Archives: 2008 July

Programmers now can start trying out JavaFX for writing rich Internet applications–and seeing if it's worth using over Adobe's Flash and other alternatives.

Formalizing some of the issues Microsoft touched on during its analyst meeting earlier this month, the report also reveals how much it spent to acquire Sidekick maker Danger.

AMQP is close to shaking up the MOM market. Get your head around it.

The concept of having a virtual business presence remains a work in progress and there is an obvious incentive for companies not to screw it up. But they keep tripping over their own feet.

As the world moves online, so do security exploits. Here's a list of the most vulnerable products and vendors out there.

It’s back! Scrabulous, the impostor Scrabble game on Facebook which was shut down after a lawsuit filed by Hasbro, which owns the U.S. and Canadian rights to the original Scrabble board game, came back to life Thursday as Wordscraper.

Its return follows a drawn-out battle between the copyright holder, gamers and developers.

The popular Scrabulous, created by […]

To spur the adoption of virtualization, VMware is offering its stand-alone ESXi hypervisor for free. ESXi was built to run virtual machines, minimizing configuration requirements and simplifying deployment, according to the company.

Leading server manufacturers have all embedded ESXi, including Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hitachi, HP, IBM and NEC.

“Virtualization is one of the most impactful trends in […]

If the Chinese government isn’t careful, its forthcoming Beijing Olympics could rival the 1936 and 1968 Summer Games for infamy and a message that ultimately backfires on the host country. That warning comes from human rights groups and Internet free speech advocacy organizations following news this week that Beijing would restrict Internet use for international […]

On the heels of Apple’s third quarter financial report, in which Apple Chief Financial Office Peter Oppenheimer hinted at new products that would put pressure on Apple’s relatively high margins, the Apple rumor mill is running rampant with speculation. Further teasing along the guessing game, Apple CEO Steve Jobs opaquely noted, “We’re busy finishing several […]

Hope springs anew for the more than 500,000 “Scrabulous” fans mourning the demise of their beloved Facebook game. Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla have launched a “new” word game, “Wordscraper.” The new game, which bears a striking resemblance to its banned predecessor, made its Facebook debut as early as Tuesday — the same day “Scrabulous” was […]