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Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 11:03AM 08/19/08 :
Yahoo Buzz Opens Doors To Everyone
Note: Buzz, Yahoo’s Digg-like effort to leverage reader gestures and third party content in determining the most popular news, removes it’s barriers to entry tonight.
Posted by maybelline, at 10:02AM 08/19/08 and by 1 others:
Six Reasons iPhone Delivers Where Android Won t
Note: Slowly but surely, the Android phone continues its slow crawl towards our doorstep.
Posted by wirelessultra, at 02:52AM 08/19/08 and by 1 others:
Redpine Signals’ Lite-Fi™ 802.11n SoC
Note: Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra low power multi-standard OFDM and MIMO silicon-based solutions, today announced the successful certification of its ultra low power Lite-Fi™ 802.11n SoC for Voice-Personal, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s newest certification program for ensuring the delivery of good voice quality over a Wi-Fi link
Posted by Bill Hartzer, at 06:06PM 08/18/08 :
Search Engine Optimization Tip #14: Fix Duplicate Content
Note: For this seo tip, let us talk about fixing duplicate content on your web site. Google does not like duplicate content, and it can hurt your rankings.
Posted by maybelline, at 05:44PM 08/18/08 and by 1 others:
Can technology bring buzz to conventions?
Note: It's been a while since the Democratic and Republican conventions captured voters' attention by actually deciding who the presidential nominees would be. But this year the parties are fighting to bring back some buzz with high-tech devices they hope will give some excitement to the four-day event.
Posted by maybelline, at 04:39PM 08/18/08 :
"Earth's News Feed" by Streeter Seidell on CollegeHumor
Note: classic
Posted by walkertr, at 03:39PM 08/18/08 :
Casual Male Brands Itself Online
Note: The Casual Male Retail Group is launching BoldXL, a social networking site that is marketed at larger sized 18 to 24–year–old men. BoldXL will have articles, blogs and videos focusing on big and tall men, along with fashion tips and satirical content.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:37PM 08/18/08 :
WB.com To Launch August 27
Note: The WB.com will debut on August 27 with a slew of content offerings, including old broadcast series and new Web originals. The ad-supported site has been online in its beta version and currently streams Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Friends and The OC. The site is attempting to target the same 16 to 34–year–old group that originally watched the WB network. The site will also offer social networking features and tools to let users interact with each other and their favorite shows.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:34PM 08/18/08 :
FCC To Decide What Will Become Of TV Spectrum
Note: Plans to use unused parts of the TV spectrum for high-speed wireless Internet networks are still facing an uphill battle. Broadcasters fear that using the spectrum for Internet networks might interfere with the portions they are still using.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 02:34PM 08/18/08 :
The Trouble with Twitter - Business Week
Note: Don't be surprised to see advertising on Twitter soon. It's about the only way the service can generate revenue. But will it be enough?
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 02:10PM 08/18/08 :
D.C. Examiner Launches New Web Site
Note: Ever been frustrated trying to locate the local news stories on the Examiner web site? OK, maybe that's just us, since it's our job to read them.
Posted by harp, at 12:11PM 08/18/08 :
Google Uses YouTube To Try To Rally Public Support For WiFi 2.0
Posted by maybelline, at 11:52AM 08/18/08 :
Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand'
Note: Pandora, Other Webcasters Struggle Under High Song Fees
Posted by schendera, at 11:28AM 08/18/08 :
Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008
Note: Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008 Landmark Acquisition Aims to Build Leading Mass Market Mobile Email and Synchronization Solutions Provider Royal Tunbridge Wells, 18 August, 2008. - Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC.LN), the international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, today announced that it is acquiring consumer mobile email specialist AxisMobile for USD 4.9 million in new Synchronica shares. Synchronica also stated that it has raised additional funds of USD 10 million from new and existing institutional investors which brings the total funding secured in 2008 to USD 18 million. The additional funds will be used to accelerate product integration and fuel the growth of the combined business in emerging markets, such as China, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The AxisMobile acquisition aims to make Synchronica the leading player in mass market mobile email and synchronization middleware for mobile operators and service providers. The addition of AxisMobile's complimentary technology, customer base, and routes to market, combined with the injection of USD 10 million of additional funds will enable Synchronica to provide mass market mobile email solutions that work on more than three billion mobile phones in the market today. AxisMobile's consumer mobile email platform complements Synchronica's award-winning Mobile Gateway software by adding email-to-SMS and email-to-MMS gateways, as well as a clientless solution for WAP / XHTML browser access. AxisMobile's patented Optimizer email transcoding gateway further adds the ability to display a large variety of attachments, such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint presentations on standard feature phones handsets that would otherwise be unable to support such functionality. The AxisMobile acquisition will also enlarge Synchronica's footprint in emerging markets by adding a strong sales force and key customer contracts in the relatively untapped areas of Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Russia to Synchronica's existing sales presence in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Currently, AxisMobile has eight live customer installations with major mobile operators, predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and China. Customers include: MTS, the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with 84 million customers; Megafon, a Russian mobile network operator with 34 million customers across 88 regions of the Russian federation including its Moscow subsidiary Sonic Duo; T-Mobile; IXI Mobile, consumer back-ends for USA, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay; E-Plus, Germany's third largest mobile network operator with 13.6 million customers; as well as a major Chinese bank. AxisMobile has also secured contract wins with a leading Ukrainian mobile network operator, a further leading tier one Russian mobile network operator, and a leading Swiss mobile network operator. Commenting on the acquisition, Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte says: "The fundraising and the acquisition of AxisMobile is a dramatic acceleration for Synchronica, and I believe that it will build value for our shareholders. We aim to build a world leader in the market of consumer mobile email and synchronization solutions, and this acquisition is a key milestone which will improve our competitive positioning and accelerate our commercial growth. It will increase our ability to sell to customers, particularly to those in emerging economies where we see the largest potential growth for mobile email and synchronization. With the fundraising and the acquisition of AxisMobile, Synchronica now has sufficient mass and funding to take advantage of the outstanding opportunity to exploit the commercial potential of mass market mobile email. The next few years will be an exciting time for us all here at Synchronica and for our customers around the globe. We look forward with increased confidence from this inflect on point." Shai Schiller, Executive Chairman of AxisMobile, adds: "This is the start of an exciting new era for AxisMobile and our customers. There are real synergies between Synchronica's products and target markets and our own, so it makes great commercial sense to combine forces. Both companies are committed to open standards and to developing products that work on even the most basic of handsets - a must given that the market for mass market mobile email is being fuelled by demand from the developing world. We are confident that the combined might of our two companies will prove to be greater than the sum of its parts." Forecasts point to emerging markets as a breakthrough area for mass market mobile email. Informa predicts that there will be 4.81 billion mobile phone subscribers by 2012, with the next billion subscribers coming from emerging markets where PC and fixed-line penetration is low. Synchronica's Mobile Gateway delivers push email and mobile synchronization of calendar and contact data, targeting consumer and business users with connectors to mass market mailboxes, such as Yahoo or Gmail, as well as business mailboxes, such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino. Unlike other solutions, Mobile Gateway does not require users to install additional software on the handset or behind the firewall and instead uses the dominant open industry standards Push IMAP and SyncML (OMA DS) to synchronize the built-in email and PIM applications pre-installed on more than 1.5 billion handsets in the market. With the injection of AxisMobile technology, even the most basic phones will be able to send and receive email, further expanding the addressable market for Mobile Gateway in the consumer sector and in particular in emerging markets where low-end devices are dominating the market. Virtual Press Conference on the Announcement Synchronica will be hosting a virtual press conference on August 18, 2008, 11.00 BST, for members of the press and analyst communities. In addition to a presentation by Carsten Brinkschulte, Synchronica's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cornelius the industry-respected analyst from FinnCap will add his perspective to the announcement. Access to the web conference can be obtained by emailing david.clark@synchronica.com on 18 August before 10:30 U.K. time. About AxisMobile AxisMobile was founded in early 2000. It is a leader in the emerging market of consumer mobile email which allows consumers to access email via mobile telephone handsets. AxisMobile's objective is to provide software that drives the mass market adoption of mobile email and related products by making multimedia information portable, ubiquitous, and easy to access on subscribers' existing mobile handsets at an attractive cost. AxisMobile's email platform provides a one-stop-shop for consumer mobile as it supports Web, WAP, IMAP4, MMS, SMS, and J2ME interfaces. Such interfaces cover most methods of transmitting mobile data communications. AxisMobile's platform means that mobile operators no longer need to integrate platforms from different vendors. This reduces costs. AxisMobile aims to leverage customer relationships by offering additional products and services based on its technology platform, hence producing cross sales and increasing the value to customers and to its shareholders. Further information on AxisMobile is available from the web site http://www.axismobile.com About Synchronica Synchronica plc develops and markets industry standard mobile email and synchronization solutions for the vast majority of devices in the market today. Mobile operators, device manufacturers, and service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization, and backup and restore services to their consumer and corporate customer base. Products include the push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway and the mass market device backup solution Mobile Backup. Headquartered in the U.K., with a development center in Germany and presences in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.LN). More information is available at http://www.synchronica.com For more information, please contact: Nicole Meissner Chief Marketing Officer Tel.: +44 1892 552 780 Mobile: +44 7977 256 412 Fax: +44 1892 552 721 nicole.meissner@synchronica.com
Posted by driftabit, at 08:54AM 08/18/08 :
Phelps' Olympic feat lifts NBC to 18-year record
Note: Day nine of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring swimmer Michael Phelps' historic gold-medal triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time broadcast in 18 years, the network said on Sunday.
Posted by gabrielsabal2, at 02:23AM 08/18/08 and by 1 others:
Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
Note: Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic ... We begin by defining what constitutes a social network site and then ...
Posted by driftabit, at 10:05PM 08/17/08 :
TV remains top source of news even as online grows
Note: Fewer Americans are reading newspapers and are instead getting their news online, but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to a survey released Sunday.
Posted by 747btrfly, at 02:15PM 08/17/08 :
Political Radar: Campaign Surrogates Take U.S. Campaign to Georgia
Note: FTP: "It could be important in the campaign for the Obama camp that Biden gets to Georgia first. Lieberman has talked about Georgia at McCain campaign events, accusing Obama of having a "moral neutrality" when he should have been more forcefully standing up for Georgia. This is not the first battle in the international relations war of the surrogates.
Posted by Chris Lang, at 12:48PM 08/17/08 :
Google Reader Adds Friends List, Sharing, Bookmarking and Blog Recommendation Engine
Note: Google Reader adds a friends list, many social features like bookmarking, RSS feed item sharing, comments on blog posts and a blog recommendation engine based on your friends feeds and what you have in Google Reader
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Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 11:03AM 08/19/08 :Yahoo Buzz Opens Doors To Everyone
Note: Buzz, Yahoo’s Digg-like effort to leverage reader gestures and third party content in determining the most popular news, removes it’s barriers to entry tonight.
Posted by maybelline, at 10:02AM 08/19/08 and by 1 others:Six Reasons iPhone Delivers Where Android Won t
Note: Slowly but surely, the Android phone continues its slow crawl towards our doorstep.
Posted by wirelessultra, at 02:52AM 08/19/08 and by 1 others:Redpine Signals’ Lite-Fi™ 802.11n SoC
Note: Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra low power multi-standard OFDM and MIMO silicon-based solutions, today announced the successful certification of its ultra low power Lite-Fi™ 802.11n SoC for Voice-Personal, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s newest certification program for ensuring the delivery of good voice quality over a Wi-Fi link
Posted by Bill Hartzer, at 06:06PM 08/18/08 :Search Engine Optimization Tip #14: Fix Duplicate Content
Note: For this seo tip, let us talk about fixing duplicate content on your web site. Google does not like duplicate content, and it can hurt your rankings.
Posted by maybelline, at 05:44PM 08/18/08 and by 1 others:Can technology bring buzz to conventions?
Note: It's been a while since the Democratic and Republican conventions captured voters' attention by actually deciding who the presidential nominees would be. But this year the parties are fighting to bring back some buzz with high-tech devices they hope will give some excitement to the four-day event.
Posted by maybelline, at 04:39PM 08/18/08 :"Earth's News Feed" by Streeter Seidell on CollegeHumor
Note: classic
Posted by walkertr, at 03:39PM 08/18/08 :Casual Male Brands Itself Online
Note: The Casual Male Retail Group is launching BoldXL, a social networking site that is marketed at larger sized 18 to 24–year–old men. BoldXL will have articles, blogs and videos focusing on big and tall men, along with fashion tips and satirical content.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:37PM 08/18/08 :WB.com To Launch August 27
Note: The WB.com will debut on August 27 with a slew of content offerings, including old broadcast series and new Web originals. The ad-supported site has been online in its beta version and currently streams Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Friends and The OC. The site is attempting to target the same 16 to 34–year–old group that originally watched the WB network. The site will also offer social networking features and tools to let users interact with each other and their favorite shows.
Posted by walkertr, at 03:34PM 08/18/08 :FCC To Decide What Will Become Of TV Spectrum
Note: Plans to use unused parts of the TV spectrum for high-speed wireless Internet networks are still facing an uphill battle. Broadcasters fear that using the spectrum for Internet networks might interfere with the portions they are still using.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 02:34PM 08/18/08 :The Trouble with Twitter - Business Week
Note: Don't be surprised to see advertising on Twitter soon. It's about the only way the service can generate revenue. But will it be enough?
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 02:10PM 08/18/08 :D.C. Examiner Launches New Web Site
Note: Ever been frustrated trying to locate the local news stories on the Examiner web site? OK, maybe that's just us, since it's our job to read them.
Posted by harp, at 12:11PM 08/18/08 :Google Uses YouTube To Try To Rally Public Support For WiFi 2.0
Posted by maybelline, at 11:52AM 08/18/08 :Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand'
Note: Pandora, Other Webcasters Struggle Under High Song Fees
Posted by schendera, at 11:28AM 08/18/08 :Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008
Note: Synchronica Acquires AxisMobile and Raises Funds of $18 Million in 2008 Landmark Acquisition Aims to Build Leading Mass Market Mobile Email and Synchronization Solutions Provider Royal Tunbridge Wells, 18 August, 2008. - Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC.LN), the international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, today announced that it is acquiring consumer mobile email specialist AxisMobile for USD 4.9 million in new Synchronica shares. Synchronica also stated that it has raised additional funds of USD 10 million from new and existing institutional investors which brings the total funding secured in 2008 to USD 18 million. The additional funds will be used to accelerate product integration and fuel the growth of the combined business in emerging markets, such as China, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The AxisMobile acquisition aims to make Synchronica the leading player in mass market mobile email and synchronization middleware for mobile operators and service providers. The addition of AxisMobile's complimentary technology, customer base, and routes to market, combined with the injection of USD 10 million of additional funds will enable Synchronica to provide mass market mobile email solutions that work on more than three billion mobile phones in the market today. AxisMobile's consumer mobile email platform complements Synchronica's award-winning Mobile Gateway software by adding email-to-SMS and email-to-MMS gateways, as well as a clientless solution for WAP / XHTML browser access. AxisMobile's patented Optimizer email transcoding gateway further adds the ability to display a large variety of attachments, such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint presentations on standard feature phones handsets that would otherwise be unable to support such functionality. The AxisMobile acquisition will also enlarge Synchronica's footprint in emerging markets by adding a strong sales force and key customer contracts in the relatively untapped areas of Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Russia to Synchronica's existing sales presence in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Currently, AxisMobile has eight live customer installations with major mobile operators, predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and China. Customers include: MTS, the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with 84 million customers; Megafon, a Russian mobile network operator with 34 million customers across 88 regions of the Russian federation including its Moscow subsidiary Sonic Duo; T-Mobile; IXI Mobile, consumer back-ends for USA, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay; E-Plus, Germany's third largest mobile network operator with 13.6 million customers; as well as a major Chinese bank. AxisMobile has also secured contract wins with a leading Ukrainian mobile network operator, a further leading tier one Russian mobile network operator, and a leading Swiss mobile network operator. Commenting on the acquisition, Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte says: "The fundraising and the acquisition of AxisMobile is a dramatic acceleration for Synchronica, and I believe that it will build value for our shareholders. We aim to build a world leader in the market of consumer mobile email and synchronization solutions, and this acquisition is a key milestone which will improve our competitive positioning and accelerate our commercial growth. It will increase our ability to sell to customers, particularly to those in emerging economies where we see the largest potential growth for mobile email and synchronization. With the fundraising and the acquisition of AxisMobile, Synchronica now has sufficient mass and funding to take advantage of the outstanding opportunity to exploit the commercial potential of mass market mobile email. The next few years will be an exciting time for us all here at Synchronica and for our customers around the globe. We look forward with increased confidence from this inflect on point." Shai Schiller, Executive Chairman of AxisMobile, adds: "This is the start of an exciting new era for AxisMobile and our customers. There are real synergies between Synchronica's products and target markets and our own, so it makes great commercial sense to combine forces. Both companies are committed to open standards and to developing products that work on even the most basic of handsets - a must given that the market for mass market mobile email is being fuelled by demand from the developing world. We are confident that the combined might of our two companies will prove to be greater than the sum of its parts." Forecasts point to emerging markets as a breakthrough area for mass market mobile email. Informa predicts that there will be 4.81 billion mobile phone subscribers by 2012, with the next billion subscribers coming from emerging markets where PC and fixed-line penetration is low. Synchronica's Mobile Gateway delivers push email and mobile synchronization of calendar and contact data, targeting consumer and business users with connectors to mass market mailboxes, such as Yahoo or Gmail, as well as business mailboxes, such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino. Unlike other solutions, Mobile Gateway does not require users to install additional software on the handset or behind the firewall and instead uses the dominant open industry standards Push IMAP and SyncML (OMA DS) to synchronize the built-in email and PIM applications pre-installed on more than 1.5 billion handsets in the market. With the injection of AxisMobile technology, even the most basic phones will be able to send and receive email, further expanding the addressable market for Mobile Gateway in the consumer sector and in particular in emerging markets where low-end devices are dominating the market. Virtual Press Conference on the Announcement Synchronica will be hosting a virtual press conference on August 18, 2008, 11.00 BST, for members of the press and analyst communities. In addition to a presentation by Carsten Brinkschulte, Synchronica's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cornelius the industry-respected analyst from FinnCap will add his perspective to the announcement. Access to the web conference can be obtained by emailing david.clark@synchronica.com on 18 August before 10:30 U.K. time. About AxisMobile AxisMobile was founded in early 2000. It is a leader in the emerging market of consumer mobile email which allows consumers to access email via mobile telephone handsets. AxisMobile's objective is to provide software that drives the mass market adoption of mobile email and related products by making multimedia information portable, ubiquitous, and easy to access on subscribers' existing mobile handsets at an attractive cost. AxisMobile's email platform provides a one-stop-shop for consumer mobile as it supports Web, WAP, IMAP4, MMS, SMS, and J2ME interfaces. Such interfaces cover most methods of transmitting mobile data communications. AxisMobile's platform means that mobile operators no longer need to integrate platforms from different vendors. This reduces costs. AxisMobile aims to leverage customer relationships by offering additional products and services based on its technology platform, hence producing cross sales and increasing the value to customers and to its shareholders. Further information on AxisMobile is available from the web site http://www.axismobile.com About Synchronica Synchronica plc develops and markets industry standard mobile email and synchronization solutions for the vast majority of devices in the market today. Mobile operators, device manufacturers, and service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization, and backup and restore services to their consumer and corporate customer base. Products include the push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway and the mass market device backup solution Mobile Backup. Headquartered in the U.K., with a development center in Germany and presences in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.LN). More information is available at http://www.synchronica.com For more information, please contact: Nicole Meissner Chief Marketing Officer Tel.: +44 1892 552 780 Mobile: +44 7977 256 412 Fax: +44 1892 552 721 nicole.meissner@synchronica.com
Posted by driftabit, at 08:54AM 08/18/08 :Phelps' Olympic feat lifts NBC to 18-year record
Note: Day nine of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring swimmer Michael Phelps' historic gold-medal triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time broadcast in 18 years, the network said on Sunday.
Posted by gabrielsabal2, at 02:23AM 08/18/08 and by 1 others:Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship
Note: Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic ... We begin by defining what constitutes a social network site and then ...
Posted by driftabit, at 10:05PM 08/17/08 :TV remains top source of news even as online grows
Note: Fewer Americans are reading newspapers and are instead getting their news online, but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to a survey released Sunday.
Posted by 747btrfly, at 02:15PM 08/17/08 :Political Radar: Campaign Surrogates Take U.S. Campaign to Georgia
Note: FTP: "It could be important in the campaign for the Obama camp that Biden gets to Georgia first. Lieberman has talked about Georgia at McCain campaign events, accusing Obama of having a "moral neutrality" when he should have been more forcefully standing up for Georgia. This is not the first battle in the international relations war of the surrogates.
Posted by Chris Lang, at 12:48PM 08/17/08 :Google Reader Adds Friends List, Sharing, Bookmarking and Blog Recommendation Engine
Note: Google Reader adds a friends list, many social features like bookmarking, RSS feed item sharing, comments on blog posts and a blog recommendation engine based on your friends feeds and what you have in Google Reader
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Geek, at 07:44PM 03/14/08, shoutedI used to work for Telezoo as content analyst. Total Telecom was one of our partners. Enjoy your coverage on IPTV and Wimax.
