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AOL Layoffs Begin, Again

aol_logoInternet company AOL LLC, which will soon be spun off from parent Time Warner Inc., laid off about 100 full-time employees Tuesday.

AOL spokeswoman Tricia Primrose said the layoffs were spread across the company.

The company will have about 6,900 employees after the job cuts.

New York-based AOL is expected to announce a larger restructuring plan as it separates from Time Warner. The split is expected by the end of this year.

Time Warner, which was initially purchased by AOL in 2001, said in May that it would spin AOL off after years of trying unsuccessfully to integrate the two companies. AOL’s Internet access business has long been fading, while efforts to derive more revenue from online advertising have encountered difficulties.  Read more...

Google Will Offer Travelers Free WiFi This Holiday Season

biggoogleGoogle is giving the holiday gift of free wireless Internet to travelers at a host of US airports this holiday season.

The California-based Internet powerhouse said Tuesday that it is working with Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, and Airport Marketing Income to turn airports into free Internet hot spots through January 15 of next year.

“We’re very happy to extend our Holiday Wi-Fi gift to the millions of people who will spend time in airports over the next few months,” said Google vice president of search products Marissa Mayer.  Read more...

NVIDIA and Intel Battle On, NVIDIA CEO Loves Apple

nvidia-logoIntel is suing NVIDIA in an effort to get them dropped from chipset licensing on Nehalem boards. NVIDIA has filed countersuit against Intel. NVIDIA has even gone as far as to sponsor cartoons lampooning Intel.

NVIDIA particularly enraged Intel when it convinced Apple to dump Intel’s integrated graphics from its product lineup in favor of NVIDIA designs. Intel vows it will make a return to the Mac graphics platform, stating, “Graphics is a competitive market and we compete for all new business. “  Read more...

Windows Update Security Fixes Pass up Windows 7

thumb-windows7-300x169Microsoft’s newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.

Microsoft Corp. plugged several security holes Tuesday, but none are aimed at Windows 7, which was released Oct. 22.

That’s to be expected, said Ben Greenbaum, a researcher at the antivirus software company Symantec Corp. “Attackers will take more time to figure out ways of breaking into Windows 7,” he said.

Computer users can get the patches through Microsoft’s automatic-update service, or by visiting microsoft.com/security.  Read more...

Esquire’s Augmented Reality Issue Hits Newstands

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The December issue of Esquire Magazine is finally out and highlights new Augmented Reality technology. Special pages in this issue will feature what looks like a crossword puzzle barcode. Just install the software from Esquire’s website (available for either Mac or PC) and then once it’s activated you can hold the special issue up to the webcam to see a suedo-3D  interactive show/feature from Robert Downey Jr. etc.

The whole technology show is pretty cool and gives a possible insight into the future of the magazine biz. Augmented Reality is the concept of overlaying computerized information, digital pop-up windows and/or virtual reality (VR) displays over real-world scenes and imagery.  Read more...

Cranberry DiamonDiscs Offer 1,000-year DVD Shelf Life

Archiving information presents a rather unique problem in the digital age. Sure, everyday consumers not have the capability to store terabytes of information, photos, home movies, and much more in the comfort of their homes—but how do you save that data for posterity? If you’re thinking “burn it to DVD,” you might be out of luck: the National Archives and the Library of Congress say folks should expect home-burned DVDs to remain viable for only two to five years.

Cranberry DiamonDisc writer  Read more...

Europe Objects to Oracle Buying Sun

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The European Commission has filed a “statement of objections” to Oracle’s planned takeover of Sun Microsystems, saying the takeover would give Oracle too much influence over the market for database product by putting the company in charge of both its own proprietary database systems as well as the open source MySQL database owned by Sun.

The statement is part of a preliminary assessment of the Oracle-Sun deal that the EC launched back in September, and does not represent any sort of final ruling on whether the European Commission will approve the merger. However, it does indicate what the EC is thinking…and that along is enough to get a response out of Oracle, which immediately issued a statement saying the acquisition will not reduce competition in any way, including in the database market.

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Apple MacBook 2009 Review

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Introduction

All hail the unibody. After the well-received launch of its new MacBook Pros last year, which substituted many interlocking pieces for a single, one-piece chassis, Apple has carried over the unibody approach to the cheaper, $999 MacBook. The aluminum gives way to boring white plastic, but specs and design remain remarkably similar. Is it worth the $200 price drop to go for the plastic? We find out.


Build and Design  Read more...

Google Snaps Up Mobile Ad Startup, AdMob, for $750 Million

google-admobGoogle Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader’s determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones.

The all-stock deal announced Monday also represents the latest sign that Google’s leaders are feeling better about the economy’s direction, encouraging them to spend more freely after clamping down through much of this year.

Once it closes within the next few months, the AdMob acquisition would become Google’s most expensive purchase since it bought online ad service DoubleClick for $3.2 billion in March 2008.  Read more...

Nokia Booklet 3G Available November 15th at Best Buy

nokia-booklet-3gNokia’s Booklet 3G  netbook is slowly building attention in the tech community with features like a 12-hour battery life, Windows 7 operating system, Bluetooth, 3G/HSPA and WiFi capabilities and a 10.1-inch screen. Other cool features include a hot-swappable SIM card slot so you can swap your mobile account with someone else to use the integrated 3G/HSPA, integrated SD card slot for media, and a front-facing webcam.  So what right? Well, a 12-hour battery is kinda a big thing. In fact there isn’t another netbook out there that has features like this and lasting power like the Booklet 3G. You also get a lot of cool connectivity features for a small price tag.  Read more...

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