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WiFi Gains Strength in Cities

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:16 +0000

Over the past three years, large cities and rural towns promised to bring WiFi to every street corner, park bench and doorstep. The wireless service was to be the key to extending cheap Internet access to underserved areas and low-income neighborhoods.

WiFi Gains Strength in Cities

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:05 +0000

Gene Simmons rushes to cash in on rock videogames (Reuters)

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:04 +0000

Reuters - Amid the flood of third-party instrument peripherals emerging for the new “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” music simulation games, God forbid if Gene Simmons would miss an opportunity to get his brand on.

Without Google’s help, Yahoo’s options limited (AP)

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:00 +0000

AP - Without Google’s muscle behind it, Yahoo’s chances for digging out of a long slump are looking even poorer, making it appear more likely that the company will turn to Microsoft or AOL to help weather the economic downturn.

Sun offers OSGi app server (InfoWorld)

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:53:00 +0000

InfoWorld - Sun is offering on Thursday its open-source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server version 3 Prelude, a Web application server based on a modular OSGi architecture with capabilities from the planned Java Platform EE (Enterprise Edition) 6 release.

DC.Ars: going for gold in ABC@Home

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:52:48 +0000

The Olympics may be long gone, but DC.Ars is back to flash the gold, silver, and bronze before you to tantalize with another distributed computing challenge.

Bankrupt Circuit City doing circuits around the drain

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:52:46 +0000

Last week’s announcement that Circuit City would be closing over 150 stores sent its suppliers into a defensive posture, exacerbating an already difficult situation for the retailer. The result:the struggling retailer has now filed for bankruptcy protection.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for November 2008: two bulletins

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:52:46 +0000

Microsoft will patch two vulnerabilities on Tuesday. One of the vulnerabilities are marked “Critical,” and the other is “Important.” Details on both are inside.

AT&T squeezes 18Mbps U-verse DSL out of last-mile copper

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:52:45 +0000

AT&T has announced its attempt to keep up with its competitors’ rollouts of fiber and fast cable connections. Its U-verse Max 18 package will allow download speeds of up to 18Mbps, but the company is still bumping up against the limits of copper wiring—not to mention its competitors’ 50Mbps offerings.

AMD puts 500 more employees out to pasture

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:52:45 +0000

AMD adds another 500 to the ranks of the unemployed, following up May’s layoffs with another round. Also, one AMD employee is fired and under federal indictment for allegedly stealing Intel secrets.