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Can the G8 solve climate change?
in Sox First, on July 6, 2009
The G8 summit of world leaders is making a last ditch bid to come up with a solution on climate change in the lead up to Copenhagen at the end of this year and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now with JPMorgan Chase & Co, says that governments should focus on energy efficiency ...
Another stimulus package
in Sox First, on July 6, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry saying that the appalling jobless figures in the United States were telling us one thing: that 19 months into this bad recession and the economic indicators are getting worse. So it's not surprising then to read Vice President Joe Biden telling George Stepha...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
The housing slump has certainly had some unforeseen consequences. For instance, it may have actually helped boost the number of people living in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
A story by Bloomberg News theorizes that falling home values in the suburbs of California and Florida may h...
Criticism starts to catch up to AppEngine
in The CIO Weblog, on July 3, 2009
...anding behind it in ways that the enterprise can count on. Getting an effective SLA out of them for Apps Premier edition was like pulling teeth, and didn't fully materialize until last year. They ...
What VCs Are Worrying About
in Wangtam, on July 1, 2009
... To Google Friend Connect
• appsfire: easily share your favorite selection of iPhone apps with anyone.
• iCyte
• quanp
• kisstunes.com - Play and record tunes online using your computer's ...
GM Stands For... General Mess. But PT Cruiser Cruises On
in carzz.org, on July 1, 2009
Oh, what a mess! General Motors could face liquidation on July 10 unless a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale of the automaker's best assets to a new company. Now the German Opel deal is doubtful as well. According to the Detroit News , German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Gutte...
Madoff's tough spell
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
Much has been said about Bernard Madoff's 150 year prison sentence. The Los Angeles Times points out the obvious : his sentence is a lot shorter than what was handed out to the likes of Denis Kozlowski (8 to 25 years), Bernie Ebbers (25 years) and Jeff Skilling 24 years and 4 months). Mado...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
• Install OS X On SD Card
• Keeping News of Kidnapping Off Wikipedia
• iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Software Delayed by Dev Team
• HTC Hero Pre-Order At Amazon UK!
• Microsoft puts Razorfish up for sale
• Telecom firms back standard phone charger in Europe
• Fennec Alpha 2 now available for Win...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
... available to help you start a website. They describe it as "a free 7 part guide to creating a killer content site that can make your business more successful." And it looks pretty acceptabl...
The True Story of True Ventures
in Wangtam, on June 29, 2009
...Beta 2 for Maemo release notes
• 19 Twitter Desktop Apps Compared
• Studylance.com
• Likeme.net | Personalized Recommendation Engine | Restaurants, Hotels, Bars, Shopping Reviews
• WentFlying....
Sony Next to Release an iPhone Killer
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 29, 2009
We often talk about attempts to dethrone the immensely popular iPhone and it looks like consumer electronics giant Sony is about to take a stab at it next.
Sony has released word that it is considering setting up a project team as early as July to make a new device that combines the functions...
Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
in Wangtam, on June 27, 2009
• Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.4 Build 572242
• Microsoft Giano 2.1
• 盘中：分众-新浪一事，黄了？
• Google Chrome 3.0.190.1 Dev
• 35 Examples Of Stunning Macro Photography
• 傲慢与偏见：iPhone 入华受挫调查
• MySpace聚友网回应快乐女声合作权益争端
• HP releases iPho...
Google announces Adsense for Android and iPhone Apps
in The Smart PDA, on June 26, 2009
Google AdSense has been a powerful online marketing tool in the World Wide Web. As Smartphones are becoming more popular these days due to more PC like features, lower pricing, faster connectivity and unlimited data plans , Google has now decided to introduce its popular AdSense tool for Mobile Appl...
Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
in Wangtam, on June 24, 2009
• Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
• Lenovo slims down new ThinkPad T400s
• NPD Finds Consumer Confusion about Netbooks Continues
• 米兰一法院推迟谷歌4名高管审判时间
• Bookmarklet to reformat text for reading and Clipping
• Pajamas Media
• Archivd: Simple research tools for teams
•...
3rd Party Blog
in Wangtam, on June 23, 2009
• 3rd Party Blog
• The Story Of Twitter In Picture Form
• 到底是 iPhone 3G S 还是 iPhone 3GS
• Top 12 Important Social Media Stories This Week
• ActivityBrain
• 红鼎创投只是刘晓人借钱的一个招牌
• 科学家发现艾滋病病毒人体内藏身之地
• 新华社电视：开心网"粉丝"6天过2万
• Munster: Apple sold 750,000 iPhones last weekend
• Inve...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
It's hard to believe but bankers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking up pay for investment bankers to stop them leaving. Market rates for bankers have been running c...
iPod Touch 2代升级OS 3.0新系统完美破解/越狱（附图文教程）
in Wangtam, on June 21, 2009
...hina Disables Some Google Functions
• LoopApps is a Multipurpose PDF Tool
• Daum Blue
• ScreenToaster
• The Pre App Catalog Is Tracking Way, Way Behind Apple's App Store. And It's Palm...
Does Apple need Steve Jobs?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal tells us this morning that Apple chief Steve Jobs had a liver transplant and is expected back at work this month as scheduled. What's fascinating though is the way Apple shares have been performing in his absence, up 78% since reaching a two year low in January aft...
My iPhone 3G S is Here and it is Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...otlight as a launcher. I used to jailbreak my old iPhones just so I can have a launcher, background apps, and themes. Using spotlight, I can launch any application on the phone, including any apps tha...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
Fascinating story in the Financial Times about how the Mafia has been cashing in on the financial crisis with two apparently "Japanese" men bringing $134 billion worth of fake Treasury bills into Switzerland. The men were questioned by Italian police who subsequently let them go. Sur...
Firefox 3.5 beta users will receive update to early release candidate
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
...s Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap
• TinyPetition
• WhoAreIn.com - Organize Events With Your Friends
• Teacher Complaints - Rate Teacher, File A School Complaint!
• Ho...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
President Obama has announced the most sweeping reforms of the financial services in 70 years. The reforms are to be applauded and are long overdue. But are they enough? Can they be undone or jettisoned? Will they stick? I have two problems with the changes. First, they do nothing to stop the...
Gmail drives Enterprise Apps adoption
in The CIO Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...
Following Google's recent claims of increasing Apps adoption among enterprise customers, CIO Magazine has a snapshot of one company's transition to the platform as a frame for an articl...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If ...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
So the International Monetary Fund has given the US economy, and by implication the Obama administration, a big tick of sorts in its latest report . The IMF projects that the economy will contract 2.5% in 2009 but grow by a modest 0.75% in 2010. It's not huge but at least it's headed in...
Nokia E72 unveiled - pics and video
in Wangtam, on June 16, 2009
... 中国经济时报："绿坝"爆出安全漏洞
• Reddit Jobs
• Down Time Rescheduled
• Facebook Finally Catches Up To MySpace In The U.S.
• Twitter Takes A Breather
• Jeff Bezos at Wired Disruptive by Design ...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
• FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
• Snack time with the new iGoogle for Android and iPhone
• Safari 4 Downloads Top 11 Million in Three Days
• No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe
• Tax Man's Target: The Mobile Phone
• DeepDyve - Search for Research
• iMapWeather™ | Local, National and Global We...
7 款 iPhone 上的超强名片应用
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
• SnapDat
• beamME 免费版
• FreeContact
• myCard Free
• Beezcard Lite
• Handshake
• Fliq
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
With drug companies around the world set to make millions selling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed drugs for dementia, specifically Zyprexa, on to elderly patients even though it knew the stuff...
Data Center Overload
in Wangtam, on June 12, 2009
• Data Center Overload
• SquareSpace isn't giving away new iPhones, exactly
• How Intuit managed to hold off Microsoft
• Where and When You Can Get the iPhone 3G S
• IAC's Diller: The iPhone is our crystal ball
• Advanced Search Options in Picasa Web Albums
• Lifehacker Speed Te...
Archos Makes Sexy Portable Tablet Because Apple Won't
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 12, 2009
...na and ability to receive DVBT TV signals. With Windows 7 added to the mix, this is going to be a killer machine. As far as user input, you can use the on-screen Windows keyboard, touch, and optical t...
13-inch MacBook Pro 2009 拆解
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2009
...1.1 - will the App Store splinter?
• 15 Apps Rendered Obsolete By The New iPhone 3GS
• The More Followers You Have, The More You Tweet. Or Is It The Other Way Around?
• Ubiquity: Command the Web...
Plantronics bringt VoIP in Callcenter
in Das VOIP Weblog, on June 11, 2009
...ät bietet.
Angesichts eines Preises von 155 Euro hört sich das nach einer wahren "Killer-Applikation" an, wenn das Gerät denn dann genauso funktioniert, wie beschrieben......
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
Despite unemployment in the US reaching 9.4% and foreclosure rates topping 300,000, as reported by Bloomberg , it's heartening to see some things don't change. Pay perks for chief executive officers, despite their abysmal performance, are soaring with reports that more are taking to u...
The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?
in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009
... Now
• Could Twittering about your vacation put your home at risk?
• Google to Reveal Apps Enhancements
• LiveTyping.com - revives texts
• Mozilla Labs Jetpack | Exploring new ways to extend a...
Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0
in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009
在刚刚结束的 WWDC 2009 开幕演讲上，Apple 全球营销高级副总裁 Phil Schiller 发布了第三代 iPhone 手机，名字就叫做iPhone 3G S。其中，字母"S"代表了 Speed 速度。顾名思义，Apple 这一次将注意力放在了提升系统性能方面。
iPhone 3G S的外观设计和上一代产品iPhone 3G完全相同，整机、屏幕尺寸没有进行任何修改，重量从133g略微增加到135g。而在内部，iPhone 3G S对硬件配置进行了全面升级。根据苹果在发布会上的说法，iPhone 3G S启动短信应用程序的速度是iPhone 3G的2.1...
Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
Airlines are set to lose $9 billion this year with demand for air travel falling away as a result of the global recession and swine flu. A statement released by the International Air Transport Association indicates things are unlikely to get better in the near future. According to IATA chief G...
Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest
in Wangtam, on June 7, 2009
...me
• Yahoo Mail, Now With Extra Apps: PayPal, Picnik, Zumo Drive and Xoopit
• Do More, Share More, and Save Time With Apps in Yahoo Mail
• Small Business Accounting Software - Mac and Windows
•...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
US accounting standard setters might be tightening the rules for banks, forcing them to take off balance sheet toxic vehicles on to their books but don't expect the banks to take that lying down. Up until now, the banks had kept assets and liabilities including mortgages and credit-card re...
30 Must-Have Tweaks For Your Mac
in Wangtam, on June 5, 2009
...pe Portable 4.0.0.227
• Jobs Ready to Return to Apple Helm
• Palm Pre USB hack confirmed
• Rumor: New iPhone to be called "iPhone Video?"
• Report: Steve Jobs "was one real sick...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...o be seen if Microsoft's own hosted Exchange SaaS product will compete successfully with Google Apps... the product remains more expensive, though cheaper than self-hosting, but it also is much mo...
Coming Soon: Java-Based Netbooks?
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 3, 2009
...given Sun's experience in hardware and other fields outside of Oracle's preferred database apps," according to Electronista . "'I don't see why some of those [netbook] devic...
COBALT | Project-based accountancy
in Wangtam, on June 1, 2009
...olocation
• Preparing to Sell E-Books, Google Takes on Amazon
• Kindle令乔布斯看走眼 传统媒体期待亚马逊救市
• Real-Time Twitter Search, Hold The "Real-Time" ...
PSP Go is Official, but Where is it Headed
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 1, 2009
...ully expandable through the Go, and if you can make use of PSN, Netflix, and Hulu, the Go will be a killer. If it failes on any of that, I am afraid it will be a dismal failure.
By the way, this wee...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
With General Motors filing for bankruptcy , the biggest manufacturer do so with its debts more than double its assets, the question needs to be asked about what this means for the auto industry, both in the US and globally. This is the world's biggest industrial bankruptcy. It's the wo...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
There's been plenty of talk lately about the US housing market bottoming out and that it can only go up from there. But people are clutching at straws. A good example is the paltry 0.3% increase in home purchases in the US. "We'll take the improvement in the new-home market as a sig...
Kludgets: 在 Windows 桌面运行 OSX Widget
in Wangtam, on May 28, 2009
名称： Kludgets
简介：在 Windows 桌面运行 OSX Widget
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
... its welding robots (although I hear the new models can wake themselves up and contact some kind of killer robots of the future who will travel back in time and terminate us all). But people are not m...
Nun setzt auch der Papst auf Web 2.0
in web2weblog, on May 27, 2009
© openDemocracy
Nein, ihr habt Euch nicht verlesen! Der Papst möchte nun das Internet erobern und seine rund eine Milliarden "Schäfchen" mit Hilfe von modernen Web 2.0 Diensten erreichen und vernetzen. Zielgruppe sind vor allem junge Leute, die so wieder einen besseren und stärkeren...
Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next
in Sox First, on May 23, 2009
With Britain set to lose its AAA credit rating , there are fears that the United States could go the same way. Bill Gross, the co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. has told Bloomberg that the US is likely to suffer the same fate as its budget deficit keeps growin...
Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
in Wangtam, on May 20, 2009
...• Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
• Sprint to Offer Palm Pre Nationwide on June 6
• 详讯：易居第一季度净利710万美元
• 中国国家开发银行与Petrobras签署100亿美元信贷协议
• The Top 10 Mistakes Inventors Make ...
24 - 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM / 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
...iends or family members
• Twitter Proves Its Worth as a Killer App for Local Businesses
• Nokia N97 For North America Arriving June 2nd
• Acer's next-gen Aspire One Netbooks available now
•...
Will federal mortgage loan assistance hurt your credit rating?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 18, 2009
For homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments, the federal government's new Making Home Affordable program — which lets homeowners refinance their existing mortgage loans or modify them to make their payments more affordable — might be a blessing.
The federal governme...
PortableApps.com Installer 帮你打造自己的便携式软件
in Wangtam, on May 17, 2009
...
PortableApps.com 今天推出了 PortableApps.com Format 标准最新版 0.90 ，以及相应的 PortableApps.com Installer 0.90 。很多人已经都使用过了 Haller 制作的便携式软件，包括 HUNG 经常更新的 Firefox Portable 也是基于此。现在，PortableApps.com Installer 可...
Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
...ot;Verified Apps" program (and more)
• Introducing New Application Directory and App Profile Pages
• Google Product Search for Android now with Barcode Scanning
• ASUS Eee Keyboard to launc...
iPhone: Urlaubsreife Apps
in BlackBerry World, on May 14, 2009
© Johan Larsson
Ob man nun ein iPhone oder ein blackberry nutzt, ist sicherlich Geschmackssache. Doch für Freunde des modischen Apple-Gadgets gibt es momentan wohl noch ein paar mehr Applikationen, was sich aber durchaus ändern könnte. Nichtsdestotrotz ist es interessant zu sehen, welche ...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
While there is still talk about green shoots, the data suggests something else. The US economy is still in serious decline and things are not really looking better. First, there are the reports of US companies winding back their inventories to cope with demand that's just vanished. While ...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
If you've been on the fence about purchasing your first home, the news that U.S. housing prices fell by the largest margin ever during the first quarter of this year might make your decision easier.
Simply put, housing is more affordable today — even in the most desirable locations ...
Wolfram Alpha: the Next Big Thing?
in The Search Engine Weblog, on May 10, 2009
...;s start a search engine that many people think will be the next big thing (and maybe even a Google-killer).
Mashable had a recent story on the new search engine, Wolfram Alpha - which is not up...
Cool changes coming to Twitter Search
in Wangtam, on May 8, 2009
• Cool changes coming to Twitter Search
• Historical Perspective: At Least This Time Around We Don't Have Incubators For Incubators
• Xerox Launches Revolutionary Color Printer
• Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 and New iTunes 8.2 Pre-Release to Developers
• Control Freaks: Hulu Now ...
宝马汽车第一财季净亏1.52亿欧元
in Wangtam, on May 7, 2009
...he Kindle DX?
• Just How Much Money Can Free iPhone Apps Make? Quite A Bit
• Brain Arena | Free Brain Training Games Online
• How am I going to be a better dad? on Odadeo, the social network for...
Will Twitter Turn into a Dating Site?
in The Dating Weblog, on May 7, 2009
...ly growing a few dating applications. Online Dating Insider recently pointed out a few of the new apps for Twitter dating.
A glimpse at the available Twitter dating apps leaves me with the impressi...
Financial crisis worse than the 1930s?
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
Is this crisis shaping up as worse than what we saw in the 1930s. There are some claims that this might be the case. In Britain, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has forecast that GDP in the UK could GDP could fall more this year than in 1931. "The pace of decline ...
An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
© marcn
A vast number of news sources have been covering President Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes and shut down corporate tax havens. Some examples of the coverage include:
The NY Times , Agence France Press , The Washington Post , Financial Times , Mother Jones Bloomberg...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
And so The Wall Street Journal reports that 10 of the 19 banks undergoing stress tests will have to boost their capital and that list might include Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup. The fundamental question is not just whether those banks are solvent. It's whether the stress test...
Amazon Set To Release Larger Newspaper Killing Kindle
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 4, 2009
© [puamelia]
It seems like only a few months ago that I sold my old Kindle on eBay and bought the new one. What a minute - it was. Apparently Amazon picked up more than design tips from the Apple folks, they also learned how to update and resell. Amazon is expected to announce a new Kindle re...
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
in Wangtam, on May 3, 2009
...e Compared
• The 100 Million Views Club: The Most Watched Viral Videos of All-Time? ...
