http://www.xg-group.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:54:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gotuit may be a relative unknown, but Microsoft is facing an opponent it knows quite well. Gotuit is represented by San Francisco-based lawyer Spencer Hosie, the same Hosie that successfully represented Burst.com in its suit against Microsoft. Microsoft spokesman David Bowermaster said the company had yet to be served in the ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/09/04/microsoft-faces-lawsuit-over-silverlight/ I won't repeat those postings here, but suffice it to say that people were angry and belligerent and were using the service to express themselves. But we had cell phones and through a painstaking process of calling people, checking email and pure luck, we ended up getting the word that we'd ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/30/at-sxswi-the-new-twitter-istwitter/ This is a particularly appropriate parable since, you know, it's just flat-out nonsense (it actually gets colder the higher you fly). Well, you've certainly proven that particular axiom, Roger. And good lord, just look at Kay's web site! The Macalope knows it's a cliché, but 1996 really did call and it really ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/24/oh-kay/ AOL on Wednesday announced the Open AIM 2.0 developer program, which opens up the chat network to third-party developers and services. AOL is giving developers access to the AIM network to integrate the chat program into other applications and services, a first for the messaging service. Meebo and eBuddy are among ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/aol-opens-up-aim/ LucasArts' new game, 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,' centers around the redemption story line surrounding Darth Vader's apprentice. (Credit: LucasArts) SAN FRANCISCO--During the Game Development Conference, which is happening this week here, it's rare that I, or any other journalist cover it, would leave the area immediately surrounding the confab. But when LucasArts invites ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/looking-in-on-star-wars-the-force-unleashed/ According to the Financial Times, music label EMI is planning to launch its own music portal to sell songs and videos, and offer some free content as well. My first reaction was similar to that of the anonymous music executive quoted in the FT article: dead on arrival. Listeners don't ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/how-an-emi-portal-could-work/ Now with Penryn: Alienware's Area-51 m15x (Credit: CNET Networks Inc.) Dell updated its XPS line of laptops earlier this month with Penryn CPU offerings, and now it's sharing Intel's latest mobile processors with its wholly owned subsidiary, Alienware. The Area-51 m15x now offers three Penryn chips, the Core 2 Duo T9300 and ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/penryn-comes-to-alienware-and-gateway-laptops/ MIAMI--A tech conference just wouldn't be a tech conference without a few wacky parties. The Future of Web Apps event in Miami this week is no exception. Handset manufacturer Nokia decided to take advantage of the fact that no official FOWA parties were on the books for Thursday night by throwing ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/hey-nokia-geeky-dudes-dont-want-pink-hats/ commentary Open source has clearly gone mainstream when religions start requiring it on employment applications. It does my heart good to see my church putting its tithing dollars to work in an inspired cause: open source. A friend just sent me a job posting on the LDS Church's website calling for a ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/mormons-for-open-source/ commentary If you haven't yet, take a few minutes to watch the second set of highlights from Walt Mossberg's and Kara Swisher's interview with Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates at the All Things Digital Conference. As the interview opens up to audience questions, Tim O'Reilly asks Gates and Ballmer a very ... http://www.xg-group.com/index.php/2010/08/21/where-did-microsofts-ambition-go/