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Getting started with Android: Getting started with AndroidWicked coOL Ed!ntRE: Getting started with Androidfound some step by step tutorial at http://www.mymobisoft.comRE: Getting started with AndroidIf you want the skinny on Android I suggest you subscribe to Dims' blog and take a look at the previous entries: http://davanum.wordpress.com/ He's the man who's had the first...; Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Google obviously, RIM BlackBerry, cell phone, phone, Getting Started; Discussion threads 2007-12-16
Google vs. Microsoft: Dueling DoubleClick testimony: Google and Microsoft took Capitol Hill Thursday as their rivalry spilled out during hearings on the Google's DoubleClick acquisition. Both parties have posted their prepared remarks before the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on the Judiciary. Here's a look at the backstory, Google's...; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., DoubleClick Inc., Google Obviously, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-27

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GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default: Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?: AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...; Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame: Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...; Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia: Google has unveiled its own "unit of knowledge" with a competitor to Wikipedia called Knol. Google's online encyclopedia promises to lend some credence by identifying the authors. by Andy Smith; Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Online Communications, Andy Smith, Google, Knol, wiki, encyclopedia; Image galleries 2008-07-25
News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge: Google's $10M, no, $100M Android ChallengeI think that Google also needs to make their own self branded phone.They can not depend on existing manufacturers to do it for them. But, after the Google phone takes off, Google might decide to get out of the market.It will be many years before...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Google Digg = ?: Google Digg = ?My suggestionGoogligg!! Isn't it obvious?Well, you can stick "Micro" on the front of about anything, but, Googlejust does not work so well. Just like YouTube, Google will leave the Digg name intact and keep it separate, and only look for innovative ways to incorporate advertising."Gigglywankers"Digg...; Tags: Digg, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon: Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...; Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge: So does Google have anything up its sleeve, when it comes to the Android mobile communications platform? It better have. Because expectations keep getting lowered. And Apple keeps raising the ante, at least in getting attention for new mobile applications. According to a Forbes.com...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-07-24
We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
The little wind turbines that could: The little wind turbines that couldAll righty then...Here's the scoop. The average american household uses 14,000 kWh/year, about 1,200 per month in round numbers, meaning a 6kWh generator is about the right size--assuming the wind never dies.I couldn't find prices for Proven Energy, but a Quiet Revolution 6kWh unit costs...; Tags: Engineering, battery, turbine; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Google + Digg = ?: There's a persistent rumor that crops up every few months about social news site Digg being acquired by ____ insert company here. The latest, citing "multiple sources inside and outside Google", says that Google will buy Digg for $200M. This is similar to a rumor in March that Digg was...; Tags: Google Inc., Digg, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on another: Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on anotherReputation has 100% American bias for nowI created a Knol today, but was unable to verify myself, as I don't live in the USA. For the moment, even though I have Gmail, amd on orkut, use Adsense and Google Reader, Google...; Tags: E-mail providers, Google Inc., Knol; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on another: When they first announced it, I was certain Knol was simply a way for Google steal some of the attention away from Wikia search -- and I'm still sure that's what was actually happening. Google doesn't normally pre-announce applications months in advance. After a long wait, Google finally...; Tags: Google Inc., Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Medpedia or Knol, doc?: Anonymous prestige or money and fame? That's the choice doctors who write face today as Medpedia approaches its launch date and Google announces the launch of Knol. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Google Inc., Knol, Medpedia, Wiki, Professional Development, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Online Communications, Career, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines: Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylinesRE: Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylinesCan't wait for this service to be closed in a year like other Google services! That's assuming it even lasts that long. When your employees do nothing but play with office toys its...; Tags: Knol website, Google Inc., Knol, Wiki, Wikipedia; Discussion threads 2008-07-24