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CE Makers: What the World Needs Now Is Another Wireless HD Standard
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63915.html
Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony have joined forces with Amimon, a developer of wireless home digital interface technology. The companies have pledged support for the creation of a new interoperable industry standard for audio, video and control that could connect multiple high-definition devices around a home without the use of wires.Walaika Haskins2008-07-23T16:42:10-07:00Home Entertainment
Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony have joined forces with Amimon, a developer of wireless home digital interface technology. The companies have pledged support for the creation of a new interoperable industry standard for audio, video and control that could connect multiple high-definition devices around a home without the use of wires. The group's goal is to enhance the current WHDI technology in order to enable wireless streaming of uncompressed HD video and audio between consumer electronic devices.
]]>2008-07-23T16:42:10-07:002008-07-23T17:45:27-07:00Renegade Sysadmin Gives Up Secret Passwords to SF Mayor
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63912.html
Usually, it's a mayor who hands out the key to his or her city to residents deserving special recognition. In San Francisco's case, it was Mayor Gavin Newsom who took back the key to his city's computer network from the man who held it hostage for more than a week.Renay San Miguel2008-07-23T13:10:00-07:00Cyber Attacks
Usually, it's a mayor who hands out the key to his or her city to residents deserving special recognition. In San Francisco's case, it was Mayor Gavin Newsom who took back the key to his city's computer network from the man who held it hostage for more than a week. The only positive recognition system administrator Terry Childs is likely to get from his escapade is credit for alerting other cities to take a second look at their information technology security practices.
]]>2008-07-23T13:10:00-07:002008-07-23T13:12:20-07:00Microsoft Opens Xbox Dev Community to Gaming Masses
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63913.html
Microsoft announced several changes to its Games for Windows Live and Xbox Live services Tuesday. Chief Technology Officer Chris Satchell outlined the changes at the company's Gamefest 2008 Conference held in Seattle. The software maker has removed its fees for Games for Windows Live, so now multiplayer game play functionality is available at no extra cost at all membership levels.Walaika Haskins2008-07-23T15:27:22-07:00Gaming
Microsoft announced several changes to its Games for Windows Live and Xbox Live services Tuesday. Chief Technology Officer Chris Satchell outlined the changes at the company's Gamefest 2008 Conference held in Seattle. The software maker has removed its fees for Games for Windows Live, so now multiplayer game play functionality is available at no extra cost at all membership levels. Microsoft will also roll out its Games for Windows Live Marketplace, adding a digital distribution component to the PC gaming service, as well as a revamped user interface.
]]>2008-07-23T15:27:22-07:002008-07-23T15:26:57-07:00The Road to 4G: WiMax Leads the Way
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63903.html
A host of companies are progressing with efforts to develop and prove 4G wireless technologies. Eagerly anticipated, what exactly constitutes 4G is yet to be determined. Though this process is driven in the main by international industry associations, no one group's efforts span all the evolving technology and international definitions and standards that will go into defining and applying it.Andrew Burger2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:00Wireless Networking
Gathering momentum and now moving swiftly, a host of companies are progressing with efforts to develop and prove so-called fourth generation, or 4G, wireless technologies. Eagerly anticipated, what exactly constitutes 4G is yet to be determined. Though this process is driven in the main by international industry associations, no one group's efforts span all the evolving technology and international definitions and standards that will go into defining and applying it.
]]>2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:002008-07-23T07:03:06-07:00JasperSoft Fires Up New OSS Forge
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63902.html
Open source business intelligence firm JasperSoft on Wednesday announced its next-generation community platform at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference. The new platform features tools to enhance community project developers as well as business users.Jack M. Germain2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:00Developer
Open source business intelligence firm JasperSoft on Wednesday announced its next-generation community platform at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference. The new platform features tools to enhance community project developers as well as business users. The new JasperSoft Forge responds to the changing needs of both open source software developers and a new class of business users drawn to the forge JasperSoft created two years ago.
]]>2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:002008-07-22T15:56:15-07:00MySpace Casts Lot With OpenID
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63905.html
The online hangout MySpace took another step Tuesday in cooperating with rival Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web. The OpenID coalition now includes Time Warner's AOL, Google's Blogger, Yahoo and blogging services Vox, WordPress and LiveJournal.2008-07-23T08:38:44-07:00Social Networking
The online hangout MySpace took another step Tuesday in cooperating with rival Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web. The OpenID coalition now includes Time Warner's AOL, Google's Blogger, Yahoo and blogging services Vox, WordPress and LiveJournal. Users with a supported account can activate it for use at other sites accepting OpenID; this way they won't have to keep creating new accounts and remembering passwords.
]]>2008-07-23T08:38:44-07:002008-07-23T11:13:49-07:00Backup Batteries Give Your iPhone Extra Juice
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63895.html
It's late in the day and again my iPhone 3G's battery is running low. Instead of giving this iPhone a name, as many people do with their gadgets, I'm using a mantra: "Another day, another charge." That makes this an apt time to take a fresh look at an increasingly important part of our gadget portfolio, those portable charging devices that provide a shot of juice in a pinch.Eric Benderoff2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:00Reviews
It's late in the day and again my iPhone 3G's battery is running low. Instead of giving this iPhone a name, as many people do with their gadgets, I'm using a mantra: "Another day, another charge." That makes this an apt time to take a fresh look at an increasingly important part of our gadget portfolio, those portable charging devices that provide a shot of juice in a pinch. Do you know someone seemingly at the edge of disaster because of a misplaced phone charger? Or maybe, after a nap with the music on during a lengthy plane ride, you find you don't have enough power to call the office?
]]>2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:002008-07-23T08:51:13-07:00Riding the Digital Signage Wave the SaaS Way
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63893.html
Digital billboards and digital signage networks in retail are driving the rapid expansion of outdoor/out-of-home advertising, rivaling the Internet as the fastest-growing advertising medium. What's fueling this growth? The ability to reach the elusive consumers while they are out of home, and especially while they are shopping.Brian Dusho and David Womeldorf2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:00SaaS
Digital billboards and digital signage networks in retail are driving the rapid expansion of outdoor/out-of-home advertising, rivaling the Internet as the fastest-growing advertising medium. What's fueling this growth? The ability to reach the elusive consumers while they are out of home, and especially while they are shopping. And the ability to customize each message to audiences at any location and even at any area within a location is another unique value that it brings to marketers.
]]>2008-07-23T04:00:00-07:002008-07-23T07:05:14-07:00Researcher Spills Beans on DNS Flaw Specs
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63901.html
Details about the massive Domain Name System flaw revealed less than two weeks ago were made public on the Internet Monday. Halvar Flake, a reverse engineering expert, posted a hypothetical theory about the vulnerability on his blog. A few hours later, a researcher at Matasano Security who knew the specifics about the bug posted a response to Flake's blog, confirming his hypothesis.Walaika Haskins2008-07-22T14:29:21-07:00Exploits & Vulnerabilities
Details about the massive Domain Name System flaw revealed less than two weeks ago were made public on the Internet Monday. Halvar Flake, a reverse engineering expert, posted a hypothetical theory about the vulnerability on his blog. A few hours later, a researcher at Matasano Security who knew the specifics about the bug posted a response to Flake's blog, confirming his hypothesis. Shortly afterwards, the Matasano post was removed, and company executive Thomas Ptacek apologized, admitting that the company had "dropped the ball."
]]>2008-07-22T14:29:21-07:002008-07-23T07:06:15-07:00Esquire to Put Digital Moving Pix on Mag Cover
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63900.html
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Esquire magazine, the publication's editors plan to release 100,000 copies of its October 2008 edition with a cover made of electronic paper. E Ink, an electronic paper developer, has taken the technology it used in devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony eReader to develop a version of the technology for use on the Esquire cover.Walaika Haskins2008-07-22T13:18:49-07:00Technology
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Esquire magazine, the publication's editors plan to release 100,000 copies of its October 2008 edition with a cover made of electronic paper. E Ink, an electronic paper developer, has taken the technology it used in devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony eReader to develop a version of the technology for use on the Esquire cover. The resulting cover, hitting newsstands in September, will feature words and images that scroll across the flexible electronic page.
]]>2008-07-22T13:18:49-07:002008-07-22T13:46:13-07:00Facebook Repaints Wall in New Design
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63898.html
Facebook's new look is all about the Wall, the blank space on a profile page that the social network's users can fill in with stories, photos, links and the ever-popular Status Updates. In turn, Facebook executives hope a less-cluttered Web site will eventually fill in their bank accounts with more advertising revenue.Renay San Miguel2008-07-22T12:03:00-07:00Social Networking
Facebook's new look is all about the Wall, the blank space on a profile page that the social network's users can fill in with stories, photos, links and the ever-popular Status Updates. In turn, Facebook executives hope a less-cluttered Web site will eventually fill in their bank accounts with more advertising revenue. The second-ranked social network is slowly introducing its users to its redesign, keeping in mind the public relations disaster that was Beacon, Facebook's controversial attempt to link customer data to advertisers.
]]>2008-07-22T12:03:00-07:002008-07-22T12:04:36-07:00Web 2.0 the Enterprise Way
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63884.html
Web 2.0 technologies are empowering enterprises in ways we could only have imagined a few years ago. They have evolved beyond consumer-grade blogs and wikis into enterprise-class solutions driving collaboration, productivity, sales and cost savings. But despite the business value they deliver, are enterprises ready to fully embrace Web 2.0 technologies?Fima Katz2008-07-22T04:00:00-07:00Expert Advice
Web 2.0 technologies are empowering enterprises in ways we could only have imagined a few years ago. They have evolved beyond consumer-grade blogs and wikis into enterprise-class solutions driving collaboration, productivity, sales and cost savings. But despite the business value they deliver, are enterprises ready to fully embrace Web 2.0 technologies? Companies that don't are risking more than just their competitive edge, according to one analyst firm.
]]>2008-07-22T04:00:00-07:002008-07-22T18:51:21-07:00TiVo, Amazon Put a Little 'Buy Buy' in the 'Boop Boop'
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/63896.html
The company that pioneered the concept of skipping past television commercials is now introducing a new kind of TV-based advertising. TiVo has joined forces with Amazon to create an interactive system that will let viewers buy products featured on TV shows -- right from their remotes. TiVo Product Purchase will present options on the screen and give users the opportunity to order without interrupting the program.JR Raphael2008-07-22T10:47:14-07:00E-Commerce
The company that pioneered the concept of skipping past television commercials is now introducing a new kind of TV-based advertising. TiVo has joined forces with Amazon to create an interactive system that will let viewers buy products featured on TV shows -- right from their remotes. TiVo Product Purchase will present options on the screen and give users the opportunity to order without interrupting the program. Think of it this way: If you're watching "Oprah" and her guest is an author, the book he wrote might pop up on-screen.
]]>2008-07-22T10:47:14-07:002008-07-22T15:47:57-07:00
Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony have joined forces with Amimon, a developer of wireless home digital interface technology. The companies have pledged support for the creation of a new interoperable industry standard for audio, video and control that could connect multiple high-definition devices around a home without the use of wires. The group's goal is to enhance the current WHDI technology in order to enable wireless streaming of uncompressed HD video and audio between consumer electronic devices.
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Usually, it's a mayor who hands out the key to his or her city to residents deserving special recognition. In San Francisco's case, it was Mayor Gavin Newsom who took back the key to his city's computer network from the man who held it hostage for more than a week. The only positive recognition system administrator Terry Childs is likely to get from his escapade is credit for alerting other cities to take a second look at their information technology security practices.
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Microsoft announced several changes to its Games for Windows Live and Xbox Live services Tuesday. Chief Technology Officer Chris Satchell outlined the changes at the company's Gamefest 2008 Conference held in Seattle. The software maker has removed its fees for Games for Windows Live, so now multiplayer game play functionality is available at no extra cost at all membership levels. Microsoft will also roll out its Games for Windows Live Marketplace, adding a digital distribution component to the PC gaming service, as well as a revamped user interface.
]]>
Gathering momentum and now moving swiftly, a host of companies are progressing with efforts to develop and prove so-called fourth generation, or 4G, wireless technologies. Eagerly anticipated, what exactly constitutes 4G is yet to be determined. Though this process is driven in the main by international industry associations, no one group's efforts span all the evolving technology and international definitions and standards that will go into defining and applying it.
]]>
Open source business intelligence firm JasperSoft on Wednesday announced its next-generation community platform at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference. The new platform features tools to enhance community project developers as well as business users. The new JasperSoft Forge responds to the changing needs of both open source software developers and a new class of business users drawn to the forge JasperSoft created two years ago.
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The online hangout MySpace took another step Tuesday in cooperating with rival Internet services, joining a coalition that allows people to use the same accounts and passwords across the Web. The OpenID coalition now includes Time Warner's AOL, Google's Blogger, Yahoo and blogging services Vox, WordPress and LiveJournal. Users with a supported account can activate it for use at other sites accepting OpenID; this way they won't have to keep creating new accounts and remembering passwords.
]]>
It's late in the day and again my iPhone 3G's battery is running low. Instead of giving this iPhone a name, as many people do with their gadgets, I'm using a mantra: "Another day, another charge." That makes this an apt time to take a fresh look at an increasingly important part of our gadget portfolio, those portable charging devices that provide a shot of juice in a pinch. Do you know someone seemingly at the edge of disaster because of a misplaced phone charger? Or maybe, after a nap with the music on during a lengthy plane ride, you find you don't have enough power to call the office?
]]>
Digital billboards and digital signage networks in retail are driving the rapid expansion of outdoor/out-of-home advertising, rivaling the Internet as the fastest-growing advertising medium. What's fueling this growth? The ability to reach the elusive consumers while they are out of home, and especially while they are shopping. And the ability to customize each message to audiences at any location and even at any area within a location is another unique value that it brings to marketers.
]]>
Details about the massive Domain Name System flaw revealed less than two weeks ago were made public on the Internet Monday. Halvar Flake, a reverse engineering expert, posted a hypothetical theory about the vulnerability on his blog. A few hours later, a researcher at Matasano Security who knew the specifics about the bug posted a response to Flake's blog, confirming his hypothesis. Shortly afterwards, the Matasano post was removed, and company executive Thomas Ptacek apologized, admitting that the company had "dropped the ball."
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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Esquire magazine, the publication's editors plan to release 100,000 copies of its October 2008 edition with a cover made of electronic paper. E Ink, an electronic paper developer, has taken the technology it used in devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony eReader to develop a version of the technology for use on the Esquire cover. The resulting cover, hitting newsstands in September, will feature words and images that scroll across the flexible electronic page.
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Facebook's new look is all about the Wall, the blank space on a profile page that the social network's users can fill in with stories, photos, links and the ever-popular Status Updates. In turn, Facebook executives hope a less-cluttered Web site will eventually fill in their bank accounts with more advertising revenue. The second-ranked social network is slowly introducing its users to its redesign, keeping in mind the public relations disaster that was Beacon, Facebook's controversial attempt to link customer data to advertisers.
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Web 2.0 technologies are empowering enterprises in ways we could only have imagined a few years ago. They have evolved beyond consumer-grade blogs and wikis into enterprise-class solutions driving collaboration, productivity, sales and cost savings. But despite the business value they deliver, are enterprises ready to fully embrace Web 2.0 technologies? Companies that don't are risking more than just their competitive edge, according to one analyst firm.
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The company that pioneered the concept of skipping past television commercials is now introducing a new kind of TV-based advertising. TiVo has joined forces with Amazon to create an interactive system that will let viewers buy products featured on TV shows -- right from their remotes. TiVo Product Purchase will present options on the screen and give users the opportunity to order without interrupting the program. Think of it this way: If you're watching "Oprah" and her guest is an author, the book he wrote might pop up on-screen.
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