Microsoft Stakes Entertainment and Devices Division: The Vampire Division Problem
A Vampire Division is defined as a business unit that sucks value from a company but doesn’t return a comparable level of benefit. In short, it does more damage than good but often conceals that damage because the true costs are not captured by finance.
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Microsoft Stakes Entertainment and Devices Division: The Vampire Division Problem
I have a Dell Vostro 1510 laptop, and when i have the battery charger plugged in, the battery icon says “10% available (plugged in, not charging)”, and if i pull out the cord, the laptop shuts down straight away.
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Battery Plugged in not charging and battery not detected solution
This week the Unified Communications Interoperability Forum (UCIF) was formed . It amazes me that in many communications areas, interoperability seems to be an afterthought rather than a requirement. Vendors seem to have the idea that if they can keep their solution proprietary, they can make more money.
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Unified Communications Interoperability Forum: It’s About Time
This week’s Malware Watch features four campaigns, spamvertised fake Amazon orders, followed by ZeuS crimeware serving email campaign using “Adobe Security Update” as a theme, Adult content themed “Watch Video” campaign, and the “sexiest video ever” rogue Facebook application.
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Malware Watch: Rogue Facebook apps, fake Amazon orders, and bogus Adobe updates
Problem: The iPad keyboard, especially in landscape mode, is a little to big for thumb-typing. Lay it on your lap and you’re fine, but if you’re standing, or lying in bed with your iPad above you, you’re out of luck.
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Resize, Split and Rotate iPad Keyboard? There’s an App for That
Over in the Nike forums, the US launch-date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor has slipped out. In a post from user Nike+ Pro 16 , we get the following snippet: Great news! I have a U.S. launch date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor.
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Nike+ Heart-Rate Monitor On Sale June 1st
At last, it seems that AT&T will allow you to share your iPhone’s internet data connection with other devices. The screen captures you see above come from the newly released iPhone OS 4 beta 4, and show the option to enable internet tethering.
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AT&T Internet Tethering Comes to iPhone OS4 Beta
New research released by Dasient indicates that based on their sample, 1.3 million malicious ads are viewed per day, with 59 percent of them representing drive-by downloads, followed by 41 percent of fake security software also known as scareware.
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Research: 1.3 million malicious ads viewed daily
Microsoft today announced plans to share pre-patch details on software vulnerabilities with governments around the world under a new program aimed at securing critical infrastructure and government assets from hacker attacks.
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Microsoft to share vulnerability details with governments
The American Power Act was released in the Senate yesterday by the bill’s co-sponsors, Democratic Senator Kerry and Independent Senator Lieberman. The climate cap and trade bill is nearly 1000 pages long and is more comprehensive than the House version…
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Preemption in the Climate Bill and Why it Matters
Today’s Malware Watch details four spamvertised campaigns installing scareware, and a worm with rootkit capabilities, spreading across Skype.
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Malware Watch: iTunes gift certificates, Skype worm, fake CVs and greeting cards
TalkTalk’s ( talktalk.co.uk ) low cost broadband and phone deals are proving a hit with Brits following news that the company attracted 42,000 new broadband customers in the first quarter of this year. TalkTalk now has the fastest growing broadband provider base in the UK, pushing its total number of subscribers to almost 4.2 million Brits.
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TalkTalk Broadband Deals Prove A Hit With Brits
3 UK ( three.co.uk ) has announced the return of its super-sized 15GB mobile broadband data allowance at a price of just £15 a month. The 15GB allowance is available with two mobile broadband packages, both of which offer download speeds up to 7.2Mbps plus a free modem which connects a customers laptop or netbook to the 3 network. Customers can choose either an 18 or 24 month contract option with prices set at £20 per month and £15 a month respectively
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3 Mobile Broadband Offers 15GB Data Allowance
* Flame far away from the laptop battery / cells * Searched and check the battery / batteries in natural light. * Further watches and rings, bracelets, Okhalaha when working on batteries, so as to avoid any accidental electrical contact and causing the composition of sparks. * Wear protective glasses and mask when you plastic shield inspection and
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Safety Tips for using Batteries
The Energy Star certification for data centers is moving forward with an expected announcement on final standards expected soon. In the meantime, EPA is moving forward with a specification for certifying data center storage devices such as enterprise hard drives…
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EPA Moves Forward on Draft 1.0 Specification for Data Center Storage
I’m convinced most technology providers don’t fully understand how slowly large companies move to adapt new technology and eliminate old. Back in the early ’90s, we talked about eliminating tape for backup, and here we are two decades later at a storage event and the customer panel is talking about the recent elimination of tape drives.
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EMC World Boston: The Death of Tape and What’s More Important than Technology
When it comes to emitting carbon, China is the world’s worst polluter by an ever increasing margin. In fact, the country’s “surging demand” for coal-fired electricity has recently led to the largest six-month increase in human-generated carbon gasses ever, by…
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China Attempts Leadership Role on Climate Change
Award-winning provider BE Broadband ( bethere.co.uk ) has announced plans to launch its own home phone packages and landline service within the next 6 months. The new home phone service will benefit from the company’s award-winning customer service and enable new and existing customers to choose from a range of broadband and phone bundles. Commenting on the news, Tom Williams, Head of BE Broadband, said: “We have received a lot of demand from our members about offering a landline phone service, and the plans we have announced today are a response to this demand”.
As mentioned in my earlier piece, the HP buyout of Palm was the explosion that would rock the computer industry. I pointed out why this was much more important than it seemed. With this purchase, HP is buying its freedom in terms of smartphones and tablets from x86, Google and Microsoft
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HP-Palm Industry Explosion Part 2: Winners and Losers
Seagate’s making a big bet on SATA connectors, though the company wouldn’t describe it that way: Its new FreeAgent GoFlex line of hard drives and accessories makes use of the standard interface to offer a wide range of easy connectivity options. Out of the box, the basic drive comes with a USB 2.0 connector. If your next notebook sports a USB 3.0 port, eSATA port, or a FireWire 800 connection, no problem: Just remove the Seagate drive’s back end and plug in the corresponding cable kit (sold separately by Seagate for $20 to $40)
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Seagate’s New Drives Offer Mix-and-Match Connectors