Could your Facebook page cost you your next job?
Published On: Aug 21, 2009
In a tight economy, like the one we're experiencing now, employers have their pick of potential hires and seem to be scrutinizing candidates more heavily. So, while you're preparing yourself for the big interview, your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or MySpace page could be sending up red flags for ...Read more...
EveryBlock acquired by MSNBC
Published On: Aug 21, 2009
Have you heard of EveryBlock? If not, imagine a web site that can tell you about the major events happening on every block in 15 major cities. You have to admire how impressive such a feat is. If so, you wouldn't be the only one. MSNBC was so impressed ...Read more...
Sony finally faces reality
Published On: Aug 18, 2009
All I can say is that it's about time!
The company that said "never" now says "well...ok"
What I am talking about is Sony FINALLY cutting the price for the Playstation 3. Effective immediately, the 80GB PS3 will retail for $299. If you wait a month, you can ...Read more...
Video game maket takes huge sales hit
Published On: Aug 14, 2009
Very few industries are recession-proof. We know, now, that the video game sector is not one of them.
July saw the third-worst drop ever in sales since this data began being tracked in 1995. Sales dropped a whopping 29% for the month.
Compared to last year, overall sales are down ...Read more...
Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word
Published On: Aug 13, 2009
Uh-oh, it looks like Microsoft may have been caught infringing on another company's intellectual property, yet again.
This time, the party leveling this charge is i4i LP, who owns a technology that allows complex documents to be treated as databases. The Canadian firm alleged, and a U.S. judge ...Read more...
Dell no longer offering Mini 12 netbooks
Published On: Aug 10, 2009
Say goodbye to Dell's 12" Mini netbook.
The PC manufacturer announced an end to this line of netbooks, opting instead to stick with the 10" and 10.1" versions of the PC.
According to Dell, the 10" version of netbooks is the so-called sweet spot for this type of ...Read more...
Now, this is gangster!
Published On: Aug 2, 2009
Imagine you have a wildly popular service, connecting some 480 million users worldwide. Imagine getting ready to launch your IPO and anticipating a big payday. Now, imagine that, in the year leading up to it, you are headed to a court battle and your opponent holds something over your head ...Read more...
Africa wired
Published On: Jul 27, 2009
It looks like some regions in Africa are soon to be receiving better internet access. Seacom went live last week with a new undersea cable that will offer increased broadband penetration in Eastern and Southern Africa by linking them to providers in Europe and Asia.
Africa has one of the ...Read more...
Some people just don't get it
Published On: Jul 26, 2009
I don't know what it is about some people that make them abhor the thought of anyone getting anything for free. I've seen it with Linux and Free and Open Source Software and I have seen it with web content. Typically, the people complaining are big media companies ...Read more...
Suicide case brings questions regarding Apple's business dealings in China
Published On: Jul 22, 2009
Currently, Chinese police are investigating the alleged suicide of 25-year-old Sun Danyong. Danyong worked for the Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturer whose clients include Apple and was personally responsible for the shipment of 16 4G IPhone prototypes to Apple. However, when the shipment arrived, only 15 were there ...Read more...
