Latest TechFechMeMe Updates - 2/29 [T1]


Product Reviews
Dreamworks Animation Confirms: Payoffs Pressured Format War.
X-bit Labs - Feb 27, 2008
by Anton Shilov Despite of the fact that no HD DVD equipment will be provided by its main supporters Microsoft Corp. and Toshiba Corp.
DreamWorks Wants Out of HD DVD Contract PC World
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DailyTech
US Air Force Censors Blogs
DailyTech - 8 hours ago
The newly created "Cyber Command" Now controls the Air Force Network Operations Center and bans blog content. (Source: Air Force) China, Turkey, Pakistan ... the US Air Force? The Air Force adopts strict new anti-blog computer policy The US Air Force ...
Google and the Undersea Cable
New York Times - Feb 26, 2008
By Miguel Helft Google said Monday that it was part of a six-company consortium that would build a new $300 million high-capacity underwater fiber-optic cable linking the United States and Japan.
Apple's iTunes set to displace Wal-Mart as largest music retailer ...
BloggingStocks - Feb 27, 2008
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is the world's largest retailer, and the largest US retailer of music. The retailer sells more CDs than anyone, but that dominance is being threatened in a paradigm shift that's been coming for years now: the digital ...

Lompoc Record
Unisys Developing Virtualized Solutions from Server to Desktop ...
FOXBusiness - 19 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, Feb 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) announced today that it is developing new offerings that will harness the power of the new Windows Server 2008.
CA Delivers Broad Support for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 ... FOXBusiness
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KLEW
Bill Gates links up with LinkedIn
KLEW - 13 hours ago
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks at Memorial Auditorium at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft Corp.
Google Launches SharePoint Competitor
Windows IT Pro - 14 hours ago
Google this week continued its assault on Microsoft's core businesses with the release of Google Sites, an online collaboration service aimed squarely at Microsoft SharePoint.
Apple delays SDK for iPhone applications - report
Telecom Paper (subscription) - 20 hours ago
Speculation is growing that Apple has delayed the launch of software tools to help 3rd party developers create iPhone and iPod Touch applications, reports the Guardian.
NASA Administrator Says Thousands Will Lose Jobs At KSC
WFtv.com - Feb 27, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's administrator dropped a bombshell on the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon. He said thousands of workers will lose their jobs when the shuttle is retired.
Layoffs Planned As Shuttle Program Ends
WESH.com - 17 hours ago
TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- About 3500 people could lose their jobs when NASA begins layoffs next year as the shuttle program wraps up. The layoffs will continue for the next two to three years.

PhoneMag.com
iPhone, SDK and Enterprise: has the Apple grown into a smartphone?
PhoneMag.com - 7 hours ago
News of Apple's RoadMap event on March 6th has not only given third-party developers something to look forward to, but reignited discussion of which category the iPhone itself fits into.
What's Apple's Enterprise ...
InternetNews.com - 19 hours ago
By David Needle: More stories by this author: Enterprise customers may not have long to wait to find out how the iPhone might be a better corporate citizen.
NASA Work Force Projections Previewed
Aviation Week - 14 hours ago
By Jefferson Morris/Aerospace Daily & Defense Report NASA Administrator Michael Griffin offered Senate lawmakers a preview of an upcoming congressionally mandated report on projected center work force levels during testimony on Capitol Hill Feb. 27.

Escapist Magazine
$1 Billion Couldn't Overthrow WoW, Activision CEO Says
Escapist Magazine - 12 hours ago
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said he doubted that even a one-billion-dollar investment would be enough to take on the immensely popular MMOG World of Warcraft.
Google's JotSpot Wiki Reborn As Google Sites
InformationWeek - 16 hours ago
By Thomas Claburn Google on Thursday plans to introduce Google Sites, a new addition to its Google Apps suite that provides simple, intuitive tools for collaborative Web site creation.
Google takes on Microsoft SharePoint with Google Sites
ZDNet - 9 hours ago
Although Google isn't positioning its Google Sites offering as an alternative to Microsoft's SharePoint, that is, in effect, what Google's new wiki-centric collaboration tool is.
Apple Set To Release iPhone Developer Kit
InformationWeek - Feb 27, 2008
The set of software tools is expected to include a compiler and hooks to an operating system's application programming interfaces for connecting to a variety of services.
NASA still mum on job losses
Florida Today - Feb 25, 2008
BY JOHN KELLY CAPE CANAVERAL - Communities near Kennedy Space Center could feel the impact of the space shuttles' retirement more than regions surrounding other NASA field centers, according to an agency report released Monday.

Slippery Brick
Apple iPhone SDK announcement for next week
Slippery Brick - Feb 27, 2008
Apple sent out invitations to reports this week for press announcement concerning the details of the iPhone SDK. Jobs said it would happen in February and the date is set for next week on March 6 which we'll call close enough.
Whatever You Do, Don't Mention the Word 'Office'
All Things Digital - 12 hours ago
We don't think it'sa competitor to Microsoft Office. It's casual and sharing, and a better fit to how people use the Web. We are not in this to get Microsoft.