If a competitor doesn't act quickly, the wildly successful iPad will become the new Microsoft Office -- the high-priced standard we'll never be able to get rid of.
It turns out, the journey to green computing isn't usually all that environmentally friendly. Environmental groups are accusing IT firms of polluting in China.
Want to extend your marketing reach more customers than you thought possible for less money than ever before? Author Clara Shih says get into social networking.
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "Google Chrome extensions pool is growing and growing fast. Firefox has been the primary tool for web developers for a long time now. Tools like Firebug in Firefox has taken cult status among web developers. But things are slowly changing now and a number of good alternatives for Firefox web developer extensions can be found among Google Chrome extensions too."
Microsoft's chief privacy strategist tells CFP conference attendees that protecting and ensuring accountability for user information requires the participation of a wide group.
<b>My GNU/Linux:</B> "If you have problems in understanding the substance of Free Software, read the following dialogue between Socrates and Antiphon "
<b>Packt:</b> "Video is a major component of the Web today. Luckily, WordPress makes it easy to publish and share video. In this article, we will demonstrate ways of working with video in WordPress and in Flash."
At Mobile World Congress, Verizon Wireless and mobile VoIP leader Skype announce they've teamed up on a mobile application for smartphones that will be available in March.
The Simplest Linux Netbook Interface (LXDE) offers a smaller, faster alternative to leading desktops like GNOME or KDE –- especially for netbooks.
<b>IT Pro: </b>"In the case of LOVEFiLM, now a well-known name in the DVD and digital film market, open source has underpinned much of the company's work thus far."
Latest security vendor study finds that do-it-yourself malware kits are popping up everywhere online and bringing even more amateur hackers into the fold.
<b>LWN.net:</b> " It isn't hard to find complaints that the code in the Linux kernel isn't being reviewed enough, or that we need more reviewers. The creation of tags like "Reviewed-by" for patches was in part an attempt to address this by giving more credit to reviewers and there by encouraging more people to get involved in that role."
<b>Engadget:</b> "The report details some of what we've come to expect in stories of labor abuses -- near children, most of them women, working for 16 or 17 hours a day, living in nearly deplorable conditions, for less than a dollar an hour -- all so that the world's ever-growing need for / addiction to consumer electronics can be fed."
<b>Netstat --vat:</b> "The release was pushed back by a week to fix a number of blocker bugs, among them is an interesting one that many users might simply consider to be just a papercut nuisance."