Self-help is big businessjust look at all the Tony Robbins and Dummies books at your local Barnes & Noble. As with all media businesses, the self-help industry is moving online in a massive way.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 11:36 am
By Evan Ackerman Behold! No more will mankind have to search in two places for soda and chicken! From BBQ Chicken USA (I haven’t heard of it either, it’s from Korea) comes the Col-Pop, a soda... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 10:52 am
By Evan Ackerman Immersive Media is the company responsible for Street View on Google Maps. The above video experience is the same idea (a 360 degree panorama of imagery), except in seamless full motion... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 10:12 am
chiefloko writes "I am presently taking a Business Ethics class while earning my MBA. For my final paper topic I have chosen 'Ethics within the Information Technology realm.' Over the past 13 years I have worked for three corporations and have seen everything from the typical BOFH to ungodly pirated software use. I also bore witness to a remote user logging in to a poorly administrated Sun station, finding out s/he was root, and then reading co-workers' emails. I am interested in what the norm is for ethics in the IT world and some of the stories and outcomes."
If you're coming to Stanford next weekend for Metaverse U, I'll see you there, along with SL notables Ginsu Linden, Keystone Bouchard, Snoopybrown Zamboni, and ex-Lindens Cory, Daniel, and Reuben. If you... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
Tel Aviv/San Francisco based Nuconomy (part of the recent Israeli Web Tour in California) is aiming to give publishers a lot more information about what’s happening on their sites than Google Analytics... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 9:41 am
By Andrew Liszewski Last week I wrote about the E-Paper Music Score concept that basically replaced a traditional book of sheet music with a flexible e-paper display. Well given it was just a concept you... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 9:02 am
By Andrew Liszewski As fun as Golden Tee might be, spinning a trackball can’t really compare to swinging a golf club. So if you’ve got the space and the budget, you might want to consider installing... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 9:01 am
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Korea's Samsung Electronics hopes to have a phone based on Google's Android mobile phone software platform by early next year, it said at the Mobile World Congress on... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:09 am
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc said on Monday it would demonstrate a prototype cell phone based on Android, the highly anticipated mobile phone operating system being built by... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:07 am
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Samsung and LG Electronics on Monday showed new phones using free Linux software from Mobile Linux foundation, which said in total 18 phones from seven vendors would Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:06 am
Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts geared up for a spacewalk Monday that NASA said would remain unchanged despite a last-minute switch in crew for medical reasons. "The only difference Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:04 am
BOULDER, Colo. — FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said Sunday that he and the agency will “definitely look into the allegations” of rumored shadowy deals that may have led to the collapse... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:02 am
NewStep Networks Inc., a market and technology leader in session management convergence solutions for carriers and enterprises, today announced that it has added personal communications capabilities to its award-winning suite of fixed mobile convergence products. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV): WHAT: Khurram P. Sheikh, chief product and development officer for Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Anonymous For nearly 40 years, TwinState has been a leader in delivering award-winning communications solutions and continuity of support to more than 3,000 customers locally, nationally and internationally. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Anonymous Mosaid Technologies Inc. has struck patent-licensing deals with two Taiwanese chipmakers to settle lawsuits. The Ottawa-based technology firm said that ProMos Technologies Inc. and Mosel Vitelic Inc. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Thibodeaux, Anna When Dow Chemical announced last month that it was planning a $19 billion global venture, it reaffirmed that growth of the area's petrochemical industry represents stronger positioning in U.S. and world markets. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Feb. 11--CALEDONIA, Minn. -- Two people remained hospitalized Sunday night in La Crosse after a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on ice-covered Hwy. 44 five miles north of Caledonia. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Christmas trees are available at selected Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps for use by Thurmond Lake anglers who wish to establish artificial reefs that attract and hold baitfish and gamefish. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Bonham, Kevin WALHALLA, N.D.-When Larry Kotchman first learned of plans to build a crude oil pipeline through Cavalier and Pembina counties, his first thought was the need to protect a valuable and environmentally sensitive area - the Pembina Gorge and Tetrault Woods State Forest. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries carried in 10-11 February 2008 website editions of mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan newspapers and news portals available to BBC Monitoring. Unless otherwise stated, the quotes are in Chinese. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Feb. 11--Temperatures in La Crosse on Sunday reached a high of only 2 below zero in mid-afternoon, after bottoming out at 10 below zero in the morning. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil _ As deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rain forest declined over the past three years, the country's leaders crowed that they'd found the recipe for stopping the destruction of the world's most diverse ecosystem. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Feb. 11--Two seconds. That's how long Sedgwick County sheriff's Lt. Annette Haga figures it takes to fasten a seat belt. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Feb. 11--GAYS MILLS, Wis. -- The pronoun that threads together Robert Horwich's stories is "we.""We were raising cranes behind doors with puppets," he says regarding his work with the International Crane Foundation in 1985 and 1986. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Masami Mustaza MAKE a difference in the fight against AIDS in Africa by purchasing unique (PRODUCT) RED branded personal computers from Dell and powered by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Julia Sellers LANGLEY - Savannah Strom says a new laptop she'll receive this week at Midland Valley High School should help her become better organized. "Right now my notebooks are kind of astray," the 14-year-old said. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
GyPSii, the world's leading geo-location and social networking service provider for mobile phones and Internet devices, has signed an agreement with Broadway Pvt. Ltd. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia ANKARA (A.A) -11.02.2008 -Security forces arrested one PKK terrorist in Istanbul and another in southern province of Adana, General Staff web-site stated on Sunday. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Soule, Alexander Backed by $196 million in new financing from one of Silicon Valley's most prominent investors, Kayak.com Inc. is acquiring SideStep Inc., with both companies patrolling travel Web sites to dig up cheap travel tickets and reservations. Source: RedOrbit News - Technology | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
By Schuster, Ryan North Dakota's, population has reached 639,715, according to the most recent population estimate released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Source: RedOrbit News - Science | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Several promising, large-scale trials trying to prevent the spread of HIV have produced sobering results, as researchers discussed at a meeting last week, but longer-term data on new treatments are proving... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
If Microsoft Corp. gobbles up Yahoo Inc., it would leave one fewer Internet giant to ignite a bidding war for young companies such as Meebo Inc. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The country expects its scientists to be humble and modest. Some think that's why younger people are avoiding the field. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
A group of Internet activists who organized a global day of demonstrations gathered at locations on Sunset and Hollywood boulevards. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Researchers think the sweetener blunted lab rats' ability to burn off calories from their regular food portions. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The country expects its scientists to be humble and modest. Some think that's why younger people are avoiding the field. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Audience , a Silicon Valley start-up company that has modeled the function of the human ear plans on Monday to introduce an integrated circuit intended to improve the sound quality of cellphones. [via... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 7:47 am
Wikimedia Foundation posted their audited 2007 financial statements (I’ve embedded the document below) last week. Their fiscal year actually ends June 30, so these are already eight months old, but... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNBlogTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 7:19 am
StCredZero writes with word of a research team from the University of Illinois who have developed a way to manufacture nanowires of any length from various materials. Not, unfortunately, carbon nanotubes, or we would be looking for news on space elevators soon. The process is analogous to drawing with a fountain pen — as liquid is drawn from a reservoir, a solvent (water or an organic) evaporates and the solute precipitates onto a substrate. The researchers have demonstrated a way to spin and wind a nanowire onto a spool; they have produced a coil of microfiber 850 nm in diameter and 40 cm long. Here's the abstract from the journal Advanced Materials.
especially vulnerable when they are working on their computers, or when fraudsters hack into big databases and steal card numbers. In fact, consumers are far more likely to be... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 5:16 am
harryjohnston alerts us to a story picked up by a few bloggers in the security space. A Russian security research company, Gleg, has discovered a zero-day in the latest version of RealPlayer 11. But they won't reveal details to Real, or to CERT, despite repeated requests. Details are available only to their clients who pay a lot of money for early access to such knowledge. To describe Gleg's business model Daniweb rather cautiously puts forward the word "blackmail." The story was first exposed in Ryan Nariane's Securitywach blog.
Link to full post with photos. Images: Sean Bonner.
Below, a "Frosty Ice Co." truck presumed to be a Scientology mobile surveillance unit, with cameras inside, to document the protestors -- some of whom were masked, others not.
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- ACCESS CO., LTD. today reinforced its leadership in the mobile industry with announcements supporting... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 3:15 am
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 3:15 am
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress -- ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 3:15 am
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 3:05 am
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high- performance radio... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 3:05 am
Wireless industry players arrive en masse in Barcelona to attend the four-day Mobile World Congress, which gets underway Monday. Mobile broadband is expected to be the hot topic at this year's wireless conference.
Wireless industry players arrive en masse in Barcelona to attend the four-day Mobile World Congress, which gets underway Monday. Mobile broadband is expected to be the hot topic at this year's wireless conference.
Casting doubt on the benefit of low-calorie sweeteners, new research released Sunday reported that rats on diets containing saccharin gained more weight than rats given sugary food. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNPaperTech | 11 Feb 2008 | 2:21 am
From Yuba City, California, to Bellevue, Nebraska, communities are fighting it out to host the headquarters of the Air Force's new Cyber Command, an elite force dedicated to defeating the enemy in cyberspace. With billions in contracts and local spending on the line, who will win the future of warfare?
There is a part of gamer psychology that is rarely discussed, but incredibly important: We are thrilled by wanton destruction. We need it like a form of food. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
Here are a couple of terrific games, designed and executed to give you some first-rate entertainment -- assuming you're smart enough to recognize brilliance this time.
BlueSalamander writes "Tim O'Reilly just did an interview with Devin Wenig, the CEO-designate of Reuters. With no great enthusiasm I started to read yet another interview on how the semantic web was going to make everything great for everybody. Wenig made some good points about the end of the latency wars in news and the beginning of the battle for automatically detecting linkages and connections in the news. Smart news, not just fast news. Great stuff — but just more words? Nope — a little searching revealed that Reuters just opened access to their corporate semantic technology crown jewels. For free. For anyone. Their Calais API lets you turn unstructured text into a formal RDF graph in about one second. I ran about 5,000 documents through it and played with a subset of them in RDF-Gravity. The results were impressive overall. Is this the start of the semantic web getting real? When big names and big money start to act, not just talk, it may be time to pay attention. Semantic applications anyone? The foundation appears to be here."
An anonymous reader writes "MIT recently open-sourced some really cool hardware designs, including an H.264 video decoder and an OFDM transceiver, under MIT's open source license (a.k.a. the X11 license). Now, the OpenCores FAQ recommends that people use either the GPL, LGPL, or modified BSD license; they do not mention the MIT license at all. And, according to the Free Software Foundation the GPL license can be used for hardware, but they do not list the LPGL, modified BSD, or MIT licenses as suitable for non-software. Would you or your company use hardware source-released under the MIT license? What's the best license to use for releasing hardware?"
stoolpigeon writes "Tor Books is launching a new site and running a campaign in which they are giving away e-books (free as in beer) until the site goes live. To get in on the deal, fill out the form at their site, and each week you will receive a newsletter containing links to download a new book. The first two books are Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson followed by Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Scalzi's site says: 'My understanding is that they don't have DRM on them. Or at least, mine isn't supposed to have, and I don't think they're planning mine to be special in that regard.'"
aquatix writes "This local root exploit (Debian, Ubuntu) seems to work everywhere I try it, as long as it's a Linux kernel version 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1. If you don't trust your users (which you shouldn't), better compile a new kernel without vmsplice." Here is millw0rm's proof-of-concept code.
Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by piggybacking on Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets, making it easier to transfer large amounts of music between computers and cell phones.
Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by piggybacking on Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets, making it easier to transfer large amounts of music between computers and cell phones.
DaMan writes in with a ZDNet blog entry on Windows Genuine Advantage under Vista SP1. It seems that the draconian features present in Vista RTM have been replaced by nag screens and annoyances such as repeatedly changing the desktop background to black. But WGA no longer turns off Aero and ReadyBoost or logs you out after an hour."
Breaking cover from my paternity leave again with an important bit of news: Neil Gaiman's publisher HarperCollins have given him the green light to do a free (as in beer) web-release of one of his books and Neil's running a poll to see which one he should put online -- go vote! They'll leave it up for a month and track sales -- if the experiment succeeds, they'll do more.
What I want you to do is think -- not about which of the books below is your favourite, but if you were giving one away to a friend who had never read anything of mine, what would it be? Where would you want them to start?
According to two studies published this week in Science, when all relevant factors are accounted for, biofuels produce more greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels.
An anonymous reader writes "Office may fall under Microsoft's own definition of adware. It links to third-party commercial add-ons, includes up-selling promos, requires cookies for certain functions, and collects technical information. While this is like a normal day on the web, should the commercial office suite be held to a different standard and possibly be considered adware? The article also notes that clicking advertising links in Office will bring up Internet Explorer, regardless of whether or not it is the default browser. We discussed Microsoft's decision to turn Works into adware a few months ago.
Hollywood writers are optimistic the end of the three-month strike is in sight after reviewing a proposed deal from studios that increases their payments for online use of TV shows and movies.
WirePosted tips us to a story about a group of scientists who are heading to Antarctica to study organisms that thrive in climates too extreme for most other life forms. The team will be visiting a lake that has a pH "like strong Clorox," the sediments of which "produce more methane than any other natural body of water on our planet." The scientists hope to learn about the potential for life in other unforgiving climates, such as those on Mars or the various ice-covered moons in the Solar System. Expedition leader Richard Hoover was quoted saying, "This will help us decide where to search for life on other planets and how to recognize alien life if we actually find it." We've previously discussed Antarctic microbes as they related to conditions on Mars.
