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In 2004, Volvo decided to add an interesting component to their full-scale launch of the S40 sedan-video that could be downloaded to mobile phones. The promotion for the “Mystery of Dalarö” video was a successful campaign overall, but in a time where mobile video was in its infancy it was even more surprising to see […]

The July 2007 Netcraft survey showed continued growth and major shuffling among the Top 5 players. The research firm received responses from 125,626,329 sites, an increase of nearly 12 million from the April survey, which yielded 113,658,468 responses. The number of sites measured surpassed the 100 million mark set in November 2006 and set yet […]

These are short and easy things to do which can make your Linux desktop even more convenient than it currently is. Trying Ubuntu out without changing your distribution or creating a new drive partition or installing it on another HD, setting up OpenOffice so ability to read/write Windows Office 2007 word processor documents are what […]

Scroll down to compare the features of Apache and Lighttpd:   Apache Lighttpd Web Server Server Type WEB WEB Latest Version 2.2.0 1.4.15 Price Details 0 Free; open source BSD license Rating 5 4 Vendor Apache Software Foundation lighthttpd Description The predominant open source Web server Extremely fast, lightweight Web server Features Administration GUI configuration […]

Let’s just say for the sake of argument that your business is running at or near peak efficiency, your current business model is on or above target, and the organization is running smoothly. Even in this perfect scenario, the need to continue to push for improvements will persist and when it comes to IT, regardless […]

Who knew? It’s not just the smartphone category that is the hot-ticket item driving mobile phone sales. The geegaws, doo-dads and other accessories sold separately for those phones are doing some driving, too. That’s the conclusion of a study by ABI Research. The New York-based research firm said the market for mobile phone accessories will […]

Thirty-eight years after the first videoconference took place, and almost 28 years since the first commercially marketed VTCs, or Video Teleconference, solutions became available, this concept still has not reached its full potential. Why is this? This article will explore the existing hang-ups, business trends, the technology today and future solutions for this time and […]

Thirty-eight years after the first videoconference took place, and almost 28 years since the first commercially marketed VTCs, or Video Teleconference, solutions became available, this concept still has not reached its full potential. Why is this? This article will explore the existing hang-ups, business trends, the technology today and future solutions for this time and […]

Wireless networking on Linux is entering a new era. An era of bliss and ease; where users and network administrators have abundant time for relaxing lie-abouts on sunny warm hills because their wireless systems are humming along contentedly, instead of being vexing and unreliable. OK, so maybe it’s not going to be quite that Utopian, […]

Reporter’s Notebook NEW YORK — Pop quiz. Was it the open sourcing of Solaris, the creation of multi-core, multi-thread computer servers, or Scott McNealy’s departure last year that contributed to Sun’s gradual climb out of the abyss? Answer? All of the above, plus the arrival of a little phenomenon called Web 2.0. Let’s quickly recap. […]