SAS has unveiled a new tool aimed at giving business users the ability to use predictive analytics.



SAS - Predictive analytics - Programming - Languages - Databases

Facebook Connect Mysteriously Disappears From Apple's Ping

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:20
Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesday's keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a...



Apple - iTunes - Social network - Facebook Connect - Facebook

Toshiba Joins IFA Tablet Race With Folio 100

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:20
Toshiba's tablet, the Folio 100, comes with Android version 2.2 and a 10.1-inch capacitive screen.



Android - Toshiba - Folio 100 - tablet - Nvidia Tegra

Microsoft Uses Bing Home Page to Push IE8

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 18:20
Microsoft on Thursday started featuring a small banner ad on the Bing home page for Internet Explorer 8.



Microsoft - Bing - Google - Search - Browsers

CourseNotes for IPad Gains Sharing, Premium Content

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:20
Taking class notes is going digital in a big way with the iPad, and a major CourseNotes upgrade aims to make the process more social and flexible.



Education - CourseNotes - United States - Content Management - Apple

Manga on the Kindle? Mangle's Got you Covered

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 17:01
An open-source application can help convert your manga collection to a Kindle-friendly format.



Open source - Manga - Arts - Comics - Programming

Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:55
As Google's browser celebrates its second birthday, let's look at the way it's reshaped the browser market.



Google Chrome - Google - Clients - WWW - Browsers

Google and AOL Renew Long-term Partnership

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:50
Google and Aol renew a long-standing search and advertising partnership.



Google - AOL - YouTube - Search - Tim Armstrong

iOS 4.1 to Finally Fix iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:49
Apple is set to release iOS 4.1 next week and finally resolve the proximity sensor issue plaguing many iPhone 4 users.



IPhone - Apple - Smartphones - IOS - Handhelds

Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:10
An Argentinan company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP software for security problems.



Enterprise resource planning - Company - ERP - Security - Business

Huawei Debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS Smartphone

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:10
Huawei has launched the IDEOS, or U8150, smartphone, which will cost between US$100 and $200.



Android - Smartphone - Huawei - Handhelds - Wi-Fi

Five Reasons I Won't Be Using Ping

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:09
I've taken a brief test drive of Apple's new social network to see what it's about. But even before updating iTunes, I knew Ping was not for me.



Apple - iTunes - Facebook - Ping - Social network

Meet the Galaxy Tab

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:04
The new tablet is loaded with features and Samsung says the Tab is only the beginning of its foray into touch-based tablet devices.



Samsung Group - GalaxyTab - tablet - Android - Samsung

Dell Loses 3PAR Bidding War to HP

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 15:30
Dell ends bidding war for 3Par, paving the way for HP to acquire the company.



Hewlett-Packard - Dell - Business - Mergers & Acquisitions - HP 3000