Archive for August, 2008

Electric plane smashes world record for endurance

A solar powered plane has more than doubled the record for flight endurance by staying aloft for 82 hours and 37 minutes.


Classmates Online Inc. leaving Renton for Elliott Ave.

Classmates Online Inc., which operates the class reunion website Classmates.com, is moving its 239 employees from its longtime base of Renton to the Seattle waterfront.


Data center development on the rise

One of the largest data centers ever proposed for Silicon Valley is breaking ground in Santa Clara. Washington, D.C., real estate development company Dupont Fabros Technology Inc., a newcomer to the region, has begun construction on the first phase of a proposed 600,000 square-foot complex at 555 Reed St.


Effective search engine optimization requires clear strategy

If the last place you want your money to go is down the drain, then make sure your efforts to secure prominent rankings in search engine results are strategically sound.


Retooling a Web site adds marketing punch

The proprietors of a Maui-based company that specializes in island-themed handmade Christmas ornaments decided years ago to market their products on the Internet.


Blackberry 9000 Bold Launched Exclusively by Orange UK – Blackberry Bold

It has been well over a year now since the initial announcement from Blackberry RIM that they were to launch a handset by the name of Blackberry 9000 Bold, the forums and blogs of mobile phone enthusiasts lit up at the prospect of a super slim Blackberry device offering the very latest in technology and [...]


Update on MythTV Freeview HD testing

Over this weekend I have had a chance to properly try out MythTV with Freeview so here is an update on where i am at for now.


Irish AIB says online banking up by 25 percent

Allied Irish Banks (AIB) announces the continued growth of its Internet banking products and service based on year-on-year data which reflect the increased use of its AIB.ie online banking service, as well as a documented surge of its international payments, Mobile Top Up service and domestic money transfers.


CelebrityRadio.co.uk launches in the US

(I-Newswire) – Celebrity Radio goes live in the US After an incredibly successful launch in the UK, http://www.celebrityradio.co.uk goes live in US.


POLAND’S WATCHDOG FILES EU COMPLAINT AGAINST MICROSOFT

WARSAW, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) – Poland’s competition authority announced on Thursday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft with the EU because it suspects the US software giant of collusion with laptop computer producers. The regulator’s office said Microsoft appeared to be abusing its market position and breaching competition rules because Poland-based producers [...]