AP - Near-perfect knockoffs of 21 different Microsoft programs began surfacing around the world just over a decade ago.
Archive for February 8th, 2008
NewsFactor - Researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. In an article published in the journal Science this month, Max Donelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology, and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile gear.
InfoWorld - Microsoft may end up having to raise the amount it is willing to pay for Yahoo if the software company’s stock continues to drop while Yahoo’s continues to rise.
InfoWorld - WSO2 will debut its open-source WSO2 Registry on Monday, providing registry and repository services for SOA.
Reuters - Cell phone makers, telecoms carriers
and Internet groups are squaring up for a fight for dominance
of the mobile Internet, finally ready for market after years of
promises and hundreds of billions in investments.
InfoWorld - Tibco Software is shipping its ActiveMatrix 2.0 platform Monday for managing SOA, featuring an Eclipse-based development environment and an enterprise service bus.
AP - Some call it “Wiihabilitation.” Nintendo’s Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
AP - Three critically acclaimed first-person shooters won top honors at the video game industry’s most prestigious awards show.
Reuters - Activision Inc on
Thursday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and
gave a bullish revenue forecast, citing strong sales of its hit
“Call of Duty 4″ and “Guitar Hero 3″ video games.
AP - An abandoned anchor was responsible for cutting one of the undersea Internet cables severed last week, causing disruptions across the Middle East and parts of Asia, the cable’s owner said Friday.
