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Get ready for these game-changing technologies Promises, promises. When a new mobile phone appears on the market or a new wireless standard emerges, the pundits and prognosticators chime in about all the game-changing possibilities.WiMax will change the worl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Before the Levees Break: A Plan to Save the Netherlands On a late fall afternoon on the western edge of the Netherlands, coastal engineer Marcel Stive stands atop a 40-foot dune. He stares out beyond the posse of wet-suit-clad surfers wading into the breakers of the North Sea. Where the surfers see inviting waves, Stive sees dry land—and a d Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Before the Levees Break: A Plan to Save the Netherlands On a late fall afternoon on the western edge of the Netherlands, coastal engineer Marcel Stive stands atop a 40-foot dune. He stares out beyond the posse of wet-suit-clad surfers wading into the breakers of the North Sea. Where the surfers see inviting waves, Stive sees dry land—and a d Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Update: No change in Windows XP plan despite Ballmer comment Comments by Steve Ballmer at a press conference in Europe on Thursday have led to speculation that Microsoft is reconsidering its June 30 deadline to stop selling most new Windows XP licenses . A spokeswoman from Microsoft's public relations firm said Thursday that t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Google proposes $4.4 trillion clean energy plan Tiring of its mission to "organize the world's information," Google has set itself a new objective: save the planet.The search giant unveiled a $4.4 trillion plan Wednesday to reduce the United States' dependenc Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft eyes game-changer for app dev With its ambitious Oslo software modeling platform, Microsoft seeks a new application development paradigm that raises the level of abstraction. But the effort has brought up questions about whether Oslo crowds the modeling landscape and whether Microsoft can achieve Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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OSU's Beanie Wells doubtful for USC game - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comOSU's Beanie Wells doubtful for USC gameThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - 2 hours agoby Doug Lesmerises Marvin Fong/The Plain DealerBeanie Wells, right, is doubtful for Saturday's game against USC, said OSU coach Jim Tressel.Game of Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Covad deal revives Silicon Valley wireless plan Covad Communications has jump-started a stalled public wireless project in Silicon Valley with a plan to target businesses first.The competitive broadband provider will build a long-delayed Wi-Fi test network Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Games Without Frontiers: Go Ahead, Punk, Make Your Game If you've ever played a really horrible game, you've probably thought: Wow, the people who made this are talentless. You fume at the derivative, seen-it-before gameplay; you complain that the levels are far too monotonous, or far too unmanageable. After a while, you throw down your controller a Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Games Without Frontiers: Go Ahead, Punk, Make Your Game If you've ever played a really horrible game, you've probably thought: Wow, the people who made this are talentless. You fume at the derivative, seen-it-before gameplay; you complain that the levels are far too monotonous, or far too unmanageable. After a while, you throw down your controller a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Alt Text: A Wistful Geek Heads for Sweet iPhone Hell I do not, as of yet, own an iPhone. However, soon my cellphone provider will be unlocking the door, shooing away the rats, taking off my shackles and releasing me from my contract. At that point I will be buying an iPhone. Not because it's a shiny new Jobs-job, not because several Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Alt Text: A Wistful Geek Heads for Sweet iPhone Hell I do not, as of yet, own an iPhone. However, soon my cellphone provider will be unlocking the door, shooing away the rats, taking off my shackles and releasing me from my contract. At that point I will be buying an iPhone. Not because it's a shiny new Jobs-job, not because several Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Microsoft outlines plan to weather economic crisis Microsoft's chief financial officer outlined a three-part plan the company will undertake to weather the current economic crisis, which spurred Microsoft to lower its revenue and earnings expectations for fiscal 2009 on Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Games Without Frontiers: The Game of Politics Is Ready for Its Upgrade I won the White House for Barack Obama last week. And for John McCain, too! I was playing The Political Machine 2008, this year's big sim-election title, and had a blast slinging mud and pandering. Playing as Obama, I stormed around the coasts, promising clean coal and running ads Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Games Without Frontiers: The Game of Politics Is Ready for Its Upgrade I won the White House for Barack Obama last week. And for John McCain, too! I was playing The Political Machine 2008, this year's big sim-election title, and had a blast slinging mud and pandering. Playing as Obama, I stormed around the coasts, promising clean coal and running ads Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Choosing the right health care plan As the presidential candidates debates about the future of healthcare, there are some things you can do now to make sure you're choosing the right health plan during open enrollment. Here is what you need to know. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Red Hat buys Amentra to bolster JBoss enterprise plan Red Hat has purchased Amentra, an IT consulting firm with open-source expertise, to sell its JBoss Java infrastructure to enterprises as the basis for SOAs (service-oriented architectures).Amentra, a privately h Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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ITU plan to stop DoS attacks could end Net anonymity too Finding ways to limit DoS attacks and SMS spam by making it harder to spoof the origin of electronic communications is on the agenda at a telecommunications standards meeting next week -- but civil rights advocates worry it could put an end to anonymity on the Interne Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Plaintiffs seek annulment of Yahoo severance plan Shareholders suing Yahoo over its handling of Microsoft's acquisition attempt want the judge to invalidate a controversial employee severance plan before the company's annual shareholders meeting on Aug. 1 .Yaho Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Democrats Plan Media Offensive Against McCain "Wealthy Democrats are preparing a four-month, $40 million media campaign centered on attacks on Sen. John McCain. And it will be led by David Brock, the former investigative reporter who first gained fame in the 1990s as a right-wing, anti-Clinton journalist," according to the Politico. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |