Does Google know judo? Maybe. Google Street View has pulled a sutemi–a judo throw in which you launch yourself at the ground, risking disadvantage, to topple your opponent–on the entire Floating Kingdom. Even though Japan knew that the controversial Google Street View was coming to Japan, the tech savvy country was caught off-guard by Google’s [...]
Google co-founder Sergey Brin launched his personal blog on Thursday with some sobering news: he carries a particular genetic mutation that means he’s much more likely than average to get Parkinson’s disease.
The inaugural post on Brin’s blog, too.blogspot.com, is titled “LRRK2″ after the gene that he found carries a mutation called G2019S, which, “while rare [...]
Larry and I also discuss the coverage of the Democratic National Convention. And I share my thoughts on Dell’s cloud computing efforts, which means selling bare-bones servers optimized for cost, operational efficiency, and energy conservation.
Another battle is brewing with Cisco Systems adding e-mail and calendaring to its on-demand, collaborative software platform with the acquisition of [...]
“Today’s cuts aren’t a radical transformation of Microsoft,” he wrote. “It’s a little inpatient liposuction, so the company will fit into the smaller pants it has to wear for a while.”
Thus far, Microsoft has announced plans to cut only one product, its Windows Live OneCare security service. Even that one will be replaced by a [...]
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Secunia)
For example, my most recent Secunia scan indicated that Apple’s iTunes and QuickTime, Adobe Systems’ Flash player, and Sun Microsystems’ Java Platform were out-of-date. I opened the Apple Software Update app to get the latest versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and the
Safari browser (which Secunia did not identify as out-of-date).
Secunia’s online scanner gives you the [...]
Icahn is backing a change of management in part because he does not think Microsoft can negotiate with the current board. But Legg Mason said that is an unacceptable reason to change management.
“We believe the current Board acted with care and diligence when evaluating Microsoft’s offers. We believe the Board is independent and focused [...]
AOL has formally launched the third-party mobile-advertising division of its Platform-A ad-serving technology, the company said Monday. The division has sprung out of Third Screen Media, a mobile-ad start-up that AOL acquired last spring.
Platform-A’s mobile-ad options extend from text and picture messages to mobile Web ads to video and downloadable applications.
Mobile advertising got a big [...]
Plus, Yahoo loses a couple of high-level employees–and it’s getting set to announce a deal with Google. And Microsoft might inspire raging debates in tech circles, but as far as our nation’s politicians are concerned, the vote for Redmond is unanimous.
What’s in the future for Funny or Die?
Cities’ green action plans; Yahoo loses a [...]
Update 6:50 p.m. PT: I updated with Google’s no-comment, too.
Yahoo has been trying to fend off Microsoft’s advances, arguing that it doesn’t value the search pioneer highly enough. But the possible deal, as described by the Journal, could theoretically result in a tight tie with Microsoft, too.
Yahoo could announce a deal within a week to [...]
The two programs are much the same in features, although some of the differences may matter greatly to certain users. iPhoto, for example, has a slick way to batch-edit photos, including the capability to update dates and times embedded in photos and to apply the same custom image corrections to several shots at once. [...]
