TomTom fights Microsoft to protect GPL?
In a special IT Blogwatch Extra, Richi Jennings watches the growing disquiet over Microsoft's TomTom patent lawsuit. Not to mention what Darth Vader finds disturbing...
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March 6, 2009 - 5:28 A.M.
Obama: we need a CIO before a CTO
In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches a surprise Obama appointment: a CIO (confounding commentators' CTO conjectures). Not to mention MeggySeq...
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Windows 7 allows IE uninstall
In Thursday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft allow users and OEMs to actually remove IE -- sop to Europe or misdirecting canard? Not to mention 3D street art...
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Skype SILK codec set free-as-in-beer
In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Skype open up its fancy new voice encoding technology. Not to mention London Underground: run by people, not androids...
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New Apple desktops: fanbois drool
In a special IT Blogwatch extra, Richi Jennings watches Apple quietly revamp its entire desktop hardware line. Not to mention Square Root Day...
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Demonstrators demo at DEMO 09
In Tuesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch the DEMO 09 conference. Not to mention what not to wear...
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Iran leeches Obama's helo. plans, peer2peer
In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches the fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding the discovery of Marine One blueprints on a peer-to-peer network. Not to mention how extra airline fees may have gone too far...
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Windows 7 RC on its way
In Friday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft announce tweaks to Windows 7 in time for the upcoming Release Candidate build. Not to mention Darth Walkies...
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Microsoft "recalculating route" of Linux patents
In Thursday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft sue TomTom over its Linux patent "infringement" -- is this the beginning of the end? Not to mention a Mac Mini inside a Disk ][ Drive...
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Apple Safari 4: better, stronger, faster?
In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Apple launch the Safari 4 beta, claiming improved speed and standards-compliance. Not to mention paper computers...
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Microsoft: "Just kidding; keep the money"
In Tuesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches Microsoft overpay redundant employees, ask for the money back, then change its mind. Not to mention Error'd...
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Steve Jobs is "offline"
In Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches the curious case of Steve Jobs' instant messaging presence (or recent lack of it). Not to mention exploding, flying, and crashing servers...
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