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Slashdot Keybindings, Dynamic StoriesWe've been working hard on the new dynamic Slashdot project (logged in users can enable this by enabling the beta index in their user preferences). I just wanted to quickly mention that there are keybindings on the index. The WASD and VI movement keys do stuff that we like, and the faq has the complete list. Also, if you are using Firefox or have Index2 beta enabled, you can click 'More' in the footer at the end of the page to load the next block of stories in-line without a page refresh. We're experimenting now with page sizes to balance load times against the likelihood that you'll click. More features will be coming soon, but the main thing on our agenda now is optimization. The beta index2 is sloooow and that's gotta change. We're aiming for 2 major optimizations this week (CSS Sprites, and removing an old YUI library) that I'm hoping will put the beta page render time into the "Sane" time frame (which, in case you are wondering, is several seconds faster than that "Insane" time fr
Slashdot Monday, March 30, 2009Dell Eyes Acquisitions in Services, Data Center and StorageDell is facing threats on all fronts - PCs, storage, servers and services. Yet, CEO Michael Dell isnt conceding defeat and says the vendor will use its cash reserves to make strategic acquisitions in storage, servers and services. - Dell wont sit on the sidelines as Cisco Systems gears up its blade server strategy and IBM pursues Sun Microsystems for its data center assets.
At a press conference in Beijing, CEO Michael Dell says
the company that bears his name is actively eying acquisitions to give it greater enterprise capabi...
eWEEK Monday, March 30, 2009IBM Chief to Partners: Get SmarterSeeking to capitalize on government infrastructure spending and trends toward
energy efficiency, IBM is ramping up its Smart Planet strategy make technology an ubiquitous part of the public and private infrastructure. IBM CEO Sam Palmisanos message to solution providers, Get Smarter. - IBM has been making a lot of marketing noise lately about making the planet smarter, ranging from complex undertakings such as making the electric grid more efficient to just trying to synchronize traffic lights so cars burn less gas.
As noble as all those goals are, however, IBM has been pursuing ...
eWEEK Monday, March 30, 2009Conficker worm threatens April Fools' chaosThe Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the internet that has infected at least three million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on April Fools' Day.
TheAge.com.au Monday, March 30, 2009Video Game Makers Challenged by the Next Wave of MediaGames for the Web and smartphones are far cheaper to produce than the titles for the major consoles, whose makers must hope for blockbusters.
New York Times Monday, March 30, 2009Skype to come to iPhone, BlackBerryInternet telephone company aims to expand into smartphone market
The Globe and Mail Monday, March 30, 2009Skype to launch service for iPhone, BlackBerryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to
launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop
computers.
Reuters Monday, March 30, 2009Google launches free, legal music downloads in ChinaBEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc on Monday launched free downloads of licensed songs in China, while sharing advertising revenue with major music labels in a market rife with online piracy.
Reuters Monday, March 30, 2009Link by Link: In Britain, Web Leaves Courts Playing Catch-UpTo some, British courts' recent efforts to preserve litigants' privacy rights even in the face of an onslaught of information on the Internet may be a final, futile effort.
New York Times Monday, March 30, 2009AMC to Get Sony Digital ProjectorsSony says it has signed a $315 million deal to install its digital projectors in all AMC Entertainment theaters.
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