Desktop Apps
Cisco to buy Skype, pre-IPO? (and lock out)
Here’s an interesting rumor. Apparently, Cisco wants to buy Skype, thus skipping the P2P VoIP company’s initial public offering. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder what it all means (and if it’s true). Not to mention Valérie Lemercier’s strangely hirsute shoulders…
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iPad assists poison control for BP oil spill victims
The director of the Louisiana Poison Center is using an iPad to help manage patients poisoned by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How does Intel/McAfee make sense? I think I know…
What on Earth is Intel up to? Why would a chipmaker buy a huge security company? Don’t expect anyone from either firm to tell us the real reason Intel bought McAfee. $7.68 billion is a lot of cash. For what? So it can give the industry "a paradigm shift" and "a fundamentally new approach" for "an increasingly … connected world"? Blah blah blah. Snore. I’ve added 2+2, so read on and I’ll tell you what I think its plans are, in The Long View…
Intel acquires McAfee for $7.68 billion: reaction roundup
Whoa. Intel’s buying McAfee for $7.68 billion in cash. Who saw that coming? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers react as only bloggers can. Not to mention The Majestic Plastic Bag…
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gPad rumor redux: Google iPad in Nov 2010
Persistent rumors of a Google tablet computer, or "gPad" simply won’t die. This time, we’re told Google and Verizon will be selling a Google iPad-a-like from November 26. But if you were expecting an Android device, you’d be wrong — according to the rumor-mongers, it’s running Google’s thin-is-in-client platform: Chrome OS. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look forward to Black Friday. Not to mention Simon’s cat in the box…
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Wired Magazine is dead (to me)
As if we needed more proof that it’s August, here comes Wired Magazine with some unbelievable hyperbole. Apparently, the Web is "dead," supplanted by other internet apps. Should Condé Nast be ashamed of itself, or do Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff have a point? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask, "What’s a magazine?" Not to mention The Oregon Trailer…
Choosing the best browser — can it really be done?
Last week showed that the browser wars are far from over, and might just be heating up again soon.
Microsoft announced a full-on coming out party for Internet Explorer 9’s beta release, scheduled for September.
Almost simultaneously, Google released the newest beta version of its browser, Chrome, featuring faster speeds and its Autofill functionality.
