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IT Blogwatch: Apple tablet rumors fly (iTablet/iSlate: let’s call the whole thing off)
Supposedly, Steve Jobs is getting ready to announce this Apple tablet device later this month. The iTablet or iSlate is supposedly an enlarged iPhone, with a 7″ or 10″ display, and Apple has ordered 10 million of them (yeah, right). In the first IT Blogwatch of 2009, bloggers argue on and on about it. Not to mention bad engagement photos …
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Preston Gralla: Why does Microsoft fear OpenOffice.org?
It’s well-known that Microsoft worries that Google Docs may eat into the profits of the Microsoft Office cash cow. But Microsoft also appears to be extremely worried that an unlikely source may be a major threat as well — OpenOffice.org. At least that’s what a recent job posting at Microsoft shows. And market share numbers back it up.
Seth Weintraub: Apple and Nokia patent suit heads to ITC
Nokia today filed suite with he International Trade Commission over patents it says Apple violated with its products.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: 2009’s five most popular & important Linux stories
The year 2009 was good for Linux; let’s take a trip down memory lane.
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Preston Gralla: Market analyst: Two thumbs up for Microsoft stock
Microsoft may have endured its worst financial year in history in 2009, but at least one financial analyst sees rosy times ahead for the company’s stock, just as it closes at nearly its high for the year.
Seth H. Weintraub: Google Chrome passes Safari, releases ‘Similar Pages’ extension
Well, we didn’t have to wait long into 2010 to find that Google’s Chrome Browser would surpass Apple’s Safari. Today, NetApplications released the news that Chrome gained 0.7 of a percentage point to get to 4.63% of the browser market. The largest month over month gain in Chrome’s history was attributed to the release of beta versions for both Mac and Linux (which isn’t supported by Safari) in December.
Michael Horowitz: When the video cable doesn’t fit
A lesson learned the hard way regarding digital video cables and connectors.
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Douglas Schweitzer: I’m at a loss … NOT!
One of the things that bother me about advances in technology is that sometimes those same advances help contribute to irreversible damage. Let’s take the iPod hearing loss case. Common sense tells us that exposure to loud noise, especially over a prolonged period of time, can result in damage to the delicate mechanisms of the ear and lead to hearing loss.
Seth H. Weintraub: Isaac Newton’s birthday celebrated with a falling Apple doodle
No, Google’s Doodle isn’t celebrating Chrome’s passing of Apple’s Safari browser or knocking off any of Apple’s products. The falling Apple is to commemorate the Birthday of Isaac Newton, who was born on January 4th, 1643.
Shark Tank: Not enough information — or maybe just a little too much
This pilot fish has just updated and tested the CSS on the Web site for the TV station where he works, and notified the appropriate users about what’s been done. But his boss still has a question.
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SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
Where did my e-mail go?
I get a call from a user who has all this e-mail in his mailbox, but he can’t see any of it. Outlook shows he has a bunch of unread e-mails. I go look at his inbox, and sure enough, there are a bunch of unreads, but the list doesn’t show anything like subject, title, sender, etc. …
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