Today's Links and My Two Bits....

“Google Claims 30% Latency Reduction In Chrome”
http://www.conceivablytech.com/7566/products/google-claims-30-latency-reduction-in-chrome

Trend in Tech: No more URL Bar
http://www.conceivablytech.com/7533/products/the-next-generation-browser-no-url-bar

“Intel Adds Staff To Fight CPU War Against ARM”
http://www.conceivablytech.com/7575/business/intel-adds-staff-to-fight-cpu-war-against-arm

Trend in Tech: Cars with computer Apps
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/2011_0523audi_driving_full_speed_into_world_of_apps/

“Is the cloud killing Apple?”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/the-cloud-killing-apple-974?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-24

Tablets are here whether or not IT likes it
http://www.infoworld.com/t/tablets/tablets-are-gaining-traction-in-business-whether-it-likes-it-or-not-957?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-05-24

“5 trends that could take down Facebook”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29065.asp

“There are 50 million likes on Facebook everyday”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/24/facebook-ad-sales-chief-there-are-50-million-likes-per-day-for-brands/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

“Comcast Fiber Network Buildout gives rise to Metro Ethernet and PRI trunking services for SMBs”
http://viodi.com/2011/05/23/comcast-fiber-network-buildout-gives-rise-to-metro-ethernet-and-pri-trunking-services-for-smbs/comment-page-1/
To bad there’s no fiber offering for the average consumer.

“Comcast's Angelakis: Programming costs continue to be 'a challenge'
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcasts-angelakis-programming-costs-continue-be-challenge/2011-05-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“SanDisk enters enterprise SSDs with Pliant acquisition”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2011/052311stor1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-05-24

A new Nook is launched today. Price tag $139
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/24/bn-unleashes-a-new-nook-touchscreen-e-ink-2-month-battery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

“Google Buys Consumer Electronics Comparison Engine Sparkbuy”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228517/google_buys_consumer_electronics_comparison_engine_sparkbuy.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Intel Moves Top Executive to Lead China Unit”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228501/intel_moves_top_executive_to_lead_china_unit.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Broadband Forum to Improve IPTV Performance With New Spec”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228511/broadband_forum_to_improve_iptv_performance_with_new_spec.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Citrix Buys Virtualized Desktop Company Kaviza”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228504/citrix_buys_virtualized_desktop_company_kaviza.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Open Source is good enough for DOD
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/228403/is_open_source_up_to_par_just_ask_the_dod.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“AG buys in-memory specialist Terracotta”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/software-ag-buys-in-memory-specialist-terracotta-845?source=IFWNLE_jw_2011-05-24

“Route analytics”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2011/052311wan1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wan_2011-05-24

“Mint 11: The "Un-Unity" Ubuntu desktop Linux”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/mint-11-the-un-unity-ubuntu-desktop-linux/8956?tag=nl.e539

“Morality V's Technology: Timberland takes Apple to the woodshed”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/sustainability/morality-vs-technology-timberland-takes-apple-to-the-woodshed/1529?tag=nl.e539

“Android vs. iOS: Developers face off”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/android-vs-ios-developers-face-516?source=IFWNLE_nlt_stradev_2011-05-24

“U.S. international cyberspace policy sounds good; will be hard to implement”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/052311-cyberspace.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_strategies_2011-05-24

Kermit the broadband management app
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/051111-kermit-isps-gatech-bandwidth.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_optimization_2011-05-24

“Microsoft online chief: I would never log into a Chromebook”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/052411-microsoft-chromebook.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-05-24
Ah the war of words continues over who has the better cloud based product. Small entertainment value here.


Surfs up!.......................................Eric