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Mac Malware Numbers Growing
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 10, 2009
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As a Mac user, I have been guilty of touting how robust the software is, and how my OS X is very virus resistant. I have always known that the guts of my Mac were no more secure than Windows Vista or Windows 7, but rather it is just that Microsoft OS's are under constant atta...
Java vs. Mono
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
SD Times' David Worthington this week published an excellent article contending that Microsoft's Mono framework has become more popular for Linux desktop applications than Java .
"'We have seen a real spike in Mono [application] development for the Linux desktop over th...
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...
MySpace: a Comeback?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 22, 2009
CNN recently looked at the future of MySpace, the once-hot social network that has lost a lot of ground to Facebook and Twitter and now seems to be in decline... In the brief history of Web sites, there are few if any second chances. Remember Friendster?
That's why it's difficult for ...
How MySpace fell behind
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
When Rupert Murdoch acquired MySpace four years ago for $580 million, there were questions whether the septuagenarian media baron would kill the Internet site's phenomenal popularity. Now, the latest figures suggest that might have happened. The latest figures, reported here , showing ComS...
Napster Turns 10
in P2P File Sharing, on June 3, 2009
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Ten years ago this week, college student Shawn Fanning released the first version of Napster — and the music industry has never been the same.
"Without the original Napster, we'd be far behind where we are now," writes Technologizer's Ed Oswald . "...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
There's money. People (me included) carry it around in their wallets and save small pieces of it in the ashtrays or cup holders of their cars. And they buy things with it - hamburgers, gasoline, and sometimes other small things. Then there's checks and credit cards. We pretend they're ...
24 - 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM / 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
• 24 - 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM / 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
• Adium 1.4 beta with Twitter support
• Nokia maintains its leadership in bringing the Internet to emerging markets
• 欧盟反垄断"黑名单":谷歌/思科/高通/IBM
• Wal-Mart Makes Electronics Push
• Buy an app via Windows Marketplace, share with four fri...
SpringSource Buys Hyperic
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 11, 2009
Enterprise Java vendor SpringSource has purchased Hyperic . Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"The move will expand SpringSource's Java offerings and allow the company to provide a more comprehensive open source stack," writes Ars Technica's Ryan Paul . "Spring...
First Fiat in North America? Bravo!
in carzz.org, on May 6, 2009
As one who remembers when Fiat was active in North America, I'm glad to see the historic Italian automaker return as part of a deal to purchase 20% (with more to come) of Chrysler. Fiat manufactures an extraordinary number of models, some in collaboration with Opel, some with Citroen/Peugeot...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
A bull market is a random market movement that causes an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. It's a joke that illustrates the irrational animal forces that drive markets. In this book , the University of California's Akerlof and Shiller, best-selling author and professo...
Google's 'Immigration Fixer'
in Wangtam, on April 15, 2009
• Google's 'Immigration Fixer'
• 新网擅自删除域名事件暴露行业"潜规则"
• Why It Makes Sense That a Hacker's Behind Amazon's Big Gay Outrage
• Quicky Jump to Text Fields in Firefox
• Swimwire - Bringing Social Networks Together!
• Tagalus
• MyLiveGallery | Create live galleri...
Apple About to Break Milestone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 15, 2009
You know you're doing something right when you start posting numbers like Apple's been enjoying. The maker of the iPhone and iPod Touch is fast approaching a billion downloads for its online App Store.
The company unveiled a Web page dedicated to tracking the number of downloads unti...
The Lion King in London's theatres
in Wandalust, on April 9, 2009
You're in London. You know that you need London theatre tickets . After all, a show on London's West End is like Broadway in New York. People don't go to London and not see a show...
But which show? That's actually a pretty easy question to answer at the moment. Lion King tic...
Hermes Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 6, 2009
Fine French Jewelry
Hermès is a French fashion house specializing in leather, ready-to-wear, and lifestyle accessories. The company was founded by Frenchman Thierry Hermes in 1837. It specialized in saddles and leather goods during those early years. The first women's collection was shown i...
Time Lines on Cuil Organize Responses to Your Queries
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 4, 2009
Search Engine Land had a piece this week on a new feature at Cuil - time lines on some search results.
Cuil is a search engine founded by two former Google employees. It "organizes web pages by content and displays relatively long entries along with thumbnail pictures for many results,&quo...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
London is bracing itself for the G20 protests with warnings from one of the organizers that there could be "real bankers hanging from lamp posts". Regardless of the hyperbole, it's another sign of how polarized the world has become in the wake of the financial meltdown with anti-ca...
Edit Your Digital Photos For Free Online
in Digital Shot, on March 21, 2009
These days' people have become used to living in a mobile society and use their pocketable cell phones as a mini extension of their PCs.
When you throw in a laptop nearly anyone is able to do anything they can do at their home or office computers no matter where they are at the moment.
Wel...
Vodafone To Offer Unrestricted Music
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 13, 2009
When it comes to the largest mobile phone carrier in the world would it surprise you to hear that it's not Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint?
In terms of sales the largest mobile phone group in the world is an honor that goes to Vodafone, a company that actually owns 45% of Verizon ...
Economy Down, LinkedIn Up
in The Social Networking Weblog, on February 26, 2009
TechCrunch ran a piece earlier this month on the surge in LinkedIn traffic.
In the last nine months, LinkedIn has gone from having about five million users to more like eight million users. They saw a 22% increase in traffic between December 2008 and January 2009. And during that same time per...
Microsoft Follows Apple's Tactics When It Comes to Applications
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 16, 2009
Apple has received the lion's share of the media's attention not only for well designed hardware but also through innovations like the App Store which allows users of its iPhone to download applications for their devices, with games, travel info or news services rounding out the top ch...
Palm OS: Dead, forever
in Wangtam, on February 15, 2009
• Palm OS: Dead, forever
• As The Economy Sours, LinkedIn's Popularity Grows
• The Death Of "Web 2.0″
• Wonderwall
• Kumbooka - The Place to do More with Your Stuff
• WhatZapping
• Birdhive.net
• Tofu - Intranet and Calendaring
• Missed Connections
• HOW TO: Attract and E...
Bez Ambar Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 12, 2009
...enty-eight pave-set pink sapphires set in a knife edge style.
As the square-shaped diamond grew in popularity, Bez realized that the greatest advantage of a square-shape over a round-shape is that sq...
Westerners Leaving Dubai In Droves
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 6, 2009
... a year ago or so, was on its way to becoming a true jewel of the East, and as proof of its growing popularity, played host to 20% of the world's construction cranes.
But while these massive mach...
A Canadian Labradoodle for the Obamas?
in Allergies, on February 2, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4803417 I thought that by now the first family would have already found THE dog for the First Daughter who has pet dander allergies. Apparently not.
On his first state visit, President Obama might just get a labradoodle as a gift from the Canadian governm...
Samsung Show W7900 Struts Its Stuff
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 28, 2009
Pico projectors are all the rage, and their popularity is growing. I always thought that these little projectors would really shine once they become fully integrated into the projects that use them such as a phones or handheld games. Well, the samsung Show W7900 has been demoed, and it is v...
President Obama Taking Hard Line On Commerce With China
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 23, 2009
Despite President Obama's growing popularity throughout the world not everyone is delighted with the new American President.
Under the Bush administration Beijing enjoyed nearly unfettered freedom to do business with American corporations; but this does not sit well with Obama or Hillary Cl...
ASUS Eee Phone coming soon?
in The Smart PDA, on January 17, 2009
We all know that low cost Eee PC's from ASUS have gained a lot of popularity globally. ASUS also demonstrated some impressive products at the CES 2009 recently and announced that it will be launching an Eee Phone in the near future. Just like the Eee PC, the Eee Phone will be a low budget S...
Microsoft Zune Users Report New Year's Meltdown
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 31, 2008
Anyone here remember the anxious moments on New Year's Eve 1999 when it wasn't clear whether or not the world would end at Midnight? Well these days the threat isn't quite as serious as a global shutdown but Microsoft Zune users are reporting some bugs that seem a little more than ...
Lenovo Ophone VS iPhone 3G
in The Smart PDA, on December 25, 2008
Lenovo 's newly announced Android phone is gaining a lot of popularity these days and now we have more information on the device. The Ophone is just 1mm larger than iPhone 3G measuring 115.84x61.57x12.03mm. It will come with a 624 Mhz processor, 5MP camera with autofocus/flash, 3.5mm hea...
Introducing Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux
in HackITLinux, on December 18, 2008
... companies can now target emerging markets and a broad set of new devices where Linux is growing in popularity," says David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president of the Platform Business U...
Golf's Olympic Bid Moves Ahead
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 18, 2008
The well organized bid to make golf an Olympic sport is pushing ahead.
In a teleconference today, Ty Votaw, executive director of the International Golf Federation's Olympic Golf Committee and Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A and co-secretary of the IGF, announced that two bi...
Roberto Coin Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on December 18, 2008
Gold Italian Fine Jewelry
Founded in Vicenza, Italy - the City of Gold - in 1977, Roberto Coin was first established by its namesake creator to manufacture jewelry for other prestigious brands . They provided high quality products and precise craftsmanship to these brands for the next 19 years. ...
George W rewrites history
in Sox First, on December 12, 2008
Fell out of my seat when I read the LA Times piece about a memo sent to Bush cabinet members and top officials at a loss to explain what Bush's eight years in the White House had achieved. The so-called achievements would laughable if the damage wasn't serious. Like for example the c...
Android OHA Alliance grows with 14 new members
in The Smart PDA, on December 10, 2008
The Android OHA (Open Handet Alliance) grew stronger as 14 new members joined the Alliance taking the total number to 47. These include some noteworthy companies like Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, Ericsson, Toshiba, AKM Semiconductor Inc., ARM, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Atheros Communications, Borqs...
LG tests LTE (4G) Technology on Windows Mobile Platform
in The Smart PDA, on December 9, 2008
LG Electronics has announced that it has come up with a modem chip based on 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology that allows download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up to 50 Mbps. This chip measures 13 by 13 mm, which is perfect for creating slim and smart 4G handset devices.
LG...
Adobe Flash and 3.5mm Headphone support for T-Mobile G1
in The Smart PDA, on November 23, 2008
Good news for T-Mobile G1 users as Adobe Flash support is now available for the Android OS. Adobe's CTO Kevin Lynch and Google's Andy Rubin recently announced and presented a demo of Flash 10 technology running on the T-Mobile G1 at a joint conference. This announcement will certainly add...
Nicky Butler Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 21, 2008
Nicky Butler exhibits a distinctive and highly recognizable style , noted for his open-work designs and intensive use of oversized and multiple stones. His unconventional approach resembles antique museum gallery collections. Although designers are pairing his work with evolving and trendy fashio...
Online Learning Growing Despite Troubled Economy
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 19, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Gabor Izso
According to recent studies, online learning is expected to grow despite (or perhaps because of) the troubled economy.
Inside Higher Education reports: "In fall 2007, the study reports, some 3.94 million students enrolled in at least one online...
Ginkgo Biloba Not Beneficial Against Alzheimer's, Dementia
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 19, 2008
If you are one of the older member of the population who keeps taking the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba ...you may want to throw it away, as the largest and longest study on it didn't show benefits against Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias.
A little more than 3,000...
Recapping the Latin Grammys: Kany Garcia Gets Best New Artist
in Latina Viva, on November 17, 2008
Puerto Rican singer Kany Garcia was honored with the best new artist prize at the Latin Grammy Awards Thursday night in Houston and her CD "Cualquier Dia" won the award for best female pop vocal album, according to the Associated Press .
Garcia was nominate for four awards. She achie...
A Treat for the Vegan Couples
in White Lace Wedding, on November 14, 2008
Vegan couple getting married? Here's an idea for your wedding reception, which works out if many of your guests are also vegans. In keeping with your healthy eating, try some vegan cupcake recipes instead of a cake full of ingredients you're trying to avoid.
Now, if the majority of you...
InstantFundas: Blog For Technology Adepts
in Wangtam, on November 13, 2008
• InstantFundas: Blog For Technology Adepts
• kidthing
• tagedu - education directory initiative
• Spot.us
• mySidekick - Search the Web with the Wisdom of Crowds
• Duplicate Files Searcher - find duplicate files and calaculate MD5 or SHA hashes
• The VC model is broken
• Search Engin...
T-Mobile G1 now available in stores all across the US
in The Smart PDA, on October 22, 2008
All those G1 fans who had pre-ordered the T-Mobile G1 would by now be enjoying and having fun with it. But if you didn't pre-order your G1, you should visit your nearest T-Mobile store today and get it as it is now available in T-Mobile stores all across the US. The T-Mobile G1 has gained muc...
Free Teaching Platform: WiZiQ
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 22, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Don Bayley
A live teaching / learning platform is gaining popularity, especially because it's available absolutely free. Anyone can sign up to create a class or...
T-Mobile G1 Review
in The Smart PDA, on October 17, 2008
Peter Ha of the Crunch Gear blog has had the privilege to get his hands on the T-Mobile G1 and he has posted a very informative review on the T-Mobile G1. The T-Mobile G1 is gaining a lot of popularity these days for being the first ever Google Android phone and for being Open Source. However Pau...
The Rise Of The Penny Slot Machines
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 17, 2008
For a long time now I've been reporting here, and in my "PlayTime Las Vegas" blog, about the continuing rise in popularity of the penny slot machine.
There are a lot of reasons for this, and here in Las Vegas the penny slot machine has always been popular among the retired set, ...
Laura Gibson Fine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on October 16, 2008
With her mother a sculptor, her father a writer, and her grandmother a painter, it would seem natural for Laura Gibson to pursue a career in the arts. The fact is that Laura began her professional life as a sales and marketing specialist with IBM. A casual visit to the internationally renowned Tucs...
Sony Walkman Phone Makes Its Debut
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 15, 2008
Anyone remember back in the day before portable music players were synonymous with the name iPod or MP3? Back then Sony's Walkman was the thing to have. In an announcement today, it appears Sony's looking to resurrect some of the Walkman's popularity through their latest device...
Como Blonde Designer Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on October 13, 2008
como Blonde is a New York based company made up of a team of incredibly talented designers , who have created an exclusive range of designer necklaces and earrings that are available only at Astley Clarke Online Jewelry Boutique , the UK's luxury online jewelry store. All Como Blonde jew...
Las Vegas Imperial Palace Casino Poker Room Review
in Play Las Vegas, on October 8, 2008
The Las Vegas Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino is one of the last of a breed that is best classified as "Old Vegas."
It's the kind of a place that you know was thought of as "swanky", in its day, and even now, it occupies a prominent place on the Las Vegas Strip, and...
Blackberry App Center coming soon
in The Smart PDA, on October 7, 2008
Good news for Blackberry users as RIM has announced that it will be launching an application Center for the Blackberry Storm and other upcoming Blackberry devices featuring the OS 4.7. The Blackberry App Center will be similar to Apple's App store and it will allow Blackberry users to eas...
Will Adobe Flash Player find a place on Apple iPhone despite Sun's bitter experience?
in Java Entrepreneur, on October 2, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Anthony Brown
Sun fell flat on its face when it tried to cash in on popularity of Apple iPhone with a JVM but unfortunately Apple SDK had no place for it. This left a number of red faced people within the ranks of Sun who thought it would be a cakewalk.
This h...
Gradient Color Generator
in Wangtam, on September 11, 2008
• Gradient Color Generator
• TapSmack
• messageSling - the future of voicemail
• BuddyBrain
• Free Group Greeting Cards, Birthday eCards, Office Greetings from GroupCard
• Share Personal Stats
• Whizle: Help Make Detailed Guides
• Avego: The Future Of Car Pooling
• Moblica.com
• M...
Have A Family Or Class Reunion In Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on September 10, 2008
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Family and class reunions are growing in popularity, and now, with a mobile population, the days are long gone when people stayed in the area where they were born, raised, and attended school.
Be...
Las Vegas Art Expo II Starts September 18
in Play Las Vegas, on September 9, 2008
Art lovers alert! Las Vegas continues attracting more fine arts related events and exhibits as part of its effort to make the city more than just a gambler's paradise.
This is the second of what will probably be an annual event here, and if the success of the first one is an indicator of po...
Las Vegas Hard Rock Poker Room Review
in Play Las Vegas, on September 8, 2008
Despite the continued popularity of slot machines in Las Vegas Poker still rules the roost.
Further proof of this is evidenced by the opening of a new, lavish Poker room, in the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
This room, well actually it's known as a "Poker Lounge",
has eve...
Celebrity Popularity Rankings
in The Celebrities Weblog, on September 3, 2008
You have your favorite celebrity or celebrities; in fact most people have at least one celebrity that they regard as a favorite.
But just how popular, overall, are your favorites, when compared to other celebrity favorites?
I found an excellent website that has up to the minute celebrity p...
Huge Online Slot Tournament In Progress At "All Slots Casino"
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 3, 2008
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I just posted about the growing popularity, and increase in numbers of online slot tournaments, and here we have a monster tournament getting underway at "AllSlots.com".
As the name im...
Andrew Hamilton Crawford Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 28, 2008
Fashion Jewelry
Dubbed "the newest 'it' accessory designers ," Andrew Hamilton Crawford has crafted a collection of fresh fashion jewelry that has quickly gained popularity all over the world. Southern-born New York designers Chad Crawford and Andrew Tessier have created uni...
Interested in Telecommuting?
in Home Based Business, on August 22, 2008
Rising gas prices and a sagging economy had conntributed to telecommuting's rising popularity. Want to try telecommuting but not sure how to bring it up with your boss? Check out this video with some helpful tips!
Online Learning Gains Popularity in Hawaii
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Justin Horrocks
Many Hawaii residents are skipping the commute and taking advantage of convenient online classes.
The Honolulu Advertiser reports: "Between shuttling her two kids to school, working full time and sitting in rush-hour traffic to and from P...
Nomination Italian Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 19, 2008
...es were guaranteed never to tarnish or fade.
As Nomination's Composable bracelets increased in popularity, so did their communicative powers. What started as a series of exquisitely-detailed link...
Britain's New Bingo Halls Are The Player's Homes
in The Gambling Weblog, on August 18, 2008
The times they are a changin' and the computer is speeding up the process.
Great Britain has had a long standing love affair with bingo halls; but the introduction of slot machines in these mostly seaside establishments has caused several of them to close.
Now, the growing popularity of on...
Red Flags to Watch for When Looking For Work at Home Jobs
in Home Based Business, on August 16, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Norman Chan
With the state of the economy and rising gas prices, working from home is more popular than it's ever been. Companies all across the country are encouraging their employees to telecommute and still more are creating online and Work from home ...
Wii Fit: More Intensity Please
in House of Nintendo, on August 14, 2008
Image by Rob Howard for House of Nintendo
I have posted before how I was more skeptical than usual about Wii Fit. "Yet another peripheral," I thought, and I wasn't entirely confident that its "fitness awareness" focus would satisfy my workout needs. After all, the produc...
Should Celebrities' Views On Politicians Count?
in The Celebrities Weblog, on August 12, 2008
...tics and politicians is: "No more or less than anyone else."
These days, like it or not, popularity, and not so much qualifications and proven ability, are the standards by which many peopl...
Blackberry vs. iPhone vs. Palm- Who rules the US Smartphone Industry?
in The Smart PDA, on August 9, 2008
Blackberry , iPhone and Palm are the three most popular Smartphones in the US market. ChangeWave Research has recently conducted a study to find out which Smartphone rules the industry of Smartphones.
According to the study, there is a stiff competition taking place between Apple's i...
Give Lowball Poker A Try
in The Gambling Weblog, on August 9, 2008
In some competitions low is better than high, such as in golf, but there's another game in which players strive to be lowest, and it's gaining in popularity.
That game is "Lowball Poker", and while it is not about to unseat Texas Hold 'Em as the favorite Poker game either ...
PokerStars Alphabet Soup of Poker
in Internet Poker, on August 8, 2008
Hopefully it's possible to fit all the updates coming from PokerStars on one page, but the recent slew of activity there goes to show why they are the biggest and the best. The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is currently in Punta del Este, Uruguay for the inaugural LAPT event and has yo...
