January 31, 2008
The consensus is that Apple keeps penalizing the early adopters – those who are willing to wait in line and pay out the nose for these innovative products. The new applications – that the early adopters don’t have and will have to pay $20 to get – include: Stocks, Mail, Notes, Maps, and Weather. These applications are ...
Discord Continues For iPod Touch Payment
by Lashan ClarkeThe consensus is that Apple keeps penalizing the early adopters – those who are willing to wait in line and pay out the nose for these innovative products. The new applications – that the early adopters don’t have and will have to pay $20 to get – include: Stocks, Mail, Notes, Maps, and Weather. These applications are ...
January 30, 2008
While Macworld is usually a festive affair for Steve Jobs and Apple, the 2008 convention left some users disappointed in Apple’s commitment to customers. Jobs announced that iPod Touch would be getting five new applications. That’s the good news. The bad news is that these new applications will come at a cost of $20 to current owners. This ...
Disappointment With iPod Touch Update
by Lashan ClarkeWhile Macworld is usually a festive affair for Steve Jobs and Apple, the 2008 convention left some users disappointed in Apple’s commitment to customers. Jobs announced that iPod Touch would be getting five new applications. That’s the good news. The bad news is that these new applications will come at a cost of $20 to current owners. This ...
IBM implements business-wide data encryption
by David MastersIBM is to engage in an "enterprisewide deployment" of PGP encryption technology through 2008. All of its 355,000 employees will be provided with PGP's whole disk encryption, which keeps data confidential. The cost of this new measure has not been revealed. IBM already uses encryption in certain areas of its business, especially with Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions encryptions ...
Slowdown in IT wage growth, gender pay-gap widens
by David MastersCareers site Dice.com this week reported that 2007 salaries for IT professionals were only marginally higher than in 2006, seeing only a 1.7% increase. This is compared to a 5.2% increase from 2005 to 2006. Managers fared better, with CIS managers seeing a 7.8% increase in salary, with an average pay of $89,000 for 2007. Project managers saw ...
January 29, 2008
During Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs delivered his annual keynote address and announced the launching of “Apple TV: Take Two.” Take Two is an upgraded user interface with the capability for American users to rent movies via the Internet and download DVD- and High Definition (HD)-quality video through this home cinema device. While Jobs admitted that Apple TV has not ...
Apple TV: Take Two
by Lashan ClarkeDuring Macworld 2008, Steve Jobs delivered his annual keynote address and announced the launching of “Apple TV: Take Two.” Take Two is an upgraded user interface with the capability for American users to rent movies via the Internet and download DVD- and High Definition (HD)-quality video through this home cinema device. While Jobs admitted that Apple TV has not ...
U.S. commuters to test Wi-Fi on trains
by David MastersFree Wi-Fi on trains will been launched in Massachusetts this week in a bid to “encourage and incentivize people to take the train." The test run is a first for America, and will make Wi-Fi available on at least one coach of every train in the 45 mile line between Worcester, central Massachusetts, and Boston. The route is used by ...
January 28, 2008
Apple, again poised to strike fear into the hearts of other companies, announced the release of the Time Capsule. The Time Capsule is a hard drive that will work with the application, Time Machine, in the Leopard operating system. It will be available in two versions in the United States: a 500GB model at $299 and a ...
The Apple Time Capsule
by Lashan ClarkeApple, again poised to strike fear into the hearts of other companies, announced the release of the Time Capsule. The Time Capsule is a hard drive that will work with the application, Time Machine, in the Leopard operating system. It will be available in two versions in the United States: a 500GB model at $299 and a ...
January 26, 2008
The emails are realistic even though the sender and address is suspect. The logos are official-looking and the received can be easily duped into a scam. These phishing emails contain a malicious “Trojan horse” that is designed to infect the recipient’s computer system. Microsoft expects that these types of attacks will continue and likely increase in 2008. Microsoft’s ...
Microsoft Intelligence Report
by Lashan ClarkeThe emails are realistic even though the sender and address is suspect. The logos are official-looking and the received can be easily duped into a scam. These phishing emails contain a malicious “Trojan horse” that is designed to infect the recipient’s computer system. Microsoft expects that these types of attacks will continue and likely increase in 2008. Microsoft’s ...
January 25, 2008
Open source private branch exchange (PBX) software Asterisk is moving into the mainstream. The platform is great for businesses looking for free phone upgrades, and telephony suppliers are now cashing in on its popularity, selling Asterisk professional services, peripherals and software extensions at prices as low as one-tenth of the cost of equipment sold by major vendors such as ...
PBX software Asterisk goes mainstream
by David MastersOpen source private branch exchange (PBX) software Asterisk is moving into the mainstream. The platform is great for businesses looking for free phone upgrades, and telephony suppliers are now cashing in on its popularity, selling Asterisk professional services, peripherals and software extensions at prices as low as one-tenth of the cost of equipment sold by major vendors such as ...
January 24, 2008
Tiscali, who owns the on-demand service HomeChoice, is concerned that when these new services like BBC’s iPlayer take off, the spike will affect the overall services when customer’s try to access them. They are already getting support service calls about outages and disruptions in service. Jody Haskayne says, “The problem with IPTV and movie download sites is that ...
Who Should Pay Fees?
by Lashan ClarkeTiscali, who owns the on-demand service HomeChoice, is concerned that when these new services like BBC’s iPlayer take off, the spike will affect the overall services when customer’s try to access them. They are already getting support service calls about outages and disruptions in service. Jody Haskayne says, “The problem with IPTV and movie download sites is that ...
Cisco invests in UK femtocell company
by David MastersCisco has made an 'exploratory' investment in UK based company IP Access, a mobile technology manufacturer. By investing in IP Access, Cisco is hoping to explore the potential of femtocell technology. The amount invested by Cisco is undisclosed. IP Access started testing its Oyster 3G femtocell technology last year, aiming to improve indoor coverage for 3G networks. The ...
January 23, 2008
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas produced device after device with internet content available. However, broadband provider, Tiscali, is raising concerns about who’s going to pay for the internet access of all these devices. "It should be a concern for all broadband customers", said Jody Haskayne, director of PR & Communications at Tiscali. "We don't want to have ...
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show
by Lashan ClarkeThe 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas produced device after device with internet content available. However, broadband provider, Tiscali, is raising concerns about who’s going to pay for the internet access of all these devices. "It should be a concern for all broadband customers", said Jody Haskayne, director of PR & Communications at Tiscali. "We don't want to have ...
Drive-by pharming set to replace phishing
by David MastersPhishing, in which hackers send fraudulent emails from well known banks asking customers to enter their log in details for their online account, is set to be ousted by the more complex hacking technique of 'drive-by pharming'. According to internet security experts Symantec, drive-by pharming is almost "silent and there’s only subtle telltale signs that it’s occurring.” It involves hackers ...
January 22, 2008
The PSE 6 for Mac program has three edit modes for photographers, from beginner to expert, so that the user can set it for their own personal experience level. The Guided Edit mode will help walk users through the best way to improve a photo. PSE 6 for Mac will also allow users to combine the best facial expressions and ...
What’s New In PSE 6
by Lashan ClarkeThe PSE 6 for Mac program has three edit modes for photographers, from beginner to expert, so that the user can set it for their own personal experience level. The Guided Edit mode will help walk users through the best way to improve a photo. PSE 6 for Mac will also allow users to combine the best facial expressions and ...
January 21, 2008
Finally, an Adobe photo program is coming for Mac owners. It won’t roll out for a couple of months, but Adobe debuted it for a peek at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco in January. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh will run on Leopard (Mac OSX v 10.5) as well as Mac OSX version 10.4.8 and above. Photoshop ...
Adobe Photoshop Elements Released At MacWorld
by Lashan ClarkeFinally, an Adobe photo program is coming for Mac owners. It won’t roll out for a couple of months, but Adobe debuted it for a peek at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco in January. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh will run on Leopard (Mac OSX v 10.5) as well as Mac OSX version 10.4.8 and above. Photoshop ...
January 18, 2008
A very popular application on the social network Facebook.com, might be the impending source of a legal battle between Facebook.com and Hasbro or Mattel. The popular application is called Scrabulous, and is used by at least 600,000 people per day on the social networking site. However, Hasbro based in the United States, feels that the Scrabulous application infringes on their copyrights. Scrabulous ...
Impending Legal Battele For Scrabulous Application?
by Lashan ClarkeA very popular application on the social network Facebook.com, might be the impending source of a legal battle between Facebook.com and Hasbro or Mattel. The popular application is called Scrabulous, and is used by at least 600,000 people per day on the social networking site. However, Hasbro based in the United States, feels that the Scrabulous application infringes on their copyrights. Scrabulous ...
Microsoft executive shake-up continues: New CIO appointed
by David MastersMicrosoft's executive shake up continues with yet another appointment from outside its ranks. Tony Scott, former CIO for Walt Disney, has been given the same role at Microsoft, starting in February. He replaces Stuart Scott, who left Microsoft in November. Scott, who will also be a corporate vice president, will take charge of Microsoft's IT organization, a 4,000 person ...
Repeat losses for AMD total billions of dollars
by David MastersAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD), manufacturer of computer processing chips, this week announced its fifth-straight quarterly net loss, totalling US$1.772 billion. This loss was greater than its revenue for the same period, which was $1.770 billion. The loss was largely due to charges related to AMD's takeover of graphics chip maker ATI. Without the charges - totally ...
January 17, 2008
The new MyFaves Mate Morpher from T-Mobile has made it possible to have fun with your friends’ faces. It gives you the ability to choose two to five friends and use their pictures to morph them into one person. The MyFaves Mate Morpher application is actually a Facebook application, which gives users the ability to create one person using the pictures ...
T-Mobile Adds New Mate Morpher Application
by Lashan ClarkeThe new MyFaves Mate Morpher from T-Mobile has made it possible to have fun with your friends’ faces. It gives you the ability to choose two to five friends and use their pictures to morph them into one person. The MyFaves Mate Morpher application is actually a Facebook application, which gives users the ability to create one person using the pictures ...
Sun to pay $1 billion for MySQL
by David MastersIn an end to the speculation that MySQL would become a public company, the Swedish-based software developers have been acquired by Sun in a deal worth $1 billion (£500 million). MySQL's open-source database is used by some of the world's most popular websites. The market for databases is worth an estimated $15 billion; databases play a vital role for websites ...