According to CNET, the Pew Internet Project has some interesting numbers on wireless and broadband in the home. I sense these numbers are accurate based on the number of people I see mulling around the wireless routers and broadband modems…
Microsoft Ordered to Pay 1.5 Billion and Spending More
Holy legal battles! I’ve been reading various perspectives concerning today’s? court order for Microsoft to Payl Alcatel-Lucent 1.5 billion for? using mp3 technology in? their operating system. Basically, Microsoft and nearly every other company in the world has been? licensing mp3 technology? from Fraunhofer. The…
Adobe’s New Offices are Greener Than Tourism in Hawai`i
After watching a ship burn and sink yesterday there off the coast of Waikiki Beach, I read another article about Adobe’s new “Green” offices in San Jose. An amazing contrast in perspectives, for sure. A recent National Geographic cover story…
Tech News Update YouTube Privacy Google Book Search Amapedia
Tougher penalties may be on the way for people stupid enough to commit a crime and post a video of it on YouTube. The engineers at Google Book Search are creating some interesting search results by combining maps with relevant…
Samsung Fuel Cell Tech and Phone Coming Zune?
Samsung will ship a laptop battery-docking thingy that will keep a laptop running 8 hours per day for about a month without recharging. It’s? called, “Direct Methanol Fuel Cell” technology.
OLPC – One Laptop Per Child Gets Windows Vista Starter Edition Maybe
Windows Vista Starter Edition will? be available in 70 languages and will run on machines? as slow as 233mhz as reported by CNET.com. It includes tutorials that help people learn to use a computer for the first time. It sounds like the…
Super-Bluetooth Is Another Option for Devices
I was reading a story today about “Ultra Wideband” or UWB. The CIO Tech Informer refers to this as Super Bluetooth. According to CIO Magazine, SK Telecom is going to use this EC approved, fast wireless technology. Once referred to…
Massive Technology News Update
According to CNET, MTV? has is buying RateMyProfessors.com, That’s funny but seriously, MTV has it going on. Just check out MTVU.com or the? Virtual Hills recent launch? on there There.com platform. Seriously, if you don’t care what’s going on with teenagers these days,…
Pretexting Is Illegal Integrity Still Legal
OK, just so you know. It’s now illegal to fraudulently obtain someone else’s phone records. HP knows it, the President knows it and now you know. What! No more ethics? You know who I mean. If these people will you’ll…
ebay buys StubHub Apple Releases iPhone
ebay is buying StubHub for around 310 million. StubHub is a ticket marketplace for second-hand tickets to various? concerts and sports events. Fans can buy and sell tickets safely and ebay wants a piece of the action. Apple finally announced the…