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Why Is Google Testing Self-Driving Cars?
We’ve all seen them in our favorite SciFi movies and shows: cars that drive themselves: from Demolition Man to Minority Report. But how far away are we from getting our very own vehicles that will permit us to sit back, sip at our coconut drinks, and read a Tom Clancy novel in the driver’s seat ...
Mail.ru Announces IPO by End of 2010
The most popular Russian site on the web, Mail.ru, is making their initial public offering by the end of the year. Little is known about the upcoming public offering, but it looks like it’ll be a strong entrance according to Reuters, The company is seeking to raise more than $500 million, a source close to ...
Microsoft Pulling the Plug on Massive In-Game Advertising
Looks like Microsoft Inc. might be shutting down their in-game advertising department, Massive. The idea: Let advertisers release specially formatted ads for display in-game so that players get to experience a changing marketing experience (to replace in-game mock ads, graffiti, or other environmental effects.) The venture, however, doesn’t seem to have gone as well as ...
Former Cisco Executive Vice President and Facebook VP of Technical Operations Join Clustrix
Clustrix, a technology company leading in the development of Internet-scale clustered database platforms, is getting a few big names added to their rolls. Don Listwin joined their board of directors, hailing as a former Cisco Executive Vice President, and Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of technical operations at Facebook, who filled a position on the advisory ...
Infographic: The Rise of Facebook Mobile
Flowtown has published a mammoth infographic entitled “The Rise of Facebook Mobile.” And risen it has, into the hands of 150 million mobile users (up more than 200% since 2009.) The monster covers almost three pages of visual data displaying everything from growth, to current users, to what platforms represent the most access—apparently iPhone users ...
Google Admits to Acquisition of Plannr, “Everything Is Best”
Google has gone ahead and bought startup “Everything Is Best” and all of their assets, which includes a product dubbed scheduling for hipsters, Plannr. The company, run by Ben Eidelson and Jason Pardo, also offers several other mobile apps including ridepenguin, LoveTap, and SheetIt. However, Plannr appears to have made the most splash in the ...
Intel, Microsoft, and eBay Promote Support for Upcoming Internet Privacy Law
Legislation is slowly moving to catch up with growing anxiety amidst the public at large about privacy on the Internet and the collection of personally defining data by corporations. A new bill, dubbed the “BEST PRACTICES Act” (H.R.5777), introduced recently by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) would help address some of these concerns. The bill ...
Apple Plans CDMA iPhone to be Carried by Verizon
It looks like Verizon subscribers may soon be able to use iPhones with their service and those who only use AT&T for their iPhone coverage may be able to jump ship. Apple has announced plans to start production on CDMA smartphones in their flagship line that will allow users to connect to Verizon. According to ...
Cisco and Jawbone Introduce a Wireless Headset for Cellular and Office Phones
Cisco Systems has made a pact with Jawbone to combine their expertise and engage with the problem of switching between headsets for use with cellular phones and office phones. The Wall Street Journal has the scoop on the story, The companies on Thursday unveiled a headset that allows users to connect simultaneously from their cellphones ...
IPass to Open 150,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots for Android Phones
With their new app for Android phones, iPass expects to give consumers a choice in how they connect to the Internet. The service has rolled out with tens of thousands of hotspots around the world, and the app allows secure access to all of them for a fairly low monthly fee. The driving force behind ...