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Dear Yahoo!: It's time. Time to make a decision. Time to stop holding onto the past. Time to realize you were on the top of game in 2000, but now it's 2011. Time to see that Yahoo! is Yahover. Can you turn the company around as Jerry Yang talked about during AsiaD in Hong Kong? Anything can happen. But you
The murder trial of Jo Yeates is front page news throughout the UK - a neighbour Vincent Tabak is accused of killing her. At the moment, the prosecution is presenting its case and a couple of interesting things have emerged as evidence. In particular, the prosecution has alleged that the defendant: looked at Wikipedia for the definitions of murder and manslaughter.
Social Networks have become big for individuals, but perhaps even bigger for businesses. Almost every company today has a presence on Facebook and Twitter, and if they don't then they are looking at how to create one. Many of those companies are also left wondering what all of it really means and what impact it's having for them. Web sites
Pogoplug announces the Pogoplug mobile, a device you can use to store media accessible from your mobile device.
Buffalo Technology has announced the launch of the MiniStation Extreme, a ruggedised USB3 portable hard drive. Conforming to the US Military's MIL-STD-810F 516.5 Procedure IV, the shock protection on this drive means that it will survive a fall from over 2 m or 6 ft. And if securing your data against physical damage isn't enough, the MiniStation Extreme also comes
Most everyone who has a website knows about, and worries about, search engine optimization (SEO). There is certainly no shortage of tools available either, especially for Wordpress users. There are "all-in-one" solutions like All in One SEO Pack, Platinum SEO, and Wordpress SEO. There are niche solutions like SEO Smart Links, SEO Friendly Images, and many more. Skyrocket SEO recently
Ofcom, the UK's regulator for the telecommunications industry, issued an update on its plans for the auctioning off of the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum bands. These are the frequencies that will be used for the delivery of 4G services. There has already been one consultation on the auction of the frequencies but based on the responses received, Ofcom
You will love the rack overheat alarm going off in the middle of the show. Adds for some comedy and bewilderment by me as I have never heard that alarm coming out of the rack. Lots of great tech news and the show goes way long tonight. Will get that back in check as I do not have to report
I really hate it when I go to a website, especially a complex one, and try to use their search box to find something that I know is there. This has happened to me a lot lately, and it makes me wonder who is making the mistake. Or maybe I'm just too "googled" to put up with poor search engine
For some of us, this story doesn't sound odd at all. A college student activates his campus-based debit card in order to get his financial aid payments to pay tuition, and the next day he is getting spam email in his campus email box offering to sign him up for credit cards. How many times have we gotten spam email
Want a website but really do not have the technical chops to build one. The folks at GoDaddy have a great product called, GoDaddy Website Tonight. That will help people that are less technical enabling them to quickly launch an optimally designed website. They have over 3,000 design and color combinations, with 120 pre-built websites they make it even easier
iPod and iPhone users have no shortage of accessories to choose from. Now Sony is introducing one more. Known as the ICF-DS15iP (catchy, huh?), it's a clock radio dock that allows the user to plug in an iPod or iPhone to what looks like a traditional clock radio backed by a large speaker. It's designed to sit on the nightstand
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