Submitted by robdiana
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by Josh BernoffAmid all the news of economic disaster, we are still looking to hire a talented social media analyst. Why? Because even amid the downturn -- perhaps even more since the downturn -- our corporate clients want an (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Kevin Tofel of jkontherun has put together a fairly comprehensive list of what's inside the Vista SP2 update—just as the beta rolls out to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Here is what users can expect: Although the origin (Read More)
Submitted by ijefff:
A growing number of Steve McGreens are souping up their gas-electric hybrids to make them go faster and handle better, while delivering stellar fuel economy. It isn't just gearheads busting their knuckles, either. A lot of th (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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Microsoft announced today that beta versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 are now available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers. The updates will be made available to the public through TechNet's Customer Preview (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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It's confirmed: we're in a recession. The people and companies that make up the tech industry long ago figured that one out. Here's how they're dealing with it. (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
from Google Reader:
Windows Vista SP2 may not be hitting manufacturers 'til next April, but the beta is already scootin' about to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Yep, as of this very moment in time, the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Be (Read More)
Gawker:
You may have noticed a lot more of Owen Thomas on the site today. That's because we are pleased to officially welcome him into the Gawker fold. He'll continue to write under the Valleywag banner as well as supply a West Coast (Read More)
Submitted by netxm
from blog:
With all the buzz about Facebook Connect this week, it's worth asking the question: Whatever happened to OpenID?The universal login standard was created in 2005 by Brad Fitzpatrick, founder of LiveJournal, while he was workin (Read More)
Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing:
A new report details use of mature-themed video games by kids ... YouTube auditions wannabe musicians for a shot at Carnegie Hall ... And studies show even hands-free cellphone use is dangerous while driving ~ Bill Fantini ha (Read More)
Engadget:
It's amazing, really, that this meme has lasted this long. When we first noticed Brando's SATA HDD Dock, we figured it was destined to become a cute, one-off gift that only the hardest of hardcore storage freaks would bother (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Deep-pocketed technology giants such as Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. plan to continue snapping up companies during the economic downturn, likely benefiting from an ability to drive a hard bargain with even red-hot startups (Read More)
Boing Boing:
Rebecca McKinnon has published an extensive and densely informative blog post in which she shares findings of her ongoing Chinese blog censorship research. She is developing a more in-depth academic paper for release in 2009, (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Previous version of Laptop Cop let you remotely delete (or retrieve) files from a stolen laptop, but the newest feature makes it genuinely worth paying for: Real-time geo-location using just Wi-Fi. It uses Skyhook, the same W (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Sports data provider Stats has acquired a rather buzzy company SportVU, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based motion-capture tech provider, for an undisclosed sum. The company, besides having sports clients, provided that famous CNN "holo (Read More)