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1. Microsoft: No backdoor in Windows 7

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   But NSA admits involvement in OS security guide Microsoft has rebuffed reports that a "backdoor" was deliberately coded into its Windows 7 operating system. "Microsoft has not and will not put 'backdoors' ...

2. Auto roti maker wins Intel prize

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   And the biodegradable bone The Intel+Berkeley cooperative attempt to promote fresh ideas has announced the three winners of its entrepreneurial push. But we'll start with the third prizewinner as that ...

3. We need Chrome

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   Yeah we do, we do Have you seen the demo of the Chrome operating system? It's worth two minutes of your time to get a gander at what Google is cooking up in its labs. Although a big fan of Mac OS X (10.5.8), ...

4. Steve Ballmer hallelujahs Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   The lid it is lifted Delightfully understated Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally lifted the lid on how well Windows 7 sales have been doing. Previously Ballmer has only told the world that the operating ...

5. China has free reign over US computers

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   ... and economic development, the Commission added. The Commission was concerned that the Chinese had placed many of its capabilities for computer network operations within elements of the People's Liberation ...

6. Hacker restores Atom support for Snow Leopard netbooks

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... hackintosh netbooks!" However, Jeff Porten of MacWorld warned that executing the Atom crack was not a "point-and-click" operation. "You'll need to roll up your Terminal sleeves for a few simple steps ...

7. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... by the Wall Street Journal, reportedly described the reception to Windows 7 as "fantastic." He added that the latest iteration of Windows had outsold any previous version of the operating system by "two ...

8. Google rolls out Chrome OS source code

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   Eliminates all "unnecessary" processes Google has released the source code of its long-awaited Chrome OS. According to the Mountain View-based company, the alternative operating system is optimized for ...

9. Rumor: Sony planning Firefox PS3 port

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... in PS3 web browser." It should be noted that the PS3 is already capable of running Linux, although Sony disabled the option of running other operating systems on the Slim version of its console.  Sony ...

10. Space walkers will drink their own urine, dammit

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    ... being retired at the end of this year (UPDATE: the Shuttle program is being retired at the end of next year). The existing mission will, however, do enough to keep the space station operational beyond ...

11. The world waits for Google's Chrome OS

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 19 November 2009

    Conference call today Google will hold a conference call today outlining its plans for the operating system. It has invited journalists to a webcast that starts at 10:00AM and goes on to 11:00PM Pacific. ...

12. Thieves scrump thousands of Apple iPhones

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 November 2009

    ... to comment. The iPhones were destined for mobile operator Mobistar, which had already been suffering shortages. The company's Patti Verdoot told De Standard that it had been promised a new shipment to ...

13. Electronic Arts closes Pandemic Studios

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 17 November 2009

    ... focused development operation. That's how we will continue to make great games in our LA studios." However, Earl emphasized that EA would continue to "announce plans" for new games based on the Pandemic ...

14. British man given bionic butt

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Sunday, 15 November 2009

    ... but that doesn’t bother me. My gratitude to the surgeons is endless because what they have done is a miracle." Galvin had been told that he would have to wear a colostomy bag for life after two operations ...

15. Apple outflanks Psystar in crushing legal victory


    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Saturday, 14 November 2009

    ... opined Alsup. 

 "This resulted in a substantial variation from the underlying copyrighted work. In fact, if the bootloader and kernel extensions added by Psystar were removed, then the operating system ...

16. Dell touts Mini 3 Android smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    ... is being released with a wave of other Android phones under the auspices of different operators. The question is: will the Mini 3 be drowned out, or can the Dell brand successfully carry it?" 

Morgan ...

17. Microsoft to ship Linux tools

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    ... using the Eclipse IDE or operating on multiple operating systems, including Unix, Linux and Mac OS X, to build applications with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. A Microsoft spokesman ...

18. Spirit rover's in a bit of a hole

    (Space/Space Features)

    Friday, 13 November 2009

    ... its exploration of the Martian surface. Designed to operate for only 90 days when they arrived on Mars back in 2004, Spirit and its sister, Opportunity, have exceeded all expectations by exploring the ...

19. Intel maintains innocence despite $1.25 billion cash payoff

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ... that it has always operated within the bounds of the law.  The agreement between Intel and AMD has now been published and excerpted below. "The AMD anti-trust lawsuit has been massive and promised to ...

20. Qualcomm intros first 3G/LTE chipsets

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ... of network operators, infrastructure vendors and handset manufacturers. Commercial launches of these devices using Qualcomm chipsets will begin during the second half of 2010. Potential customers include ...

21. We didn't copy Windows 7 from Mac OS. Did we?

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    ... around a screen. Apple got there first - and for a while there were two operating environments, GEM and Windows, both of which floated above the command line prompt in DOS. And then there was OS/2. Steve ...

22. How TG Daily is put together

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 12 November 2009

    Shocking truth of editorial chat revealed The good Dr Spinola is a godfearing tee totaller who loves his iPhone, his Macbook and the Linux operating system for servers. He eats sardines and beans on toast. ...

23. Microsoft: Windows 7 "looks and feels" like Mac OS X

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... Windows 7 core] is far more stable than the current Mac platform, for instance," claimed Aldous. "We've taken everything that's good about Vista, along with the core infrastructure of the operating system, ...

24. Mozilla refreshes Firefox 3.6 Beta

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... Windows operating systems. 
See Also Mozilla looks ahead as Firefox celebrates fifth anniversary Mozilla Firefox 3.6 beta spotted in the wild Mozilla preps Firefox 3.6 with beta test build  ...

25. Stealth malware steals jailbroken iPhone data

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... that the back-end of Privacy.A can be "easily" installed on a variety of operating systems, including OS X, Windows and Linux. 
 "A computer on display in a retail store could [then] scan all iPhones that ...

26. Apple with iPhone more profitable than Nokia

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ...  Alex Spektor, an analyst at the company, said that he estimated Apple's operating profit for the Phone stood at $1.6 billion in the third quarter. "Apple overtook Nokia for the first time, which recorded ...

27. 55 inch B&O TV a snip at $18,700

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 11 November 2009

    ... by one-touch operation from a Bang & Olufsen remote control, presumably operated by the owner's butler. "BeoVision 7-55 is the cornerstone in the intelligent home as it is a fantastic hub for combining ...

28. Feds indict RBS WorldPay hackers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    $9 million stolen in "elaborate" international scheme A US federal grand jury has indicted four hackers for allegedly breaking into a computer network operated by the Atlanta-based credit card processing ...

29. Firefox 'most insecure browser'

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... Mozilla's browser had the largest percentage of web vulnerabilities, with Safari second, Internet Explorer third and Opera fourth on six percent. You can download the Cenzic report here. "It's not rocket ...

30. Solar sail set for launch next year

    (Space/Space Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... successful, says the Planetary Society, LightSail-2 will be operated at higher orbit. "LightSail-3 will go to libration point L1, where we hope eventually to see a solar sail permanently placed as a solar ...

31. Samsung launches its own mobile platform

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 10 November 2009

    ... Solution Center. "Bada will be Samsung’s landmark, iconic new platform that brings an unprecedented opportunity for operators, developers and Samsung mobile phone users around the world." The company ...

32. Apple update fixes critical Snow Leopard bugs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    Introducing 

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Apple has released a long-awaited update for its Snow Leopard (SL) operating system. According to Club Cupertino, Mac OS X 10.6.2 includes general operating system fixes ...

33. Health insurance IT isn't dead, it just smells funny

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Monday, 09 November 2009

    ... reason for that huge difference is that the large private insurance companies keep an army of software developers and IT operations staff, along with attendant analysts and administrators, employed to ...

34. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... was sales of PCs with older operating systems (XP and Vista) were high, making up 20 percent of sales during the Windows 7 launch, compared to just 6 percent of older operating sales during Vista's launch ...

35. Adult Friend Finder: paedophiles are just one click away

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... months AFF made $46.4 million in payments to those marketers. Marketing affiliates are companies that operate websites that market AFF services on their websites. They direct visitor traffic to AFF by ...

36. Notebook benchmarks fail to convey performance, price

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... depends on operating systems, the amount of memory a PC has, the speed of a broadband connection, and numerous other variables make it hard to agree on a common metric anyway. Subjective considerations ...

37. Prosthetic hand gives sensation of touch

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Thursday, 05 November 2009

    ... training sessions, he is operating the artificial hand as though it's his own," says Prof. Shacham-Diamand. "We've built in tactile sensors too, so the information transfer goes two ways. These allow Ekenstam ...

38. Hacker jailbreaks iPhone 3GS with blacksn0w crack

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    ...  
 In addition, Apple insisted that the licensee is not the "owner" of his or her iPhone software and warned that modifying the OS could "cause serious problems in the operation" of the device.  See ...

39. Parallels takes on VMware

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 04 November 2009

    ... performs 22 percent faster than the competition (VMware) when running a 64-bit version of Windows 7. In addition, version 5 reportedly offers up to 300 percent faster performance for virtual machine operations ...

40. Sony Ericsson Android lumbers into view

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... of app stores, such as PlayNow and the Android Market. Additional specs include:
 Size - 119 x 63 x 13 mm. Weight - 135 grams. Memory - 8GB microSD memory card. Operating system - Google Android Donut, ...

41. UK court rules that global warming is a religious belief, not science

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... the redundancy was 'driven solely by the operational needs of the company during a period of extraordinary market turbulence, which also required other structural changes to be made within the company'. ...

42. Start-up sues over Nook

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... the Nook. Both e-readers use the Android operating system and combine an e-ink screen with a color touch screen.  ...

43. Coconut nuclear power on the horizon

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... to generate a cooling vacuum essential to ITER's operation. It is not clear if the coconuts have to be carried to the plant by an African or English Swallow. But it could turn countries famous for their ...

44. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 03 November 2009

    ... reality is both firms are as dramatically different as their CEOs are. Microsoft at its core is an operating system and tools company, it is at its strongest when it is selling things that others turn ...

45. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    ... Quad, i7 and Xeon Nehalem CPUs. 

 It should be noted that Psystar's Darwin Universal Boot Loader supports additional operating systems, including Windows 7, XP, Vista and various Linux flavors. See ...

46. Gamer hardware to turn war into a game

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    ... and computer games has just been recruited by the US Army to make controls for its war droids. According to CNET the idea is that PacBot operators to tell exactly how hard a robot's grip is, allowing ...

47. Snow Leopard glitch means Windows 7 runs faster - on Macs

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    The brand new 27" iMac is suffering from major problems with video graphics while Windows 7 operating on the same machines is working fine. The brand new 27" iMac is suffering from major problems with ...

48. Robot fish could monitor water quality

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Monday, 02 November 2009

    ... locomotion and maneuvering in the water." Robotic fish could operate autonomously for months, giving precise data on aquatic conditions. They will carry sensors recording such things as temperature, ...

49. Strike!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... And the only way for a union to flex its muscles is to strike. Globalization has tipped the scales dramatically against labor. Companies pack up and move operations (product and service quality be damned) ...

50. Russia plans nuclear rocket for manned Mars mission

    (Space/Space Features)

    Friday, 30 October 2009

    ... mission to Mars, interplanetary travel, the creation and operation of planetary outposts," Perminov said. But he stopped short of proposing a permanent base on Mars. President Dmitry Medvedev backed ...