Sony Settles Rootkit Class Action LawsuitDecember 30th, 2005 Sony finally settles the class action lawsuit filed in California caused by their highly controversial decision to install a rootkit for DRM protection of their music CD’s. If you are a Sony CD customer read the full details below to claim your rights.
Sun Microsystems Wins Top Technology Innovation Award 2006 For DTrace SoftwareSeptember 11th, 2006 The DTrace trouble-shooting software from Sun Microsystems was chosen as the Gold winner in The Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Awards contest, the second time in three years that a Sun entry has won the top award. Bryan Cantrill and a team of engineers at Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sony Rootkit Class Action Lawsuit SettledMay 23rd, 2006 Customers who bought Sony CDs with XCP copy control software (rootkit) are set to get refunds as a result of the consolidated class action settlement. Sony was sued in three separate class action lawsuits, which were consolidated into Monday's settlement.
Web Editors Have a Great FutureMay 23rd, 2005 Web editors are critical to website success. They have a combination of communications, marketing and technology skills. Most of all, they know their readers inside out....
Java Framework Struts is Dead; Long Live Struts!November 29th, 2005 With the merger of WebWork and Struts now it is crystal clear that our beloved (not to speak bad about the dead) java web framework is no more with us. It's parts will however be salvaged and added to WebWork.
'Need for Speed' titles lead pack of upcoming racing video gamesSeptember 18th, 2009 'Need for Speed' titles lead pack of racing gamesLOS ANGELES — The video game racing genre is gearing up for a traffic jam. Nearly a dozen racing games are expected to drive onto store shelves before the end of the year, competing for the attention of gamers at a time when sales have tapped the brakes.
Open Source Java Software Stack (J2EE) Goes MainframeOctober 22nd, 2005 Unisys is putting Open Source Java software technologies (J2EE stack) directly on the mainframe using a native Java virtual machine. Why?
to improve the scalability, security and transactionlity integrity of J2EE apps;
to make it easier for J2EE and mainframe assets to communicate with one another; and
to provide n-tier Java/J2EE and mainframe developers a “back door” entry point through the mainframe-based J2EE app server to achieve complex (or tricky) updates/changes to mainframe programming.
Toilet Disposable CellphoneNovember 18th, 2005 Helsinki's sewerage problem with toilet-disposed cellphones gave me an idea. Why not design disposable, bio-degradable cellphones?
Imagine the great use cases:
You are very angry with your significant other / fiance or your boss.
5 Habits Of Best Software DevelopersAugust 29th, 2006 I come from the background of non-glamorous corporate development where we developed rock-solid code with very few defects, if any. And yes we had to sit through endless design meetings, reviews and more meetings.
Apple iPhone Heading for Class Action Lawsuit?October 2nd, 2007 It is all about iPhone firmware update 1.1.1. This new firmware update from Apple disables most of the SIM unlocking methods that were used to allow the iPhone on non-AT&T network or simply use the iPhone without subscribing to AT&T.
Energy breakthroughs could be the next big thing, but how many jobs can they generate?October 6th, 2009 Where's the next boom? Maybe in 'cleantech'SAN FRANCISCO — Our economy sure could use the Next Big Thing. Something on the scale of railroads, automobiles or the Internet — the kind of breakthrough that emerges every so often and builds industries, generates jobs and mints fortunes.
Problem with bazaar style of developmentDecember 20th, 2004 Ellison Brookes developer in James Goslings thoughts agrees with James Gosling that Sun's strangle hold of the APIs leads to greater stablilty. This is true.
Voter group asks Justice Dept. to halt Diebold voting machine sale to competitorSeptember 30th, 2009 Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine saleWASHINGTON, D.C. — A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S.
Meet Lara Croft err. Lava Kroft in Mobile Phone Adventure GameAugust 9th, 2006 Ozura Mobile, a leading publisher and developer of mobile entertainment, today announced they are releasing Lava Kroft to mobile phones and users globally. This mobile action adventure game stars Lava Kroft who is a new age woman who has an exceptional thirst for discovering some of the most intriguing and mystical treasures in the world (tell me that doesn't sound familiar to a certain female whose name happens to rhyme with Lava's).
Astronauts turn attention to robot arm, social networking, storage outside space stationJuly 21st, 2009 Space station astronauts use robot arm, go TwitterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts inside the international space station on Tuesday used robotic arms to move a storage pallet holding equipment for three experiments from the belly of the docked space shuttle Endeavour to the outside of the orbiting outpost's Japanese-made lab.
Zhejiang’s 001 Group came out with a solar powered car the other day. It has solar panels at the rooftop that gives it a maximum range of 150 km. Now to fully charge this car, you need to give it a 30 hrs of full sunlight which is at least a 4 days' process in hot summers. But the best thing about it is it’s a completely free, hands-off, eco-friendly process and it can really be a substitute to petroleum oils in the coming years. So keeping all that in mind I will give it a thumb up for now.
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