Archive for August, 2008
How To Get Free Software,Games, Music, Movies legally
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Webcast still a go for ABC News
By Paul J. Gough NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Rumors of the demise of ABC News’ pioneering Web newscast have been greatly exaggerated.
People Telecom enters mobile business via Vodafone
Looking to garner more of the small and medium business market, data network operator People Telecom has announced it will resell mobile network services from mobile carrier Vodafone.
Yahoo Site Explorer
“Today, we launched a new look and feel for Site Explorer (http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/new) that provides a more dynamic interface to accommodate future feature roll-outs. The new interface also includes a new Site Summary page to provide statistics for authenticated sites. On top of this, we’re also increasing the number of rules for Dynamic URL Rewriting that [...]
C&W customers get cheaper mobile rate
Cable & Wireless mobile customers in the Cayman Islands and the rest of the Caribbean now have “Home Rate Roaming” at their disposal.
Crown Castle buys Vodafone Group’s towers
Vodafone Group has sold 140 communication towers, located across Australia, to Crown Castle Australia.
Firefox 3.1 and Web Apps
“Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. ”
Scientific American on Privacy
The Future of Privacy – September issue of Scientific American – available online for the month. Sample articles:
QuizWinners.co.uk Launches Brit Quiz
LONDON, August 25 /PRNewswire/ — Dutch company HIMES recently launched their unique multiplayer quiz platform http://www.Quizwinners.co.uk in the UK. On August 25th, they unveil ‘Brit Quiz’, an exciting new addition to their range of online quizzes. From Land’s End to John O’Groats, via the Giant’s Causeway and Mount Snowdon, this quiz covers every inch of [...]
SortFix for trying alternatives
Mary Ellen Bates fully described SortFix in this review. It uses Google, Yahoo, and the Open Directory. It’s a bit cute with its boxes but does have some useful aids such as drag and drop of terms.
