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June 30, Palm drops app developer fee

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:18:56 +0000

Palm decided to drop its $50 app developer application fee and refund all fees previously paid. A last-ditch effort to compete in the smartphone market? Hot Hardware.

May 28, is there actually a Facebook alternative?

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:37:55 +0000

As the backlash against Facebook grows, the question is whether an open-source alternative such as the Appleseed Project can actually work; Network World.

Meanwhile, IBM predicted that electronics sales were going to rise this summer. Hot Hardware.

April 26, open source ignorance and the tiniest map in the world

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:04:38 +0000

Open source is not synonymous with free, but that’s what some people think. Why that shouldn’t annoy us. Network World.

IBM scientists have created the tiniest map in the entire world. Wow. Hot Hardware.

April 16, Girls like computers & rank your Mac metropolis

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:56:58 +0000

Ubuntu Women is trying a novel approach to getting more girls interested in computers: Show them girls who are interested in … computers. No pink allowed. Network World.

The “Mac Metropolis” ranking from Experian – how does your city stack up? Hot Hardware.

April 12, open source, VOIP and 24

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:32:29 +0000

Educating people in open source principles and practice isn’t so easy. Network World.

Vonage releases its Android application. Hot Hardware.

24 pissed me off. Officially. big time. TV Tyrant.

April 2, data surpasses voice and Mozilla releases data

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:27:44 +0000

Mobile data has surpassed voice, and it’s only becoming a bigger piece of the pie. On Hot Hardware.

Mozilla releases data on its usership, and it accounts for nearly a third of browser use internationally. On Network World.

March 28, top tech CEOs

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:16:50 +0000

Fully a third of Barron’s top-respected CEOs are from the tech industry. On Hot Hardware.

March 26, Microsoft & open source, Netflix on Wii and no more 24

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:44:59 +0000

Microsoft claims it’s not the enemy of open source software it once was. It kind of makes sense. On Network World.

Netflix has announced it’s started shipping discs to customers who have Wii consoles, so they’ll be able to stream directly to their television sets. On Hot Hardware.

Finally, this is the final season of 24. For realz. On TV Tyrant.

March 10, score one for bicyclists

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:48 +0000

Responding to community appeals, Google has added a bicycling layer to its Maps. Hot Hardware.

On Lost, we finally had a hint that not everything is predestined and not everyone has to repeat the mistakes he or she made first time around. TV Tyrant.

March 8, USB battery charger off the market

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:34:00 +0000

A Windows vulnerability has forced Energizer to take its battery charger powered either by a wall outlet or a USB off the market. Hot Hardware.