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This Week (And Last Week) In Tech
Topic Started: Jun 8 2009, 03:53 PM (83 Views)
Speedy	Jun 8 2009, 03:53 PM Post #1
Google Whore Posts: 2,767 Group: Admin Member #8 Joined: January 27, 2007	This Week: Internet Bing passed Yahoo to be the #2 search engine. Google got 71.47% of the U.S. search market, followed by Bing with 16.28% and Yahoo with 10.22%. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134020> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsofts-Bing-Overtakes-Yahoo-For-Now-Report-Says-206502> Google Docs now support the Excel 2007 and Word 2007 file formats, so files in those formats can be uploaded, converted to Docs, and edited. Files cannot be saved in the Office 2007 formats. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Applications/Google-Docs-Now-Offer-xlsx-and-docx-File-Formats-480259> Google Squared formats search results into a table. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-Rolls-Out-Google-Squared-718584> YouTube XL provides a new user interface for using a browser to watch YouTube videos on a TV. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/With-XL-YouTube-Makes-a-Move-into-the-Living-Room-544920> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/TV_theater/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701362> Article<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348119,00.asp> Users spent 13.9 billion minutes on Facebook in April, up from 1.7 billion minutes in April 2008. Users spent 5 billion minutes on MySpace, down 31% from April 2008. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133841> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Twitter-Post-Gains-in-User-Time-Spent-Report-Says-813422> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701625> Security Microsoft plans to release fixes for 10 security flaws in the monthly patch update. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Plans-Monster-Patch-Tuesday-874254> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133969> Adobe starts its monthly security patch update cycle this week, with fixes to Reader and Acrobat 7, 8, and 9. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134002> Software Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available Oct. 22. Release to manufacturing is expected by the end of July. Free or low-cost upgrades to Windows 7 will be available to those who buy a PC with Vista before Oct. 22, but details such as the start date haven't been released. Vista Home Basic will not be included in the upgrade program, because some PCs sold with Home Basic don't meet the Windows 7 hardware minimums. Netbooks also won't be included, because they are sold with Windows XP Home or Vista Home Basic. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133847> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133878> Article<http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1021> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Will-Offer-Windows-7-Upgrade-With-Vista-Announces-Server-Launch-118377> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Windows-7-Hits-the-Street-on-Oct-22-799332> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701476> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701330> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133882> Best Buy is going to sell Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $50 and Windows 7 Pro Upgrade for $100 starting 6/26, with delivery in October. Microsoft has not announced Windows 7 pricing yet. Best Buy will also start the Windows 7 upgrade program on 6/26, which provides a free upgrade to Windows 7 for users who buy a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate installed. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134026> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134078> Hardware Acer Timeline laptops use low-voltage processors, high-capacity batteries, and LED-backlit displays to promise 8 hours of battery life. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Acer-Brings-Thin-and-Light-Aspire-Notebooks-to-US-777312> Acer is working on a netbook that runs the Google Android operating system, to be available in the 3rd quarter. Most netbooks come with Windows XP, but there is an opportunity for lower cost netbooks with Android. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Acer-to-Run-Google-Android-on-Netbooks-326335> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/open_source/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701353> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Can-Google-Android-Beat-Windows-7-in-the-Netbook-Market-792744> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Acers-Android-Netbook-Also-Includes-Windows-Report-Says-128536> Toshiba and Fujitsu are the latest vendors to introduce netbooks, with models that are similar to netbooks from other vendors: 10.1" display, Intel Atom CPU, and 2.5-2.9 pounds. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Toshiba-Fujitsu-Netbooks-Enter-Crowded-US-Market-495075> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701327> SanDisk released new solid-state-drives (SSD) that hold data in nonvolatile flash memory cache until the drive is idle, so that the writes are done more efficiently and the drives provide better write performance than first generation SSDs. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133778> Business Market share for Internet Explorer 8 jumped to 7.6% in May as the software started being pushed to users via Windows Update. IE 7 dropped to 40.8%, and IE 6 dropped to 16.9%. IE in all versions got 65.5%, a new low. Firefox got 22.5%, a very small increase. Chrome's share grew to 1.8%. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133747> Only 5%-10% of cell phones are from Apple and RIM, but Apple gets 31% of the industry's profits and RIM gets 35%. 52% of smartphones run the Symbian operating system; 17% are from RIM, and 8% are iPhones. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Apple-RIM-Own-Smartphone-Profits-but-Not-Market-Share-831218> Cisco has replaced GM in the Dow Jones Industrial Average calculation. Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/Cisco-Gets-Virtual-Boost-in-Joining-Dow-Jones-Blue-Chips-502688> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133758> Last Week: Internet Microsoft launched a new search engine, called Bing.com. In addition to providing search results, the engine also provides links to sites where purchases can be made. Bing will initially focus on making a purchase decision, planning a trip, finding a local business, and health research. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/search/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700672> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493618/Hands_on_with_Microsoft_Bing> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133624> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133618> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133637> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493496/Microsoft_Bing_Would_Bring_New_Life_to_Old_Domain> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Bing-Search-Engine-Launches-Early-661215> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Microsoft-Bing-it-On-210513> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/search/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700944> Article<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347686,00.asp> Google Wave is a Web-based collaboration platform that combines many Google applications, including email, instant messaging, wikis, blogs, and collaborative messaging. It is expected to be released later this year. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700686> Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700190> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493707/Google_Wave_A_New_Kind_of_Mega_Application> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493594/Google_s_Wave_Consolidates_Core_Online_Features_in_One_Tool>? Article<http://blogs.computerworld.com/wave_hello_to_googles_new_collaboration_tool> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Google-Unveils-Google-Wave-143970> Symantec estimates that 90.4% of email going to corporations is SPAM. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133526> Software Microsoft is going to rename Groove to SharePoint Workplace and make it the application for accessing data on SharePoint servers. Groove also provides offline data access. SharePoint Workplace will be released as part of Office 2010 in the first half of 2010. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133571> Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is available for download. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133524> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Releases-Standalone-Installers-for-Vista-SP2-Windows-Server-2008-699630> Intel Parallel Studio includes parallel programming tools to work with Visual Studio to develop applications that take advantage of multi-core processors. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/processors/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700703> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Intel-Ships-Parallel-Programming-Tool-Set-605087> Windows 7 Starter Edition, Windows 7 Starter for Small Notebook PC, and Windows 7 Basic for Small Notebook PC can only be sold on netbooks with a 10.2" or smaller screen, 1GB RAM or less, 250GB hard drive or less or 64GB solid-state drive or less, and a low-power single-core CPU 2GHz or slower. Microsoft wants to limit the hardware these versions can run on, because they are the least expensive versions. Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493372/Report_Microsoft_Sets_Specs_for_Netbook_Only_Windows_> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133672> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493417/Microsoft_to_Netbooks_Stay_Tiny_Or_Pay_the_Price> Microsoft is removing the limitation to only run 3 applications simultaneously in Windows 7 Starter Edition. Starter Edition will still have several other restrictions, including lack of support for the Aero interface and the ability to play DVDs. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133694> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Makes-Windows-7-Even-More-Attractive-to-Netbook-Users-454809> Article<http://www.appscout.com/2009/06/microsoft_eliminates_three-app.php> Extended support for Office 2000 ends July 14, after which security patches will no longer be released. The Office Update site will also be discontinued August 1; users will be directed to the Microsoft Update site. Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493281/Microsoft_Sets_July_Kill_Date_for_Office_> Hardware When the Palm Pre smartphone is released June 6, there will also be an online App Catalog that users can access to purchase and download applications. The webOS operating system is Web based, so applications can developed using standard Web technologies. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700711> The Palm Pre will only be available with Sprint June 6, but Verizon says they will also offer the Pre by the end of the year. AT&T also wants to offer the Pre as soon as the exclusive deal with Sprint ends. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700677> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133625> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Verizon-to-Sell-Palm-Pre-New-BlackBerry-Phones-396679> The Serial ATA 3.0 specification was released, with data transfer speed doubled to 6Gbit/sec. Vendors can now start delivering hard drives that comply with the spec. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133585> Business Budget cutting and project prioritization is keeping many companies from testing Windows 7 and planning for a migration from Windows XP to Windows 7. Article<http://www.cio.com/article/492722/Windows_Corporate_Testing_Hurt_by_Dismal_Economy_> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493427/Windows_Why_I_m_in_No_Rush_to_Adopt> Time Warner plans to make AOL a separate company by the end of the year. Time Warner bought AOL for $147 billion 8 years ago. Article<http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700701> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493625/Time_Warner_AOL_Separation_Could_Re_Inspire_Online_Pioneer> Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493588/Time_Warner_Ditches_Troubled_AOL_Unit> Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133635> Article<http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Time-Warner-to-Separate-AOL-Near-Year-End-382872> Reviews A lengthy look at how much work can be done on a BlackBerry concludes that it can't replace a laptop for most work. While the BlackBerry's strength is email, email organization capabilities are poor. Document reading and editing are poor. Article<http://www.cio.com/article/493472/How_Much_Work_Can_You_Do_on_a_BlackBerry_> A look at 8 Internet security suites, which tested them against 725,047 malware programs. G-Data Internet Security 2010 came out on top. Article<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133660>
	Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." - Charles M. Schulz Software Reviews


Corum	Jun 9 2009, 07:31 PM Post #2
Sphincter Posts: 125 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: November 2, 2007	Thanks.



Speedy	Jun 10 2009, 01:01 PM Post #3
Google Whore Posts: 2,767 Group: Admin Member #8 Joined: January 27, 2007	I'm not liking the new formatting I'm getting, it screws up the links. However, beggars can't be choosers. Edited by Speedy, Jun 10 2009, 01:01 PM.
	Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?"/ Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." - Charles M. Schulz Software Reviews


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