WDDX.NET Tech BlogInternet and Tech Articles of InterestAT&T U-verse now Offers Digital TV to South Florida- July 31, 2008 Arlene Satchell of the Sun-Sentinel reports that AT T has turned on television service in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties The AT T U-verse website describes the service as 100% digitally delivered television that can record up to 4 shows at...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=151 Microsoft Midori, for when Windows Becomes Irrelevant- July 31, 2008 Microsoft can read the writing on the wall At the pace Internet technology is developing there will one day no longer be a need for an Operating System like Windows a fat operating system that does not effectively leverage todays distributed networks...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=150 AT&T Expands 3G Network in Southwest Florida- July 31, 2008 iStock analyst reports that AT T has expanded their 3G network to more areas in South Florida: specifically Southwest Florida Bradenton and SarasotaWith the launch of the AT T 3G network in Southwest Florida and Sarasota and Bradenton the company now...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=152 Windows One Care will be Preinstalled by 11 OEMs- July 30, 2008 Windows OneCare might come pre-installed on your next computer we read over on the vnunetThe deal covers 12 countries and includes hardware providers MDG Computers Canada LEO Gesellschaft fur Computer Kommunikation Wortmann Olidata Hyrican Informationsysteme...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=148 Are We Searching Google, or is Google Searching Us- July 30, 2008 George Dyson writes an interesting piece of fiction over at The Edge As an anonymous reader over at Slashdot said Its a piece that fiction magazines wouldnt publish because its too technical and technical publications wouldnt print because its too fictionalFrom...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=149 Microsoft LiveSearch... from your Car!- July 30, 2008 Over on the TechRadar we learn that Microsoft is developing a new voice-activated service called LS4D Microsoft Live Search for DevicesLS4D will allow third parties to develop search applications that use the web allowing such things as voice activated...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=147 Firefox Plugin Deletes Flash Cookies- July 30, 2008 LifeHacker wrote an article about a new FireFox add-on called Objection that helps you track down and remove (if you choose to) the Local Shared Objects (or Flash Cookies) that Flash puts on your computerhttp://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=146 Microsoft Sphere- July 29, 2008 Microsoft demod one of their research products recently the Sphere Like Surface the interface allows users to manipulate photos play games or watch videosIn the video below Hrvoje Benko of Microsoft Research demonstrates the sphere in action...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=139 T. Boone Pickens Dumps Yahoo Stock- July 29, 2008 The Reading Eagle reports that Billionaire T Boone Pickens called Yahoo management Pathetic sold all of his Yahoo holdingsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Billionaire investor T Boone Pickens has sold all of his holdings in Yahoo Inc in a pique over the way the...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=144 Early Termination Fees Lawsuit Costs Sprint 73 Million- July 29, 2008 Information Week reports that Sprint faces a 73 million dollar judgement in a class action lawsuit focused on early termination fees The ruling could set a precedent for similar pending judgements against AT T and T-MobileVerizon Wireless settled early...http://www.wddx.net/blog.cfm?article=145 |