Joshua Topolsky   Year:by , posted Jul 1st 2008 at 2:55PM   Source Site:engadget

Cmon, you knew this was coming. Apple just posted a video walkthrough of its brand new wonder-device, replete with the familiar (yet somewhat creepy) iPhone dude. You know the score, so hop on over to Apples site and see it all in a glorious, sprawling internet video. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]...

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Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:27 am   Year:July 1st, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

July 1st, 2008 A boon to the Webtop: Adobe makes indexing Flash in search easier Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:27 am Categories: General, Web Technology, Google, Search, Yahoo, Adobe, Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Search Engine, Yahoo! Inc., Rich Internet Application, Webtop, Flash, Search, Larry Dignan Its a big day for rich Internet applications. Why? You can now find these newfangled Web applications a lot easier. Google, Yahoo and Adobe have teamed to make Flash file format content easier to find. Adobe said in a statement Tuesday that it has worked with Google and Yahoo to to enhance search engine indexing of the Flash file format (SWF) and uncover information that is currently undiscoverable by search engines. Google notes that these Flash files ...

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Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:06 am   Year:July 1st, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

July 1st, 2008 News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:06 am Categories: General, News to know Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0 In Focus ? See more posts on: News to know Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web Mary Jo Foley: Goodbye, XP. Hello, Midori Jason Perlow: Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law. TechRepublic: Reversing IT staff attitudes: One CIOs story Paul Murphy: Distributed decision making i...

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Darren Murph   Year:by , posted Jul 1st 2008 at 9:18AM   Source Site:engadget

?Aye carumba! OCZ Technology just made us do a double take this morning with the introduction of its all new Core Series SATA II 2.5 SSDs. Hailed as the "worlds first truly affordable high-performance SSD for consumers," these drives check in at $169 (32GB), $259 (64GB) and $479 (128GB), which -- as you undoubtedly recognize -- are amazing price points. Each unit utilizes NAND flash technology, possesses a 1.5-million hour mean time before failure and delivers 120 - 143Mbps read / 80 - 93Mbps write speeds. The sub-0.35ms seek times are also worthy of a tip of the hat, and the low power consumption just makes things unnecessarily sweeter. OCZ doesnt mention a definitive ship date, but were hoping that "available" mention means "right now." [Via Electronista]...

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Posted by Robin Harris @ 1:25 am   Year:July 1st, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

July 1st, 2008 Why computers fail Posted by Robin Harris @ 1:25 am Categories: Infrastructure, Clusters Tags: Checkpoint, Multiprocessor, Failure, Computer, Desktop Computer, LANL, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors Good failure data for PCs is hard to find: who knows how many times PC users are told to reinstall Windows? But in a recent paper, Bianca Schroeder and Garth Gibson of CMU found some surprising results in 10 years of large scale cluster system failures at Los Alamos National Labs. Among the surprises: new hardware isnt any more reliable than the old stuff. And even wicked smart LANL physicists cant figure out the cause for every failure. Special problems of petascale computing Despite the incredible performance of Roadrunner, LANLs new petaflop com...

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Darren Murph   Year:by , posted Jul 1st 2008 at 9:18AM   Source Site:engadget

Considering that the last time Sprints Airave was even relevant was when a smattering of folks bought one in Denver and Indianapolis, like, last September, heres a quick refresher on what this thing does. Similar to T-Mobile @home, this box plugs into ones broadband connection and essentially acts as a mini cell tower within your house, which will certainly make folks in a fringe zone with no option for Roam Only (feel our pain, Instinct owners?) quite happy. For whatever reason, the carrier has dilly-dallied around with this thing forever, and even if whispers prove true and it launches on July 15th for $99 (on top of a monthly fee for unlimited minutes, we hear), we have to wonder if anyone will even bite. Two more shots in the read link....

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Posted by Paul Murphy @ 12:15 am   Year:July 1st, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

July 1st, 2008 Distributed decision making in IT Posted by Paul Murphy @ 12:15 am Categories: General, Enterprise Policy, Deploying Sun Rays, Sun Tags: System Administrator, Information Technology, Decision-making, Strategy, Management, Paul Murphy When I tell people responsible for anything from tens to hundreds of IT staff serving hundreds to thousands of users that they should change their own roles, cut most of their staff, and change their technologies to make IT more effective, more secure, and more user friendly, they generally think Im either crazy or joking. Im not joking - and while I admittedly dont expect the average CIO to cut his own budget and span of control, the truth is that his bosses ought to do it for him. The key here is that IT effectiveness is all a...

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Darren Murph   Year:by , posted Jul 1st 2008 at 9:18AM   Source Site:engadget

After you delay a not-exactly-groundbreaking product like the iPAQ 900 for the umpteenth time, there should really be no surprise to find a lukewarm reaction when it actually ships. Nevertheless, loyalists out there that refuse to give up on HPs Windows Mobile 6.1-powered Business Communicator will likely love the lengthy hands-on demonstration at GottaBeMobile. Theres nothing there thatll floor you or anything, but if you really needed to see someone handle this thing for 14 minutes before making your purchasing decision, head on past the break and mash that sideways triangle. [Thanks, Rob]...

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Joshua Fruhlinger   Year:by , posted Jul 1st 2008 at 9:18AM   Source Site:engadget

Nothings worse than when you log on to raid Onyxia only to find that some loser sold all your elite loot. Fear not, vulnerable World of Warcraft denizens, for Blizzard is here to sell you the $6.50 "Blizzard Authenticator" dongle. Reacting to an upswing in account theft incidents, Blizzard has released a security token that allows hardcore users to add another layer of protection to their high-level (and attractive) characters. The device is basically a SecurID token with a six-digit code that youll need to keep with you any time you want to get your groove on in Azeroth. By the way, we dare you to put this on your keychain and wear it with pride....

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Posted by Tom Foremski @ 10:50 pm   Year:June 30th, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

June 30th, 2008 Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue? Posted by Tom Foremski @ 10:50 pm Categories: Internet 2.0 Tags: DNS, VeriSign Inc., Privacy, Domain Name, OpenID, Domain Names, Security, Networking, Internet, Tom Foremski I just finished a news story about VeriSigns (NASDAQ: VRSN) secure OpenID services chosen by Microsoft for HealthVault users. The story discusses VeriSigns DNS services and its OpenID services and asks if this is a problem or a feature. Is this a possible privacy issue or could the two technologies be used to strengthen OpenID and encourage its use. - Could there be a Potential Privacy Issue with VeriSigns OpenID and its Internet Directory Name Services? VeriSign assured me that there could be no collusion between its OpenID and it...

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Posted by AM @ 10:46 pm   Year:June 30th, 2008   Source Site:zdnet

June 30th, 2008 Online ad spending to reach $43.4 bln by 2013 Posted by AM @ 10:46 pm Categories: WWW, Advertising Tags: Online Advertising, AM Online ad spending is expected to increase just a little less than 20% 2008, from $19.9 bln in 2007 to $23.8 bln. By 2013, Jupiter expects total online ad spending to hit $43.4 bln. ...

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