Dell dropped this in my mailbox and I thought I would pass it along. Anyone looking for a Netbook to use for lighter duty needs should give a look at the Inspiron Mini 9 with Ubuntu Linx for $199 today. Looks to be a hell of a value if you have been wanting to get into a Netbook. Let's see what the HardForum goers have to say....
Finally! A website where you can pay for content that everyone else is getting for free! A warning to all you freebie news sites out there, your days are numbered. Soon, you too will have to start charging money for service that is free everywhere else so you can remain "competitive" too!
Our goal was and is to use our electronic network assets and subscriber relationships to transform the way news is distributed," he said on a conference call with analysts."We plan to end the distribution of free Web content and make our news gathering capabilities a service for our customers," he added.
Sony’s CEO, Howard Stringer, has recently added the role of President to his job description after Ryoji Chubachi stepped down. The company is also reorganizing its video games, personal computers, mobile electronics and software divisions.
Analysts say that for Sony to climb back to profitability, it must consider exiting product areas where it lags behind rivals. Once an electronics powerhouse, Sony now trails in market share in many of the products it sells, including televisions, video game consoles and digital music players.
Bust out a team of hamsters all wearing these power generating jackets and you might be able to power your MP3 player or cell phone. Well, at least until Peta gets there.
Dirk Meyer, during a phone interview, said he is confident with his company’s ability to compete and believes that processors for smaller laptops could be the key.
"What AMD stockholders will own is AMD the product company. It will happen that AMD the product company will own an equity interest in The Foundry. However, The Foundry's operations will be funded off The Foundry Company balance sheet. And AMD won't have any obligations going forward to pony up anymore investments to fund The Foundry company operations," Meyer said.
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Her employer, Ivell Marketing and Logistics of Clacton, U.K., gave her this update: "Following your comments made on Facebook about your job and the company we feel it is better that, as you are not happy and do not enjoy your work we end your employment with Ivell Marketing & Logistics with immediate effect."
Microsoft Corp. and Vodafone Group announced an agreement under which Vodafone will offer businesses a single communications and collaboration solution composed of fixed and mobile voice and data, customer equipment and handsets, and Microsoft Online Services. Hosted by Microsoft and available through Vodafone in this offering, Microsoft Online Services deliver enterprise-class communications and collaboration software as subscription services to businesses of all sizes.
.Intel will accelerate the global WiMAX efforts with UQ Communications, a Japanese carrier, who launched their free WiMAX service today in Japan through July 2009. UQ is leveraging Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) and aims to be the first WiMAX deployment to cover an entire country. UQ WiMAX wireless broadband service is now available in the 23 Tokyo wards, Yokohama, and Kawasaki. Intel is currently working with laptop vendors around the world to help introduce embedded WiMAX Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology-based notebook PCs in conjunction with the commercial service launch in July. OEMs including Acer, Asus, Dell, EPSON, Fujitsu, Lenovo, NEC, Onkyo, Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba have already committed to delivering WiMAX-enabled notebooks in the country
It looks like the RIAA has confirmed an earlier rumor that it has made significant layoffs. While layoffs are never a good thing, there is a bright side to this news…people that were affected by the RIAA downsizing will definitely be working for a better company at their next job.
The Washington, DC-based RIAA did not initially respond to inquiries, though representative Cara Duckworth eventually confirmed details by email early Thursday morning. "Can't confirm number but I can confirm there were layoffs," Duckworth relayed. "As you can imagine, the music community is not immune from the impact of these tough economic times."
A U.S. District Court judge has ordered the defendant in a criminal case to decrypt his hard drive by typing in his PGP password so prosecutors can view the files on his PC. The question here is whether or not forcing the defendant to give access to the data on the drive violates his Fifth Amendment rights.
"Boucher is directed to provide an unencrypted version of the Z drive viewed by the ICE agent," Sessions wrote in an opinion last week, referring to Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau. Police claim to have viewed illegal images on the laptop at the border, but say they couldn't access the Z: drive when they tried again nine days after Boucher was arrested.
As the proud owner of a Corsair Survivor 32GB drive it is my duty to spread the word that there is at least one company out there selling fake Corsair Survivor drives. Corsair has informed us that they do not make a 64GB or 128GB version of the Survivor being offered by unscrupulous companies so beware of any retailer listing drives in those sizes. You can avoid fake products by buying only from reputable retailers. This has been a [H] public service announcement.
What do you do when a phone company claims its phone can withstand the impact of a 9mm? You take it to the range and shoot it, that’s what.