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- Why we should care about the spectrum debate
STANFORD, Calif.–If you are like me your eyes probably glaze over a bit when people start talking about wireless spectrum. Well, maybe consumers should start paying more attention because the debate over how spectrum is managed will determine how we’ll be able to use all types of devices … Original post by Elinor Mills and software [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:22:00 +0000 - Carly Fiorina stumps for McCain
Carly Fiorina, the former head of Hewlett-Packard, is stepping into a high-profile role in Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s campaign. The Republican National Committee on Friday tapped Fiorina to be chairman of fundraising for get-out-the-vote efforts and a leading surrogate for the campaign, according to the San Jose Mercury News… Original post by Desiree Everts and software [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:55:00 +0000 - To be anonymous or not to be, that is the privacy question
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Life was so simple before the Internet came along. We could live our lives in relative obscurity, renting porn at the video store, checking out books on VD at the library and consorting with all sorts of miscreants at dive bars, or worse, Celine Dion concerts…. Original post by Elinor Mills and [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:07:00 +0000 - The Semantic Web takes shape, with Twine
This one is worth waiting for: Twine. Still in private beta, at its most basic it is shared bookmarking service. But it blends in additional concepts from newsgroups, forums, social networking sites, online databases, and wikis. There’s a lot of semantic Web theory (and technology) underneath the interface, which still needs to evolve a bit, [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:36:00 +0000 - Google to penalize advertisers with slow-loading pages
Companies advertising on Google’s AdWords system better fine-tune their ad landing pages. In its automated auction system, Google will soon be looking at the length of time it takes to see an advertiser’s landing page once an ad is clicked as a factor in determining ad position and … Original post by Elinor Mills and software by [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:11:00 +0000 - Sun will make Java work for iPhone
After the release of the software development kit for Apple’s iPhone, Sun Microsystems says it’s going to enable Java applications to run on the device, InfoWorld is reporting. Sun will build a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), based on the Java Micro Edition version of the programming language after … Original post by Erica Ogg and software by [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:59:00 +0000 - Socialthing monitors your online life at home and on the go
2007 was the year of platforms, and I’m just about ready to call 2008 the year of social aggregators, or services that help you group together and manage all the social sites you’re a part of. Opening up (in private beta) on Monday is Socialthing, a new contender that joins the ranks of Plaxo, MyBlogLog, [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:44:00 +0000 - 5,000 MTV Networks’ employees potential affected by breach
Someone apparently hacked into a computer belong to an employee of MTV Networks and possibly gained access to names, birth dates, social security numbers and compensation data of 5,000 employees. MTV Networks, a unit of media conglomerate Viacom, notified employees of the security compromise on Friday and said that … Original post by Greg Sandoval and software [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:26:00 +0000 - Intel set to take leap in solid-state drives
Intel doesn’t enter markets gently. Its new high-capacity solid-state drives (SSDs) are expected to jolt a market currently dominated by Samsung, Toshiba, and SanDisk. Intel's current offering: the Z-P140 PATA solid-state drive. (Credit: Intel Corp.) At the moment, Intel offers small-capacity chip-level (what are called Thin Small … Original post by Brooke Crothers and software by [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:00:00 +0000 - Gmail falls prey to spam bots
Spammers have cracked the captcha mechanism Gmail uses to make sure you are a human before you can open an e-mail account, leading to a huge increase in the amount of spam sent from Gmail last month, security firm MessageLabs says. We’ve all been subjected to captcha programs when … Original post by Elinor Mills and software [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:26:00 +0000 - Digg’s CEO shoots down ‘bidding war’ rumors
Social news site Digg, a perpetual target of acquisition rumors, normally addresses the “is _____ buying you?” questions with a “no comment” answer. Not this time. Jay Adelson, the company’s CEO, posted a blog entry on Friday in response to a rampant rumor that Microsoft, Google, and two major media companies were placing bids on the [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:16:00 +0000 - Microsoft ‘moving on’ after HD DVD breakup
The Xbox maker seems to have gotten over HD DVD rather quickly. Just a few weeks after the Blu-ray Disc Association unequivocally won the high-definition video format war, and Microsoft canceled production of its HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360, Microsoft says it’s already trying to figure out … Original post by Erica Ogg and software [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:01:00 +0000 - Brad Greenspan miffed over thwarted attempts to acquire Stage6
Brad Greenspan, the highly unpredictable MySpace cofounder, continues to go after distressed Web video sites. Fresh from acquiring troubled video site Revver, Greenspan said in a press release on Friday that he recently made an $11 million bid to acquire video-sharing site Stage6, operated by DivX. The problem is that … Original post by Greg Sandoval and software [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:56:00 +0000 - Web retail sales to dodge effects of slowing economy
SAN FRANCISCO–Despite a slowing U.S. economy, online retail sales will continue to grow at double-digit rates for the next several years, but it will begin to take a turn toward maturity by 2012, according to new research from JuipterResearch. U.S. online retail sales are expected to reach $148 … Original post by Stefanie Olsen and software by [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:53:00 +0000 - FCC auction nears conclusion, so what’s next?
As bidding on the 700 Mhz spectrum auction starts to wind down, a group of business school students predicts it will be long time before consumers see any of the promised new services resulting from the auction. The 700MHz auction, which is reissuing spectrum originally allocated for analog TV, has … Original post by Marguerite Reardon [...]
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