Webcast still a go for ABC News
Monday, August 25th, 2008By Paul J. Gough
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Rumors of the demise of ABC News’ pioneering Web newscast have been greatly exaggerated.
Archive for August, 2008
People Telecom enters mobile business via Vodafone
Monday, August 25th, 2008Looking to garner more of the small and medium business market, data network operator People Telecom has announced it will resell mobile network services from mobile carrier Vodafone.
Yahoo Site Explorer
Monday, August 25th, 2008“Today, we launched a new look and feel for Site Explorer (http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/new) that provides a more dynamic interface to accommodate future feature roll-outs. The new interface also includes a new Site Summary page to provide statistics for authenticated sites. On top of this, we’re also increasing the number of rules for Dynamic URL Rewriting that you can enter from 3 to 10.”
C&W customers get cheaper mobile rate
Monday, August 25th, 2008Cable & Wireless mobile customers in the Cayman Islands and the rest of the Caribbean now have “Home Rate Roaming” at their disposal.
Crown Castle buys Vodafone Group’s towers
Monday, August 25th, 2008Vodafone Group has sold 140 communication towers, located across Australia, to Crown Castle Australia.
Firefox 3.1 and Web Apps
Monday, August 25th, 2008“Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. ”
Scientific American on Privacy
Monday, August 25th, 2008The Future of Privacy – September issue of Scientific American – available online for the month.
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QuizWinners.co.uk Launches Brit Quiz
Monday, August 25th, 2008LONDON, August 25 /PRNewswire/ — Dutch company HIMES recently launched their unique multiplayer quiz platform http://www.Quizwinners.co.uk in the UK. On August 25th, they unveil ‘Brit Quiz’, an exciting new addition to their range of online quizzes. From Land’s End to John O’Groats, via the Giant’s Causeway and Mount Snowdon, this quiz covers every inch of Great Britain – and internet users can play absolutely free for fun or compete against others to win cash prizes.
SortFix for trying alternatives
Monday, August 25th, 2008Mary Ellen Bates fully described SortFix in this review. It uses Google, Yahoo, and the Open Directory. It’s a bit cute with its boxes but does have some useful aids such as drag and drop of terms.
Electric plane smashes world record for endurance
Monday, August 25th, 2008A solar powered plane has more than doubled the record for flight endurance by staying aloft for 82 hours and 37 minutes.
