10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Mozilla updates Firefox 3.1 with Alpha 2 build
Mozilla Corp. on Friday launched the second alpha of Firefox 3.1, adding new video support and boosting the speed of some JavaScript computations.
More @ ComputerWorld
2. iTunes 8 prematurely leaked, pulled?
The few allegedly lucky visitors to Apple's iTunes page at the right time on Sunday say they noticed an out-of-place "Download Now" button in the middle of the page which, if clicked, linked to a download for iTunes 8.0 rather than the publicly available 7.7.
More @ AppleInsider
3. Intel Releases More Quad-Core Xeons, Goes Halogen-free
Intel announced four new quad-core Xeon models on Monday that use a halogen-free packaging technology that is easier on the environment.
More @ PCWorld.com
Mozilla Corp. on Friday launched the second alpha of Firefox 3.1, adding new video support and boosting the speed of some JavaScript computations.
More @ ComputerWorld
2. iTunes 8 prematurely leaked, pulled?
The few allegedly lucky visitors to Apple's iTunes page at the right time on Sunday say they noticed an out-of-place "Download Now" button in the middle of the page which, if clicked, linked to a download for iTunes 8.0 rather than the publicly available 7.7.
More @ AppleInsider
3. Intel Releases More Quad-Core Xeons, Goes Halogen-free
Intel announced four new quad-core Xeon models on Monday that use a halogen-free packaging technology that is easier on the environment.
More @ PCWorld.com
4. Archos 5 series reviewed in French
5. Introducing Picasa 3.0 (and big changes for Picasa Web Albums)
A little over two years ago, we launched Picasa Web Albums to make publishing photos online easy. Now Picasa Web Albums hosts billions of online photos from around the globe, with users adding millions of new snapshots every day.
More @ Googleblog
6. Is Search Really 90% Solved?
Jessica Guynn has an excellent interview with Google’s Marissa Mayer today about Google’s first ten years (today is arguably Google’s tenth birthday). Good stuff in there - Marissa talks about Google’s accomplishments in search and advertising, and looks forward to a future where cloud computing becomes pervasive.
More @ Techcrunch
7. Bill and Jerry, Chrome and the Next Linux Generation
Some Linux bloggers spent the week kicking around ideas for attracting the next generation of computer users to Linux, while others were simply distracted by the nonsensical commercial Microsoft put out on Thursday featuring highly paid spokesman Jerry Seinfeld.
More @ LinuxInsider
A little over two years ago, we launched Picasa Web Albums to make publishing photos online easy. Now Picasa Web Albums hosts billions of online photos from around the globe, with users adding millions of new snapshots every day.
More @ Googleblog
6. Is Search Really 90% Solved?
Jessica Guynn has an excellent interview with Google’s Marissa Mayer today about Google’s first ten years (today is arguably Google’s tenth birthday). Good stuff in there - Marissa talks about Google’s accomplishments in search and advertising, and looks forward to a future where cloud computing becomes pervasive.
More @ Techcrunch
7. Bill and Jerry, Chrome and the Next Linux Generation
Some Linux bloggers spent the week kicking around ideas for attracting the next generation of computer users to Linux, while others were simply distracted by the nonsensical commercial Microsoft put out on Thursday featuring highly paid spokesman Jerry Seinfeld.
More @ LinuxInsider
8. PSP and 360 Chatpad are a match hacked in heaven
9. Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?
The day after it launched the first ad in its $300 consumer-focused make-over campaign, Microsoft is going public with some of the other planned Windows-branding fixes it has in the pipeline.
More @ ZDNetBlog
10. Selling GNU/Linux in a box
Eight years ago, computer stores stocked a choice of GNU/Linux distributions -- established ones like Caldera, Red Hat, and SUSE, and newcomers like Corel, Progeny, and Stormix. Now, only Ubuntu and openSUSE offer box sets, and both face challenges that other distributions found unsolvable, ranging from reasonable prices and features sets through to getting into distribution channels and finding the right marketing approach -- all for an effort that may be only moderately profitable at best, and perhaps best undertaken for non-financial reasons.
More @ Linux.com
The day after it launched the first ad in its $300 consumer-focused make-over campaign, Microsoft is going public with some of the other planned Windows-branding fixes it has in the pipeline.
More @ ZDNetBlog
10. Selling GNU/Linux in a box
Eight years ago, computer stores stocked a choice of GNU/Linux distributions -- established ones like Caldera, Red Hat, and SUSE, and newcomers like Corel, Progeny, and Stormix. Now, only Ubuntu and openSUSE offer box sets, and both face challenges that other distributions found unsolvable, ranging from reasonable prices and features sets through to getting into distribution channels and finding the right marketing approach -- all for an effort that may be only moderately profitable at best, and perhaps best undertaken for non-financial reasons.
More @ Linux.com
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