LinuxFan writes “KernelTrap has a fascinating article about the first Linux kernel, version 0.01, complete with source code and photos of Linus Torvalds as a young man attending the University of Helsinki. Torvalds originally planned to call the kernel “Freax,” and in his first announcement noted, “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, […]
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced the launch of AT&T Video Share, the first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over their wireless devices while participating in a voice call. AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson highlighted the service during the opening keynote of the NXTcomm industry event.
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Fans of celebrity cook and daytime host Rachael Ray are in for a new treat. For the first time ever, Rachael is offering both fans and "foodies" alike the opportunity to download her recipes from "sammies" to "stoups" directly to their wireless phones.
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prostoalex writes “Microsoft has launched a site dedicated to collaboration between Microsoft and open source community. The site helps developers, IT administrators, and IT buyers find out what Microsoft’s product offerings are, and read articles about open source such as ‘Open Source Provider Sees Sales Doubling After Moving Solutions to the Windows Platform.’” Relatedly, CNet […]
Mav sent in this article that opens, “In a roundtable with the European press, John Chambers confirmed the “end of life” of the Linksys name, being replaced by the new and redesigned Cisco branding.” He explains, “It will all come over time into a Cisco brand. The reason we kept Linksys’ brand because it was […]
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that Abington Memorial Hospital (AMH), a 570-bed regional teaching hospital in southeastern Pennsylvania, is using a 3G-powered AT&T wireless solution that enhances the connectivity of the clinical management team and administrators beyond the hospital campus.
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katzmeow writes “Ryand Singel’s Wired blog notes that Homeland security has developed an LED flashlight that uses ‘powerful flashes of light to temporarily blind, disorient and incapacitate people.’ The idea is to use it to incapacitate people — ‘arrest them’ — on airlines, borders, etc. without using traditional weapons. The company’s president Bob Lieberman says […]
IBM and the University of Florida believe they’ve come up with middleware that will allow doctors to remotely monitor the health of their patients.
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that millions of its customers with higher speed broadband plans can now receive free access to AT&T?s nationwide Wi-Fi network ? nearly 10,000 hot spots at popular locations across the country including leading airports, McDonalds restaurants, Barnes & Noble bookstores, coffee shops and popular sporting venues.
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