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Kenan Samms

The Mobile Phone as Gateway Drug

I sleep with my BlackBerry next to my pillow, do you? I've gotten so used to my smart phone, I can't imagine a day when I wouldn't need it. I'm constantly hogging data. I used to have an iPhone, but the coverage was spotty. I ...READ»

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Bing Introduces 3-D Photosynth Maps

In an effort to beat Google at mapping, Microsoft Bing will use crowd-sourced photos to create a 3-D virtual worlds in its Maps application, the company has told FastCompany.com. The 3-D models will eventually be knitted into Bing ...READ»

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Wikileaks Replaying 9/11 Via Hacked Pager Messages

Wikileaks is currently replaying the events of 9-11-2001 in a very unexpected way: It's releasing in roughly real-time chunks over 500,000 hacked pager messages that were transmitted that day. As a data source its chilling but ...READ»

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Google and TiVo Make a Deal: Your Commercials Are Going to Get a Lot More Personal

TiVo, everyone's favorite DVR maker, has just signed an agreement with Google to hand over tons of data on its users habits for analysis. The upshot: Advertisements are going to be even more targeted and personal. It's how Internet TV ...READ»

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Will Microsoft's Pivot Reinvent How You Surf the Web?

Microsoft's in-house dev team revealed an experimental tool called Pivot, a whole new dynamic way of interacting with data on the Web and on your PC. Will it change everything? Maybe not, but it is a sign of the way things will go.READ»

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Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of corrupt plutocrats, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which Google made available today. Google has mashed up its ...READ»

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Should Nav and Map App Makers Fear Google?

Earlier we reported that Google was abandoning Tele-Atlas to begin collecting its own mapping data. Now Forbes is reporting that personal navigation companies are afraid that Google will begin making its own PND software, undercutting ...READ»

SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES HAM STRUNG ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Australia’s small and medium businesses lack leadership on environmental issues, leaving many stranded and unable to make changes that will reduce their carbon footprint and boost their bottom lines, a new survey has revealed.READ»

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SMEs FINDING SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE COST

Half of all Australian Small and Medium Enterprises are willing to take action to become more sustainable even if it has a negative impact on their financial performance in the short term. This 51% equates to 153,000 businesses nationally. Leaders cited that aside from cost, a lack of information, distrust of sustainability claims and the availability of practical choices were the major barriers.READ»

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Will Telecoms Push Netbooks Over Smartphones?

Some mobile networks say that smartphone users are sucking down too much data. But as netbooks become more popular, won't a burgeoning problem get that much worse? (Below, the Palm Pre.) No, says a new study -- having millions more ...READ»

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