by Ron Miller

Microsoft and Yahoo! Would Be Better Together

The on-again, off again talks between Microsoft and Yahoo appear to be heating up again around an ad deal. A good start but I for one, think they make the perfect match to act at least as a partial hedge against Google's search market dominance.

Read my thoughts on DaniWeb.

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Netbook OS Shouldn't Matter, But It Does

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The Netbook OS really shouldn't matter, but evidence suggests that consumers have rejected Netbooks running and Linux and some believe Android Netbooks could suffer a similar fate.

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

Windows and Linux on the Same Laptop? You Bettcha!

The EE Times reports this week that Dell has come out with hybrid laptop that runs both Windows and Linux. The Linux OS provides a quick boot for checking email and other "light" computing duties while the Windows side allows "heavier duty" computing like running Microsoft Office applications.

Read about this new machine at DaniWeb.

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5 Tech Companies Making Money Amidst the Economic Gloom

 

The economic news has been so bad of late, it's actually difficult to imagine that some businesses are profitable. It's easy to get sucked into the abyss of huge layoffs, high unemployment figures and generally negative fall-out from the economic meltdown, but in spite of all this, there are technology companies that are making boat loads of cash and doing just fine.

Read about the five companies making money on DaniWeb.

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Top Five Tech Stories From a Wacky Week

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Let's face it, when you have Macworld and the Consumer Electronics Show in the same week, it's an overwhelming amount of news to deal with, even (maybe especially) for a technology journalist like myself who gets paid to follow the latest and greatest and report back to you. I've been picking my brain this morning trying to decide what to focus on, but in the end I decided to punt and give you an overview of my top stories to come out of the two shows this week...

Check out my DaniWeb post to see the list.

Sun Makes the Browser the Bad Boy at JavaFX Announcement

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With much fanfare Sun announced its new JavaFX platform yesterday, but curiously in a video introducing the platform, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, made the browser the enemy of content owners, and set up JavaFX as the platform to give developers and content owners direct access to users. I'm not sure I agree with his basic premise. Read the full story on DaniWeb.

Do Adobe Layoffs Portend a Tech Slow Down?

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Could Adobe, a large company with a loyal customer base and full control of the creative and web development software market, be technology's version of a canary in coal mine? It's hard to say with any certainty, but it doesn't bode well for the first half of next year...Read the full story on DaniWeb.

Buyers Beware: Not Every Black Friday Deal is a Good One

Image via WikipediaBuyers Beware: Not Every Black Friday Deal is a Good One.

To be sure, there are some good deals to be had out there, but there are also some questionable ones and it pays to make sure you shop carefully today. Just because it's labeled a Black Friday deal doesn't mean it necessarily an outstanding deal. Read the full story on DaniWeb.

Stringent Laws Driving Internet Traffic Away from US Servers

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To no one's surprise, except perhaps the New York Times, internet traffic is going global, and more so with each passing year. The result is that more traffic is flowing through servers outside the United States. The chief concern about this development, according to the NYT article, was the fact that it has made it more difficult for US intelligence agencies to spy on internet traffic.

Comcast's Stupidity Knows No Limit

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On a Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend, Comcast released its latest volley against its customer base, announcing a 250 GB monthly download limit. According to reports, after the first violation, you will get a message from your friends at Comcast warning you about your dastardly behavior (aka using the service you are paying for) and any subsequent violation of the limit would result in suspension of service for a year.