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Archive for November 12th, 2007

INTERNET ADVERTISING REVENUES IN Q3 ‘07 SURPASS $5.2 BILLION, SETTING NEW HIGH (Interactive Advertising Bureau)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

INTERNET ADVERTISING REVENUES IN Q3 ‘07 SURPASS $5.2 BILLION, SETTING NEW HIGH  —  Industry Maintains Record-breaking Trend; 2007 Q3 Revenues Up Over 25% from 2006 Q3  —  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced that Internet advertising …

Source:   Interactive Advertising Bureau
Link:   http://iab.net/news/pr_2007_11_12c.asp

Outgoing - In case you haven’t noticed, Waxy.org went … (Waxy.org)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Outgoing  —  In case you haven’t noticed, Waxy.org went into cryogenic sleep shortly after we were acquired as all my energy went into building and growing Upcoming.  I’ve missed writing and coding here badly, so I’m thrilled to make a second announcement:  —  Next year, I’m focusing exclusively …

Source:   Waxy.org
Link:   http://www.waxy.org/archive/2007/11/12/outgoing.shtml

What next? - In case you haven’t noticed, Waxy.org went … (Waxy.org Links)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

What next?  —  In case you haven’t noticed, Waxy.org went into cryogenic sleep shortly after we were acquired as all my energy went into building and growing Upcoming.  I’ve missed writing and coding here badly, so I’m thrilled to make a second announcement:

Source:   Waxy.org Links
Link:   http://www.waxy.org/archive/2007/11/12/outgoing.shtml

memory usage in firefox and gecko (Christopher Blizzard)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

memory usage in firefox and gecko  —  For a long time there have been a lot of complaints about the memory usage in Firefox and anything else that used the Gecko engine.  And looking at the numbers for what Firefox would use for memory, they seemed valid.  But on the other side of the story […]

Adobe Names Shantanu Narayen Chief Executive Officer (Adobe)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Adobe Names Shantanu Narayen Chief Executive Officer  —  For immediate release  —  Company Expects Q4 Fiscal 2007 Revenue Near High End of Targeted Range; Targets 13 Percent Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2008  —  Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced its Board of Directors …

Source:   Adobe
Link:   http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom…

Windows 7 “top feature request list” leaked to the public (Jeremy Reimer/Ars Technica)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Windows 7 “top feature request list” leaked to the public  —  With Windows still managing to find its way to over 95 percent of the desktop computers sold each year, it’s not surprising that one can find plenty of people interested in giving their feedback about what future versions of Windows should be able to […]

Ultra-portable Apple notebook to splash down at Macworld Expo (Kasper Jade/AppleInsider)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Ultra-portable Apple notebook to splash down at Macworld Expo  —  Exclusive — Unlike last year, the annual Macworld Expo and Conference that rolls around in January will actually serve as a launch pad for some new Macs, including a chic and ultra-compact notebook design long under development by Apple Inc.

Source:   AppleInsider
Author:   Kasper Jade
Link: […]

After Penryn, Industry Looks Down Intel’s Roadmap (Scott Ferguson/eWEEK.com)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

After Penryn, Industry Looks Down Intel’s Roadmap  —  Despite the hype over Intel’s 45-nanometer manufacturing, analysts are more eager to see what’s in store next year.  —  Now that Intel’s Penryn family has arrived, it’s time to ask: What’s next?  —  With all the hype that Intel created around …

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Scott Ferguson
Link: […]

Calling all developers: $10M Android challenge (Steve Horowitz/Official Google Blog)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Calling all developers: $10M Android challenge  —  Last week we announced the Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile and technology leaders committed to improving the mobile experience and Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.

Source:   Official Google Blog
Author:   Steve Horowitz
Link:   http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/calling-all…

New Updates to Windows Vista available via Windows Update this week (Nick White/Windows Vista Team Blog)

Monday, November 12th, 2007

New Updates to Windows Vista available via Windows Update this week  —  As you probably know and as we’ve mentioned in previous posts, we use Windows Update to periodically deliver updates for Windows Vista.  We do this so that customers need not wait for a service pack or another or larger release …

Source:   Windows […]