IT News Digest

Archive: 05-2007

• Viruses and hackers taint Google's AdWords

  Two recent news stories have cast a shadow on Google’s primary source of revenue: keyword advertisements. In one story, a researcher bought an advertisement that read “Is your PC...

  Posted by Andy Moon | May 23, 2007, 11:43 AM PDT

• Does DomainKeys Identified Mail have what it takes to stop spam?

  Watch out, spammers… DomainKeys Identified Mail has received preliminary approval from the Internet Engineering Task Force, and it is powerful enough to mess up your plans to destroy the...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 23, 2007, 7:25 AM PDT

• Protocol for Location Based Services developed by the University of Illinois

  Science Daily reported on May 21, 2007, that researchers* at the University of Illinois have developed a protocol for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that was adopted by the International...

  Posted by Andy Moon | May 23, 2007, 5:38 AM PDT

• Diamonds: Girl's best friend / Evidence of global cooling?

  Scientists will reveal this week, at the American Geophysical Union meeting in Acapulco, a layer of microscopic diamonds at 26 different sites across Europe, Canada and the US. The diamonds are...

  Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | May 22, 2007, 1:03 PM PDT

• IBM unveils Power6 processor: Who said more GHz needs more watts?

  Yesterday, IBM officially announced its Power6 chip, touting that the next-generation microprocessor for its UNIX and Linux systems offers double the performance of the earlier Power5+ processor...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | May 22, 2007, 10:41 AM PDT

• Information wants to be free, including air ticket prices

  Now that airlines have almost completely transformed from a business necessity and personal luxury to a commodity service (with all the cattle-car charm that implies), fliers have realized The...

  Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | May 22, 2007, 9:33 AM PDT

• Motorola mobiles send Linux handsets stateside

  Motorola CEO’s debuted Linux-based “Rokr” and “Razr2″ models at a Manhattan event with new top execs last week. Finally, Moto, after four years of hiding Linux...

  Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | May 21, 2007, 6:14 PM PDT

• Quicker Quicken profits

  The San Jose Mercury News, a Bay Area tech bellwether, reports Intuit’s profit is up 23% for the quarter. With over a billion of quarterly sales, it’s no wonder Reuters reports a...

  Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | May 21, 2007, 3:30 PM PDT

• When breaking news crashes: Don't believe everything you read

  Let’s face it. We live in a day and age where everyone can potentially be a journalist if they have a computer and access to the Internet. Remember that old saying, “Don’t...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 21, 2007, 8:19 AM PDT

• Microsoft to acquire aQuantive: The foray to quantify ad dollars

  The acquisition frenzy in the online ad space continues with Microsoft’s plans to acquire aQuantive (parent of Avenue A Razorfish), the largest online ad agency, in a $6 billion all cash...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | May 21, 2007, 6:45 AM PDT

• AMD tries to outdo Intel with Puma: Great computing power for less power consumption

  According to a recent article by CNET Networks’ News.com, Advanced Micro Devices (ADM) is “prepping an energy-efficient notebook chip, code-named Griffin, as well as a platform based...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 18, 2007, 8:00 AM PDT

• Google "Universal Search": Search gets snazzy!

  For all you folks who helped make the term “Google” a verb, get ready for a snazzy new search experience. At the recent Searchology summit held in its Mountain View HQ, Google execs...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | May 18, 2007, 5:46 AM PDT

• Another strike against DRM: Amazon weighs in for better digital downloads

  The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon.com will launch a digital music store later this year, selling all songs in MP3 format with no digital rights management hindering use of the music files....

  Posted by John Bartley K7AAY | May 17, 2007, 7:32 AM PDT

• It takes more than brains to switch to smart grids

  Everywhere I look these days, I see green — and I don’t mean leaves on the trees and grass on freshly mowed lawns. The call is out, and it’s incredibly loud. We have to do things...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 16, 2007, 7:40 AM PDT

• Does the updated MacBook have what it takes to win over PC users?

  I'm a PC girl, but my expanding job responsibilities have recently placed me in front of a Macintosh. Despite the learning curve, I have to admit that I kind of like it! As of today,...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 15, 2007, 7:47 AM PDT

• Microsoft: Royalties or royal pain?

  In the most recent battle between open-source and proprietary software, Microsoft goes for the jugular by claiming that free and open-source software violates 235 of its patents. See the article...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 14, 2007, 7:35 AM PDT

• Microsoft pulls Viridian features to avoid delays

  Microsoft is changing three key features of the initial version of its Viridian hypervisor technology in an attempt to make its schedule of releasing Viridian within 180 days of completing Windows...

  Posted by Mary Weilage | May 11, 2007, 7:33 AM PDT

• Red Hat focuses on desktop Linux and emerging markets

  Red Hat announced a new desktop version of Linux at its Red Hat Summit in San Diego. Red Hat Global Desktop is aimed at desktop and laptop customers in developing nations. Intel is partnering in...

  Posted by Mary Weilage | May 10, 2007, 7:45 AM PDT

• Do you have a nose for technology news?

  TechRepublic is seeking two bloggers — one from the West Coast and one from the U.K. — who are interested in posting information about the latest and greatest news stories that are...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 9, 2007, 10:34 AM PDT

• Real ID Act receives criticism and support

  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Department of Homeland Security, and a growing list of states openly oppose the Real ID Act because of privacy and security concerns. Groups that support the...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | May 9, 2007, 8:02 AM PDT