Google Likes To Steal Other’s Thunder (Mike/Marksonland)

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology

Mike / Marksonland:
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder  —  In the office, Rich and Greg were noting that some of Google's recent announcements had some pretty interesting timing.  To wit:  —  * This past Tuesday, Wolfram Alpha announces its structured data search product.  On the same day, Google announced its new structured data product.

Twitter. Triumph of humanity. (Apple)

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology

Apple:
Twitter.  Triumph of humanity.  —  Twitter's meteoric rise to ubiquity is proof positive that the world, in all its complexity, is eager to embrace simplicity.  Wielding more impact on social networking than most communication tools this generation has yet seen, Twitter is one of those universal phenomena …

Five Things You Can Do With This New Facebook RSS App

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Sometimes the low hanging fruit holds the most potential - but it's hidden in plain site.

GPL: why Eric Raymond is wrong

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Twelve years ago, Bruce Perens, who was then leader of the Debian GNU/Linux project, drafted the Debian free software guidelines as part of the project's social contract.

I am Jack’s sense of “he’ll keep calling me”

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
More recent Ferris Bueller goodness from Metafilter: the Fight Club theory.

Apple building chip design capability: report

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry and is building the capability to design its own chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Makin’ your own pasta, the Japanese way

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Sure, you can get an attachment for that Kitchen Aide mixer which will allow you to make your own fettucine, but short of cannibalizing your kids Play Doh pumper number 9, you won’t get the chance to ...

AOL Ad Sales Boss Out After Just Three Months

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
That was fast. New AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told staffers tonight that he's replacing Platform-A sales boss Greg Coleman with Jeff Levick, currently Google VP for the Americas.

PHWEET: The Fake Twitter Chronicles

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
It was bound to happen. I am sure that everyone saw this coming. With social media being as prevalent as it is, there will definitely be some fakers round here.

Web tool ‘as important as Google’

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Researchers claim that a new web tool - Wolfram Alpha - could be as important as Google.

Tech Mahindra reports strong Q4 and year

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Revenue up 18% on year-ago

Alcatel-Lucent wins 3G deals worth $1.7 billion in China

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
To provide network upgrades, integration, and maintenance services

Apple’s proprietary iPhone chips may not surface till next year

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Apple's fairly public plans to design a family of exclusive chips to power its next-generation iPhone and multi-touch handheld products may not fully materialize until sometime next year, according to ...

Filing confirms Apple exploring carbon fiber Mac enclosures

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
A new patent filing discovered by AppleInsider provides some of the first public evidence that Apple is indeed exploring carbon fiber-like enclosures for future product designs, corroborating an ...

Blu-Ray Support Code Found in iTunes 8.2 Beta

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Apple's long had a strange relationship with Blu-Ray support on its machines, often cited as the company's hesitancy when it couldn't get all the concessions it wanted on licensing.

Facebook beefs up security with MarkMonitor

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Social networking site hit by another phishing attack

Soulcalibur Making Portable Debut on PSP

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Big news, fighting fans. As you may have heard via GameSpot yesterday, Soulcalibur is officially coming to the PSP this summer.

New Flip Ultra video cameras might flip your switch

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
If you haven't already flipped for the Flip, you might now. Pure Digital Technologies, which turned the video business around ...

WSJ: Apple moving into chip design

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Filed under: Apple Corporate, HardwarePapermaster. Drebin. Koduri. A law firm specializing in intellectual property? The backcourt starters for the Toronto Raptors?

Google stands by book search deal

authorsizzletime30 Apr 2009categorytechnology
Web giant Google defends its plans to digitise the world's books, as the US Department of Justice looks at the deal.