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Gphone gets into the market, hello iPhone and BlackBerry

Google released its Gphone - G1, finally.

Cloud Computing: Supercomputing for masses

Cloud computing means Internet ('Cloud') based development and use of computer technology ('Computing'). It is a style of computing where IT-related capabilities are provided “as a service”, allowing users to access technology-enabled services "in the cloud" without knowledge of, expertise with, or control over the technology infrastructure that supports them.

Where to find information on IP subnet?

Where to find information on IP subnet? I mean both IPv4 and IPv6.

Which web browser is the best?

This a fair question. But you may not get a fair answer. Because there are not too many choices on th market.

Do not allow your ISP to hijack your business

Running a small business is not easy. While it is extremely hard to make money, everyone wants a cut. It is OK if they provide the valuable services to help your business. But sometimes, for un-ethical service providers, they may hijack your business when you are in the middle of crisis, especially the ones who provide critical services to keep your business running.

Interop 2008: An Industry without Hot Spot

Interop, the largest conferece and tradeshow for the networking and IT industry, was taken place at Las Vegas last week. All the vendors who supposed to be there were there - no surprise.

In addition to the traditional discussions such as network security, wireless/mobility, data center, VOIP, etc., this conference added some "green" color to catch up the global trend of "green technologies." Basically, the presenters were just trying to show some energy saving equipments and tricks.

A Dialog between a Webmaster and an ISP

Can you image that a dialog between a webmaster and ISP tech support could be interesting? Not really. But it does happen occasionally. Please read on.

ISP Support: Hello :) How can I help you?

Webmaster: hello. Our site is very slow recently. Also lots of database disconnection. What’s up?

ISP Support: I see. Let me check.

ISP Support: Your site is being abused. Have you noticed that?

Webmaster: not yet. What’s wrong?

Use Skype Internet-Telephony As Marketing Tool

With Skype Internet telephony it is comfortable to bring your business definitely to the global market place. Internet telephony has long been the carefully guarded secret of computer freaks. Skype literally changed the world of communication. Traditional telecommunications companies like AT+T pressed the panic button and forced to launch their own Internet telephony service.
 
First Skype was launched as an IM PC tool with voice as an added benefit. But within a very short time Skype became popular for making phone calls over the Internet.
 

Enterprise 2.0: Social Software Based on Web 2.0

Enterprise 2.0, a concept based on the Web 2.0, is the term for the technologies and business practices that liberate the workforce from the constraints of legacy communication and productivity tools like email. Enterprise 2.0 often includes using of social software and Web 2.0 technologies within the enterprise including those rich internet applications, providing software as a service, and using the web as a general platform.

Mobile 2.0: It is not “Yet Another Pointless Meme”

Another hot talking point in the wireless industry: Mobile 2.0. Obviously, the phrase was borrowed from the concept of “Web 2.0”, in which the social networking is changing the behavior of the Internet users.  Is this “Yet Another Pointless Meme” (YAPM)? Actually the phrase Mobile 2.0 really seems to capture an important trend:  the convergence of mobile devices and web services creating an entirely new dynamic.  

Web 2.0 is changing people's life, business operation and the Internet climate

This is not news. Beneath all the hype about Web 2.0, a real revolution is taking place. And, regardless of your job function or industry, it can potentially change the way you manage technical projects and conduct business.

According to Forrest, social computing based on the web 2.0 technologies and business models has impacte people's life and the way many businesses operate. Today’s more socially connected buyers are already showing signs that they are:

·Less brand-loyal.

China becomes world number 1 in Internet user and usage

In March 2008, China has about 220 million Internet users, overtaking the number of web surfers in the United States for the first time ever, according to BDA China.

 

Search 2.0: Vertical Search for IT?

Vertical search becomes a hot subject, after years of favor of general purpose search engines.

Vertical portal on the networking, IT, telecom and computing industries

NetworkDictionary is a vertical portal with a comprehensive knowledge base and peer communication capabilities focusing on the networking, IT, telecom and computing industries. It provides the online information and community services in both English and Chinese languages ( www.networkdictionary.com (English) and www.networkdictionary.cn (Chinese)).

With Videos-On-Demand, Bollywood Meets Web 2.0

In many ways the films of Bollywood, South Asia's prolific film industry, are tailor-made for the Web: They're instantly digestible, they're lavishly eye-catching, and they come in an unending stream of around 1,000 movies a year. Plus, the huge expat Indian community of some 25 million worldwide offers a sizable potential market.

So it makes perfect sense that Bollywood.tv is using next-generation caching and content-delivery technology to bring its vast collection of South Asian spectacles to online subscribers around the world.

Patched Firefox 'still vulnerable'

A patched version of Mozilla's Firefox browser released on Friday isn't quite as watertight as it should be, according to a security researcher.

On Friday, shortly after Mozilla released a patch for a high-profile directory-traversal flaw - along with nine other patches - Dutch programmer Ronald van den Heetkamp posted proof-of-concept code which he claims shows that the bug is still exploitable.

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