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Multiple-Page Articles, Slideshows, And Internal Links Are A Side-Effect Of Business Failure Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:33AMYesterday I distinguished the "informational linking" most of us use on today's Web from the "artistic linking" of literary hypertext avant-gardists.
Private WiFi has Officially Launched its Early Adopters Program Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:18AMPrivate WiFi is inviting everyone to be among the first users of its WiFi Encryption software. They have developed a software that can secure your personal information by encrypting the data which flows into and out of your laptop, making you invisible to hackers.
Windows 7 Family Pack discounts return Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:47AMLast year, in the run-up to the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft rewarded early adopters with a series of discounted upgrade offers. And then, as quickly as they appeared, those deals vanished. But...
Private WiFi has Officially Launched Its Early Adopters Program Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:01AMIn Order to help secure the world from hackers while using a WiFi connection, Private WiFi has officially launched its WiFi Encryption Software. Until Sept., users can qualify for a free month of the WiFi security service. [PR.com]
Are Australians buying 3D TVs or not? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:33PMWith nobody prepared to release hard numbers about 3D TV sales in Australia, it is hard to know what impact the new technology is really having on the local market. But one thing is for certain: Everybody and his dog wants to make sure the consumer knows the technology is out there, and at this stage positive vibes are emanating from every player in the market. 3D televisions went on sale in ...
IPv6 transition means more than replacing routers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:13PMAfter years of dismissing the frantic pleas of standards bodies and industry groups to develop and implement an IPv6 transition plan, telecom and cable operators have begun to ready their networks to support the next-generation Internet protocol.
Tesla will bring luxury electric cars to D.C. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:40PMWASHINGTON — A luxury car dealership and service station is on its way to downtown Washington, but don’t expect to get your oil changed there. Luxury electric carmaker Tesla Motors is nearing a deal to lease space on K Street for its first D.C. store, in what would add to the Washington area’s status as [...]
11 things you need to know about Google Chrome variations Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:28PMGoogle recently released a version of its Chrome Web browser code named the Canary Build. It uses an all-yellow variant of the regular Chrome icon, but there may be confusion as to what actually distinguishes it from the other, official releases of Google's browser.
Siemens IT Solutions & Services Launches Cloud-Based Secure Virtual TestCenter Based on VMware vCloud(TM) Director Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:40PMNORWALK, Conn., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Virtual TestCenter is based on VMware vCloud(TM) Director technology and is already in use in a pilot project for Siemens AG software developers. The Secure Virtual TestCenter is designed to be deployed in a secure private or hybrid cloud environment. It provides easy configuration and administration, and comes with a pay-per-use model with standard ...
Researchers Turn to Immune Repertoire Sequencing to Better Understand Disease Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:54PMAs next-generation sequencing gains more traction in labs, researchers are increasingly using the technology to understand more complex human systems such as the immune repertoire.
Dan Baker Blog Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:30AMRemember those heady times in the early 2000s when it seemed that most of the world's commerce would move online? Ah, those days of Internet innocence.
Survey: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Adoption on the Rise Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:00AMAccording to a new report from the Yankee Group, enterprise adoption of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS) is growing rapidly. Indeed, 24 percent of users surveyed are using IAAS, with 37 percent more planning to in the next 24 months.
GeckoSystems Applauds BUYINS.NET's GCKO Latest Short Analyses Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:37AMCONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - August 23, 2010) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : GCKO ) reported today that BUYINS.NET has updated coverage on GCKO after releasing the latest short sale data through August 19, 2010. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and ...
GeckoSystems Applauds BUYINS.NET's GCKO Latest Short Analyses Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:30AMCONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - 08/23/10) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pinksheets: GCKO - News ) reported today that BUYINS.NET has updated coverage on GCKO after releasing the latest short sale data through August 19, 2010. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service ...
TV makers predicting a bright future for 3-D sets Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:26AMEarly adopters are paying a premium now, but analysts say that costs will come down.
Advertisers keen to mine potential of Facebook Places Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:14AMFacebook Places has "massive" potential for marketing when it launches in the UK, according to industry opinion.
What did ‘Antennagate’ do to Apple iPhone 4 sales? Nothing Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:55AMRemember just a few weeks ago, when all we heard about was the flaw in Apple's iPhone 4 antenna?
90% of Apple iPad Buyers Will Be Existing Apple Owners, Says Strategy Analytics Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:51AMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey of 2000 US consumers from Strategy Analytics describes who is buying Apple's iPad and who plans to buy one. Interest is much higher with existing Apple owners.
Demand Will Exceed Supply Of Electric Cars Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:45AMSo says Chelsea Sexton, who defended GM's EV-1 in ''Who Killed the Electric Car?''
90% of Apple iPad Buyers Will Be Existing Apple Owners, Says Strategy Analytics Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:45AMBOSTON----Only 2% of US homes which do not currently own an Apple device intend to buy an iPad during the next 12 months, compared to 18% of Apple-owning households, according to a new survey of 2000 US consumers by Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service.
Commerical Hybrid Market to Reach 222,000 Total Units by 2016 in N.A. & Europe Combined Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:39PMSAN ANTONIO - Incentives and federal grants are expected to propel the adoption of hybrid commercial vehicles in North America and Europe, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan.
Washington Crossing area pets go online Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:56PMThe Crossings Animal Sanctuary Inc., Washington Crossing, has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has more than 294,500 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously.
Will Consumers Buy The Chevy Volt And Nissan Leaf? Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:23PMIn a few months, GM plans to launch its most anticipated vehicle in ages: the Chevy Volt. After years of hype, the Volt will join Nissan's Leaf as the nation's first mass-market electric cars. And everyone in the auto industry will be watching to see what works, what doesn't -- and if America's...
Will Consumers Buy The Chevy Volt And Nissan Leaf? Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:27PMIn a few months, GM plans to launch its most anticipated vehicle in ages: the Chevy Volt. After years of hype, the Volt will join Nissan's Leaf as the nation's first mass-market electric cars. And everyone in the auto industry will be watching to see what works, what doesn't -- and if America's automotive future is electric.
AMP to Host "Making Your Fleet Green" Event; Ohio DOT Director to be in Attendance Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:54AMBLUE ASH, Ohio -- AMP Holding Inc. , a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, announced it would be hosting a "Making Your Fleet Green" event Friday, August 20th, commencing at 10am EDT.
Location-Based Mobile App for Shoe Shopping? Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 9:53AMIt not as bad as it sounds. U.S.-based footwear retailer Journeys has jumped into the location-based social networking arena by allowing its customers to check-in via their mobile phones and complete challenges in order to receive discounts on their next purchase from any Journeys store. But don't worry, early adopters, the company isn't launching their own branded application for this - they're ...
Online preferences Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:53AMDuring an e-marketing class, an American professor wanted to discuss social networking in Egypt and asked attendees to raise their hands if they had a Twitter account. Only three did so. When asked whether they had Facebook accounts, all hands went up.
Indian Market Losses Could Hurt Nokia Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:44AMNokia is facing stiff competition from local players in the Indian mobile phone market.
Ignore EC data privacy and security guidelines at your peril Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:39AMKathleen Carroll, Computing , Thursday 12 August 2010 at 15:54:00 Firms that fail to address security and privacy issues are laying themselves open to a range of business, legal and reputational risks In 2009, the EC introduced a privacy framework aimed specifically at applications that use RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. With privacy of personal information a primary concern ...
HTC EVO 4G Froyo .6 update starts OTA rollout for early adopters Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:31PMSure, XDADevelopers has had an unofficial fix for a few days, but we understand your hesitation -- installing custom firmware is how you got burned in the first place. Thankfully for you, HTC is now beaming the official EVO 4G patch over the airwaves, which updates your tainted 3.26.561.3 dairy dessert to a more toothsome 3.26.561.6 . Just scoot on over to Settings > System Updates and invoke ...
New stars on cable television: lawmakers at work? Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:12PMTo the past episodes of Mad Men and Jersey Shore available via cable on-demand, now add the Capitol Hill and South Florida adventures of Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Rumor: Apple Upgrading iPad, Releasing 7-inch Model in 2011 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 3:05PMAccording to the latest rumors, the next iteration of the iPad will boast better battery life, a faster processor -- and maybe a smaller sibling. Apple - IPad - Battery - Macintosh - IPhone
Sam's Club to add Wi-Fi for shoppers Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:09PMSam's Club locations nationwide will have Wi-Fi from AT&T by November that will provide customers with access to Web-based price comparisons via their smartphones.
Facebook's Places Feature About to Launch Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:08PMFacebook's location service " Places " is speeding towards an imminent launch, but will take the primary form of an Application Programming Interface (API) for other location specialist services to plug-into. That according to a report by CNet's Caroline McCarthy this afternoon. When Places does launch, if it's executed well, it could have very big impacts on the Facebook user experience, on our ...
Rumor: Apple Upgrading iPad, Releasing 7-inch Model in 2011 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:32PMApple is upgrading its 9.7-inch iPad with a faster ARM processor and is releasing a smaller 7-inch iPad in 2011, according to rumors. Digitimes reports that Apple is set to launch "an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad adopting a new ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM in the first quarter of 2011." Apple is also prepping "a 7-inch iPad using the Cortex-A9 processor and an IPS panel with a ...
Sam's Club to Add Wi-Fi for Shoppers Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:30PMSam's Club locations nationwide will have Wi-Fi from AT&T by November that will provide customers with access to Web-based price comparisons via their smartphones. The wireless access will also be used to better demonstrate Internet-ready TVs and other electronics.
Sam's Club to use Wi-Fi to promote connected TVs Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:45PMWill offer broadband access in all U.S. stores this...
Sidewinder: A Crank-Operated Water Purifier Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:05AMIt's a great time to be alive and an outdoorsman/woman. SteriPen has just released an incredible new gadget called the SideWinder (via Gearlog). This baby uses a UV light to kill all the nasty little critters that tend to infest running water. No batteries...
Verizon, Motorola Roll Out Droid 2 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:45AMThe much-anticipated smartphone goes on sale this week and will run the Android 2.2 mobile operating system which includes support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1.
Speech by The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Justine Greening MP, Responsible and Fair Climate Policy, to Policy ... Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:14AMIt’s a real pleasure for me to be here at Policy Exchange today. I was delighted to have the opportunity last year, in my role as the MP for Putney, of contributing to your paper on improving public transport on the Thames.
DEMO Conferences Wrap Up Innovation Tour and Announce Agenda for DEMO Fall 2010 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:08AMThe DEMO Conferences, the world-renowned "launch pad for emerging technology," is excited to announce the preliminary agenda and program updates for the upcoming DEMO Fall conference, held September 13-15, in Santa Clara, CA.
IPad owners a 'selfish elite' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:31AMA study of 20000 US consumers has shown some interesting personality traitsin those who love or loathe the iPad.
IPad owners a 'selfish elite' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:26AMIain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 17:18:00 Critics of the Apple tablet, meanwhile, shun conformity and value self-direction, study finds A study of 20,000 US consumers has shown some interesting personality traits in those who love or loathe the iPad. The iPad Opinion Proﬁle from consumer research firm MyType suggests that iPad owners are more than six times as ...
Lithium-ion battery improvements will eventually make Chevy Volt affordable Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe Chevrolet Volt is to electric vehicles as early personal computers were to the technology industry. Just like the first VHS players, computers, digital cameras and microwaves were in their day, the first version of General Motors’ Volt will be......
Has Foursquare's Early API Launch Helped It Outpace Gowalla? Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:03AMGiven the explosion of smartphones, a “location-based service” taking off is hardly surprising. But what has made Foursquare’s ascent noteworthy, even suspenseful, has been its race with Gowalla . The competition between the two has been well-covered in the tech media and deservedly so: Though one is in New York and the other in Austin, they do pretty much the same thing and launched around the ...
Why You Need To Pay Special Attention To Your Early-Adopting Customers Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:48AMSocial proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decisions” and is also one of the most important techniques in acquiring customers in your company.
Google Cuts Ties With China Ad Agents Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:43AMBaidu nabbed a record 70% of the Chinese search market, as Google's share dipped to 24%.
dotCMS Launches v1.9; Adds Dozens of Features that Help Further Position the Product in the Enterprise Segment Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:30AMOver 90 sites already live on newest CMS version; improvements focused on minimizing the process bottleneck associated with scarce Java talent
Microsemi Beats Zacks Consensus Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:00AMMicrosemi Corporation's third quarter earnings for fiscal 2010 exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11 cents.
Flipboard launches iPad app to adulation, rush of users Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:43PMFlipboard, a new iPad application that presents the news links in a user's Twitter and Facebook media streams in the style of a magazine, launched to immediate adulation on Wednesday but the rush of users meant a few glitches for early adopters.