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Toshiba president: 25% of notebooks will have SSDs by 2011

April 25, 2008, 9:23 pm   [ link da copiare ]
The solid state disk industry may never be ready for prime time, according to data last week from the president of Toshiba, a supporter of the technology. SSD's rate of growth may never catch up, he projected, to the rest of the storage industry.

New Ubuntu Linux runs in Windows from an emulated image

April 25, 2008, 9:23 pm   [ link da copiare ]
The latest Ubuntu operating system, version 8.04, code-named "Hardy Heron," has a new feature aimed at making it easier for Microsoft Windows users to install and test the operating system without creating a separate virtual machine.

As flat screen prices plummet, Pioneer strikes a deal

April 25, 2008, 9:23 pm   [ link da copiare ]
In a deal spawned by the flat panel TV industry's current price war, financially struggling Pioneer Corp. has agreed to stop making plasma panels and buy them instead from Panasonic's parent company Matsushita.

MySpace cuts the ribbon on its third-party App Gallery

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
A popular feature on social networking site Facebook, the ability to adorn a profile with multiple mini-applications, was unveiled today on MySpace in its Application Gallery.

Microsoft says it's time to kill Smart Watches

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
While SPOT devices were released to great fanfare four years ago, the company says it will stop selling new watches.

Google boosts its mobile outreach with smaller image ads

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
In a move designed to change the texture of mobile Web content, Google is integrating smaller display ads designed for mobile browsers, into its AdWords service starting today. But it won't fool many into thinking it's not playing catch-up.

Motorola phones suffer watershed sales decline in Q1

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Motorola posted a sharp 39 percent annual decline in mobile device sales and revenue during the first quarter of this year, but a company restructuring plan is looking to bring sales back into control.

XP's death sentence may be commuted

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Continuing his tour of Europe, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company may reconsider its decision to stop selling the XP operating system in June, though he denied Vista was playing a role in that decision.

HDTV now in one quarter of US households, but what's on?

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
While some US consumers are using HDTVs for video games, and some are watching true high-def broadcasts, HDTV sales are also being driven by plummeting display prices and the upcoming changeover to digital TV broadcasting.

Yahoo says it's cooperating with DOJ in Google antitrust concern

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Whether US federal officials have serious concerns over the Yahoo/Google beta test remains unclear this morning, though explanations given to the press last night may actually raise more questions than they answer.

China surpasses US as largest online nation

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Although China is one of the world's most populous nations, until recently it lagged behind the US in terms of its online population.

GroupTweet to blame for Twitter security 'compromise'

April 24, 2008, 9:18 pm   [ link da copiare ]
Twitter, the moment-by-moment status update ("What are you doing now?") site that's the buzz among social networking circles, was shaken by a potentially embarrassing foul-up.

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