This open-source office suite proves that forking isnt always the kiss of death. – In the open-source movement, the
forking of a project is often a contentious matter, and can lead to the demise or
mothballing of the applications that spawn from the original software. In many
ways, its a “nuclear option” as developers choose their allegiances and take
their skills with them. O…
Serbia’s Novak Äoković has reached the final of this year’s the Australian Open Tennis Championships. On Thursday, he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-4.
Rugged Notebooks recently introduced the Eagle series of its ruggedized portable computers designed for demanding work environments such as public safety and the military. With an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz processor, 4GB of memory and a 14.1-inch WXGA/WXG LCD display, the notebook’s specs fit mobility workers’ needs. The Eagle can have up to 8GB of physical memory installed. But at 5.5 pounds, the notebook can get heavy quickly. RAID 0/1 dual hard drive for instantaneous backups is also available as an option. The review model had the optional touch-screen display (for a digitized pen, not fingers), as well. As for storage, the Eagle came with a DVD writable drive and a 225GB Hitachi hard disk drive. Solid-state drives of up to 512GB are available. Data security is critical in a mobile environment, and the Eagle has enhanced security features to match. The laptop includes Absolute Software’s Computrace technology in the BIOS for asset tracking and recovery. With Computrace, IT managers can track the laptop in case of theft or loss, and also delete the data remotely. It meets the FBI’s user authentication guidelines with its biometric fingerprint reader and SmartCard reader. Ruggedized features include drop/shock/spill protection tested to U.S. military standards, dust and moisture protection, and LCD shock protection. eWEEK put the Eagle through some tests, and then took it out for a spin under real-world conditions. – …
Apple is the most-covered tech company in the media, reports a new study from the Pew Research Center, beating out Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft. – Apple is the most written-about company when it comes to media coverage,
according to a new study from the Pew
Research Center’s
Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Some 15.1 percent of the technology stories posted between June 2009 and
June 2010 focused on Apple, versus 11.4 percent for Goo…
Samsung will beat Motorola to the Android-based tablet computer market with the Galaxy Tab this holiday season. But analysts note Android 2.2 isn’t optimized for tablets and wonder whether it will be competitive with Apple’s iPad. – When Samsung introduced its 7-inch Galaxy Tab at a media event in New York City, it offered
plenty of product specifics but left availability and pricing to the four U.S.
wireless carriers that will offer the device.
The four major U.S.
wireless device carriers Verizon Wireless, AT amp;T, Spr…
R ‘n’ B singer Chris Brown is said to have been invited to read at Harlem’s Sisulu-Walker Charter School’s annual Family Read Night, despite being convicted for beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
The event, which is held to encourage students to read, will see Brown, 20, reading to kids.
“I extended an invitation to all celebrities and politicians, [...]
Lexars JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS is the first USB flash memory storage device to use a smart card for authentication and encryption to keep the data stored on it safe from prying eyes. And, in eWEEK Labs’ tests, the ruggedized device lived to tell the tale after torture testing.
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Protesters in Moscow are demanding the direct involvement of the government into the investigation of the severe beating of journalist Mikhail Beketov. RFE/RL reports that dozens of supporters from the opposition Yabloko party, the Protect Khimki Forest movement, and some human rights activists took part in the action on November 16.
The iPhone isn’t unbeatable. It’s just that most companies in the marketplace don’t have the ability to do it. Every other so-called next-gen device on the market is having difficulty even staying relevant against Apple’s device. Any company that wants to out-market Apple needs to follow some steps to make it happen.
– Needham amp; Co. analyst Charlie Wolf is reporting in a new research note
that as the Palm Pre’s price comes down, so too will its appeal in the
marketplace. The Pre, which
was recently reduced in price from $200 to $149.99, will experience a
strong drop in sales due to pressures from the marke…
Could they be making sweet music again?
Just days after Chris Brown publicly apologized for his February beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna, the two spent the weekend at the same luxury Midtown hotel under a cloak of secrecy, The Post has lea…
