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Microsoft Bing Beats Google But Users Stay Loyal to Google

@ Jun 26, 2009 09:58 PM 5 comments

Catalyst Group finds in a small case study that while users say Microsoft's Bing search engine provides an overall superior experience to Google's search engine, users will remain loyal to Google.

Google CEO Schmidt Says Worst of the Financial Crisis Is Over

@ Jun 26, 2009 09:57 PM 5 comments

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says that the worst of the financial crisis is almost over and the U.S. economy should begin to turn around by the fall. Schmidt is also optimistic about 2010.

Amazon.com, Google Come to the Rescue of Newspapers, Journalism

@ May 08, 2009 01:16 AM 5 comments

Amazon.com and Google use different venues on the same day to suggest the future of journalism and news delivery. Amazon.com's Kindle DX, the next

First Look: Large-Screen Amazon Kindle DX Debuts in New York

@ May 08, 2009 12:35 AM 5 comments

the Kindle DX, which now boasts a 9.7-inch display, is also designed for the best possible read of personal and business documents, such as PDFs, as well as must-reads such as The New York Times.

Tesla Motors Model S Backed by Google Founders Brin, Page

@ Apr 02, 2009 03:11 AM 4 comments

Tesla Motors Model S Backed by Google Founders Brin, Page

Cisco Systems Launches Long-Anticipated Unified Computing System

@ Mar 16, 2009 11:50 PM 4 comments

Generically called the "Cisco Unified Computing System," the initiative consists of a new data center architecture, a new server and a new set of management software and services based on Intel's powerful new quad-core Nehalem Xeon processors.

Number of People Using Mobile Devices Doubles: comScore

@ Mar 16, 2009 11:49 PM 4 comments

comScore reports that the number of people using their mobile devices on a daily basis to access news and other information more than doubled between January 2008 and January 2009, to 22.4 million. As the enterprise work force has become more mobile, the use of laptops in many circumstances has given way to more powerful mobile devices.

Intel Displays Future Technologies

@ Mar 01, 2009 10:22 PM 4 comments

Intel provided a first look at some of the developing technologies in its R&D pipeline during a Feb. 25 presentation in New York.

Google Introduces AJAX API Playground

@ Jan 27, 2009 10:23 AM 5 comments

Google's AJAX API Playground is a new official way for Google to show JavaScript samples to application developers. The Google AJAX API Playground is built on Google App Engine and is open-sourced under an Apache 2.0 license.

Digg to Reduce Staff, Aim for Profitability

@ Jan 27, 2009 10:18 AM 5 comments

News aggregation and social networking site Digg announces a staff reduction in the face of flattening traffic in an effort to achieve profitability in 2009.

Sun Muscles into RIA Space with JavaFX

@ Jan 27, 2009 10:14 AM 5 comments

Sun Microsystems rolls out JavaFX to challenge Adobe AIR and Flex, as well as Microsoft Silverlight, in the highly competitive rich Internet application space

10 Killer Phones Spotted at the 2009 CES

@ Jan 27, 2009 10:14 AM 5 comments

10 Killer Phones Spotted at the 2009 CES

Notebook Sales Outpace Desktop Sales

@ Dec 30, 2008 02:34 AM 4 comments

As notebook sales surpass desktop sales for the first time in history, many small-business owners may be tempted to jump to an Acer, Dell or even Apple portable.

Intel Begins Shipping 160GB Solid-State SATA Drives for Laptops

@ Dec 30, 2008 02:29 AM 4 comments

Intel, which began offering its own line of solid-state drives earlier in 2008, is now shipping a 2.5-inch SSD with a 160GB data storage capacity. In January, Intel will also ship a 1.8-inch version of its SSD SATA drive for ultraportable notebooks. The new Intel SSDs come as the price of NAND flash memory continues to drop.

Google Watch - Are Android, Chrome-Flavored Netbooks on Tap for Google?

@ Dec 30, 2008 02:21 AM 5 comments

Earlier this week, I lamented what Google didn't do in 2008, but with the year winding down let's consider what's on tap at Google for 2009.

Cloud Databases May Gain Ground in 2009

@ Dec 11, 2008 10:26 AM 4 comments

Database vendors such as Microsoft and Oracle began taking a long look at the cloud in 2008. Analysts expect more of the same in 2009, this time with vendors putting more database functionality into the cloud.

Gartner Sees Great SAAS Enterprise App Growth Despite Downturn

@ Oct 28, 2008 12:36 AM 4 comments

Gartner says sales and market share of SAAS enterprise applications and cloud computing will continue to grow in the face of the recession. However, Gartner notes that the SAAS market is just starting to feel the effect of tightened corporate belts, which could mean a spending drop as we barrel toward 2009. Google Apps, Zoho and other messaging and collaboration suites remain strong, as do CRM and Web conferencing.

Linux Foundation Releases Beta of Porting Solution

@ Oct 14, 2008 11:11 PM 4 comments

The Linux Foundation releases the first public beta of Linux Standard Base (LSB) 4.0, which reduces the differences between various Linux distributions for developers. LSB 4.0 features a new application checker, a new shell script checker, and a new multi-version software development kit (SDK).

Study: Use of Ruby Language on the Rise

@ Oct 14, 2008 11:11 PM 5 comments

A study based on Black Duck Software’s Koders.com search engine data shows that the use of the Ruby language has grown significantly in the last four years.

New Class of Mobile Workers Emerging

@ Oct 13, 2008 10:26 PM 4 comments

Corporate IT managers and vendors are badly underestimating the future demand for mobility devices and services in the enterprise arena, overlooking a new emerging class of mobile workers that rely on smart phones.

Microsoft Moves a Step Closer to Oslo

@ Oct 13, 2008 10:24 PM 4 comments

Microsoft shares more detail about its “Oslo” modeling platform, naming the components and its delivery vehicle. The company will deliver Community Technology Previews (CTPs) of the Oslo technology at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.

INSIDE MOBILE: Why eBooks and eBook Readers Will Eventually Succeed

@ Oct 13, 2008 10:23 PM 4 comments

Reading eBooks from eBook readers similar to the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader will eventually be the preferred reading method for millions worldwide, predicts Knowledge Center analyst J. Gerry Purdy.

Red Hat Upgrades Open-Source SOA Offerings

@ Oct 09, 2008 04:28 AM 4 comments

Red Hat announces new versions of its open-source service-oriented architecture solutions. The upgrades to Red Hat’s JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform and Operations Network include new enterprise service bus and rules features.

Ask.com Revamps for Faster Web Search, More Relevance

@ Oct 09, 2008 04:28 AM 0 comments

Ask.com says its search is 30 percent faster than before and it hopes to gain customers from distracted rivals Yahoo and Microsoft. Ask CEO Jim Safka says the relaunched search engine will improve search relevance by adding structured data feeds to its results.

Lenovo Reveals ThinkPad X200 Notebook, Tablet

@ Sep 20, 2008 08:49 AM 4 comments

The Lenovo ThinkPad X200s will give Lenovo an ultraportable laptop that will compete against laptops from the likes of Toshiba, while the ThinkPad X200 tablet will eventually replace the ThinkPad X61 tablet notebook.

How Jabber Fits into Cisco's Unified Communications Plan

@ Sep 20, 2008 08:48 AM 49 comments

With the addition of enterprise instant messaging pioneer Jabber, Cisco Systems bolsters what it calls its 'presence' product portfolio and makes no bones about its overall goal: to become No. 1 in the unified communication/collaboration business.

Google Android Dream Phone to Cost $199

@ Sep 20, 2008 08:48 AM 4 comments

The Google-T-Mobile Dream phone, based on Google's Android operating system for mobile and wireless devices, will cost $199, or roughly as much as Apple's popular iPhone.

Microsoft-Powerset Won't Divorce Google from Search Dominance

@ Sep 19, 2008 02:27 AM 4 comments

Microsoft acquired the Powerset semantic search engine about a month ago and has already completed a few integration projects. The speedy work is admirable, but it will still be a major challenge for Microsoft to overtake Google in search.

IBM to Offer SAAS Version of Lotus Notes

@ Sep 19, 2008 02:24 AM 4 comments

IBM plans to offer a hosted version of Lotus Notes, which will bring the enterprise application into the modern Web services and Web 2.0 world.

Google Android Dream Phone to Cost $199

@ Sep 19, 2008 02:24 AM 4 comments

The Google-T-Mobile Dream phone, based on Google's Android operating system for mobile and wireless devices, will cost $199, or roughly as much as Apple's popular iPhone. Expect T-Mobile to offer aggressively priced service plans to get an edge on ATandT and the iPhone.

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