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Google dials in to phones?

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Seems searchasaurus Google has an eye on every business opportunity under the sun. We've already learned that the company is shooting for the moon; now, according to Guardian Unlimited, the company is in talks with mobile-phone maker Orange to spawn a mobile device primed for performing search from anywhere.

According to the report, in which anonymous sources are cited: "their plans centre on a branded Google phone, which would probably also carry Orange's logo. The device would not be revolutionary: manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese firm specialising in smart phones and Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), it might have a screen similar to a video iPod. But it would have built-in Google software which would dramatically improve on the slow and cumbersome experience of surfing the web from a mobile handset."

Microsoft names three takers for its Linux support

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Credit Suisse is among those opting to work with Novell under the new agreement

Two banks and an insurance company have accepted Microsoft's offer of technical support for Novell Inc.'s Suse Enterprise Linux.

One of the three, Credit Suisse Group, does not yet use Suse Linux, spokeswomen for the two software vendors said.

Pirates work around Vista's activation feature

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Hackers are distributing a file that spoofs the KMS activation tool process

Hackers are distributing a file that they say lets users of the corporate version of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system get around the software's anti-piracy mechanisms.

Windows Vista must be "activated," or authorized by Microsoft, before it will work on a particular machine.

Google's search secret revealed

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

This article in the American Mathematical Society describes Google's PageRank algorithm and how it returns pages from the web's collection of 25 billion documents that match search criteria so well that "google" has become a widely used verb.

Google's PageRank algorithm assesses the importance of web pages without human evaluation of the content. In fact, Google feels that the value of its service is largely in its ability to provide unbiased results to search queries; Google claims, "the heart of our software is PageRank." As we'll see, the trick is to ask the web itself to rank the importance of pages.

Purge-Binge: Yahoo chases MetaCafe?

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

According to an unconfirmed report on Web site Ynews, Yahoo Inc. may be in discussions to buy Israeli based Video sharing site MetaCafe for a reported $200 to $300 million. Yahoo representatives contacted by InfoWorld declined to comment on the report, which was opined about on TechCrunch, saying they don't comment on rumor and speculation.

Intel to put pre-standard 802.11n in Centrino

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

During a presentation at the IEEE Globecom 2006 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Alan Crouch, director and general manager at Intel's Communications Technology Lab told the audience to expect Intel to put a pre-standard version of IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi into its Centrino chips by next year.

Marvell chips could speed mobile Web browsing

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

New family of chips is Marvell's first rendition of the XScale processor it acquired from Intel

Marvell Technology Group launched a family of chips Wednesday that could speed Web browsing on cell phones, marking the company's first rendition of the XScale processor it acquired from Intel.

Oracle launches identity governance project

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

IGF aims for consistent identity data across applications

Oracle on Wednesday announced a new project to tackle one of the thorniest problems facing enterprises: the proliferation of sensitive identity information across enterprise networks. Free IT resource

Symantec flaw figures in botnet hit

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

College and university networks around the world are being attacked by a fast moving malicious program that exploits a known hole in Symantec's corporate antivirus program, according to reports by Symantec and the Internet Storm Center.

AOL extends AIM developer program

no@spam.com (InfoWorld TechWatch) — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

AOL offers new tools for providing PC-to-PC voice communications, adds Java support

AOL is expanding the developer program for its AIM instant messaging network with new tools for providing PC-to-PC voice communications, creating IM robots and detecting users' geographic location, the Dulles, Virginia, company will announce Monday.