Friday, March 28, 2008

Microsoft's 'Albany' Project May Take Aim at Google Docs (Campus Technology)

Microsoft appears to be working on a secret project called Albany, and while no one knows for sure exactly what it is yet, clues indicate that the company is looking to develop a stronger competitor to Google's free, online-hosted Google Docs service.

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HTML 5 Support by Browser: Opera Continues to Lead the Pack (Wired.com)

The future of the web is fast approaching. The specifications for HTML 5, the successor to today's HTML 4, are still in the draft phase, but already forward-looking browsers are starting to add limited support for HTML 5 elements.

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Young workers, Web 2.0 technologies pose security challenges (Network World)

How the Millennial workforce plus Web 2.0 technologies equals increased corporate security risks

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iPhone firmware 2.0 hands-on (Engadget)

There have been a couple of videos here and there on the web, but Engadget finally got their own grubby paws on the yet-to-be released iPhone 2.0 beta, which isn't officially due until this June. It isn't exactly awash with changes, but here's what you need to know.

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Rick Rolled to child porn = you're a pedophile, says FBI (Ars Technica)

Click-and-be-(seriously)-owned. The FBI is using a honeypot scheme to lure pedophiles, but all it takes is one click and you could be searched, arrested, and even convicted as a result. Can a single click land you in prison? Apparently, yes.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Adobe says Flash for iPhone coming soon with firmware 2.0 (Ars Technica)

Adobe is now planning on bringing Flash to the iPhone, though whether that is Apple's plan remains to be seen.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Comcast: FCC lacks any authority to act on P2P blocking (Ars Technica)

Comcast says the FCC has no jurisdiction over its traffic-shaping practices. Is the company engaging in legal saber rattling, or would it really sue the FCC if the agency moved to protect broadband consumers?

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Five Ways Generation Y May Reinvent IT (Baseline)

They've been called everything from narcissists to "Generation Me," but those wily post-Gen X employees might just show their elders how to revamp an enterprise.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

Apple releases iPhone SDK, announces push e-mail, Exchange support (Ars Technica)

At today's iPhone Software Roadmap event in Cupertino, Apple announced a host of new features for the iPhone, including full Exchange and push e-mail support. Apple is also finally releasing the SDK for third-party developers.

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Wi-Fi fizzles in Philadelphia (Network World)

A year after Philadelphia gave EarthLink the green light to build a citywide Wi-Fi network, the grand plan to deliver ubiquitous broadband to tourists, residents, businesses, government workers and low-income households is in shambles.

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