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14th November 2009 Archive

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  • Bill Gates plants (wetter) smooch on Steve Jobs

    Steve, you're my inspiration

    Bill Gates can't say enough about his BFF, CEO of the Decade Steve Jobs. In a CNBC interview on Thursday, Gates offered his considered opinion that Jobs saved Apple from almost certain doom. When Jobs returned to Cupertino, Gates told CNBC, "Apple was in very tough shape. In fact, most likely it wasn't going to survive." But …

    Software 14 Nov 2009, 00:00

  • Brocade not for sale, really

    Klayko lays down law. In a tank top

    At Brocade's 6 November sales kick-off, CEO Mike Klayko said Brocade is not looking for a buyer. Really! Klayko has been shopping Brocade around, according to the Wall Street Journal. But there has been no result and sales reps need geeing up, rather than have their motivation crushed by their CEO and board looking to sell …

    Storage 14 Nov 2009, 00:15

  • Cisco shareholders win say-on-pay

    Shake tiny fists at big wallets

    Cisco shareholders have narrowly approved a right to shake their tiny fists at the company's executive payroll. The networking equipment giant is the latest tech vendor to be enamored by "say-on-pay" schemes amidst public outrage over enormous corporate potentate payouts in the crap economy. Notables like Microsoft, Apple, …

    Financial News 14 Nov 2009, 04:10

  • Hackers in keyless Windows 7 entry

    Crack skirts MS code

    Hackers have found a way to bypass product activation in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to get free and illegal copies of Microsoft's latest operating systems. The hack, according to My Digial Life, means you can get Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 without the need for a product activation key. The crack apparently …

    Operating Systems 14 Nov 2009, 06:02

  • Sarko caught short in Irish VIP footie box shocker

    Green blog looks down on French prez

    Diplomatic relations between Ireland and France have crumbled ahead of the two nation's World Cup qualifying playoff, according to alleged letters between the two nations allegedly leaked to an alleged Irish soccer blog. Irish Soccer Insider tells the world there's now a "full-blown diplomatic row brewing" after the French …

    Bootnotes 14 Nov 2009, 06:54

  • Researcher busts into Twitter via SSL reneg hole

    Yes, it's a serious vuln

    A Turkish grad student has devised a serious, real-world attack on Twitter that targeted a recently discovered vulnerability in the secure sockets layer protocol. The exploit by Anil Kurmus is significant because it successfully targeted the so-called SSL renegotiation bug to steal Twitter login credentials that passed through …

    Security 14 Nov 2009, 08:02

  • Acer Aspire One D250 with Android

    Review The first netbook with Google's OS

    Installing a second operating system on a PC is nothing new. Plenty of manufacturers have done so before, building a slimline Linux distro into their machines to provide a much more rapid start-up than Windows can manage: full access to the internet within seconds of pressing on power key. Acer's Aspire with Android: fast …

    Laptops 14 Nov 2009, 09:02

  • Googlebooks re-deal won't let orphans go

    Revised pact frees foreign works (UK excepted)

    Google and its fellow parties in the ongoing Google Book Search case have released a revised incarnation of their proposed settlement, as they attempt to win court approval of the controversial pact. The revised settlement includes several changes designed to appease regulators, public advocates, and Google competitors who've …

    Media 14 Nov 2009, 22:46