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Monthly Archives: September 2008

09.24.08 / Internet Explorer 8 Brings Privacy to the Forefront

If Microsoft didn’t revolutionize the browser with Internet Explorer 6, it certainly set the browser standard—fairly or unfairly, depending on where you stood vis-à-vis the whole Netscape deal.  In any event, the history is hard to re-write; developing sites to … Read more »

09.23.08 / Google, T-Mobile, Introduce G1 Android Phone

Google and T-Mobile released their new G1 cell phone in New York City on Tuesday, September 23rd.  The G1 is the first phone to carry Google’s new Android operating system for mobile phones. The G1 is based on the HTC … Read more »

09.23.08 / Meet the New TV Network Advertisement Middleman: Google

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google will soon be completing a deal with NBC Universal to broker ads sold on its network.  The move will allow Google to broaden its reach deeper into the market; currently the internet giant … Read more »

09.23.08 / Shining a LAMP on PAAS

These days, it’s all about cloud computing.  First came Software as a Service (SaaS); quick on its heels came Platform as a Service (PaaS).  Now, according to eWeek’s Jason Brooks, no longer will developers need to code parts of their … Read more »

09.22.08 / Apple to Exchange Power Adapters for 3G iPhones

According to the Wall Street Journal this weekend, Apple announced it will be exchanging power adapters for its 3G-enabled iPhones due to the possibility that the metal prongs on the adapters could break off inside power outlets, causing the potential … Read more »

09.19.08 / Start-Ups Bet on Satellite Internet Solutions

Backed by some heavy hitters, including Google, 03b Networks is expected to announce plans to launch as many as 16 satellites that could bring internet service to underserved areas of the globe, like Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America … Read more »

09.19.08 / WiFi May Soon Be Everywhere, According to Venture Capitalists

WiFi may soon become so ubiquitous that everyday items as cameras, televisions, keyboards, and mice are powered by it, according to some experts.  The prospect of this sort of ubiquity has venture capitalists foaming at the mouth, but the prospect … Read more »

09.18.08 / Paramount Banks on VooZoo to Drive Movie Sales

Everyone has a friend who can quote even the most obscure movie lines verbatim.  Now, with VooZoo, Facebook users can “quote” lines and scenes from Paramount films to their friends by sharing the actual film clip with them. Released last … Read more »

09.18.08 / When the Smoke Clears, the User Experience Will Be the Key to Success in the Banking Industry

According to the Wall Street Journal this week, the recent failure of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., along with the collapse and subsequent take-over of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, represents the greatest restructuring to the banking industry … Read more »

09.17.08 / Should Mobile Operating Systems be Paranoid about Android?

Cloud computing, software as a service (Saas), Google Apps, Google Chrome, Google Earth—Google Universe.  What’s next in store for Google?  How about an operating system for smart phones. In the next few weeks, Google plans to enter into the mobile … Read more »