Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s official gubernatorial Web site is back up — to show off a two-paragraph statement about her thankfulness at being chosen to be Ariz. Sen. John McCain’s running mate on the GOP presidential ticket.
Better a day late, than two. Here’s a summary of her technical savviness. We’ll forgive and forget the shock […]
I’ve been watching this battle for a couple of years now - this arm-wrestling match between the Washington suits and the Silicon Valley geeks to see which has more power. Tally one up for the geeks this week, who basically told Washington, “Yeah, you really don’t matter.”
Maybe that’s an extreme way of looking at it […]
[Guest Comment from Shane Steinert-Threlkeld]
A new spec on which JavaScript 2.0 will be based , should be finalized by the end of the fall. Yet most of the proposed changes do close to nothing to actually improve the language.
A lot of developers of so-called Rich Internet Applications, from widgets to online […]
Is it just me or can anyone get into the official web site of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin?
Have been trying for the past hour to get in. No word yet from the Governor’s Office in Anchorage on the site’s ability to handle a sudden surge in demand.
So if you want to use its email […]
Novell’s fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell’s most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations.
That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it’s no coincidence that Novell’s six quarter string of upside surprises coincides with […]
Microsoft said Friday that it will acquire Greenfield Online, which owns Ciao, a price comparison, shopping and reviews site in Europe, for $17.50 a share, or $486 million. The goal: Expand Live Search in Europe.
Greenfield Online, which also owns an Internet survey business, will be split up by Microsoft. The software giant (statement) said it […]
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the brewing suit-countersuit situation between Apple and Psystar. In an effort to quash the sale of Psystar’s cheap Mac OS-running computers and preserve its carefully crafted image and reputation, Apple sued the Miami-based company. Now Psystar has lobbed back a countersuit, claiming that tying […]
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Larry Dignan: Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins
Google, Mozilla extend search box deal
Jason Hiner: Sprint unveils location-based ‘geobrowsing’ on eve of WiMax launch
DSL Reports: Comcast 250GB Cap Goes Live October 1 - Updated: Comcast confirms our […]
The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone calls. Today, in a digital […]
Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1.
The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today (Techmeme). On its site, Comcast posted its amended user policy:
We’ve listened to feedback from our customers who asked that we provide a specific threshold for data usage and this would […]
Dell’s second quarter earnings fell short of projections, but revenue was well ahead of targets. Translation: Dell is gaining share at the expense of its bottom line as price competition heats up.
Dell reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $16.4 billion, up 11 percent from a year ago. Dell […]
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s official gubernatorial Web site is back up — to show off a two-paragraph statement about her thankfulness at being chosen to be Ariz. Sen. John McCain’s running mate on the GOP presidential ticket.
Better a day late, than two. Here’s a summary of her technical savviness. We’ll forgive and forget the shock […]
