Microsoft’s Kinect Countdown
Looks like Microsoft might be looking forward to the day that Kinect hits consumers so much so that they have a great big honkin’ countdown timers keeping track of the days, hours, minutes left.…
Craigslist and the Nuances of Illegal Sex
By Jeff Nolan
It’s the issue that just won’t go away. I wrote about this over a year ago, here and here. The New York Times makes a ridiculous assertion that Craigslist has removed the section and…
VMworld 2010: VMware Makes Good on Interop, But What’s Next?
By Nate D'Amico
After its announcement and unveiling of vCloud last year, VMware has followed things up over the past year with a lot of hard work to move their Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering along and make good on…
The Hurd Roundup; A Series of Short Stories
Former HP CEO Mark Hurd has had his fair share of attention these past few weeks, with his post-scandal resignation and subsequent hire as Oracle’s new President. And between Hurd’s transgressions and the drawn-out…
Virtualization, the Cloud, and Mobile Computing Combining to Create Computing Fourth Wave
Virtualization, cloud computing, and mobile computing are combining to create a new wave of computing with tremendous implications for business. This new wave is user-centric, platform independent, and extremely flexible and responsive to business…
Mark Hurd Sued by HP, Less than 24 Hours After Landing President Gig at Oracle
Just as Mark Hurd prepares to settle in as Oracle’s new president (announced just this morning), former employer Hewlett-Packard sues its resigned chief of staff. Filing suit in the Superior Court of California in…
VMworld Brings Out an Army of Cloud Supporters
VMworld was an exciting experience for me, as I’d been anxious to get more involved in the cloud-computing circles. It, like social media, had managed to entice every industry with its promise of virtual…
Google Begins OpenID Support, with Signup for Yahoo Users
Google still doesn’t support OpenID login, but a new update brings the ability to use OpenID for the Google signup process for Yahoo users. It’s a one-click process that allows you to use your…
Oracle Hires Hewlett-Packard’s Ex-CEO Mark Hurd as New Co-President
By Kyt Dotson
As previously reported here by Kristen Nicole, Hewlett-Packard’s Mark Hurd has made his way over to Oracle. As written currently byReuters, Hurd, a close friend of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, will join as president,…
Hands-on Review with Samsung Fascinate
By Kyt Dotson
When Engadget reviews a mobile product they don’t pull any punches. Still, the Samsung Fascinate came out with few bruises from its handling—but bruises nonetheless. It looks like a solid Android phone that didn’t…