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Father of Java Promises ‘Mind-Blowing’ Blu-ray Experiences
March 6, 2008 10:48AM Sun Vice President James Gosling, known as the father of Java, says the next-generation Blu-ray Profile 2 will offer “mind-blowing” experiences. Demonstrations of Blu-ray Profile 2 are scheduled ...
NTT DoCoMo, Google To Partner on Mobile Internet
January 24, 2008 2:44PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us DoCoMo and Google will also continue to study the possibility of bringing Android-based handsets to the Japanese market. Android was announced by the ...
Time Warner Trial Could Stifle Online Movies
The actual cost to Time Warner of additional bandwidth usage is unclear, since Net access providers do not provide a breakdown of costs, but some industry observers have said that the majority ...
Applied Materials Will Cut Costs in 2008
In spite of the job cuts, Applied Materials may have one saving grace: its photovoltaic manufacturing gear. Analysts say high oil costs have made solar cells an affordable energy alternative. So, regardless ...
Network Solutions Slammed for New Domain Policy
Many are saying that Network Solutions is “front running” — a scheme used by domain-name scammers to register domain names only to sell them later for higher prices than the initial fees. ...
OpenSocial Faces Off with Facebook
December 14, 2007 11:13AM Facebook’s announcement that it would license its platform has renewed speculation about the impact of social networking for the enterprise. The momentum for interoperability of applications between consumer-based, ...
Ask.com Gives Privacy Control to Users
December 11, 2007 8:58AM Following news that Ask.com has introduced a new tool, called AskEraser, that can prevent Ask.com from storing any search data, EPIC’s Marc Rotenberg said Ask.com’s AskEraser is a ...
Verizon Wireless Readies 4G Network
November 30, 2007 8:45AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Following news that Verizon will use Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its 4G network, Chris Hazelton, an analyst with IDC, noted that the ...
Google’s Storage Plans Raise Plenty of Concerns
Google maps, Google search, Google mail, and next it seems will be Google storage, although the company has yet to announce official details. Increasingly, when Google sneezes, entire industries catch cold, and ...
U.N. Web Forum Takes on Cybercrime
November 15, 2007 7:36AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us The four-day U.N.-sponsored forum, which ends Thursday, brings together some 2,000 representatives from the information-technology industry, governments and civil society to discuss the ...