Thursday, May 24, 2012

SpaceX Launch: Falcon 9 Rocket Blasts Off Carrying Dragon Capsule To ISS (PHOTOS, VIDEO) - as well as my own links summary

Which organizations have been moving and shaking in the realm of tech? Let's see.

One hot topic of conversation is International Space Station and NASA. Let's check it out shall we?
- SpaceX Launch: Falcon 9 Rocket Blasts Off Carrying Dragon Capsule To ISS (PHOTOS, VIDEO) from www.huffingtonpost.com
- SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket ..Finally from www.cod4boards.com
- SpaceX Dragon Launched Successfully [VIDEO] from mashable.com





What else is there? Well, there's People's Republic of China and U.S.:
- New York Hardware Buffs Weigh In On China, Embracing Niches, And How To Start Making Things from techcrunch.com
- China Says Pentagon Report Hypes Chinese Military Threat from www.huffingtonpost.com

Did you notice all the discussion about Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? Here are the most interesting links:
- Memo To Media: Obama's Harsh Campaign Tone Is Not Actually A New Thing, Okay? - "Are President Barack Obama and his campaign taking a "harsh tone?"" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- US CTO Todd Park: Obama Has A Very High Geek Quotient, But It's All A Means To An End - techcrunch.com

Let's finish up with a look at Yahoo! and United States
- Update: Someone Is Asking The USPTO To Invalidate Zuckerberg's News Feed Patent, But Yahoo Says Not Us - "One ideafloated when Ross Levinsohn took the reins as the interim CEO of Yahoo is that he might represent a kinder, gentler phase in the Internet company's contentious patent fight against Facebook" - said techcrunch.com
- Former Yahoo Executive Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud Charge Related To Microsoft Deal - searchengineland.com
- Yahoo and Ford Motors Present Plugged In TV Series - www.cod4boards.com













Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Motorola Won't Upgrade Some Android Phones - plus my links review

Technology corporations will always be making news - thankfully for me since this is a tech blog. Who are we thinking about today?

Who shall we look at first? So, it's Yahoo! and Revenue...
- Update: Someone Is Asking The USPTO To Invalidate Zuckerberg's News Feed Patent, But Yahoo Says Not Us from techcrunch.com
- Former Yahoo Executive Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud Charge Related To Microsoft Deal from searchengineland.com
- Alibaba Buys Back 20 Percent Stake From Yahoo for $7.1 Billion from mashable.com

Source: mashable.com




Steve Jobs and California seemed to come up a great deal too:
- 10 Quick Tech Links: Microsoft's So.cl Network, Amazon.com Taxes, 'jOBS' and More from techland.time.com
- Steve Jobs Honored in Star-Studded Webbys Tribute [VIDEO] from mashable.com

Motorola and Android were talked about a lot too:
- Motorola Won't Upgrade Some Android Phones - "Motorola has announced that only some of its Android-based smartphones will be getting updated to the latest version of Google's operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich" - said www.cod4boards.com
- Google-Motorola Deal Gains China's Approval - searchenginewatch.com

Anything else? Well, Zynga and Twitter were in the press a fair bit:
- American Express Uses Zynga's FarmVille To Lure New Prepaid Card Users - "Zynga and American Express are back together again in a new deal that will give prepaid card carriers ways to earn extra Farm Cash" - said techcrunch.com
- Zynga, AmEx Program Offers Virtual Gifts for Real-Life Purchases - mashable.com







Source: mashable.com










Tuesday, May 22, 2012

EU Offers To Settle With Google Over Anti-Trust Claims - along with my very own links synopsis

Companies, technology, news ... it doesn't get much better than this does it?

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg...
- Married Mr. Zuckerberg, Business Man? from techcrunch.com
- Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Updates his Relationship Status To "Married" from technorati.com
- Mark Zuckerberg Gets Married After Big Facebook IPO from www.cod4boards.com







Twitter and Traveller's Tales seemed to get mentioned a reasonable amount too:
- Updated Wii U Controller Design Leaked Via Twitter from www.cod4boards.com
- "Hashtag App" Lets You Follow Twitter & Instagram Hashtags In One Interface from techcrunch.com

The next topics I'll be covering are Orange County, California and Cannabis
- Several Thousand Pounds of Pot Confiscated Off the California Coast - ""Law enforcement authorities seized marijuana found off the coast of Orange County, California this afternoon" - said www.cod4boards.com

Serveral sites today were talking about Translating:
- The Translator app for Windows Phone is now available, where it will play nice as long as your smartphone runs on Windows Phone 7 and above from ubergizmo.com - Real Translator Jobs has been mentioned over at APTNproductions.com

To finish up we should take a short look at Google and Search engine optimization
- EU Offers To Settle With Google Over Anti-Trust Claims - "European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia issued a statement this morning offering "preliminary conclusions" of the EU's investigation of numerous antitrust complaints against Google" - said searchengineland.com
- Google Penguin Update Recovery Advice From Bing - www.cod4boards.com
- As The End Of Google Docs Draws Near, Google Asks Stragglers To Transition To Google Drive - techcrunch.com


























Monday, May 21, 2012

Twitter Back Up In Pakistan After An Order From The Prime Minister - as well as my links review

The world of technology hardly ever stands still. Let's take a look at which organizations have been making news.

In our first little bunch, why don't we check out the sites discussing Facebook and Palo Alto, California:
- Facebook, Post-IPO: With Money in the Bank, Focus Now is on Mobile from www.eweek.com
- Facebook Shares Slide Nearly 10% To $34.35 On Second Trading Day After IPO from techcrunch.com
- Who Got Richer After The Facebook IPO? from technorati.com





Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and Twitter seemed to get mentioned rather a lot too:
- Twitter Back Up In Pakistan After An Order From The Prime Minister from techcrunch.com
- Pakistan Blocks Twitter, Citing 'Blasphemy' [VIDEO] from mashable.com

Microsoft and Google were mentioned a lot too:
- Microsoft Wins Patent Suit Against Motorola Android Handsets - "Technology giant Microsoft claimed victory this weekend as the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its final determination in Microsofts Android infringement case against Motorola, ruling Motorola violated a Microsoft patent related to ActiveSync, a mobile data synchronization technology and protocol developed by Microsoft, originally released in 1996" - said www.eweek.com
- Microsoft's So.cl Now Online - technorati.com

To finish up we should take a quick look at Mark Zuckerberg and Harvard University.
- Married Mr. Zuckerberg, Business Man? - "With a wedding ring on his finger and his company public, is Mark Zuckerberg ready to make Facebook produce more profits, not just more social connections?" - said techcrunch.com
- Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Updates his Relationship Status To "Married" - technorati.com

















Tuesday, May 8, 2012

SEO Implications of Google's Third Party Commenting System

Just what has been going on in the world of tech? Who are we taking a look at?

In our first little bunch, why don't we have a look at the websites discussing Oracle Corporation and Partial verdict:
- Oracle Wins Partial Melbourne Victory FC Over Google, Jury Deadlocks on Java Fair Use from www.eweek.com
- Google-Oracle Jury Reaches Impasse on Key Issue from techland.time.com

Samsung Group and United States seemed to get mentioned a great deal too:
- Nielsen Takes a Look at Smartphone Demographics from www.webpronews.com
- Samsung Focus 2: Samsung's First LTE Windows Phone 7 [PICS] from mashable.com







Did you see all the talk about Google and Gmail? Here's the most interesting bits:
- Search engine optimization Implications of Google's Third Party Commenting System - "One bit of Google gossip that has largely flown under the radar thus far, should the rumors turn out to be true about Google working on a third party commenting system, could have a large impact on organic rankings" - said searchenginewatch.com
- The Verdict Is In: Google Infringed On Oracle Copyrights - techcrunch.com

Let's finish off by checking out Apple Inc. and San Francisco.
- Want To Know What Apple Will Do Next In Mobile Commerce? Check Out The Pirq It's Giving To Employees - "As device makers like RIM, Samsung and Nokia incorporate NFC technology into their mobile devices, Apple has been radio silent on what its plans will be in mobile commerce and payments" - said techcrunch.com
- Apple iOS 5.1.1 Released to Address Security Issues - www.eweek.com















Monday, May 7, 2012

Amazon.com Kindle Fire Slumping, Company Preparing Refresh - plus my very own links synopsis

Companies, technology, news ... it doesn't get much better than this does it?

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Apple Inc. and Subsidiary...
- Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Corporation Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon.com And Apple In E-books from techcrunch.com
- Apple's Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both? from business.time.com



Google has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Wil Wheaton Slams Google for Incessantly Pushing Google+ from searchenginewatch.com
- The Old Gmail Is Officially Dead, Dead, Dead from techland.time.com

The next topics I'll be covering are Amazon and Android.
- Amazon Kindle Fire Slumping, Company Preparing Refresh - "Amazon wasn't able to sustain its tablet sales momentum during the first quarter, after bursting onto the scene during the fourth quarter with the introduction of the Kindle Fire" - said www.eweek.com

Let's wind up by looking at Oracle Corporation and Java application.
- HP, Oracle Dispute Over Itanium Headed to Court - "Oracle executives, already wrapping up their high-profile court case with Google over the use of Java, most likely will soon find themselves back in the courtroom wrangling with former longtime partner Hewlett-Packard over Intels Itanium platform" - said www.eweek.com
- Google, Oracle Trial Winding Down - www.webpronews.com