Avatar Posted by davemackey 369 days ago (http://blogs.sun.com) | related links
Category: software | Tags: openoffice.org open source office
OpenOffice.Org has just released release candidate 1 of OpenOffice.Org 2.3. Don't let the minor version increment deceive you - OpenOffice.Org is very conservative in versioning. read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 369 days ago (http://arstechnica.com) | related links
Category: communications | Tags: palm foleo smartphone nokia n800
Palm has decided to cancel its Foleo smartphone which had already received massive negative feedback from early market analysis. Ars Technica reports. read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 369 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com) | related links
Category: other | Tags: consumers patent bill reform
A cry for patent reform is common amongst geeks, but now five consumer groups have picked up the call, supporting The Patent Reform Act of 2007. read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 368 days ago (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com) | related links
Category: other | Tags: business 2.0 magazine new york times
Brad Stone over at the New York Times laments the closing of Business 2.0, a popular technology oriented magazine that Time Inc. has decided to shutter. read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 368 days ago (http://www.theregister.co.uk) | related links
Category: communications | Tags: google wireless incumbents m2z
Google has been expressing a significantly increased interest in the wireless spectrum recently, first with their desire to see new regulations from the FCC on 700 Mhz spectrum soon to be auctioned b read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 368 days ago (http://searchengineland.com) | related links
Category: other | Tags: yahoo bluelithium acquisition ads
Yahoo has acquired ad network BlueLithium. Everyone has to get in on the ad network acquisition game (e.g. Google, Microsoft...) read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 368 days ago (http://www.askreamaor.com) | related links
Category: software | Tags: microsoft linux alternatives doomed
Rea Maor gives an opinion post listing seven reasons he believes that Microsoft is on the beginning of a path to its ultimate demise. read more »
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Avatar Posted by davemackey 368 days ago (http://arstechnica.com) | related links
Category: software | Tags: linux market share windows os x
Whose winning in the desktop market? Ryan Paul takes a realistic look - and its not the way many hoped. read more »
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