Portable 'Halo,' and other 'Origami' concepts
"Halo" on Microsoft's Origami concept device, in a screen shot from a video that the company says reflects its initial thinking from a year ago, not necessarily a final result. (Digital Kitchen video...
Distributed computing cracks Enigma code
More than 60 years after the end of World War II, a distributed computing project has managed to crack a previously uncracked message that was encrypted using the Enigma machine. — The M4 Project be...
Edgeio Launches, Finally
So much has been written about Edgeio, that it is hard to add anything new to the conversation. The big news is that, it has finally gone live. Go try it out for yourself. — Edgeio is a company co...
Required reading: Kevin Marks' Internet regeneration.
Kevin and his sources — Douglas Adams, Susan Crawford, Suw Charman (from this audio) and Danah Boyd — come at the Net this time from a generational angle. — Read the whole thing, which concludes, … ...
Ask Jeeves Is Now Ask.com: New Look and New Features
So Long Mr. Jeeves, Ask.com is Here — Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com — The big news today is that Ask Jeeves is relaunching their service with a new name and some new services.
Microsoft Unveils Windows Vista Product Lineup
Offerings deliver unique value across business and consumer audiences. — REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 26, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the product lineup of its upcoming Windows Vista™ operating ...
Blog Epitaphs? Get Me Rewrite!
Rumors of Blogs' Demise Are Exaggerated, — But a Lot Less Obsession Would Be Healthy — Maybe you've heard: Blogs are a vanishing fad — this year's digital Pet Rock. Or a business bubble about to ...
CBS Intends to Ring In With Breaking News for a Subscription Fee
The CBS Corporation is expected to announce today the first subscription services that send news and entertainment alerts that include video clips to mobile phones. They are part of a broad new strat...
WTF 2.0
The worst thing about all the Web 2.0 hype is the complete loss of business perspective. There's a few companies out there that seem to get it but just about every other new website I've seen lately ...
Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type
Most people who use e-mail now know enough to be on guard against "phishing" messages that pretend to be from a bank or business but are actually attempts to steal passwords and other personal informa...
He Helped Build the iPod; Now He Has Built a Rival
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 23 — When Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, decided to mount a serious challenge to Apple Computer's iPod music player early last year, it turned to a little-known Silic...
Exclusive Look At Google Payments
Google announced last week on their blog that they will begin to facilitate payments on Google Base in the near future. The blog post from Google pointed out that Google are already accepting payment...
Industry Note - Are VCs the Real Chasm In 2.0?
I had a fun chat with Scott a few days ago, and he has a post outlining a bit of what we discussed, so check it out for some fresh thinking. — But the larger point behind that particular discussion ...