Google's PC OS, cyber attack, Kodak pictures printers in its future, adult filmmakers forgo narrative arc
Today’s Short Circuit starts at the Wall Street Journal, which reports on Google’s plan to launch a PC operating system, which will initially target netbooks. Jessica E. Vascellaro in the Journal comments, “But whether it can chip away at Microsoft’s dominance in the market remains unclear. In the months since its launch, Chrome has done little to challenge Microsoft’s lead in the browser software. And some hardware companies have been slow to adopt Google software — like its Android operating system, which is targeted at running applications on mobile phones — arguing it isn’t robust enough to handle many tasks.”
“Massive Cyber Attack Knocked Out Government Web Sites Starting On July 4,” says the Huffington Post, which adds, “South Korean intelligence officials believe North Korea or pro-Pyongyang forces committed cyber attacks that paralyzed major South Korean and US government Web sites…” due to a denial-of-service attack.
Kodak is looking to ink-jet printers for consumers as well as direct mailers to help it return to profitability in 2011, the Journal reports, adding, “The camera and printer maker’s painful plan for refocusing on digital markets was just getting traction last year when the economic downturn hit, slamming consumer spending in the Christmas season and squeezing credit for Kodak’s commercial-printing customers.” The Journal’s William M. Bulkeley interviews Kodak chief executive Antonio Perez.
The Internet is changing the adult film industry. The New York Times has the story, noting, “The pornographic movie industry has long had only a casual interest in plot and dialogue. But moviemakers are focusing even less on narrative arcs these days. Instead, they are filming more short scenes that can be easily uploaded to Web sites and sold in several-minute chunks.”
In “Rick’s Short Circuit,” I tour general-interest Web sites looking for technology news to summarize for you so you can spend more time visiting www.edn.com and www.tmworld.com or following me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Rick_editor.
From yesterday’s EDN and Test & Measurement World newsletters: EDN Electronic News Today: Printable, paper-thin battery possible by year’s end; moreEDN on Analog: Trade-offs and system-design expertise in analog design
T&MW’s Design Test & Yield News: Microwave challenges; in-system programming; 2009 Buyer’s Guide; more
Electronic Business: EEs, vendors search for their voice, and answers, in social media
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