Rest in Peace, Senator Edward Kennedy

Despite his old age, he was quite the geek, reportedly the first member of the US Congress to have a website:

He is known for his brief speech supporting Net Neutrality, given way before many of his colleagues found out what the term even means:

See what Senator Kennedy did there?

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Cisco to Showcase Data Center Customer Deployments

SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 27, 2009 – One month after Cisco began shipping its evolutionary new Unified Computing System and one quarter after the Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch began shipping, Cisco will host a live Internet TV broadcast and Q&A session to discuss customer traction and data center virtualization deployments. Cisco will be joined by special guests: James McGibney, lead data center manager and Jason Morgan, senior network manager at Tutor Perini Corporation, the very first customer to deploy the Cisco Unified Computing System, and CEO Joel Schleicher and CTO Dave Hart of Presidio Networked Solutions, one of the first Cisco UCS Advanced Technology Partners.

  • Soni Jiandani, vice president of the Cisco Server Access and Virtualization Group, will give an update on customer reception and market traction with the Unified Computing System and the Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch. M

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Review: Shuttle X50

Touchscreen computers like this Shuttle X50. They’re the future, right? Last year, out at Nvidia’s Nvision conference in Santa Clara we saw some fantastic examples of display technology in a Minority Report style.

We’ve also got Windows 7 on the very imminent horizon, which is promising all kinds of touchscreeny loveliness. So you can expect lots of machines rocking up in the near future – last month we had MSI’s Wind Top and this time we’ve got the latest from Shuttle, the X50.

  • Read TechRadar’s MSI Wind Top AE1900 review

But unfortunately this one aint no PCF Gold award winner. What we loved about MSI’s take on the all-in-one touchscreen rig is conspicuous by its absence in the X50.

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Huawei T-Mobile pulse – another Android phone


Those we’ve been in the IT industry for quite some times should have heard of Huawei – the China company which has been “aggressively” competing with Cisco in router business. But it should sound little new to you that Huawei is also producing smart phones. One of the Android-powered smartphones, called the Pulse which will ride on T-Mobile was built by Huawei.

The T-Mobile Pulse has passed the FCC and is slated for a Dutch release in October this year. The phone will come with a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 HVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 1500 mAh battery and supports connectivity including HSPA, WiFi and GPS etc. There i

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Samsung Omnia 2 Shows Up at Samsung Mobile Site Sporting Verizon Logo

Well, August 23 has come and gone, and the Samsung Omnia 2 hasn’t graced the shelves at your local Verizon retailer, but Samsung doesn’t want you to freak out. In fact, they want you to take a look at a creepy silhouette of the Omnia II and rejoice in the fact that it’s coming soon. Whenever that means.

The ad dictates that the Omnia II will revolutionize the way you email and text, promoting that it will be faster and more accurate. More accurate than what? We’re not sure, but that’s a pretty bold statement, especially considering the Omnia II is rocking Windows Mobile and a resistive touchscreen. Sure, it’

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