http://www.uk-shec.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:41:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new features work on BlackBerrys with color screens and on mobile devices with Java abilities. Sorry, iPhone users. Visiting the Google site with an iPhone produces this message: "Sorry, Google Maps does not work on your Apple iPhone." (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET News/Google) I did find the new version of the software somewhat ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/09/04/google-street-view-goes-mobile/ But for all those followers, there just may be a few who don't feel sufficiently networked with the candidate. For those who want to be in-the-know about all things Obama--like his VP choice--a millisecond before millions of others, the candidate reminds us to sign up for his text message alerts. ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/barack-obama-dominates-twitter/ commentary In what now appears to be a near daily experience, the European Union is investigating Microsoft for antitrust violations related to its attempts to get its Open Office XML file format standard accepted as an international "standard." As the argument goes, Microsoft apparently fought hard to get OOXML ratified as ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/the-eu-is-investigating-microsoft-for-antitrust-vi/ That poses a challenge in a world in which virtualization software, such as that from VMware, allows companies to seamlessly move virtual machines from one physical server to another, based on demand needs. In its continuing effort to adjust to the realities of virtualization, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to announce new ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/microsoft-to-tweak-virtualization-licensing-polici/ Not one of multiple AT&T representatives we contacted responded to our followup question, which was: "Can you confirm that AT&T is not monitoring and has no plans to monitor its customers' traffic or other online activities to detect possible copyright infringements?" (What's a little odd is that the conference organizers said ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/music-movie-lobbyists-push-to-spy-on-your-net-tra/ This one's actually a real product, but for now only available in the UK beginning this fall. Sharp's 23-millimeter thick Aquos XS1 comes to the U.K. this fall. Unsurprisingly, Panasonic is saying that the sets are not as heavy as normal plasma TVs. Plus, the prototypes are being made with WirelessHD ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/panasonic-puts-plasma-tvs-on-a-diet/ This week on the EIC Squared podcast, ZDNet's Larry Dignan and I discuss Yahoo's latest move to get Microsoft to cough up more cash for the company. We also talk about Facebook's new privacy options and chat service, which puts the social-networking upstart on a trajectory to collide with Yahoo, ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/podcast-yahoos-growth-plan-facebook-chat-intel/ The acquisition, announced Wednesday, comes as Microsoft pursues its vastly larger acquisition target, Yahoo. Full coverage Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo Click here for the latest on the software giant's attempt to buy the Net pioneer. "The purchase of YaData brings the Israeli R&D center into the field of online ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/microsoft-gets-yadata-still-working-on-yahoo/ Adobe Systems is updating and expanding its LiveCycle software for building business-oriented Web applications. The company on Tuesday is expected to announce LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Update 1, which adds new content management features along with tools to more quickly build financial services and government applications. The PDF Generator 3D ES component is ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/adobe-updates-livecycle-business-software/ (Credit: CNET) No clunky power brick here. (Credit: CNET) (Credit: Phil Ryan/CNET Networks) From the left: the power cord, a USB port, one Gigabit WAN port, and three Gigabit LAN ports. The screen above pops up when you insert the Time Capsule's CD, and from there you click on the Time Capsule icon to ... http://www.uk-shec.org/2010/08/24/in-testing-time-capsule/