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Linden Labs search for CEO ends with Organic exec

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Organic CEO Mark Kingdon will take the reigns of Linden Labs on May 15, when chief Philip Rosedale steps down to become chairman of the board.

Microsoft's 'Live Mesh' aims to become the universal window to the Web

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Microsoft has taken the wraps off a Technology Preview of its new Live Mesh platform, which promises to connect disparate devices so they can seamlessly share information. But beyond the surface, Live Mesh portends that Microsoft doesn't just want to compete on the Web; it wants to be the Web.

Ray Ozzie's memo: 'My Computer' is being replaced by your 'mesh'

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie issued a memo to employees about the company's new "services strategy" that includes Live Mesh. He talks about how Microsoft has been transformed by the Web, and what changes are coming as a result. Be warned: it might leave you with more questions than when you started.

Microsoft's Live Mesh broken down into bullet points

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Microsoft's just-announced Live Mesh platform is a complex offering that can be difficult to understand, even to those familiar with the company's typical marketing-speak and software-plus-services buzzwords. In turn, we have broken down Live Mesh into some easily digestible bullet points.

What recession? Yahoo shows signs of a complete resurgence

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Exactly who should be buying whom? With only minimal mention of Microsoft from both Yahoo executives and analysts this afternoon, suddenly the "big deal" between the software giant and the portal keeper doesn't seem to be "on."

Evidence the worst may be over for AMD's market share drop

April 23, 2008, 10:45 pm   [ link da copiare ]
The plunge in AMD's worldwide CPU market share in 2007 may have finally stopped in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the most recent statistics from hardware market analysis firm iSuppli.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability may affect Earthlink, other ISPs

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Security research firm IOActive notes that several ISPs, including Earthlink, are using advertising servers to collect revenue on misspelled URLs, but alleges that in so doing, they may have mistakenly exposed users to cross-site scripting.

Microsoft to end support for MSN Music DRM

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
As of August 31 of this year, Microsoft's "Plays for Sure" technology -- once codenamed Janus -- will no longer play for sure -- unless, that is, users play back the tunes on the same computers and OS forever.

Alltel Wireless gets the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
The latest Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone, the Curve 8330, is now on its way to three different US mobile phone networks on May 1, the latest addition being Alltel.

Analyst: Mobile DTV standards problem may never be solved

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
In-Stat has published a report that forecasts the future of the worldwide mobile TV market, anticipating a total of $12 billion dollars in revenue in 2012, but it appears the fragmented nature of standards is here to stay.

Microsoft seems prepared to walk away from Yahoo deal

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
In the face of better-than-expected financial results last quarter for Yahoo, Microsoft now seems to be indicating that is ready to move on.

Microsoft takes on Google with CRM Online

April 23, 2008, 9:30 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online left beta this week for general release, amid industry scrutiny as to how well Microsoft's software as a service (SaaS) will fare against that of rival Salesforce.com.

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