Technology Today

• Investing in the right vehicles for change

  Bailing out Detroit won't change these automotive businesses, unless the automotive leaders truly want to embrace changing their very DNA and use the vehicles at their disposal to make them ...

  Tags: It Operations, Biotechnology, Phil Fersht, Outsourcing, DNA, Business, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Vehicle, Business Operations

  Nov 22, 2008 5:48 AM PST

• The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!

  It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working on Mac users. Why? Because with 50% of new ...

  Tags: Operating System, Hardware, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Codec, Software, Viruses And Worms, Security, Malware

  Nov 22, 2008 3:57 AM PST

• The brutal truth - but not, I think, about Vista.

  A lawsuit alleging that workers are being forced to contribute unpaid over time because their PCs record start times only after long boot periods has that laugh until you cry ...

  Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Paul Murphy, Software, Microsoft Windows

  Nov 22, 2008 12:15 AM PST

• Deep in the heart of Texas: Electronics recycling infrastructure expanded

  The vendor-funded recycling organization MRM more formally known as Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company has inked a deal with Goodwill Industries in Texas that will extend the territory it can ...

  Tags: Electronics, Human Resources, Heather Clancy, MRM DOES, Texas, Policies And Procedures

  Nov 21, 2008 8:25 PM PST

• Science, research and the politics of grantmanship

  Seems that science is like every other human endeavor. It's highly political. A study done among scientists asking for money from the National Institute of Health shows blunt political caluclation ...

  Tags: Management, Scientist, Strategy, Harry Fuller

  Nov 21, 2008 5:23 PM PST

• Apple's 2008 ad budget: $486M

  You've undoubtedly seen your fair share of Apple television commercials this year, most of them for the iPhone. Well, if you're wondering what it all costs, we now know the ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Advertisement, TVs, Home Entertainment, Apple Inc., Tv & Home Theater, Jason D. O\'Grady

  Nov 21, 2008 4:35 PM PST

• Will email and text messages get shorter with the BlackBerry Storm?

  I am admittedly a very big fan of physical keyboards on my mobile phones and have what fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts James and Kevin call "magic thumbs". I am able ...

  Tags: Peripherals, Matthew Miller, Keyboards, Hardware, E-mail, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Device, Storm

  Nov 21, 2008 4:12 PM PST

• Apple's ad spend almost a half-billion dollars

  There's no doubt that Apple has become one of the most popular brands around the globe - iPod, iMac, iPhone, iTunes. I'm sure you've heard of them. Likewise, you probably ...

  Tags: Advertisement, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz

  Nov 21, 2008 3:53 PM PST

• A live, more interactive Diggnation

  Television and the Internet are on a collision course that will revolutionize entertainment, but Revision3 is always one step ahead of the game. Today, they launched a new live video ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Andrew Mager, Media Players, Online Communications, Marketing, Instant Messaging, Internet, Corporate Communications, Episode, Consumer Electronics

  Nov 21, 2008 3:29 PM PST

• Can a dose of SOA relieve tension?

  Quote of the week: "[Independent business units] are constantly seeking to diverge in order to meet the specific needs of their customers. At the same time IT continues to work ...

  Tags: Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Information Technology, Strategy, Joe McKendrick, Software, SOA, Enterprise Software

  Nov 21, 2008 2:59 PM PST

• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and hybrids

  The auto industry may be in a tizzy, but that doesn't mean you can't get a great deal on a new vehicle. And who doesn't love a little holiday cheer ...

  Tags: Manufacturer, SUV, Andrew Nusca, Page, Manufacturing, Minivan, Honda Motor Co., Car

  Nov 21, 2008 2:45 PM PST

• A $1 billion plan for car-charging network

  BetterPlace founder Shai Agassi plans $1 billion network for electric charging network in California. by Richard Koman

  Tags: Engineering, Bay Area, British Petroleum Co Plc, Network, Battery, Richard Koman, Car, Shai Agassi

  Nov 21, 2008 2:39 PM PST

• IT resellers encouraged to spread the EPEAT green gospel

  If you're not interested in understanding the in's and out's of the EPEAT Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool rating systems, the Green Electronics Council has started training IT solutions and ...

  Tags: Management, Federal Government, Reseller, Information Technology, Government, Strategy, Heather Clancy, EPEAT

  Nov 21, 2008 2:16 PM PST

• SAP's Apotheker: 'Happy John Wookey joined us'; Business hasn't gotten worse

  SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker said Friday that John Wookey, a former Oracle executive, is "a great software man" who will help the enterprise software giant push its software as a ...

  Tags: Financial Services, SAP AG, Financial Accounting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Leo Apotheker, Banking, Enterprise Software, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment

  Nov 21, 2008 2:02 PM PST

• Facebook scores SEC exemption

  Facebook has been granted an exemption by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows the company to not comply with the same law that pushed Google into becoming a public ...

  Tags: Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz, SEC, Facebook, Investment, Exemption

  Nov 21, 2008 1:51 PM PST

• Google Chrome to be pre-installed on PCs in 2009?

  Google is reportedly thinking about cutting deals with PC makers to have its Chrome browser pre-installed on new computers, a move that could position the Internet giant to not only ...

  Tags: Web Browsers, PC, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Internet, Sam Diaz, Google Inc.

  Nov 21, 2008 1:03 PM PST

• Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP

  Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. ...

  Tags: Ryan Naraine

  Nov 21, 2008 12:24 PM PST

• iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

  Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how ...

  Tags: Web Services, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Program, Marketing, Ed Burnette, Settings App, Enterprise Software, XML, Apple iPhone

  Nov 21, 2008 12:15 PM PST

• Advantages of the iPhone over the Storm

  You've probably heard enough about the Blackberry Storm, but humor me for a second. There are a number of ways that the Storm beats the iPhone because of what I ...

  Tags: Peripherals, Keyboards, Hardware, Apple iPhone, Jason D. O\'Grady

  Nov 21, 2008 12:03 PM PST

• Taleo's November to forget

  An HR Soap Opera This month hasn't been a good one for Taleo. Here's the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. ...

  Tags: Taleo Corp., Financial Services, Revenue Recognition, Finance, Brian Sommer, Stock, Revenue, Operational Accounting, Investment

  Nov 21, 2008 11:44 AM PST

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