Technology Industry Archive

October 2008

Not long ago Talkbiznow’s CEO was flogging a new type of online business networking — LinkedIn with souped up communications and services. Now it seems that IBM has just opened the beta on Bluehouse, a similar concept, only undertaken with far deeper pockets and way more experience. IBM’s approach, with its impressive resources, should make LinkedIn nervous. Even if the...

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Apple rumored to have new production process– According to 9to5Mac, Appleis using a new production process in which lasers and water jets carve blocks of aluminum into cases, first for the MacBook Brick, later for … who knows? The thought is that it would avoid bending and therefore stressing the metal, making a stronger case, and they get a strong, smooth, and cool casing for cheap....

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Free computer game model reaches US – Everyone loves free, but gaming companies in Korea seem to have figured out how to make it pay and they’re going to give it a try in the US. Nexon, out of Seoul, supports its offerings through micro-transactions in which players buy weapons, armor, and other accoutrements for their digital alter egos. The company is bringing a first-person...

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The House has just passed the banking bailout bill and not a moment too soon. Experts have been talking about how the effects of credit tightness were starting to be felt by most of the country, and small technology firms have found that they are in just as bad a position as everyone else. Often analysts look at high tech and assume that stock liquidity and large war chests often insulate...

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Researchers claim new networking vulnerability – A couple of researchers are claiming that they’ve discovered flaws in TCP/IP protocol stacks that hackers could use to unleash new denial of service (DoS) attacks on Internet-connected computers. The results supposedly could range from crashing a device to forcing the administrator to reboot the computer, even after the attack was...

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Hollywood studios are starting to line up to help finance the rollout of digital technology in movie theaters. While an interesting story, particularly if you’re a motion picture technology buff at all, it’s an important reminder that there are non-digitized markets out there that might present important new revenue opportunities. The money involved is big — over $1 billion...

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Activision Blizzard chases individual game pirates — Clearly some in the gaming community have been watching the RIAA a bit too closely. Activision Blizzard has been suing individuals who have pirated its game Call of Duty 3. Out of six people so far pursued, three settled for $100,000, one for $25,000, and one for $1,000. Apparently the individuals are being told that if they hire a...

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