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22 Apr 09

Are We Already Losing the Cyber War? - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

  • Still, I would like to know that my government is looking out for me. I don't
    believe in firing the first shot, but think it's stupid not to return fire. I
    would happy to read a "leak" in the New York Times about how American cyber
    warriors are taking the fight to our potential rivals and enemies.

U.S. Postal Service Taps Optimization Software to Slash Transportation Costs - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

  • HCAP determines the most efficient plan for using existing mail-transportation
    assets in various types of scenarios, such as bulk-mail delivery and planning
    for holiday peak volumes, weekend transportation, and along highway corridors.
    It accounts for parameters such as starting and ending points, delivery times,
    truck-capacity restrictions, and mail classes.

Crypto pioneers differ on cloud-computing risks | Security - CNET News

  • "I believe cloud computing will get to (the point) where no real program...will
    be done anymore on the computers of the company that's doing it," he said.

Free TV for cell phones and mobile devices | Wireless - CNET News

  • Broadcasters throughout the country are switching to all-digital transmission in
    June     as part of a government mandate. And as part of the switch, some
    broadcasters will also broadcast their over-the-air TV signals on a digital
    sub-channel for mobile devices.

Cars Gone Wireless - BusinessWeek

  • Ford is getting its geek on. Like other automakers, the U.S. carmaker has long
    outfitted cars with CD players, satellite radios, and navigation systems. But
    now, Ford also boasts Web access.
16 Apr 09

Desktop Virtualization and Licensing: IT Wary of Gotchas - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

  • In order to make local desktop virtualization work, for instance, Reynolds-Lair
    would've had to buy two licenses—one for the Mac, one for the PC—for Adobe Photoshop, as well as
    two licenses for Adobe Illustrator, for
    every computer in The Fashion Institute's labs.

New York solicits taxicab tech ideas | Planetary Gear - CNET News

  • The TLC said it's open to any ideas, but it listed key interests. Here are some
    of the more intriguing ideas:

Google: We'd love to supply ads for Twitter | Digital Media - CNET News

  • Twitter is booming, and Google would be "very happy to pursue" an advertising
    partnership with the microblogging service, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt
    said Thursday.

A little microlending goes a long way | Cutting Edge - CNET News

  • In her dusty, hillside home, Paulina's pottery business was struggling. She
    needed more clay, better paint, and professional brushes. After 10 loans
    totaling less than $10,000, Paulina not only has better equipment, she's hired
    six neighbors and relatives, and her production has tripled.

Biden gives more smart-grid funding details | Politics and Law - CNET News

  • A smart electricity grid will revolutionize the way we use energy, but we need
    standards in place to ensure that all this new technology is compatible and
    operating at the highest cybersecurity standards to protect the smart grid from
    hackers and natural disasters," Locke said in his prepared remarks. "The
    Recovery Act will fund the development of those standards so the exciting
    technology can finally take off."

Time Warner halts metered billing tests | Wireless - CNET News

  • Time Warner Cable has put the brakes on a trial that was testing its new
    "consumption-based billing" system for its broadband service, the company said
    Thursday.
14 Apr 09

Coming soon: Highway-legal plug-in hybrid scooter | Planetary Gear - CNET News

  • The plug-in hybrid version in the works is a modified version of Piaggio's MP3 500
    (the Gilera Fuoco in Europe). The MP3 500 scooter in plug-in hybrid version will
    get about 140 mpg, have a range of 40 miles per charge when running on electric
    power alone, and be priced between $8,000 and $9,000, according to Timoni.

Emerging Technology News - CNET News

  • Van Sickle, a scholar in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the
    University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working with students in the biomedical
    engineering program to create an asthma inhaler with a built-in GPS receiver.

Purdue researchers create a speed bump that detects damage | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews

  • The sensors measure vibrations created by a vehicle as it moves over the cleat,
    and signal-processing software interprets the data to check for damage to the
    tires, wheel bearings, and suspension components.

Wearable bot said to make you stronger | Crave - CNET

  • Especially noteworthy here is that the suit responds to intended motion, rather
    than actual motion.

The final frontier: Solar power from space | Green Tech - CNET News

  • Pacific Gas & Electric is going to great lengths--all the way to space--in
    its quest for renewable energy

April Fools' computer worm surfaces haberi - Wednesday, 01 April 2009 12:04

  • Pirillo said it may be a week or more before the true impact of the worm is
    known, but he predicted it will have one.
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