Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Google Docs offline: Coming this summer
SAN FRANCISCO--Somewhat later than had been planned last year, Google is addressing a significant weaknesses of Google Docs and Google Apps: the inability to use the services while not connected to the Net.
Bill Gates giddy over Skype acquisition
"I think it's a great, great deal for Skype," he told the BBC in an interview published yesterday. "I think it's a great deal for Microsoft."
Toshiba screen out-pixels Apple's Retina Display
The reign of Apple's Retina Display as the highest-quality mobile screen in the land may soon come to an end.
At this week's SID Display Week show in Los Angeles, Toshiba unveiled a new 4-inch display with a pixel density of 367ppi (pixels per inch). With that many pixels, the screen easily bests the iPhone's 3.5-inch display, which offers 326ppi.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Day 2 of Google I/O: Chrome, Chrome, Chrome
AN FRANCISCO--The second day of Google's annual Google I/O developer conference was all about Chrome.
Leading the charge on the news front was the announcement of the first Chromebooks, notebooks that are based on Google's Chrome OS and provide an always-on and always-connected computing experience.
During the press conference following the keynote address on Wedneday, where the first two Chromebooks were introduced, Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, emphasized that Chromebooks represent a new model of computing.
"It offers an end-to-end computing experience," he said. "It's very different from a (Microsoft) Windows machine. The always-connected and always-on capability of it offers a totally different experience."
Samsung and Acer will each be offering Chromebook notebooks starting June 15. The Samsung Chromebook will cost $429 in the U.S. for the Wi-Fi only version and $499 for the 3G version. Acer's Wi-Fi only Chromebook will cost $349.The devices will be available for sale in the U.S. from Amazon and Best Buy.
U.S. Warns Of Chinese Cyber-Spies
(CBS) U.S. intelligence officials issued a strong warning Thursday that Americans traveling overseas, particularly visitors to the Olympics in China, face a serious risk of having sensitive information stolen, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr.
The travel alert is blunt:
"All information you send electronically - by fax machine, personal digital assistant (PDA), computer or telephone - can be intercepted."
The travel alert is blunt:
"All information you send electronically - by fax machine, personal digital assistant (PDA), computer or telephone - can be intercepted."
JavaScript: Now powerful enough to run Linux
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Fabrice Bellard has released a JavaScript program that can run Linux in a Web browser window. (Credit: Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) |
I'm talking about the latest project from programmer Fabrice Bellard, a JavaScript program that emulates an x86 processor fast enough to run Linux in a Web browser.
Japan: "says no to PlayStation Network relaunch"
As Sony starts to relaunch its PlayStation Network service around the world, one country is conspicuous in its absence: Japan.
Speaking to Dow Jones Newswires yesterday, a Japanese government official said the country has not yet allowed Sony to launch PlayStation Network within its borders because of concerns over the security of the service.
