TECH.BLORGE.com » Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:01:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dutch government requires agencies to use open-source software http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/13/dutch-government-requires-agencies-to-use-open-source-software/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/13/dutch-government-requires-agencies-to-use-open-source-software/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:54:55 +0000 Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/13/dutch-government-requires-agencies-to-use-open-source-software/ Dutch government requires agencies to use open-source softwareIn a bid to cut government spending and to eliminate dependency on individual companies such as Microsoft, the Dutch government has approved a plan to switch the country’s public sector over to open standards.

Presented by Dutch Economic Affairs State Secretary Frank Heemskerk,  the plan requires that primary [...] Related posts:

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While there is some concern about the availability of enough service support staffs [...] Related posts:

  1. BBC iPlayer to launch next year for Mac and Linux
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  3. BBC brings iPlayer to iPhone, iPod Touch
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The MPEG-4 codec by [...] Related posts:

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  3. Microsoft offers Media Player compatibility for Firefox
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/security-researchers-warn-users-on-media-player-security-risk/feed/ 0 Wii beats Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3 in holiday season searches http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/wii-beats-xbox-360-ps2-and-ps3-in-holiday-season-searches/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/wii-beats-xbox-360-ps2-and-ps3-in-holiday-season-searches/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:41:42 +0000 Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/wii-beats-xbox-360-ps2-and-ps3-in-holiday-season-searches/ Wii beats Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3 in holiday season searchesIf the volume of online searches is an indicator of the hottest technology product this holiday season, then the Nintendo Wii will be a clear winner. The combined searches for Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 have not matched the volume of [...] Related posts:
  1. Online holiday shopping season ends down
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  3. Online transactions shrink this holiday season
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/10/wii-beats-xbox-360-ps2-and-ps3-in-holiday-season-searches/feed/ 0 Acer to sponsor Vancouver and London Olympics http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/09/acer-to-sponsor-vancouver-and-london-olympics/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/09/acer-to-sponsor-vancouver-and-london-olympics/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:26:36 +0000 Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/09/acer-to-sponsor-vancouver-and-london-olympics/ Acer to sponsor Vancouver and London OlympicsIn a bid to increase its brand recognition in the global arena, Acer has signed up to join The Olympic Partner (TOP) Program in 2009.

The agreement with the Olympic Movement, would run from January 2009 to 2012 and positions Acer as the official worldwide [...] Related posts:

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  3. Great Firewall of China opens for Beijing 2008 Olympics journalists
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A recent survey that gauged consumer PC-buying plans found that 29% of likely notebook and [...] Related posts:

  1. Microsoft, Apple play time-strategy in Vista, Leopard released
  2. Will Apple really delay Leopard to accommodate Vista integration?
  3. Apple warns Boot Camp in Leopard could result to fewer Mac Apps
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Verizon distributes an MI424WR wireless router made by Actiontec Electronics [...] Related posts:

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While Windows XP was originally designed for computers with hard drives, the software company is [...] Related posts:

  1. Microsoft joins OLPC – Windows XP to be available on XO laptops
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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/05/microsoft-to-field-test-window-based-xo-laptops/feed/ 4 MySpace launches new music Program called “MySpace Transmissions” http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/04/myspace-launches-new-music-program-called-myspace-transmissions/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/04/myspace-launches-new-music-program-called-myspace-transmissions/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:54:55 +0000 Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/04/myspace-launches-new-music-program-called-myspace-transmissions/ MySpace launches new music Program called “MySpace Transmissions”MySpace has rolled out a new music program for distributing exclusive content from top recording artists.

The new music program called MySpace Transmissions will empower “top recording artists with a new platform to create and distribute exclusive video content available for viral distribution and [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/04/myspace-launches-new-music-program-called-myspace-transmissions/feed/ 0 Wikimedia to fund content creations for Wikipedia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/03/wikimedia-to-fund-content-creations-for-wikipedia/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/03/wikimedia-to-fund-content-creations-for-wikipedia/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:09:19 +0000 Ruben Francia http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/03/wikimedia-to-fund-content-creations-for-wikipedia/ Wikimedia to fund content creations for WikipediaWhile the foundation that runs Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, has never before paid for content, it is now planning to pay illustrators a modest fee for their works.

Wikimedia foundation disclosed that it is facilitating a project called Greenspun Illustration Project (GIP) to fund [...] Related posts:

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