Yahoo allows outsiders to innovate on Yahoo e-mail
SUNNYVALE, California (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) is set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the Web ...
Second Life? How 'bout getting a First Life
I've heard a few odds and ends about the Second Life software over the last probably year or so, and I was prompted to try the experience out for myself, especially after having read about its integra...
New Look For Netvibes
Netvibes quietly released an updated look and feel this evening. Read about the release on the Netvibes blog. — Netvibes says in their blog entry that the new release "will change the way you use a...
Most reliable search tool could be your librarian
Your child wants to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. You might consider consulting a librarian instead of Google, AOL or Microsoft search engines. — Using the keywords "Martin Luther King," t...
FCC find: Novatel U720 USB EV-DO modem for Sprint
Although there have been inklings in the past that Sprint was working on a USB EV-DO modem with Novatel Wireless, recent FCC approval documents have confirmed its existence and given us a first glimps...
With Some Startups, "Parents Just Don't Understand"
After spending the past week reading various perspectives on some of the recently funded (mostly) mobile focused VoIP startups, I find it amazing how some members of the Blogosphere feel as if they ha...
APML - Attention Profiling Mark-up Language
A new draft standard for an APML - Attention Profiling Mark-up Language has been proposed, with the involvement of Faraday Media, the developers of Touchstone: … In principle, I am in favor of managin...
Hackers claim zero-day flaw in Firefox
SAN DIEGO—The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon. — An attacker could commandeer a computer running the browse...
OpenSSH 4.4 released
The OpenSSH team has officially realeased OpenSSH 4.4/4.4p. The latest updates to the popular ssh server and ssh/sftp client include some extremely advanced features for administrators, as well as th...
The Word "Mashup" Key to Newly Registered Google Domain Names
The new domain names keep pouring out of the Googleplex and this time they all use the word "mashups." Not for maps or another Google service but search. — Like we always do, we'll set aside some s...
Feed reader bonanza - FeedDemon, Google Reader, Bloglines all update
Today's release of FeedDemon 2.1 beta seemed like a nice little treat. After the release of NewsGator Go! last week, it felt like a really solid one-two punch from NewsGator. Right on!
News: Nintendo Confirm Console Specific Code
No individual friend codes for games on the Wii! — Nintendo Europe have confirmed on their Wii microsite that the Wii won't have specific friend codes for gamers to connect titles online. The fact ...