Industry


Ads by TechWords

See your link here


Emerging Technology

All Emerging Technology Posts

Chrome's mission: Making Windows obsolete

Some people are disappointed that Google's Chrome plans don't include a head-to-head fight for the desktop with Windows. They shouldn't be. Google has a far more interesting way to battle Microsoft in mind.

...Read more

Ubuntu's Canonical and Google partner to create Chrome

Google and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, have been working together on Chrome since before the project was announced and they'll continue to do so.

...Read more

Liveblog: Google Chrome operating system arrives

Starting at 1 PM EST, Google will be unveiling its Chrome desktop operating system. Follow the blow by blow here.

...Read more

Google Chrome operating system's first appearance scheduled

No more rumors. This time, it's real. Chrome, Google's Linux-based desktop operating system is on its way.

...Read more

Microsoft Azure clouds clearing at PDC '09

Azure logoMicrosoft announced more details of its Azure cloud computing plans for Windows yesterday. Ray Ozzie talked about how Microsoft's going to crush Amazon and VMware into itty-bitty pieces. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers are mostly impressed.
(MSFT) (AMZN) (VMW)

...Read more

Unfriend: the word of the year, apparently

Facebook logoThe New Oxford American Dictionary has announced its Word Of The Year for 2009: unfriend. (Well, at least they didn't choose teabagger.) But in IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if that's the best the wordmeisters could do.

...Read more

Wow, AMD better than Intel (it's official)

Top500 logoIt's time, once again, for the Top 500 list of speedy supercomputers. AMD is crowing that the first four are powered by its chips. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dissect the list and marvel at the big numbers. Not to mention jingle-jingle ...
(AMD) (INTC) (IBM)
...Read more

Google SPDY promises speedy Web browsing

Google SPDY promises speedy Web browsingGoogle's latest toy for us to play with is a new Web protocol. Designed to make browsing faster and more efficient, SPDY sets out to solve many of the limitations of good ol' HTTP. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dig into the detail, shouting "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!" Not to mention Tweetlanta...
(GOOG)

...Read more

Google's Go; a new, open-source programming language

Google's Go mascotGoogle has unveiled an interesting programming language. Dubbed Go, it's aimed at making programmers' lives more fulfilling, especially for multi-core or perhaps even clustered computers. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers go wild. Not to mention epic kludges...
(GOOG)

...Read more

Desktop virtualization 2010: Citrix comes knocking

I'm preparing for a meeting with the Citrix folks today to talk about desktop virtualization and I'm looking for questions. Citrix is rolling the dice is it folds XenApp into its new XenDesktop offering. Will IT climb aboard?

...Read more

The slow death of Fibre Channel?

I'm not sure if you have noticed, but slowly over the last year or so storage vendors have begun changing over their top tier offerings from Fibre Channel (FC) drives to either Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)  or Solid State Disk (SSD) drives in their arrays.

...Read more

Where is the Linux desktop going?

Windows 7 gets the headlines, Snow Leopard gets the praise, but the Linux desktop actually seems to be, ever so slightly, growing.

...Read more

It's not about "full bars", stupid

This past weekend, I attended the Arizona Cardinals football game.   I want to talk about the environment during the game.  No, I'm not talking about the environment created by the thousands of screaming fans, the cheerleaders, and the mascot.   I am talking about the wireless environment. 

...Read more

Farmville "cheats" cash from users; Facebook "scam" strategy guide

Facebook and MySpace are accused of encouraging game developers to cheat users out of money. Games like Farmville stand accused of employing "unethical" monetization strategies. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reveal the scams. Not to mention Clean Me...

...Read more

ICANN says "yes" to IDN ccTLDs... KR FTP FTW!

Breaking news from Korea, folks: as expected, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has finally approved the Internationalized Domain Names proposal for country-code top-level domain names. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers W00T for the IDN fast track process. Not to mention another halloween costume...

...Read more