Archive for March 5th, 2008

Mar5

Late Breaking iPhone SDK Rumors: EDGE OK, Apple’s Cut, Mac-Only SDK

MacScoop is chiming in with a few extra tidbits of information regarding Apple’s SDK plans which are set to be formally unveiled at tomorrow’s iPhone Software Roadmap press event.

Of significance, MacScoop says that although applicatio…

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar5

Late Breaking iPhone SDK Rumors: EDGE OK, Apple’s Cut, Mac-Only SDK

MacScoop is chiming in with a few extra tidbits of information regarding Apple’s SDK plans which are set to be formally unveiled at tomorrow’s iPhone Software Roadmap press event.

Of significance, MacScoop says that although applicatio…

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Apple/Mac


Mar5

Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazon’s SimpleDB

Microsoft has begun signing up testers for SQL Server Data Services (SSDS), a forthcoming service that will allow customers and developers to host their data in a Microsoft-hosted database. So what is (and isn’t) SSDS, exactly?

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Microsoft

Mar5

Facebook Gets Sandberg, Google Loses Face

Facebook has a new honcho. The Web upstart-turned-conglomerate has lured away Sheryl Sandberg, Google’s ad platform guru, to join its team as chief operating officer. Sandberg, who was with Google for six years, made an indelible stamp at the organization as she built out the Adsense and Adwords product lines.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Personal Tech


Mar5

If Not Flash on iPhone, Then What?

Adobe’s Flash Player doesn’t have what it takes to be part of the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly told shareholders at a meeting on Tuesday. The comments came just two days before Apple’s much-anticipated unveiling of its iPhone software development kit, which is expected on Thursday and widely believed to include technologies that would bring Flash to the popular mobile devices.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar5

Computer Graphics Get a Feel for Real

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled a new haptic technology that will enable people to manipulate three-dimensional objects on their computer while experiencing real touch sensations. The technology, which is currently best suited for gaming and virtual world training simulations, was developed by research professor Ralph Hollis and his team.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Personal Tech


Mar5

Steve Jobs Interview on Apple’s Success, Management and More

Fortune has published an interesting interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs covering a wide range of topics. Jobs provide some insight into decisions Apple has made over the years and their design philosophies.

Jobs discusses why he thin…

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Apple/Mac

Mar5

Google is about to let you sync with your Outlook

Google just updated their “What’s New” page with information about a yet unreleased feature that will let you sync your Outlook calendar with Gmail and vice versa. This is a huge feature that Google Calendar users have been missing — and even more-so for enterprise Google Apps users.

Sync your Google Calendar with your Microsoft […]

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Google


Mar5

Microsoft Invites Researchers to Tinker With ‘Singularity’ OS

Five years after it began work on Singularity, an operating system research project focused on constructing dependable systems, Microsoft has released a research development kit to the academic and research community. The terms of the license make Singularity free software, not open source software.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Personal Tech

Mar5

Is Windows 98 still an option?

  Windows XP may rule the desktop now, but until about 2002, the main desktop operating system of choice for many businesses was Windows 98. Windows 2000 Professional never got a lot of traction and Windows XP faced a lot of the same launch challenges that Windows Vista…

Continue Reading »

Filed in: Software




 

Popular Categories

Hardware Google Microsoft Digital Music Gaming HD DVD & TV RSS & Blogging Security Cell Phones Mobile & Wireless

About

BitterSense.com is bringing you news about technology and entertainment. Contact us news[at]bittersense.com