- New standard lets browsers get a grip on files
- CNET News - November 24, 2009
- The Files interface, now a draft at the World Wide Web Consortium, could lead to better uploading and other chores. It's largely built into Firefox 3.6.
- Time short to agree on smart-grid standards
- CNET News - November 23, 2009
- The first phase of smart grid standards is due next year but vendors pushing their own home networking options threatens to slow the process, says a NIST official.
- Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech business turkeys
- CNET News - November 20, 2009
- In the history of tech, some decisions stand out...as truly awful. This week, Rafe Needleman speaks with executive editors Charlie Cooper (CBS News) and Jim Kerstetter (CNET News) to go over the worst tech business decisions ever.
- Google set to promote Chrome extensions
- CNET News - November 18, 2009
- One of the standout features of Chrome 4.0 is customization through extensions. Google appears on the brink of launching a gallery to showcase them.
- Facebook adopts new privacy policy
- CNET News - November 17, 2009
- The social-networking site hopes that policy revision will make the policy more accessible and easier to understand.
- Report: Twitter still 'missed opportunity' for Fortune 100s
- CNET News - November 17, 2009
- They might be the world's largest companies, but that doesn't mean they understand how best to use the popular microblogging tool, according to a new study.
- Apple Deals Another Blow to Psystar
- PC World News - November 15, 2009
- Timeline of the longstanding battle between the clone-maker and the Mac-maker.
- Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
- CNET News - November 12, 2009
- PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
- Wi-Fi certification might be tweaked for smart grids
- CNET News - November 11, 2009
- Task force to look at modifying IP standards for Wi-Fi devices as opportunity to become communication tool of choice between home appliance networks and smart grids becomes evident.
- SAP wants an open Java process (pot, meet kettle)
- CNET News - November 10, 2009
- SAP apparently doesn't understand the irony of a proprietary software company demanding that complements like Java be open.
- Google shifts software value to operations, away from IP
- CNET News - November 9, 2009
- Google and Red Hat open-source software because they are increasingly competing on the efficiency of services, which Microsoft and others don't seem to understand.
- There's a map for that: GPS or smartphone?
- CNET News - November 9, 2009
- Almost every handset comes with mapping software these days, but standalone GPS devices are becoming more affordable than ever.
- Telecom providers announce LTE standard
- CNET News - November 5, 2009
- Group of companies announces new global standard for LTE broadband wireless technology designed to provide interoperable voice and messaging services.
- N.Y. lawsuit details Intel's 'largesse' toward Dell
- CNET News - November 4, 2009
- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's federal antitrust case filed Wednesday alleges a longstanding symbiotic relationship between Intel and Dell.
- TwitterPeek: The Twitter-Only Gadget Destined for Extinction
- PC World News - November 3, 2009
- The first-ever standalone Twitter device goes on sale this week. Before you consider buying a TwitterPeek, though, you may want to read this.