In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite
The year is 1963. It's November. At 1:40 PM ET, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite comes on the air. … Rapidly, everyone in America descends upon the closest television set to tune in. — Thankfully, ...
iTunes tagging goes live on Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio has become the first European station to activate the iTunes tagging service available to iPod nano owners. — Listeners of Absolute Radio, on 105.8 FM in London, who use the nano's bu...
What your Facebook page says about who you “really” are
Recently a woman had her sick leave benefits based on a diagnosis of clinical depression terminated because of a few pictures she posted on her Facebook page showing her smiling at a birthday party an...
Psystar promised investors huge clone sales
But clone maker sold just 768 systems, says Apple's economist — Computerworld - The Mac clone maker now fighting for its life in federal court pitched an extremely aggressive business plan to potent...
Boost for spin-based electronics
The next generation of computers may make use of the “spin” of electrons instead of their charge. — Spintronics relies on manipulating these spins to make them capable of carrying data. — The tech...