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May
09

HRH Prince Penguin

Did anyone else happen to notice that Prince Charles is a closet Penguin?
On our UK-based sister site, ZDNet.CO.UK our British colleague Andrew Donoghue quoted His Majesty as follows:
“Many of the case studies we received highlight the business benefits of developing and incorporating a low carbon strategy - not least the real, tangible, bottom-line […]

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May
09

If you want to sell a startup, plan a shutdown

Almost a month ago, Mowser founder Russell Beattie was lamenting his debts and telling folks his creation was disappearing. He also questioned the idea of the mobile Web overall. Fast forward a bit and Beattie is announcing the sale of Mowser to dotMobi.
Go figure.
Beattie writes:
It took a few weeks to work out the details, but […]

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May
09

Fring updated to v0.9875, mVoIP calls on 1.1.2 now fully supported

fring - Image 1 Fring, the world’s first homebrew mobile VoIP for the iPhone, has just been given a bit of an overhaul. The app’s been updated to version 0.9785 and, in preparation for fring’s final release version, the following changes have been implemented:

Issues resulting in deleted SMS (additional QA work on our side still in progress)
mVoIP calls on 1.1.2 are now fully supported.
Incoming SIP calls are also available with this new version

The developers note that to make things go smoother, don’t uninstall your current version of fring. Simply go to the Installer and get the updated version from the Updates section. If you happen upon any bugs or issues, feel free to contact the developers via the source link below.

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May
09

Logged into Google? You may see more ads

Google may be using its properties–iGoogle, Gmail and Apps–to step up its behavioral ad efforts.
That’s the conclusion from Piper Jaffray Gene Munster who tracks 400 searches on Google and Yahoo each month. Munster defines a behavioral ad as one that pertains to a past query.
His takeaways:

This month there were 58 percent of queries that had […]

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May
09

Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City

Circuit City said Friday that it is exploring strategic alternatives and will allow Blockbuster and investor Carl Icahn to “conduct additional due diligence.”
Last month, Blockbuster announced a rather perplexing plan to acquire Circuit City in an attempt to take two struggling retailers and make one strong one.
In a statement Circuit City said it has retained […]

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May
09

Oil’s superspike may make telecommuting the norm

Can the price of crude–currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it–make telecommuting the norm?
These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak workers across the U.S. would have to work from home. If there were a terrorist attack […]

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May
09

MooCowMusic: Band v1.0

Can’t decide whether your iPhone could use a virtual guitar, piano, or drum set? There’s an easy answer for that dilemma. Why not get them all with developer MooTheCow’s MooCowMusic: Band? This homebrew app will enable you to play a wide variety of musical instruments from the comfort of your iPhone.

Here’s a sample of some of the features that this application will carry:

Play and record multiple instruments

Drums, bass, guitars, keyboards can all be played and recorded into one song from the same application.
There are no limits on the instrument interface, enabling not only standard instruments but also unusual, outlandish, or completely novel instruments to be created and played.
MooCowMusic:Band can be expanded with future instrument packs and user-created instruments.
Multitouch - press up to five keys at once for complex chords.
Animation shows keys being pressed, strings being struck, etc.

Advanced audio engine

Mono or stereo samples. 14.1Khz 16Bit.
Multisampled instruments, with each key triggering a separate sample.
Samples stop when you lift your finger, allowing more expression.
Configurable Attack stage of playback allows samples to fade in gradually.
Configurable Release stage of playback allows samples to fade out when you release the note.
Samples can be defined to loop for as long as the key is pressed.
Each instrument can be indepenently panned and its volume set, to position it in the mix.
Each instrument can be muted.
Each instrument can be soloed (mute all other instruments and just allow this one to play).
Play along to your MP3s.

Keep in mind that MooTheCow is also planning to update this app with more features in the near future. Those interested in picking up this homebrew for their iPhone will want to visit the developer’s site, via the source link below. Before you do set off, you may also want to take a look at this video demonstrating what the app can do. Happy viewing!

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May
09

Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?

Every technology company has three main constituencies: Employees, customers and shareholders. Does that last category overwhelm the first two? Should it?
These questions are worth asking–at least when it comes to putting technology companies in context. Vinnie Mirchandani and I had this back and forth about Wall Street’s influence over technology companies at SAP Sapphire this […]

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May
09

iPhone Shuffle

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May
09

More info surfaces on the newest SDK and firmware build 5a274D

More information has been revealed about the latest iPhone firmware and SDK build. The latest build is called 5a274D. The new firmware was released on Tuesday, no warning was given, and it has taken a while for details to pour in. We finally have them though, and it seems there has been some significant changes to the build.

The latest build of the SDK is much smaller than previous builds. It weighs in at only 1.08GB. It has been suggested the reason is that lots of redundant code was removed. There has been some changes to the API as well. Namely the address book API, and the Embedded Apple Graphic Library. These changes suggest that applications will need to be re written to take advantage of the new libraries.

There is some evidence that suggests that push email will be in the 2.0 firmware. The latest build, revealed a toggle on/off option for a setting named “Use Push Mail”. You can also still opt to have your iPhone fetch your mail at a predefined interval. It is not known all the services that will be able to be pushed, one though is Yahoo! Mail.

May
09

When iphone will be seld in Switzerland, Spain and Poland?

Here’s some good news for people in Switzerland, Spain, Poland who are awaiting iPhones. According to Fortune, all three countries may sell them soon.

Earlier this week, Le Matin Online reported (linked page is in French) that Swisscom will be the official iPhone carrier for Switzerland. Coincidentally, Apple is rumored to be opening an Apple Store in Zürich in July of this year (we first heard rumors of a Zürich store in 2006).

Likewise, France Telecom stated their intention to extend coverage to “…more than just two countries” via their CFO Gervais Pellissier. As the largest European countries that still lack a carrier, Poland and Spain are obviously attractive to France Telecom.

In related news, French iPhone customers can expect no immediate changes, as France Telecom intends to remain the country’s exclusive carrier for the next two years.

via http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/08/iphone-news-for-switzerland-spain-and-poland/

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May
09

News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD

Notable headlines:
Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16
EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo
Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office

Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares more IE8 security details
Richard Koman: Brewster Kahle offers a cookbook for fighting security letters
Garett Rogers: Google offers enterprise web security

Jason Perlow: […]

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May
09

RemoteNote v1.0.1 - now with password protection

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iPhone homebrew developer John Robinson’s RemoteNote, that nifty homebrew app that lets you edit the notes you’ve stored on your iPhone or iPod Touch with your own desktop rig of choice (be it a PC or a Mac), has just been updated to version 1.0.1. And it’s all about note security.

That’s right, this update for RemoteNote lets you lock away your notes with a username and password dialog, so other people can’t just walk by and read your stuff without your permission.

What are the other changes, then? First is the change to the interface, where you can now perform all the actions you can on the same screen. There’s also the deal with improved support for other languages besides English, so score one for RemoteNote being multi-language friendly. In any case, here’s the complete changelog:

Spiffy Flex-based interface. All actions are now performed on the same page/screen.
Password protection. The default name/password is remotenote/remotenote . You can change these using the Phone application.
Much better unicode support (should now work with languages other than english)

Updates as we get them, and you can download this very handy piece of donationware soon via Installer. Enjoy!

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May
09

EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo

In this week’s EIC squared podcast, Dan and I talk SAP Sapphire, JavaOne; AMD and Microsoft and whether it’ll come back around to its Yahoo bid.
As for Sapphire this week, the big question was what was happening with Business ByDesign, SAP’s software as a service rollout. The verdict: SaaS is harder than it appears and […]

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May
08

iPhone's Safari browser now supports YouTube videos

Those of you who’ve already updated your iPhones with the latest SDK and OS may be in for a pleasant surprise. A recent video released found evidence that the phone’s Safari browser now allows you to play YouTube videos without any additional conversion apps necessary.

Don’t get your hopes up though; this doesn’t give full fledged Flash player support. It’s basically a plugin that enables you to click on embedded YouTube videos and stream them from the iPhone’s movie player.

The bad news is that you still won’t be able to open videos taken directly from YouTube.com, since it still checks for a Flash player installed on your system (which you don’t have). However, it will play any other .flv formatted videos from other sites.

If you don’t believe us, you can check out the video of the new plugin in action below. Hopefully, someone will be able to develop a more user friendly interface with the YouTube.com site itself and allow everyone the privilege to watch videos for hours on end while on the go.

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