Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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Verizon posts VZAccess Manager update, Mac now LTE compatible

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Big Red’s “4G” network is available in nearly 40 markets and one of two LTE modems offered by the carrier can be used with a Mac. Does this make your glass full, half full, half empty or something entirely unsatisfactory, hmm? Kind of reminds me of William Gibson: “The future is already here [...] Related [...]

Google accuses Bing of copying

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Two tech giants went head-to-head today, with Google accusing Microsoft of essentially copying from it to improve Bing search results. Google has accused Microsoft of cheating when delivering Bing search results to end users. The search giant likened what was happening [...] Related posts: Microsoft unveils Bing spring refresh Mozilla exec advises people to switch [...]

Google stings Bing for copying search results

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It would appear that Google has caught Microsoft with its pants down. Having noticed that some Google search results were being duplicated on Bing, Google set a trap for its Microsoft search rival. When that trap went off, it [...] Related posts: Google co-founder scared of Microsoft Bing? Microsoft Bing redefines search – again Will [...]

Google Art Project a cultural boon

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Google is making museums and galleries more accessible with its Art Project. Surely no on can complain about this particular use of the Street View technology. Most of us don’t really get exposed to much culture, at least on a [...] Related posts: Google responds to Google Maps Street View privacy concerns in Europe Google [...]

Smartphone figures show ethnic divide

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White Americans are significantly less likely to own a smartphone than people of other ethnic backgrounds, newly published figures suggest. The study also found a marked difference between different ethnic groups’ preferred operating system. The survey by Nielsen found that [...]

Last Egyptian ISP goes offline but creativity continues

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The last internet service provider that was still active in Egypt has gone offline, with cellphone services also widely shutting down. But locals are making use of a variety of creative ways to keep communications going. As we’ve previously reported, most Egyptian providers went offline last week in [...] Related posts: Yahoo’s Zimbra desktop wants [...]