Verizon land 10-year deal to unify DHS networks 16. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentOne net to rule them all - and in the darkness find them
US telco Verizon yesterday announced it had won a $678.5m, ten-year deal to tie together the many disparate networks within the vast US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
1 Gbit/s till varje rum 12. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentEn andra bredbandsvÃ¥g har startat i Sverige. Stockholms tre kommunala bostadsÂföretag gÃ¥r i täten för den storskaliga utbyggnaden och mÃ¥let är att varje rum ska fÃ¥ 1 Gbit/s.
Umulige ønsker 8. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentEn kvinne gikk i skogen da hun plutselig snublet over noe, som ved nærmere ettersyn viste seg å være en oljelampe. Når hun gned på den, så kom det naturligvis frem en ånd.
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MS licenses Parallels Desktop for Expression Pro
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentMicrosoft has licensed Parallels Desktop for Mac, the virtualization software, for its Expression Professional Subscription product, which will be released next month.
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Report: Hoax Anti-Obama E-Mails Still Fool Dumb White Guys 7. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentVoters of a certain demographic remain vulnerable to fake e-mail reports that Barack Obama is an unpatriotic Muslim who was sworn into office on a Koran.
Maker Faire photos
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentKatie writes in with some Maker Faire photos…
Photos from Mina Kim, freelance journalist for KQED.
This was the first time my dad attended Maker Faire. Now a highly active retiree, he is forever in search of a good photo op. These are 16 from a set of over 700 that he took over 2 days. An excerpt of his excitement… “This was our first Maker Faire and we were happy to find an atmosphere charged with delight matching the very best of childhood birthday parties.”
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Sprint, Clearwire form $14.5 billion WiMax venture (Reuters)
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a comment<p><a href=”http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wr_nm/clearwire_sprint_dc”><img src=”http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_06t173806_450×294_us_sprintnextel_clearwire1.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=PR2mN11NjgCJ8YHzwj2×7g–” align=”left” height=”84″ width=”130″ alt=”Dan Hesse, president and CEO of Sprint Nextel, speaks during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas, Nevada April 1, 2008. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)” border=”0″ /></a>Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire Corp
are planning a $14.5 billion venture to build a wireless
high-speed Internet network based on the emerging WiMax
technology.</p><br clear=”all”/>
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Global Piracy Rampant — But You Can Fight Back (NewsFactor)
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentNewsFactor - Piracy is running rampant, according to a report from the U.S. government. Not the kind of pirates with eye patches and parrots on their shoulders, but rather the kind that downloads content illegally from the Internet, counterfeits products, and generally hijacks the profits of pharmaceuticals, electronics, software, and other goods. China and Russia were singled out in particular for their weak protections of intellectual property rights (IPR).
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Zune and NBC sitting in a tree 6. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentMicrosoft and NBC redefine the word "competitive."
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SpringSource Offers App Deployment Platform (TechWeb) 2. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentTechWeb - SpringSource Application Platform 1.0 is an open source, lightweight version of an application server and will compete with products from Oracle, IBM, and Red Hat.
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iTunes-film samtidig med DVD
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentBegynnelsen på slutten for sølvskivene.
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Jimi Hendrix company says sex tape not genuine (Reuters)
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a comment<p><a href=”http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080502/wr_nm/hendrix_sextape_dc”><img src=”http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080502/2008_05_01t223211_450×331_us_hendrix_sextape.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=FtXrUuNgznLwREs_Voax2Q–” align=”left” height=”95″ width=”130″ alt=”This file photo shows Jimi Hendrix performing at the Gillmore East. (COPYRIGHT AMALIE R. RCS/CM/Reuters)” border=”0″ /></a>Reuters - The company that controls rights to
rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness said on
Thursday a purported sex tape of the musician being sold on the
Internet was not authentic.</p><br clear=”all”/>
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Grand Theft Auto IV breaks UK first day record (Reuters) 1. May 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a comment<p><a href=”http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/tc_nm/britain_videogame_grandtheft_dc”><img src=”http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080501/2008_05_01t075356_450×300_us_britain_videogame_grandtheft.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=rPUQJXR30Bw4VUmLr0.rzQ–” align=”left” height=”86″ width=”130″ alt=”'Grand Theft Auto IV' video game boxes are displayed on a rack inside a GameStop store in New York prior to the midnight release of the video game April 28, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)” border=”0″ /></a>Reuters - “Grand Theft Auto IV,” the
gangster-themed computer game that earned both critical claim
and strong criticism, broke first day sales records in Britain,
according to an industry body's initial estimates on Thursday.</p><br clear=”all”/>
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Ny wlan-teknik lovar runt men håller tunt
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a comment
Accesspunkter och annan wlan-hårdvara som bygger på den kommande standarden 802.11n ska enligt tillverkarna öka överföringshastigheterna rejält. Men enligt användare som testat de nya produkterna stämmer inte de här påståendena.
Utmanare tar strypgrepp på Sun och IBM
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentFöretaget bakom ramverket Spring ska lansera en applikationsserver. I ett officiellt uttalande påstår bolaget att initiativet ska frigöra utvecklare från antika Javatekniker.
‘Space gemstone’ meteorite crashes at auction
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentBuyers shun $2m rock for dino dung
A “magnificent” 420kg meteorite crammed with “spectacular olivine crystals” failed to move buyers at Bonhams New York yesterday and went unsold, Reuters reports.
PS3-test: Grand Theft Auto IV
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentÅrets mest etterlengtede spill skulle innfri, så til de grader!
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TubeStick hybrid TV tuner readied for U.S. market 30. April 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentEquinux has developed a version of their USB TV tuner, the TubeStick, to work with the U.S. market's digital and analog television signals.
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11-year-old Sun mascot beats up NetApp 29. April 2008
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentTen minutes to open storage bliss
Having been worked over by the rise of Linux servers, Sun Microsystems wants to capitalize on what it sees as the next major “open systems” movement. The company believes that storage systems - or more specifically storage software - will transition to favor lower-cost, less proprietary plays.
Pastor 1.8
Posted by Nerdmaster in : Computers , add a commentPastor is a free, easy-to-use program for securely storing passwords, software licenses, and other personal data.
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