US Open Tennis Tickets - Sponsored Link
Ad - Get Great Ticket Selecion &Prices to US Open Tennis Championship in New York
Gordon Brown joins World Wide Web Foundation board
Gordon Brown is joining Tim Berners-Lee on the board of directors of the World Wide Web Foundation. The former prime minister will advise the foundation on ways to involve disadvantaged communities and global leaders in the development of sustainable
From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Craig Henderson drove 1,478 miles from from Blaine, Washington to Mexico without stopping to refuel, burning just 12.4 gallons of diesel for a stunning 119.1 mpg. And he did it in a car he originally designed in 1984. Henderson rolled into Chula Vista,
Ohio LinuxFest Proves Real FOSS Diversity
The annual Ohio LinuxFest is a genuine grass-roots community event. It is one of the most fun and most worthwhile Linux fests, and one of the most welcoming-- everyone from brand-new Linux users, people curious about Linux, to wizened gurus and everyone
Dance on Broadway for Wii | Game review
Wii; £24.99; cert 3+; Ubisoft If we're being honest, you probably already know if Dance on Broadway is for you. When you went to open this review you were almost certainly looking for one of two things: justification for a purchase already decided on
HP and EMC vie for disk storage lead
IDC's latest quarterly disk storage tracker shows EMC and HP competing for the market lead, with EMC growing faster than HP. NetApp is growing faster still but has a lot of ground to make up. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Systems Tracker looks at the
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3 | Game review
Xbox 360/PS3; £44.99; 12+; Ubisoft The original HAWX was a modern combat flight game with the emphasis very much on arcade rather than simulation. The sequel is equally accessible, although this time you do get to actually land and take off. Only the
Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP1 review | Technophile
The latest update brings plenty of admin-friendly additions and much better web access – but installing it has some annoyances One of my bank holiday weekend projects, along with tackling the triffids in the garden, was upgrading my Exchange 2010
Microsoft: Silverlight capabilities exceed those of HTML5
Extract not available.
The Technology newsbucket: Vox closing, Digg gaming, form filling and more
Everything must go! Photo by And all that Malarkey A quick burst of 11 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Vox is closing September 30, 2010 >>Vox'Vox has been a fun place to explore, create and connect with your friends. But
Nokia seeks to tap the X-Factor
Nokia is backing ITV's X Factor with a dedicated application and exclusive content, but it will take more then Auto Tune to make Ovi a Christmas number one. The X Factor application can be downloaded from the Ovi store from today, and features "backstage
Barney Frank Rallies Dems for Loretta Sanchez
Outside the Orange County Democratic Party’s Aug. 28 Harry S. (they use the period) Truman awards dinner and under the watchful gaze of four Buena Park cops, protesters waved American and Arizona flags, shook placards denouncing President Barack Obama
Killer Quince
Please bear with us. We’re still getting used to these heels as we sashay to Urge Overkill’s version of “Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon.” Hey, call us traditionalists, but that first dance is a big deal! As this paper (yes, now metaphorically
VMworld Microsoft slings mud in VMware living room
Microsoft slings mud in VMware living room VMworld Microsoft's assault on VMware knows no bounds. On Tuesday, as VMware opened its annual VMworld conference in San Francisco, Microsoft dropped an open letter [1] into national McPaper USA Today that
HP to Buy 3Par for $2.35 Billion as Dell Walks Away
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy 3Par Inc. for $2.35 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp. The $33-a-share cash offer has been approved by
Intel Wants to Be Inside Everything
Extract not available.
HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping Dells New $32 Bid
Hewlett-Packard Co. increased its offer for 3Par Inc. to $33 a share, topping Dell Inc.s new $32 proposal and stretching the public bidding war for the data- storage supplier into its 18th day. HPs offer is a superior proposal, 3Par said today in a
HP Might Have Won 3Par at a Lower Price by Waiting 5:48 PM
Hewlett-Packard Co. may have paid more than it needed for 3Par Inc. because it outbid a Dell Inc. offer that 3Par already rejected, said two people close to the situation. 3Par had turned down Dells sweetened $32-a-share bid when HP increased its offer
HP Boosts 3Par Offer to $33 a Share; Dell Walks Away 5:01 PM
Hewlett-Packard Co. offered to buy 3Par Inc. for about $2.3 billion, ending an 18-day bidding war with Dell Inc. for the maker of storage systems and stepping up its rivalry with EMC Corp. Dell declined to match HPs $33-a-share offer, Dave Johnson, Dell
HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping... 9:59 AM
Hewlett-Packard Co. increased its offer for 3Par Inc. to $33 a share, topping Dell Inc.s new $32 proposal and stretching the public bidding war for the data- storage supplier into its 18th day. HPs offer is a superior proposal, 3Par said today in a
Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool
Microsoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities. Short for Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, EMET version 2.0 brings several new
HP Might Have Won 3Par at a Lower Price by Waiting
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. may have paid more than it needed for 3Par Inc. because it outbid a Dell Inc. offer that 3Par already rejected, said two people close to the situation. 3Par had turned down Dells sweetened $32-a-share bid when
Outland looks like another download-only classic
Continuing the summer trend The summer of 2010 could well go down as the time when download gaming on the consoles finally came of age. Limbo, Deathspank, Lara Croft: Guardian of Light - the best games this summer have been released via download only.
Microsoft buffs Silverlight for HTML5 video contest
Microsoft has tried to justify its Silverlight media player in the age of HTML5. Brad Becker, Microsoft director of product management, says [1] that Silverlight is not designed to replace HTML5. The closed-source player, he contends, lets you build
HP May Have Won 3Par at Lower Price by Waiting for Deadline
Hewlett-Packard Co. may have paid more than it needed to for 3Par Inc. because it outbid a Dell Inc. offer that 3Par already rejected, said two people close to the situation. 3Par had turned down Dells sweetened $32-a-share bid when HP increased its
U.S May Ease Path to New Devices for Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard
U.S. regulators set a vote on letting companies such as Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Motorola Inc. offer devices that use airwaves between television channels. Rules to prevent the wireless devices from interfering with TV channels will be
Laptops Look Like Racecars - and Not in a Good Way
At a meeting with Advanced Micro Devices the other day, representatives talked to me about chip sets and clock speeds, of discrete graphics and die sizes. But in passing, they mentioned an additional company initiative that really perked me up: laptop
Crowded web TV field awaits Apple
Apple's revamped Apple TV device will join a crowded web TV consumer field Roku, Boxee, TiVo and Google are among the major players streaming web content to TV Analyst says Google and Apple will benefit from integration with other products Competitors
Microsoft slings mud in VMware living room
VMworld Microsoft's assault on VMware knows no bounds. On Tuesday, as VMware opened its annual VMworld conference in San Francisco, Microsoft dropped an open letter [1] into national McPaper USA Today that accused the company of trying to lock customers
In search of tablet computers' sweet spot: screen size and battery life
Here's a question: why is the screen of Apple's iPad 9.7 inches across? Why that size? Why not bigger? Or smaller? If we examine this question, we may be able to figure out the answer to another question: how are the slew of tablets being released now
With Arc Touch and XBox Play &Charge, Microsoft Makes Mighty Morphin’ Power Peripherals
Arc Touch Mouse Promotional Photo from Microsoft.com Microsoft has made two new controllers — one for your computer, one for your XBox 360 — that can switch into different shapes depending on your needs or preferences. The well-leaked,
