Robots could do work of 3.5 million people by '25 | The Japan Times Online

Seeded on Sat Apr 5, 2008 1:49 AM EDT (search.japantimes.co.jp)

Robots could be performing the work of 3.52 million people by 2025 to help cover a labor shortage in the graying society, an industry body said Thursday.

technology

Upload Old Email to Google Apps

Seeded on Sat Apr 5, 2008 1:47 AM EDT (googlesystem.blogspot.com)

Google Email Uploader is a tool created by Google to make the transition to Google Apps easier. The application imports to a Google Apps account the messages and contacts stored locally in Microsoft Outlook 2002+, Outlook Express and Thunderbird.

technology

Opera Mini goes beta, gains speed

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:37 AM EDT (Crave)

Opera, that plucky browser publisher that is neither Microsoft nor Mozilla, has released Opera Mini 4.1 beta with promises of 50 percent faster page loading, among other claimed improvements. The thing is, they might be right.

technology

IBM and Linden Lab to create enterprise-safe virtual worlds

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:32 AM EDT (VentureBeat)

IBM is announcing a partnership with Second Life producer Linden Lab today to create an enterprise-class version of Second Life behind a corporate firewall.

technology

Top 10 Linux Commercials

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:29 AM EDT (prestigemarketinggroup.net)

Top 10 Linux Commercials

technology

40 Tips for optimizing your php code

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:21 AM EDT (reinholdweber.com)

Find 40 useful hints how to increase your PHP application efficiency

technology

How to Present Like Steve Jobs

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 3:08 AM EDT (bnet.com)

Apple's chief executive is arguably the most charismatic pitchman in business today. His presentations are brilliant demonstrations of visual storytelling that turn customers, employees, and the entire computer industry into evangelists.

technology

Official Google Docs Blog: Google Docs offline

Seeded on Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:09 AM EDT (googledocs.blogspot.com)

We know that many of you have been waiting for offline access to Google Docs, and I'm happy to tell you we'll be rolling it out over the next few weeks, starting today with a small percentage of users.

technology

A long wait for Skyfire's cell phone browser

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:46 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

Skyfire, a new cell phone browser demoed in February, hit such demand in its closed beta program, the company split participation into two rounds.

technology, software

Watch Out - Adobe Is Slowly Building an Online Empire

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:42 AM EDT (Read/WriteWeb)

A discussion of Photoshop Express and the rest of Adobe's online product offerings with a look forward to future releases.

technology

Google Street View: expanding our horizons

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:39 AM EDT (google-latlong.blogspot.com)

Just over a month ago, we brought you a dozen new cities in Street View, and now I'm excited to say we're topping that. We've added imagery for 13 new metropolitan areas - and a national park! We have expanded our coverage in 6 of our existing cities.

technology

Drilling Down Your Blogging Niche?

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:35 AM EDT (blogherald.com)

Over the past year alone, I can't count how many hundreds of people who have told me that they've just decided to make "beginning blogging" be their blog's focus. They wanted me to tell them what I thought of their plan.

technology, social

Google Debuts Video Ads in Search Results.

Seeded on Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:37 AM EDT (Mashable!)

Digital Inspiration has stumbled into Google search results that include video advertisements.

technology, advertisement

Microsoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google Docs

Seeded on Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:23 AM EDT (infoworld.com)

Facing pressure from hosted productivity suites like Google Docs and Google Apps, Microsoft is planning a new package of low-end productivity software and hosted services through a secretive project code-named Albany.

technology, collaboration

Lessons Learned at 37 Signals - ReadWriteWeb

Seeded on Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:20 AM EDT (Read/WriteWeb)

Interview with the employee of 37 Signals, showing the secrets of productivity of one of the leading personal productivity software development companies.

technology, company

Motorola to split in two

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:58 AM EDT (techworld.com)

Motorola is to split into two companies, one making mobile devices and the other making network infrastructure, the company said. The companies will operate separately and be publicly traded. Motorola expects the split to take place in 2009, if it gets the necessary approvals.

technology, company

Semantic Web Patterns: A Guide to Semantic Technologies - ReadWriteWeb

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:08 AM EDT (Read/WriteWeb)

In this article, we'll analyze the trends and technologies that power the Semantic Web. We'll identify patterns that are beginning to emerge, classify the different trends, and peak into what the future holds.

technology, semantic

Yahoo! Supports OpenSocial; Yahoo!, MySpace and Google to Form Non-Profit OpenSocial Foundation

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:04 AM EDT ()

Yahoo!, MySpace, and Google today announced they have agreed to form the OpenSocial Foundation to ensure the neutrality and longevity of OpenSocial as an open, community-governed specification for building social applications across the web.

technology, social

Must-reads in a Web 2.0 world

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:12 AM EDT (CNN)

Want the inside story on startups, corporate shenanigans and the housing mess, plus some gossip on the side? Check out these business blogs.

technology, people

Yahoo supports Google social network applications

Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:46 AM EDT (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday that it supports a program by archrival Google Inc to develop applications for social networks and will help create a joint foundation to keep it alive.

technology, social

Windows Live teams up with social networks for contact portability

Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:43 AM EDT (webware.com)

Microsoft's Web-app division announced Tuesday that it has partnered with five social networks--LinkedIn, Tagged, Hi5, Bebo, and yes, Facebook--on a new project to facilitate address book portability.

technology, social

The Impact of Google's Android Platform (Accenture)

Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:56 AM EDT (accenture.com)

The Android platform has been developed through a consortium known as the Open Handset Alliance—a group that includes more than 30 of the biggest names in the communications and high-tech industries, including operators, original equipment manufacturers, Internet service provid …

technology, google

Google-DoubleClick: The next phase

Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:17 PM EDT (CNET News.com)

Now that Google has acquired DoubleClick--the display advertising feather in its proverbial cap--it's time to see if the hat fits.

technology, google

Ringside to offer first open-source 'social-application server'

Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:03 PM EDT (CNET.com)

Ringside Social Application Server is the first open-source platform that enables Web site owners to build and deploy social applications that operate with existing Web site content and business applications while seamlessly integrating with social networks such as Facebook.

technology, social

Google cites plans for white space spectrum

Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:06 PM EDT (Reuters)

Internet search engine Google Inc told U.S. regulators on Monday it wants to use the spectrum between analog broadcast channels for mobile broadband services.

technology, google

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