FCC Likely to Recommend Unlicensed Spectrum Use
The Federal Communications Commission will soon release a report on the feasibility of opening up unused spectrum, or white spaces, for use with wireless broadband. The FCC engineering report will share results of several years of data collection, including field tests on Broadway in New York City and at FedEx Field in Maryland.
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) A battle between tech companies like Google Inc and
broadcasters over use of soon-to-be vacant airwaves will heat up soon as U.S.
regulators release an anticipated report on the issue.
The Federal Communications Commission's report will weigh in as early as
Friday on the fea...
Enterprise 2.0 Software to Take Hard Hits Amid Competition, Weak Economy
Spending on Enterprise 2.0 messaging and collaboration technologies will take a hit, according to Forrester Research. The research company says cutthroat competition and oversaturation of blogs, wikis, mashups and RSS feeds will curb spending, but predicts growth for mashups. At what point will Forrester have to factor the dragging economy into the slowdown in spending on anything from Enterprise 2.0 to enterprise applications?
- Just a few weeks ago, the Enterprise
2.0 world was humming along smoothly, to all outward appearances. Vendors and
analysts alike were bullish on growth prospects for modern collaboration and
productivity platforms.
The tide is turning, according to an analysis from Forrester Research analyst...
Intel, AMD Earnings to Offer Guidance on PC, IT Spending
When Intel and AMD report their third-quarter earnings in a few day, the two companies, which are the leading suppliers of x86 processors for desktops, notebooks and servers, are expected to offer a glimpse of how the financial crisis and the U.S. credit crunch is likely to impact the entire IT industry. In addition, Intel and AMD are likely to discuss the impact of the new chip manufacturing that formed when AMD sold off its fabs earlier this month.
- When Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, the two largest suppliers of x86 processors for PCs and servers, report their 2008 third-quarter financial results in a few days, industry watchers will be looking for signs of how those numbers will reflect the ongoing financial crisis and its impact on the IT...
Apple Releases Mega Patch Security Update
Apple released a large security update that touches on nearly two dozen Mac applications and features. The release includes updates for Apache, PHP, ClamAV and MySQL.
- Apple has released a massive update for Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.4.11 that plugs security gaps in 20 Mac applications and features.
The update, released Sept. 9, is available on Apples Web site. Several of the patches deal with Mac OS X technologies, such as a fix for an issue in Script Edi...
10 Steps Techies Should Take to Keep Their Jobs in a Financial Meltdown
As the economy gets shakier each day, workers everywhere are concerned about losing their jobs. Here are 10 steps the corporate techie toiling away in the server room or the help desk can take to help keep his or her job.
- OK, the stock market is falling like a rock. Big banks are being bought
and sold like overripe bananas. The masters of the financial universe
are looking like suckers at the horse race track buying tip sheets
printed after each race. And now, even the venture capitalists of
Silicon Valley are te...
Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future
(AP)
AP - On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.
Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
(AP)
 AP - Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync.
Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again
(AP)
 AP - When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon.
Despite IBM profits, a tech gloom still looms
(AP)
AP - Even after IBM Corp. surprised Wall Street with a healthy profit in the third quarter and a reaffirmation of its earnings outlook for the rest of the year, the broader technology sector dived again Thursday. There's just not enough of what lifted IBM to go around.
Microsoft exec: Challenging times play to our strengths
(CNET)
CNET - With a tough economic climate figuring to put a crimp on IT spending, Microsoft is already working on honing a message that it can help businesses save money.
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