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OPINION
Intel, Infineon and the Winds of Change

E-Commerce Times 09/02/10

Intel has focused solely on the computer business for so long, we forget it can pursue other avenues of growth as well. Tomorrow, all our devices will be connected and talk to each other and share information. In that new world, Intel has been looking around for another business to acquire to help expand its reach. However, Intel does not have a footprint in that space. So it has decided to acquire its way into the business by merging with one of the lesser known but important players, Infineon. [More...]

EXPERT ADVICE
Through the Looking Glass: 3D Everywhere

TechNewsWorld 09/02/10

"What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations?" That's the question Alice asks at the beginning of Lewis Carroll's classic adventure. Perhaps Mr. Carroll knew more than he realized. 3D Movies. Multitouch screens. iPads. Everywhere you look, consumers increasingly demand more of an "experience" when engaging with their content, be it a book, a movie or their computers. This change in expectations has put pressure on the print world to deliver a similar experience in that medium. [More...]

LINUX BLOG SAFARI
Sony's Shocking 'Other OS' Win and Suspect Distro Popularity Trends

LinuxInsider 09/02/10

You can't win them all, as the saying goes, and that apparently includes Linux fans. To wit: Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 has apparently lost his case. The bad news is that the man won't get the money he had requested to compensate for an upgrade to his newly crippled PS3; the good news is that he reportedly wasn't forced to pay Sony's legal bill to boot. Linux bloggers were none too pleased with the news. [More...]

OPINION
How to Build a Better Business Blog

CRM Buyer 09/02/10

About the easiest way for companies to dip their toes into the social media waters is the blog. There are few technical burdens to setting them up, the time needed to create posts can flex with the workloads of the assigned writers, and they can become a conduit for customer conversations through the comments section. So every business is leaping eagerly into blogging. Right? Well, not exactly. There are a couple of things holding businesses back. First, as an editor, I'm painfully aware of how terrified some people are of "writing." [More...]

Apple Teaches Old iPods New Tricks

MacNewsWorld 09/02/10

Apple put a charge in its iPod line Wednesday, but it remains a holdout in the "all you can ear" music subscription market. Apple revamped its flagship player, the iPod touch, so it's now essentially an iPhone without the phone. It also brought buttons back to the iPod shuffle and a touchscreen to the iPod nano. In addition, while the company remained true to its a la carte mode of delivering music, it is dipping its toes into social networking with the new Ping service it added to the latest version of its music software, iTunes 10. [More...]

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