InfoWorld finds 35% of enterprise-class users downgrade to XP (10)
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Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsHold your horses, vaquero. Let's not blow this all out of proportion here. While it's no secret that a certain amount of Vista purchasers are utilizing that "downgrade to XP" option to its fullest extent, a small (and let us emphasize "small") collection of data suggests that some 35% of "mainly enterprise-class users" have opted for XP over Vista on their newly-purchased rig. By scouring data from the 3,000 or so members ...
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Coop said:
Not good if true. Get on it Windows team.
Pantone Coffee Mugs (4)
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Show off your enthusiasm for design with these Pantone Coffee Mugs (£72; around $135). Available in sets of ten, each mug sports a different Pantone color, complete with the name...Visit Uncrate for the full post.
iPhone 3G rocks Japanese smartphone market (6)
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Mobile providers in Japan are crediting the launch of Apple's iPhone 3G with dramatically shifting large numbers of subscribers between providers. The impact of the new phone is also answering critics who insisted the iPhone would find only limited i...
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japaneses and iphone, NOW we're talking!
IKEA Solar Panels on the Horizon (51)
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Eponymous big-box colossus IKEA has shown some great green developments lately, from flat-pack bike trailers to eco-friendly lines of housewares. Now the patent purveyor of all things flat-pack has announced plans to invest $77 million into its GreenTech energy fund with the goal of eventually producing solar panels, efficiency meters, and energy efficient lighting. Granted its massive distribution network, IKEA’s uptake of green tech could pose a monumental shift in the accessibility and affordability of ...
Steve Jobs Claims 60 Million App Store Downloads (1)
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Steve Jobs, obviously feeling well enough for a PR chat with the Wall St Journal, has revealed that the Apple App Store has had an impressive 60 million downloads for the iPhone since it went live last month. OK, so around a quarter of the apps on offer are free but revenue-wise, Jobs said sales topped $30 million [c. £15 million or £500,000 a day], with Apple getting 30% of the takings, and developers the ...
The Pirate Bay Blocked in Italy (9)
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The Pirate Bay has been “censored” in Italy following an urgent decree from a deputy public prosecutor. Pirate Bay’s IPs and the domain name are inaccessible, as they are blocked by ISPs all over the country. Whether these blocks will be very effective, however, is doubtful, since The Pirate Bay has already announced several countermeasures. An insider working at an Internet provider in Italy told TorrentFreak that all the relevant large access ISPs in Italy ...
Fascist state censors Pirate Bay (44)
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We're quite used to fascist countries not allowing freedom of speech. A lot of smaller nations that have dictators decide to block our site since we can help spread information that could be harmful to the dictators. This time it's Italy. They suffer from a really bad background as one of the IFPIs was formed in Italy during the fascist years and now they have a fascist leader in the country, Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi is ...
Google Has All My Data – How Do I Back It Up? (26)
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shadeshope writes "Slowly but surely Google has taken over my computing life.How can I back it up? Bit by bit with their mantra, hip image and brilliant services. Google has gained my trust and all my data. I am doing almost all of my computing in the cloud. Google Reader, Calender, Email, Docs and Notes have become my tools of choice. Even to the point where my day book, research notes etc are all on ...
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Trouble In Pipelineistan (1)
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The Times reports that the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline may be damaged by the conflict that has erupted in Georgia - Analysis: energy pipeline that supplies West threatened by war in Georgia conflict. Pepe Escobar at The Asia Times once dubbed the pipeline Pipelineistan - "a supreme law unto itself". The Guardian reports that Georgia has declared a state of war, and Russian forces are now occupying much of the province of South Ossetia.A blog called "The ...
CCC's "Freedom Stick" circumvents China's firewall, just in time for The Games (18)
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Filed under: Networking Rumor has it that a large quantity of genetically-superior human beings are amassing in Beijing at the moment and attempting to squeeze into spandex-like outfits for your entertainment. Those interested in watching such tight-outfitted goings on are going to find themselves faced with even tighter internet restrictions when they get back to their hotel room or local internet cafe, thanks to that handy dandy Great Firewall of China. Lucky for them, the ...
Dell claims it is now a carbon neutral company (1)
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Back in June last year Dell announced it was settings itself a goal to become the greenest technology company. It’s Zero Carbon Initiative included becoming a carbon neutral company by offsetting the energy it used through investment in clean tech. This week the company announced it has met that goal 5 months earlier than expected by being very aggressive in implementing green solutions throughout its business. CEO Michael Dell said: We’re driving ‘green’ into every ...
Report: Microsoft’s Windows Vista ‘security’ rendered completely useless by new ‘unfixable’ exploit (1)
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This week at the Black Hat Security Conference two security researchers will discuss their findings which could completely...
Verdiem releases free power management software Edison (1)
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With the cost of energy continuing to rise, it makes financial sense to save power anywhere you can and keep your bills down. To this end, power management company Verdiem have released a useful, and more importantly, free tool to help cut the energy your PC burns. The software is called Edison and once installed can monitor your energy use and help you reduce it. Much like the Power Options settings in your Windows control ...
Vista's Security Rendered Completely Useless (17)
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scribbles89 sends in a story that originally ran in SearchSecurity; it sounds like it could be a game-changer. "While this may seem like any standard security hole, other researchers say that the work is a major breakthrough and there is very little that Microsoft can do to fix the problems. These attacks work differently than other security exploits, as they aren't based on any new Windows vulnerabilities, but instead take advantage of the way Microsoft ...
First Google Android-based phone delayed; Android losing support? (1)
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HTC's first phone based on Google's Android mobile OS has not only been set back but may be part of a greater shift away...
Prepare For 4 Degree Celsius Rise in Temperature, Top UK Government Scientist Warns (2)
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photo by dachalan via flickr In a very much armchair-psychology survey, I'd like to present two quotes from a recent article in The Guardian on climate change and then ask for readers to respond. The quotes are about preparing for a 4 degree temperature rise due to global warming. A Reminder: A 4 Degree Temperature Rise Will Be Globally Catastrophic What will we have to prepare for? Coastal flooding will more greatly affect 7-300 million ...
Ikea To Sell Flatpack Solar Panels Soon? [Where's My Allen Wrench] (5)
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The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.That's what the Cleantech Group is reporting, based on details of a recent €50 million investment into Ikea's GreenTech fund, used to finance research into consumer solar panels, green building materials, alternative light sources, etc. In the same way that Wal-Mart can basically fart one night and wake up the next morning having changed the face of massive globalized retail, Ikea moving to sell ...
