http://blog.internetnews.com/blog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:39 -0500Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:04 -0500Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:14 -0500Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:53 -0500Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:23 -0500Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:24:51 -0500Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:34 -0500Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:22 -0500Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:03:25 -0500Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:59 -0500Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:44:33 -0500Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:35 -0500Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:39:36 -0500Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:02:22 -0500Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:44 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification From the 'Auto-Update' files:Google is updating the stable version of its Chrome browser to version 3.0.195.32.The new release fixes two security issues and addresses a number of stability issues including a top crash condition and a bug that could... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/googles-chrome-browser-updated.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/googles-chrome-browser-updated.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:39 -0500 From the 'Quick Fix' files:For the most part, Mozilla issues updates to its open source Firefox browser for both security and stability related issues. That's not the case with the new 3.5.5 update out today.Firefox 3.5.5 has no listed... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/mozilla-update-firefox-355-for.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/mozilla-update-firefox-355-for.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:11:04 -0500 When the big boy kicks sand in your face, you can either go home and sulk or make jokes about what big feet the bully has. You’ve gotta love upstart Zoho for taking the second course of action. An early... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2009/11/zoho-takes-pride-in-microsofts.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2009/11/zoho-takes-pride-in-microsofts.html Microsoft Office Zoho Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:14 -0500 A pair of bills that would require businesses to notify consumers in the event of a data breach cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, moving on to the full Senate for consideration. The Data Breach Notification Act, sponsored by Dianne... http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/senate-committee-clears-data-b.html http://blog.internetnews.com/kcorbin/2009/11/senate-committee-clears-data-b.html BSA data breach Feinstein Leahy privacy security Senate Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:53 -0500 From the 'Open Source Development' files:Google builds a lot of its own tools as part of its development efforts. Sometimes we get all 'get lucky' and the tools become open source and available too.That's what has happened today with... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-bring-closure-to-open-s.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-bring-closure-to-open-s.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:23 -0500 http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/ciscos-chambers-and-emcs-tucci.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/ciscos-chambers-and-emcs-tucci.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:24:51 -0500 http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/adobe-updates-shockwave-for-5.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/adobe-updates-shockwave-for-5.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:34 -0500 From the 'Still Owned by Sun' files:If you're like 80 percent of all web users, chances are that you're running Java. Have you updated to the latest version yet?Yesterday, Sun released Java 6 Update 17, fixing multiple vulnerabilities. Among the... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/sun-update-java-6-for-the-17th.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/sun-update-java-6-for-the-17th.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:22 -0500 It looks like AMD and Globalfoundries are going to set up shop in Dubai after taking a hefty chunk of change from an investment firm based in the emirate. AMD CEO Dirk Meyer told Emirates Business that the firm is... http://blog.internetnews.com/apatrizio/2009/11/amd-opening-shop-in-the-middle.html http://blog.internetnews.com/apatrizio/2009/11/amd-opening-shop-in-the-middle.html Abu Dhabi AMD ATIC Globalfoundries semiconductors Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:03:25 -0500 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/11/creative-cooking-up-an-e-reade.html http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/11/creative-cooking-up-an-e-reade.html Creative e-book e-reader ebook ereader mobile wireless Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:59 -0500 From the 'Delicious Feature' files:Google's Chrome 4 web browser is now in Beta. Chrome 4 has been in the dev-channel cycle since August and has one key differentiating feature over its predecessors in the Chrome 3 browser series, bookmark... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-chrome-4-beta-debuts-in.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-chrome-4-beta-debuts-in.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:44:33 -0500 From the 'Codecs, Codecs, Codecs' file:Is Skype going open source? Apparently so."Yes, there's an open source version of Linux client being developed. This will be a part of larger offering, but we can't tell you much more about that... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/open-source-skype-not-yet-but.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/open-source-skype-not-yet-but.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:35 -0500 From the 'Code Yellow Alert' Files:Google Chrome development is moving along full speed ahead. Why is this news? Well let me tell you...Early last week, Google developer Anthony LaForge (no not Geordi, he's working on the warp core still...)... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-back-to-full-speed-on-c.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/google-back-to-full-speed-on-c.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:39:36 -0500 From the 'Where Did the Features Go?' files:The first official Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta release is now available, bringing with it a whole bunch of improvements to the open source web browser. It's also (to my naked eye) missing... http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/post-3.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/11/post-3.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:02:22 -0500 Embargoes — can’t live with them, can’t live without them. That was one of several themes running through a spirited discussion among tech journalists and PR people last night. For the uninitiated, embargoes are the controversial process where a tech... http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2009/10/this-tech-news-is-not-embargoe.html http://blog.internetnews.com/dneedle/2009/10/this-tech-news-is-not-embargoe.html blog CNET New York Times news PBS tech reporters Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:51:44 -0500