Tuesday 22 March 2011

First Look at Firefox 4

U.S. Patent Office finds Google Doodle dandy | Firefox 4 performance lags behind Chrome 10 and IE 9

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First Look at Firefox 4
Firefox 4 offers features like tab management, remote device sync, and speed improvements. Read More


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WHITE PAPER: IBM

Discover the Mishaps of Digital Channels
Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More

U.S. Patent Office finds Google Doodle dandy
Now I enjoy a good Google Doodle as much as anyone, but a patent? For Google Doodles? Really, Google? Really, patent office people? Read More

Firefox 4 performance lags behind Chrome 10 and IE 9
Chrome 10 kicks the butts of Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 in my benchmark testsWhen it comes to browsers, faster is better. Chrome 10 kicks the butts of the brand new Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9 in benchmark tests run on my 2Ghz Intel-based Windows 7 PC. All three new editions of browsers released this month promise performance gains. Of them Chrome 10 really delivers and Firefox 4 is the slowest of the bunch. So finds Futurmark's Peacekeeper Javascript browser benchmark... Read More

Brocade unites IPv4 and IPv6
Brocade this week unveiled software for its application acceleration switches that enables them to function as gateways between existing IPv4 networks and new ones built on IPv6.  Read More


WHITE PAPER: Sprint

Gearing Up for IPv6
Do you have your checklist to get ready for IPv6? Iyad Tarazi, Vice President of Network Development & Engineering for Sprint, discusses what it's going to take for you to make the transition. Read Now

WoW player offers $1,000 bribe to have account ban lifted
Quite a price to pay for not liking archaeology Yes, it could be just another Craigslist hoax, but my go-to guy for all things gaming says he doesn't think that's likely, so I'll just shake my head in wonderment. The Craigslist ad was placed on March 16 by a displaced World of Warcraft player from Irvine, Calif. It reads: I got my WoW account banned yesterday during the archaeology bot ban wave. I wasn't a gold farmer or seller, never bought gold.... Read More

Google says Microsoft patent lawsuit threatens innovation
Google took a slap at Microsoft on Tuesday, saying the software giant's patent lawsuit against bookseller Barnes & Noble's Android-based e-reader stifles innovation. Read More

Sprint CEO says AT&T takeover would stifle innovation
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Tuesday that the proposed $39 billion AT&T takeover of T-Mobile USA would "stifle innovation and put too much power in the hands of just two carriers." Read More


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Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified
The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now

Microsoft preps System Center for the cloud
Microsoft is adding capabilities to System Center for both cloud and local deployments Read More

Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble Over Nook, Claims Android Patent Infringement
Microsoft claims that Android violates Microsoft patents, yet it hasn't sued Google. Instead it sued Motorola and now is suing Barnes & Noble for the Nook e-reader running the Android operating system which the Mighty M claims is infringing on its patents. Read More

CTIA 2011: Snapkeys demos 'invisible' tablet typing
At the ShowStoppers event at CTIA 2011, Computerworld's Matt Hamblen gets a demonstration of Snapkeys' 'invisible typing' technology, which can be used on tablets to help speed up typing skills on those mobile devices. Read More

Dell's PowerEdge microservers take shape
Dell on Tuesday is set to announce low-power PowerEdge servers that can quickly band together to execute transactions more efficiently than traditional servers, which use faster, but more power-hungry chips. Read More



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SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft has a real competitor once again with IE9, released at midnight Monday night on Windows 7 and Vista after several months of beta testing. The focus is on speed, privacy and simplicity, with a stripped-down interface, tracking protection, pinned sites, jump lists and enhanced support for HTML5.

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