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Facebook acquires to loose Weight !!!
Sun, 09/06/2009 - 15:41 — satishWith $15 Million in cash and $32.5 Million in stocks - Facebook acquired "FriendFeed" to start testing a trimmed-down version of its site that loads faster and is targeted at countries where broadband is limited. “Facebook Lite” is similar to the site’s mobile version which enables members to make comments, accept friend requests, post messages and view photos and status updates.
Snap It, Click It, Use It - Reading bar codes with mobile phones
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 13:18 — ekaterinThis Economist article describes the use of bar codes in conjunction with mobile phone cameras to provide users with real-time, context-sensitive information. An example of this is the traveller photographing a barcode at a railway station with his mobile phone to obtain train timetables. Despite of varying bar code standards, the author suggests their free, open standard nature will encourage wider adoption.
How Broad Is Broadband? Depends on Who's Delivering It
Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:26 — alincolnThis Reuters article details the largest U.S. Internet service providers' efforts to have "broadband" defined conservatively, specifying speeds substantially below that of many other nations.
Needless to say, the ISPs pressing the FCC to apply the more conservative definition would benefit from not having to deliver greater bandwidth. Some providers argued for a rate far below the U.S.'s already-low rate (ranked 19th worldwide).
Is Google making us stupid... or augmenting human intelligence?
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 22:40 — Jess HIn our first class, Professor Glushko mentioned Nick Carr's 2008 July/August article in The Atlantic, Is Google Making Us Stupid? For the sake of brevity, Carr's argument was that, thanks to nearly ubiquitous connectivity through WiFi, mobile networks, and our devices, we no longer have to retain and recall information, we can just tap our physical or on-screen keyboards and call up whatever we need to know.
The Kindle Swindle?
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 20:38 — thejoArticle
The Kindle Swindle? - NYT (Feb 24, 2009)
Summary
The Authors Guild opposes the inclusion of the text-to-speech feature in the Kindle 2. The author argues that the $1 billion audio book market may suffer as a result.
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