http://www.flautario.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:56:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With this sort of a track record, people are probably better off dumping everything they can into Windows or Linux and letting a full army of hackers go after both. :-) Not that losing 1.25 million personal records is all that big of a deal, right? After all, the United Kingdom ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/09/04/125-million-personal-records-have-been-stolena/ (Credit: Apple) What's missing? Quite a few things are missing, actually. Though a 3G iPhone remains the grand prize, I was still hoping for a few other improvements. In particular I'd like to see Adobe Flash playback, more memory, cut and paste, multimedia messaging, stereo Bluetooth and video recording. And one ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/30/the-iphone-gets-updated/ (Credit: Andrew Mager / ZDNet) Closet Couture previewed today at the TechCrunch50 conference and will be in private beta for the next few months. The virtual closet in Closet Couture lets you put together something to wear with a virtual you. This is not an easy task if you've got a big ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/24/closet-couture-gives-you-a-virtual-closet-with-rea/ Vizio's VP322 plasma measures just 32 inches diagonal. (Credit: CNET) Before the Vizio VP322 came along, we always said that plasma-screen HDTVs basically started at 42 inches and went up from there. One exception was Panasonic's 37-inch size, which is still available in the form of models like the TH37PH10UK professional model, ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/review-vizio-vp322-the-worlds-smallest-plasma/ (Credit: Acer) The ever watchful eye of Crave spied Acer's Aspire One Netbook on a few online resellers last week (while our British brethren got their hands on one last month), and today Acer makes it official by announcing the U.S. availability of its 8.9-inch Netbook. The company outlines three models, ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/aspire-one-netbook-acer-says-come-and-get-it/ Three of my team vs. one Paladin and she still managed to slice through us like a hot knife through butter. Bring on the nerf bat. (Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET Networks) If you're excited about the next World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, then you've probably already downloaded the latest ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/new-warcraft-patch-softens-the-wait-for-wrath/ Virtualization technology lets apps--even entire servers--coexist with localized software, for example, your computer's operating system. Virtualization's value to consumers and businesses is in producing fast, resource-saving experiences that boost productivity for businesses and consumers. Four newly launched companies using this technology share their products at Thursday's Under the Radar Conference, ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/under-the-radar-virtual-software-for-real-people/ Rush Limbaugh provided a little more detail Wednesday on the Mac issues that have been driving him batty (yes, more so) since he upgraded to Leopard. The bombastic radio host has been a Mac user for years, but on Tuesday he complained on his show about issues with six Macs that ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/rush-wants-apples-time-machine-to-back-up-e-mail/ Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp has acquired a significant minority stake in The HealthCentral Network. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. HealthCentral, which boasts 7.7 million viewers, is a collection of more than 30 sites on healthy living and specific conditions where patients and experts share information. Diller ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/iac-invests-in-healthcentral/ Updated at 7:40 a.m. PT with Schmidt's news conference comments. ORLANDO, Fla.--Search giant Google launched Google Health and announced major industry partners on Thursday, aiming to be the Intuit for personal health care, where people can access all their health information in one spot. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt answers ... http://www.flautario.com/index.php/2010/08/21/schmidt-google-health-targets-the-most-important/