Submitted by ManiacD
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I've been working through some architectural choices with a team starting a new project recently and the ever running debate over database access philosophies came up (as it was bound to). Personally I'm in favour of letting (Read More)
Submitted by ManiacD
from Google Reader:
I just ran across a new project on CodePlex today called Clone Detective for Visual Studio from Immo Landwerth (also responsible for NQuery) and I've got to say that it's really quite cool. I've blogged previousl (Read More)
Submitted by jasongoldberg:
(Fortune) -- When the world's top fashionistas make their biannual pilgrimage to the Milan shows, Miuccia Prada, the house's oracle-like designer, is the one they come to see above all others. Known for her minimalist designs (Read More)
Submitted by jasongoldberg:
Free music mixtape service Muxtape has temporarily been shut down due to pressure from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). There's not much more information about downtime besides a small note on the front p (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission is investigating a complaint against Microsoft made by the Taiwanese Consumer Foundation, which claims the company is effectively using its monopoly to force sales of Vista. (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
Advanced Micro Devices is making it clear that its upcoming 45-nanometer processor for servers—"Shanghai"—will compete against what Intel brings to market with its new line of processors based on the upcoming "Nehalem" microa (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
In a move reminiscent of South Park’s “Canada On Strike” episode in which the boys decide to upload a video onto Youtube in hopes of earning money, a popular YouTube user has decided to sue YouTube and Google for what he cons (Read More)
Submitted by jasongoldberg:
German researchers trying to slow melting glaciers have set up a large screen in the Swiss Alps that they hope will trap cold air over the icy mass, Johannes Gutenberg University said Thursday."We hope our installations will (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
If you build it, it appears they will come, eventually.Such is the case with 64-bit computing. Advanced Micro Devices launched 64-bit chips for the desktop back in 2003, hoping the fact that it was there and didn't cost extra (Read More)
Submitted by bullyinguk:
Intel has disclosed details on a chip that will compete directly with Nvidia and ATI and may take it into unchartered technological and market-segment waters. (Read More)
Submitted by rythan:
Micron Technology announced Tuesday that it will ship a series of solid-state drives next quarter ranging up to 256 gigabytes in capacity, but at one-third the price per gigabyte of existing drives.Micron's RealSSD-branded pr (Read More)
Submitted by rythan:
If you build it, it appears they will come, eventually.Such is the case with 64-bit computing. Advanced Micro Devices launched 64-bit chips for the desktop back in 2003, hoping the fact that it was there and didn't cost extra (Read More)
Submitted by rythan:
Let me see if I've got this right. Federal regulators determined on Friday that Comcast broke the law by slowing Internet traffic for subscribers using BitTorrent to swap large files with other people. But then the FCC decide (Read More)
Submitted by jasongoldberg:
WASHINGTON – The Internet is where we spend more and more of our time. But for a growing number of people, it’s an out-of-control habit instead of a necessary part of life.Internet addiction -- an online-related compulsive be (Read More)