In order for Apple to sell 45 million iPhones next year, it would have to quadruple its sales from 2008.
Yes, that’s more than a bit optimistic. The analyst who originally made that sales prediction for Apple back before the phone was even launched is at it again, though, …
Original post by Erica Ogg and software […]
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is expected to announce the results of a vote over Open XML on Wednesday.
Representatives from 87 countries had until Saturday night to submit their vote on whether the Office Open XML (OOXML) file formats should be certified as ISO standards.
The final tally …
Original post by Martin LaMonica and software […]
Publish2, an online news aggregation service for journalists, said Monday that it raised $2.75 million in a series A round of financing from Velocity Interactive Group. As part of the deal, former Fox Interactive President Ross Levinsohn and former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller have joined the company’s board….
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I’ve always heard that Bruce Springsteen puts on a great show, and my wife’s a huge fan, so on Saturday we went to see him with the fabled E Street Band. Much to my surprise, he kicked off the show with my favorite song of his, a Jimmy Cliff cover called “Trapped.”
Some background: back in […]
The MIT Kerberos Consortium, a security authentication and authorization group, announced Monday that Microsoft has joined its shindig.
The consortium, which launched in September with Google, Apple, Sun Microsystems and a collection of universities, noted Microsoft is coming aboard as a founding sponsor.
Kerberos aims to offer consumers the same …
Original post by Dawn Kawamoto and software […]
Nowadays, it seems like if there’s a big scientific problem, like how to send explorers back to the moon or build a robotic vehicle, organizations put several million dollars on the line and wait for private industry to invent the solution.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is taking a …
Original post by Stefanie Olsen and […]
Livescribe's Pulse can record notes from a meeting in both ink and sound, as well as perform other tasks, such as translating a handwritten word from English to Spanish.
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Livescribe plans to start shipping the first preorders for its digital pen on Monday, narrowly hitting the company’s already delayed target of shipping […]
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The DTV transition is less than a year away and as of January 1, 2008 Americans have been eligible to sign up for a $40 coupon to help purchase DTV converter boxes needed to receive new digital TV signals. While your instincts may tell you to sign up as quickly as possible, there’s a […]
So here we are, one quarter down and recession to go. Recession has become an unfortunate but popular topic in 2008. Some people follow strict definitions of what qualifies technically as a recession while others speak purely from opinion–or maybe they are speaking from the pinch they are feeling in their wallets. For most, they […]
So here we are, one quarter down and recession to go. Recession has become an unfortunate but popular topic in 2008. Some people follow strict definitions of what qualifies technically as a recession while others speak purely from opinion — or maybe they are speaking from the pinch they are feeling in their wallets. For […]
Social network Hi5, founded in the San Francisco Bay Area but most influential in Latin America, announced Monday that the application program interface (API) for its developer platform is now live. This means that, as with other social networks that have opened up their code, third-party developers can create applications for the site.
More than 7,700 […]
Social network Hi5, founded in the Bay Area but most influential in Latin America, announced Monday that the application program interface (API) for its developer platform is now live. This means that, as with other social networks that have opened up their code, third-party developers can create applications for the site.
Over 7,700 developers and development […]
At last month’s OOXML ballot resolution meeting, 81 percent of the technical issues around the format were apparently resolved without being properly addressed As Microsoft’s bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard the counting of the votes on Monday, more details have emerged of…
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The following is a partial list of the sessions at this week’s Intel Developer Forum in China, which runs April 2 to 3. Topics set to be covered at IDF Shanghai include Netbook, Nettop, Bloomfield (Nehalem), solid-state drives, QuickAssist (accelerators), system-on-chip (Tolapai), and USB 3.0.
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The link between online mapping services and global positioning devices is growing stronger.
Starting on Tuesday, people using Google Maps to plan trips will be able to send location data to their Garmin GPS systems, the companies announced on Monday. The feature, called “Send-to-Garmin”, will eliminate the need to re-key …
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Do smartphones need really need physical keys?
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Citing ambitious production plans, observers eye a big June debut of Apple’s next generation iPhone.
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and video games - CNNMoney.com and software by Elliott Back
On any given Saturday morning, throngs of bikers in brightly colored jerseys cluster in front of Roberts Market in Woodside, Calif., preparing to hit the back roads of Portola Valley. Among this unlikely crew are some of technology’s titans.
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and video games - CNNMoney.com and software by Elliott Back
As close as you can get in Google Earth.
A source tells me that the Google Earth app will get the Street View feature, currently available only in the browser-based Google Maps service, within a few weeks. What’s not clear is whether this refers to general release or internal testing.
Clearly, Google’s goal is to offer […]
vTap, one of my personal favorites for video search has a new feature that I think video junkies will find immensely useful. It’s a new recommendation service that will pull in videos related to whatever keywords you give it, and maintain them in a simple feed that’s updated constantly. As a user you can keep […]
