Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Microsoft Seizes the Moment With Gaming News

Microsoft Seizes the Moment With Gaming News

Microsoft Seizes the Moment With Gaming News

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:17 PM PDT

On the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft premiered a lineup of new games for the Xbox 360, including "Gears of War 3" and "Forza Motorsport 4." The company also debuted the trailer for "Halo 4" and unveiled the next installment of "Fable," by developer Peter Molyneux. In addition, Microsoft announced a new voice-based entertainment search tool. Voice search with Bing on Xbox 360 lets users search Netflix, Hulu Plus and ESPN. The tool can also be used to search music and video on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

iCloud Blankets Apple's Entire Ecosystem

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:58 PM PDT

On one level, there were few surprises Monday as Apple kicked off its World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. As expected, it made announcements regarding iCloud, iOS 5 and OS X Lion. On another level, though, the company provided a great deal of new information about these products, exposing broad and deep sets of new features for each. Cupertino announced three new free iCloud services emerging from the ashes of its now-defunct MobileMe service, 200 new features in iOS 5 and more than 250 new features and 3,000 new developer APIs in OS X Lion.

Who Watches the Watchmen, Part 4: The Mobile Device Maelstrom

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Enterprises and other large organizations have already begun riding the wave of the consumerization of IT, and the voice of the mobile device user is being heard through the land. Even the U.S. federal government is reportedly letting staff bring in their own mobile devices to use at work, leading to a shift away from BlackBerry devices and toward iPhones and Android smartphones, and some agencies are testing the use of iPads at work. But what are the risks related to the increasing penetration of mobile devices into the enterprise and government fields?

Better Living - Anywhere on the Planet - Through Technology

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Last week marked the beginning of a big experiment for me: first living and then retiring outside of the U.S. I figure there are a lot of boomers like me who are exploring this idea as we become increasingly concerned about the costs of living in our chosen country and the inability of governments to balance budgets. Even thinking about living outside the U.S. would be difficult if it weren't for certain existing and emerging technologies. Phone calls are expensive, and learning another language is scary.

Oracle and OpenOffice: The Final Insult

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Things are never dull here in the Linux blogosphere, but there's no doubt they would be a whole lot less entertaining without Oracle. How else, after all, would we get the opportunity to ride on a thrilling emotional roller coaster such as the one Oracle's had us on since it acquired Sun? Regarding OpenOffice.org, in particular, it's been one hair-raising twist and turn after another. The latest was felt last week, when Oracle decided to snub the Document Foundation and give the software suite to the Apache Software Foundation instead.

Weber's iOS App Sizzles With Grilling Greatness

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

My favorite apps are those that either inspire or delight, and Weber's On the Grill for iPad does both. Weber, of course, is a well-known manufacturer of outdoor barbecue grills. I actually own a Weber grill -- a small, somewhat portable one -- and it has served me well for hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and the occasional marinated flank steak. Overall, though, I can't say that I took my grill through its paces or used it to its full potential. I'd like to grill more, and there is nothing really stopping me from grilling more frequently.
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