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Sun’s recently released VirtualBox 2 is one of the best virtualization applications for desktop users. It’s available in two wallet-friendly flavors, with a few extra features in the closed-source variant. The software sports a nice graphical user interface, but few users realize that it can also be completely controlled via a powerful command-line interface.
The CLI works well for users who …

Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ response to the challenges in the IT consumer market is “Smart Differentiation.” Herbert Schönebeck, Senior Vice President Consumer & Devices at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, today presented the new concept at a press conference in Frankfurt. The company is focusing on improving the trade cooperation processes and providing a broader based service offering combining technical innovations with a …

Apple has always been known for its revolutionary MacBooks, and this year, it has launched its newest line. The MacBook Air is breaking grounds for ultra portable laptops. MacBook Air’s engineering and design is extraordinary, weighing only 3.0 pounds! It is now the world’s thinnest laptop. Another wonderful feature of this notebook is its remote disc function, allowing the Air …

DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, DC – May 9, 2008 – dotMobi – the company behind the .mobi internet domain name for mobile phones and the dev.mobi developer forum – today announced it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Mowser, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile browsing company.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
dotMobi’s acquisition of Mowser’s technology, developed by …

1964:IBM unveils the System/360 line of mainframe computers.In what some consider the biggest business gamble of all time, the International Business Machines Corp. invested $5 billion ($34 billion in today’s dollars) in a family of six mutually compatible computers and 40 peripherals that could work together and be expanded in multiple combination
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As expected, Yahoo has responded to Microsoft’s 3 week ultimatum this morning. The bottom line is pretty clear in a letter signed by Jerry Yang (CEO) and Roy Bostock (chairman). In the “Dear Steve” response to Ballmer they state, “we will not allow you or anyone else to acquire the company for anything less than its full value.” They go …