Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Nokia N9: A Phone for Geeks Who Wonder What Might Have Been

Nokia N9: A Phone for Geeks Who Wonder What Might Have Been

Nokia N9: A Phone for Geeks Who Wonder What Might Have Been

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Nokia has unveiled the first smartphone to run the MeeGo operating system: the Nokia N9. This new handset is all screen -- it has no home button. Its 3.9-inch Amoled screen is made from scratch-resistant curved glass, and the body was precision-machined from a single piece of polycarbonate. However, the N9's use of the MeeGo OS raises questions about its viability. Nokia has already all but dropped work on the MeeGo platform. "Nokia has said Windows is their platform moving forward," Will Stofega, a program director at IDC, pointed out.

Apple Amps Up Productivity With Final Cut Pro X

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Video editing pros, get out your wallets. Apple released a new version of Final Cut Pro on Tuesday. Final Cut Pro X reinvents video editing, according to Apple. Magnetic Timeline allows users to edit on a flexible trackless canvas. Content Auto-Analysis categorizes content during import based on shot type, media and people. The background rendering feature allows the user to work without interruption. The new version is built on a modern 64-bit architecture and is available from the Mac App Store for $299.

LightSquared Fiddles With Dial to Cut GPS Static

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:46 AM PDT

LightSquared is moving forward with its plans to create a faster 4G wireless network by switching airwaves after tests showed its previous system interfered with GPS systems, the company announced Monday. The network innovator will use spectrum controlled by satellite company Inmarsat. "Inmarsat is operating within approximately 2 megahertz. From Inmarsat's perspective, we have a spectrum coordination arrangement with LightSquared, and they've accelerated the availability of our spectrum," Chris McLaughlin, vice president of external affairs for Inmarsat, told TechNewsWorld.

Breaches Everywhere: 5 Ways to Soften the Blow When It Happens to You

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Is it just me, or does it seem like every day there's another breach to worry about? RSA, Epsilon, Sony, now Citibank -- it seems like a day doesn't go by where there isn't another high-profile breach in the news. It seems like everyone's getting hacked, and it seems like it's happening with increasing regularity. Of course, to say that being a victim of a breach is "heavily impactful" to the business is an understatement; the costs of remediating a breach are astronomical and can wind up leaving services down and can directly impact the organization's bottom line.

Keeping the Desktop Dream Alive: Q&A With Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin, Part 2

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Where is Linux going? For Part 2 of this interview, LinuxInsider continued speaking with Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin to discuss Linux in a wider variety of technologies, new programs intended to make it easier for businesses to switch to open source computing, and open source's ability to compete in the consumer mobile space. "A third-party provider could set that up as a service and allow a turnkey approach to creating white-label app stores for all kinds of different devices," he said.

Fanhattan: 4 Channels Cover a Lot

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Through its control of iOS and the App Store, Apple's made it incredibly easy to watch professionally made movies and TV shows on the iPad. Whether you're buying directly from Apple via iTunes or connecting through a third-party provider like Netflix or Hulu, there's a large and growing body of video ready to play at a moment's notice. Finding a video to watch, though, sometimes involves digging through several libraries and shuffling various apps around until you finally land on what you want, available exactly how you want to watch it.
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