With a Cellphone as My Guide
Think of it as a divining rod for the information age. — If you stand on a street corner in Tokyo today you can point a specialized cellphone at a hotel, a restaurant or a historical monument, and w...
His Space
Virus hackers held in UK and Finland
Three men suspected of bombarding business computers with e-mail viruses were arrested today following an investigation into internet fraud involving police in Britain and Finland. — The trio - a 63...
Ignoring the "Great Firewall of China"
The Great Firewall of China is an important tool for the Chinese Government in their efforts to censor the Internet. It works, in part, by inspecting web traffic to determine whether or not particula...
Windows Genuine Advantage could lock pirated copies of Windows
It's been known that the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) phones home for quite some time now. For most of us, we've come to live with Microsoft's decision to relegate the software to only contacting ...
TED conference releases its video, awesome stuff
Really great video content was just released by the TED conference. I've never been to this conference, but it has a huge reputation and if you look at the speakers you'll see why. Hans Rosling, for...
Sun says open-source Java possible in 'months'
Logistics such as maintaining compatibility still being worked out — A Sun Microsystems Inc. executive said Tuesday said the company is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming la...
3rd Party Software
Aftermarket software. Download, share and upload applications. — Thread Tools — Stack Pro — PIN: 20405A18 — Stacked: Feb 2006 — Screen Shots: SonaMobile video player in action!!! — Sorry,...
A $31 Billion Gift Between Friends
The friendship between Warren E. Buffett and Bill Gates has been forged over a shared passion for such homespun American treats as cherry Coke, burgers and college football. They delight as well in l...
Gliffy, the online Visio killer
Two guys with some time on their hands have created a tool that might just become a Visio-killer. Gliffy is a free diagramming tool that works entirely in your browser. — Like other online applicat...
THE TEN GREATEST YEARS IN GAMING
In the 30 years or so since videogames came into being as consumer products, we reckon ten truly stand-out as memorable, offering innovation and excitement. Here's Next-Gen.Biz's not-to-be-missed-lis...
Walkie Talkie Watches
Another Walkie Talkie Watch, but this time not quite so nerdy looking. These watches were worn by the Norwegian Olympic Team during the last Winter Olympics, which means they're decent enough for peo...
Wright's NBC In Deal With Video Site YouTube
LONDON - — Boob Tube? Judging by the "Top Favorites" section on Sequoia Capital-funded video-sharing site YouTube, Internet users like watching students performing robot dances, teenagers playing e...
Digg 3
Overview Preview User Opinions Compare — CNET editors' take — Digg allows users to rank news stories, blog entries, and videos from all over the Web. Like an ambitious high-school geek determined...
Zlango's Icon-based Language for SMS
Zlango is a new Israeli startup (there is a lot of innovation going on there) that has created a very interesting new language and associated application that could change the SMS landscape (as well a...
Is Google Objective? Manual Edits in Search Results
Google claims that their search results "are generated completely objectively and are independent of the beliefs and preferences of those who work at Google." Elizabeth Van Couvering, at the Berlin s...
Meebo Extension for Flock
A UK developer who goes by "Tones" has created a Flock-specific extension that puts Meebo, and therefore Yahoo, AIM, Gtalk and MSN IM, directly into a sidebar in the Flock browser (the extension also ...