FaKeeRa's World: 12/16/07

Saturday, December 22, 2007

PTA to introduce new network system for cellular operators

ISLAMABAD (December 21 2007): The government will introduce new numbering system for cellular operators by January 2008, enabling them to expand their customer base without going into the trouble of introducing new network access codes, sources told Business Recorder.

Under the new system, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will replace the existing seven digits with eight and network access code will be reduced from four to three digits. With the implementation of new system, they aid that the cellular operators would be able to accommodate a large number of subscribers at one access code without opting for new one. Presently the mobile operators could have one million subscribers at one network access code and to accommodate more they have to go for new one.

Mobile companies, they said, will start subscribers' awareness campaign from January next year. The new numbering plan for eight digits with three number access code, they said was designed to resolve the problem of frequent allocation of network access code to various mobile operators to meet the needs arising out of phenomenal growth in the cellular mobile sector.

It was also aimed at enhancing numbering plan capacity to create enabling environment for new local loop licensees to share the numbering resource without any constraints, they added.

They said that all the stakeholders, telecom operators, have agreed to the new numbering plan. A consultation, paper, they said was prepared a year ago and all the stakeholders were taken on board about the idea of new numbering plan for the benefit of the telecom sector and above all for cellular operators.

Now, they said all the stakeholders have agreed and cellular companies will run awareness campaign among the subscribers by January next year to switch them over to new system.

Pakistan plans to cover 90 percent of the population by 2015, which would be around 185.6 million, whereas the present tele-density for both the fixed and the mobile lines will also grow. At least one service, landline, WLL or mobile has to be catered fully.

They said that the expected growth in the telecom sector will multiply the need for geographic and non-geographic numbers leaving out the existing numbering plan short of capacity in a couple of years. The numbering plan needs to be revised to accommodate the surge.

The change from seven to eight digits for mobile and fixed line services were necessitated because the telecom sector is undergoing transformation from circuit switching to packet switching. New technologies promise cost-effective roll out solutions leading the way to cheaper solution for the end user, providing an edge to the operators to launch the services with comparatively small Capex and lower operational costs.
Source: http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=6 … p;supDate=

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Top 9 unique structures soon to be built

obviously, construction technologies are advancing extremely quickly. couple that with multi-billionaires / deep-pocketed companies trying to outdo each other in the quest for the next standout design and you have a near-future filled with mile-high skyscrapers and buildings that no longer look like buildings.

below are 9 strange and unique structures which have either been approved or are in the final stages of approval. some have already been partially constructed.

welcome to the future landscape.

1. aqua, usa (website )

from a distance this skyscraper, to be completed in 2009 in Chicago, will seem quite traditional. it'll only be when you get close and look up that you can appreciate the ripple/jelly effect created by variously sized balconies from top to bottom.

2. chicago spire, usa (website )

the phenomenal Chicago spire, when completed in 2010, will be the world's tallest residential building and the tallest building of any kind in the western world. seemingly modeled on the image of a giant drill poking through the ground, the 609m structure will dominate the Chicago skyline.

3. cctv headquarters, china (website )

at a modest 234m the cctv building isn't going to stand out from a distance. however the design and shape is a crowd stopper to say the least and will be another incredible addition to Beijing's skyline in time for the 2008 Olympics. the shape, described as a 'z criss-cross' results in a very high, seemingly unsupported corner at the front. let's hope there's a glass floor up there.

4. regatta hotel, jakarta (website )

taking on a nautical theme, the developers say the 10 smaller towers represent sailing boats whilst the larger building is 'the lighthouse'. it's the lighthouse that steals the show for me, possibly the most incredible looking structure I've seen for a long time. if it ends up looking anything close to these pictures I'll be impressed.

5. residence antilia, india (architects' website )

construction has begun on residence antilia despite opposition from those who see it as an 'excessive' design in a city where more than 65% of the population live in slums. politics aside and after you recover from the initial shock of seeing a skyscraper that resembles an ikea cd rack, the building actually looks like it may succeed as a stunning, unique, green piece of architecture.

6. russia tower, russia (architects' website )

topped with an observation deck over the city of moscow, russia tower will become the tallest building in europe when completed in 2012 and twice the height of the eiffel tower. construction has already started on this angular beast which was designed by foster & partners, also responsible for the gherkin and spaceport america, currently in development.

7. penang global city centre, malaysia (website )

following months of speculation and sturdy opposition, this humungous project is in the final stages of approval and apparently construction will start very soon. even so, due to the size of the plan it will take at least 15 years to complete. resembling a sci-fi city, the area will be crowned by 2 x 200m towers and completely transform the small island of penang.

8. gazprom headquarters, russia (architects' website )

this gigantic, 300m tall glass flame of a building will house the gazprom headquarters in st. petersburg, dwarfing all structures in its vicinity. it will apparently change colour up to 10 times per day depending on the position of the sun. the building has already been nicknamed 'corn on the cob' by unhappy locals.

9. burj dubai, dubai (website)

this is the big one. when completed next year it will be the tallest man-made structure in the world and the tallest building by a long shot with a predicted height of 818m. note: currently the tallest building on earth, excluding an antenna, is taipei 101 in taiwan which stands at 509m. the photo below is the building's current state: the skyscrapers below the burj dubai used to look tall.

sources: 1, 2, 3

Some funny lines

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

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OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

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DISCUSSION T! ECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

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SEND THIS TO A SMART WOMAN WHO NEEDS A LAUGH AND TO THE SMART GUYS YOU KNOW CAN HANDLE IT.

Check out this sleek external 320 GB hard drive!!

If you thought you had a big drive in a small package with Western Digital’s 250GB Passport you can think again. Hopefully you’ve come to expect it these days because soon after you get the biggest and the best something else will come along to out-do it.

WD has announced the launch of the latest in their line of the sleek, portable Passport drives with this one boasting a massive 320GB capacity of storage that is small enough to fit in your shirt pocket. The whole drive and enclosure weigh under a quarter of a pound does not require an external power source. The drive gets its power and transfers data through a single USB 2.0 connection and gives a 480 Mbps transfer speed (which will take you an hour and a half to fill the drive).

The drive also comes with some software from Google to help you quickly search the mass of data and allows some encryption of your files when used with Windows, although it is compatible with both Windows and Mac. Retailing at $229.99 this drive is really not too bad of a deal, and even though I really don’t need a full 320GB of storage for some reason I still want to get one.

Joke: What I want in a man

What I want in a man, Original List (age 22)

1. Handsome

2. Charming

3. Financially successful

4. A caring listener

5. Witty 6. In good shape

7. Dresses with style

8. Appreciates the finer things

9. Full of thoughtful surprises

10. An imaginative, romantic lover

What I want in a man, Revised list (age 32)

1. Nice looking - preferably with hair on his head

2. Opens car doors, holds chairs

3. Has enough money for a nice dinner at a restaurant

4. Listens more than he talks

5. Laughs at my jokes at appropriate times

6. Can carry in all groceries with ease

7. Owns at least one tie 8. Appreciates a good home cooked meal

9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries

10. Seeks romance at least once a week

What I want in a man, Revised list (age 42)

1. Not too ugly - bald head okay

2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car

3. Works steady - splurges on dinner at McDonalds on occasion

4. Nods head at appropriate times when I'm talking

5. Usually remembers the punchlines of jokes

6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange furniture

7. Usually wears shirt that covers stomach

8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids

9. Remembers to put the toilet seat lid down

10. Shaves on most weekends

What I want in a man, Revised list (age 52)

1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed to appropriate length

2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public

3. Doesn't borrow money too often

4. Doesn't nod off to sleep while I'm talking

5. Doesn't re-tell same jokes too many times

6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on weekends

7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear

8. Appreciates a good TV dinner

9. Remembers your name on occasion

10. Shaves on some weekends

What I want in a man, Revised list (age 62)

1. Doesn't scare small children

2. Remembers where bathroom is

3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep

4. Only snores lightly when awake (LOUDLY when asleep)

5. Forgets why he's laughing

6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself

7. Usually wears some clothes

8. Likes soft foods

9. Remembers where he left his teeth

10.Remembers when...

What I want in a man, Revised list (age 72)

1. Breathing--

Beta News Picks

Congress to debate lifting broadcast radio's royalty exemption

Since the dawn of the musical era in radio, broadcasters have been free from paying royalties to musical performers. Radio was once the bands' ticket to the big leagues. That may change if two congressmen have their way.

How buying an Aquos gets you a Vudu

New video on demand service Vudu has announced that its set-top boxes will be made available for free with the purchase of select Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs.

Judge rules for MPAA in TorrentSpy case

A judge ruled against the BitTorrent site in its case against the MPAA this week, accusing it of tampering with evidence.

Analysts: Keep cell phone games simple

In light of a recent Parks Associates analysis of mobile and portable gaming trends, a series of casual games have hit the market for cellular handsets and portable media devices.

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.0 Beta 2, new features premiere

The next version of the world's most popular alternative Web browser is taking shape, with a more stable Beta 2 released yesterday. Added to the feature set are some new conveniences you may wonder how you managed to do without.

The GSM overseas wireless market heats up for US customers

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint Nextel, look out! European companies with unfamiliar names to many Americans, now offer much cheaper and more convenient GSM cellular services to US residents traveling abroad.

Nero 8 update offers Blu-ray and HD DVD authoring

Multimedia suite Nero has received an update which enables authoring of both Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Verizon Wireless compensates customers for 'unlimited' usage cap fiasco

More than 13,000 former subscribers of Verizon Wireless' Internet service who found their accounts terminated due to alleged misuse, started receiving refunds for their equipment costs this week.

Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching

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iSuppli: iPod Touch, iPhone similar but different

On the outside, the two devices look pretty much the same, but a teardown by the company revealed that those similarities were pretty much skin deep.

Apple issues patch for MacBook keyboard freeze issue

After a deluge of posts on Apple's MacBook support forum complaining of periodic or even total loss of keyboard function in MacBooks and MacBook Pros running Leopard, Apple has issued a patch for the OS.

Microsoft and Viacom ink $500 million-plus Web and TV deal

In an online advertising and cable TV entertainment deal of sweeping proportions, Microsoft and Viacom will be teaming up with each other on both the Web as well as on Viacom's broadband network for at least five years.

Microsoft co-founder on 700 MHz bidders list, Verizon Wireless not

We won't know exactly what bidders plan to spend for a lucrative chunk of spectrum upon which to build new wireless services, but we do know who the bidders are. And at least for now, there are a few surprises.

Facebook settles suit over unsolicited text messages

The social networking site settled a suit that claimed it was sending out text messages to the former cellular phone numbers of Facebook users.

DivX playback arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

DivX has announced that Sony's PS3 -- like Microsoft's Xbox 360 -- will now support the company's video format with the 2.10 firmware update, but who will use it?

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Beta Services

Mod my life

wanna control someone?

Mod My Life is so amazingly uncomfortable it’s wonderful

Mvolve

upload your contacts and invite them to join

Mvolve.com – Dedicated Networking Service

The Alphabetizer

(0.62)

puts just about any list in alphabetical order

Alphabetizer

famegame

a social network for brands, creatives, and influentials in New York to connect and collaborate with one another.

Blog

zusammenzuspaet (german)

Zusammenzuspät.de ist eine Community, in der sich Bahnreisende kennenlernen und verabreden können.

(a travel community)

Blog

booksmilers (german)

take a look behind the book

spickmich (german)

benote deine Lehrer

(social network for students, lets them rate their teachers)

Blog

Modern Medicine

an innovative online clinical decision-support resource that provides healthcare professionals with instant answers to clinical and practice management questions from highly credible and trusted sources.

Reader-Centric Publishing: Aggregating and Repackaging Print Content Online

kwiry

text it before you forget it

Blog

Forget about remembering with Kwiry’s SMS-based social search tool

Kango

(almost alpha)

Your first step to a great trip

Blog

Kango: Semantic search for travel

10 Years Of Blogs - Meet The First Guy To Blog!

On the 10th anniversary of blogging meet the guy who started it all…

Jorn Barger coined the term “weblog” to describe the list of links on his Robot Wisdom website that “logged” his internet surfing.

In the decade since then, blogs have come to dominate the net, from 100 million personal diaries to the breaking news sections of the august The New York Times.

There are more than 100 million active blogs, according to Technorati - a monumental leap forward from the relative handful of geeks posting online just a few years back. And things just look as bright for the future of blogs.

Source

Some Humorous Sign Boards

*Advertisement In A Long Island Shop:

Guitar, for sale……. Cheap……. ….no strings attached

* Ad.. In Hospital Waiting Room:

Smoking Helps You Lose Weight … One Lung At A Time!

*Seen on a bulletin board:

Success Is Relative. More The Success, More The Relatives.

*You Know Your kids Have Grown Up When:

Your Daughter Begins To Put On Lipstick.. Or Your Son Starts To Wipe It Off

* Sign In A Bar:

“Those Of You Who Are Drinking To Forget, Please Pay In Advance.”

* Sign In Driving School:

If Your Wife Wants To Learn To Drive, Don’t Stand In Her Way.

* Sign At A Barber’s Saloon In Detroit:

We Need Your Heads To Run Our Business

*Sign In A Restaurant:

All Drinking Water In This Establishment Has Been Personally Passed By The Manager.

* Sign On A Famous Beauty Parlor Window:

Don’t Whistle At The Girls Going Out From Here. She May Be Your Grandmother !

Various Signs

* Behind Every Great Man, There Is A Surprised Woman.

* The Reason Men Lie Is Because Women Ask So Many Questions

* Getting Caught Is The Mother Of Invention.

* Laugh And The World Laughs With You, Snore And You sleep Alone.

* The Surest Sign That Intelligent Life Exists Elsewhere In The Universe Is The Fact That It Has Never Tried To Contact Us.

Some Humorous Sign Boards

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Joke: Take A Shower Like a Man

Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
Walk naked to the bathroom. If you see your wife along the way, shake wiener at her making the "woo" sound.
Look at your manly physique in the mirror and suck in your gut to see if you have pecs (no). Admire the size of your wiener in the mirror, scratch your "privates" and smell your fingers for one last whiff.
Get in the shower.
Don't bother to look for a washcloth (you don't use one).
Wash your face.
Wash your armpits.
Crack up at how loud your fart sounds in the shower.
Wash your privates and surrounding area.
Wash your butt, leaving hair on the soap bar.
Shampoo your hair (do not use conditioner).
Make a shampoo Mohawk.
Pull back shower curtain and look at yourself in the mirror.
Pee (in the shower).
Rinse off and get out of the shower. Fail to notice water on the floor because you left the curtain hanging out of the tub the whole time.
Partially dry off.
Look at yourself in the mirror, flex muscles. Admire wiener size again.
Leave shower curtain open and wet bath mat on the floor.
Leave bathroom fan and light on.
Return to the bedroom with towel around your waist. If you pass your wife, pull off the towel, grab your wiener, go "Yeah baby" and thrust your pelvis at her.
Throw wet towel on the bed. Take 2 minutes to get dressed.

Live Search updates mobile search at m.live.com

Live Search and Live Search Maps continue to improve their offerings, with the latest being an update to m.live.com, for mobile search. After downloading a small installer, maps on your mobile browser are made interactive, with easy zooming and panning. I just tried it out on my T-Mobile Shadow, very nice. According to the Live Maps/ Virtual Earth blog, other improvements include:

1-click directions for all businesses and street addresses in U.S.
Additional details for U.S. businesses, including neighborhood, business category, cuisine (restaurants) and hours of operation
Photos and reviews for U.S. businesses
Improved movie show times Instant Answers (we now show critics rating)
Added interactivity to all maps (clicking on maps now zooms in/out to predefined levels, or advanced to the next waypoint for routing maps)
Traffic & map Instant Answers
Mobile search for the China market. Scopes offered are local (no maps, but coming soon), web, images, news and Spaces.

Source

Tech Crunch Picks

Microsoft launches Tafiti source code as a Windows Live Quickapp

Earlier today Microsoft made available the source code for tafiti.com as part of the Windows Live Quickapps series. For those of you interested in the quickapps you should definitely subscribe to the Windows Live Alerts for instant notification of any updates.

For those developers amongst you, Colin has reviewed the tafiti quickapp in more detail. Its well worth a read, especially if you haven't played with any of the quickapps yet.

As a Christmas bonus, we've got 3 copies of Microsoft Expression Studio to give away. Drop a comment below saying why you'd like one and if you win, we'll mail it out to you. Thanks to the guys at Microsoft UK and get.live.com for these.

Source

Tafiti Search Visualization - Overview

If you head over to Codeplex you will find a number of Contoso Quick Applications posted there. Each one demonstrating various aspects of the Windows Live platform and showing you a "real world" style application that makes use of them, along with the source code so that you can easily apply the various techniques to your own web site.

Today another web application has been released. The focus of this application is Silverlight and Windows Live Search. This short article will give you a quick overview of it's main features without doing a "deep dive" into exactly how it works.

The Context

Most people that I've known can relate to this. You come across a problem and you need to do some online research, say for example, how to integrate Windows Live ID in with your web site. So you hit the Internet and start doing some searches, you find bits of information of one web site, some bits on one blog post, some bits on another. Then you want to find some images for a login and logout button. So you've got all these web sites that you need to remember where the information is and you possibly may also need to share you're research will a fellow worker that's working on the project with you.

Well this is where Tafiti comes in. Tafiti, which means "do research" in Swahili, is an experimental search front-end from Microsoft, designed to help people use the Web for research projects that span multiple search queries and sessions by helping visualize, store, and share research results. Tafiti uses both Microsoft Silverlight and Live Search to explore the intersection of richer experiences on the Web and the increasing specialization of search. Tafiti is also available as a standalone site for those that don't want to dig into the code and just use or sample the application first hand, just head over to Tafiti.com.

...(read more)

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Toshiba joins IBM's 32 nm pact, but may not bring Cell along

Already a partner with IBM and Sony in the development and production of the Cell BE processor that powers the PS3, Toshiba this morning stated it's joining IBM and its partners on HK+MG. But IBM says this is a different track.

Evidence that Digg may be preparing for a buyout

In the latest of a long string of rumors surrounding Digg, some financial publications and bloggers are speculating that the online community is placing itself on the shopping block.

V CAST to stream lesser NCAA bowl games on smaller screens

ESPN, CBS, and Fox will be bringing full-length NCAA football bowl games to Verizon Wireless VCAST TV this month and next. Now fans can argue over who's really #1 on their small screens just as easily as on the big ones.

LG KS20: The businessperson's Prada phone comes to the US

The FCC has approved the new LG smartphone, the KS20. This sleek handset takes its cues from LG's KE850 Prada phone, sharing a very similar design, but offering functionality over flash (no pun intended.)

Leader of Sprint spinoff returns to fill its CEO vacancy

The head of a lucrative local phone venture conceived with Sprint's blessing, who once topped the ranks of AT&T, is returning to the fold to lead Sprint out of the roughest patch in its short history.

Prime Minister: UK lost data on 3 million citizens

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown had the unfortunate task Monday of disclosing yet another incident of data loss, this time on drivers with the British equivalent of a learner's permit.

DoCoMo, Softbank vie for iPhone contract in Japan

Apple's hardball tactics on revenue sharing seem to be a sticking point with both companies, although moving into the market is extremely important for the iPhone's success.

Adobe plans to float on AIR next year

The publisher plans to follow up the best revenue year in its history with a major push for its Web services development environment, in an effort to shore up Flash's chances against Silverlight.

Nintendo: Wii shortages are hurting our business

Just days after it revealed its raincheck plan for its Wii console, Nintendo came clean about recent supply shortages causing the company a lot of trouble.

Universal Music settles with XM over recording device

Satellite radio company XM's fight against the Recording Industry Association of America over receivers with the ability to record content may finally be coming to a close.

Senate leader does 180, withdraws pro-telco immunity bill

Apparently not having tested the prevailing winds before trying to pull off a launch, the Senate Majority Leader changed course and withdrew the controversial pro-telco FISA amendment from the Senate floor late yesterday.

Odd News Picks

AIN'T LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE

AIN'T LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE

HORNLESS COW

"Oh, what a funny looking cow," said the young blonde belle from

Atlanta, visiting a farm for the first time.

"Why doesn't it have any horns?"

"Well, there are many reasons why a cow doesn't have horns," answered

the farmer.

"Some are born without horns and don't get any until

they're much older. Others are dehorned when they're young.

Still other breeds just don't have any at all."

The farmer paused for a moment... "But the chief reason this cow

doesn't have any horns is because it's a horse."

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Did you hear about the two little boys who found themselves

in a modern art gallery by mistake?

"Quick," said one, "Run! Before they say we did it!"

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The man coughed so violently that his false teeth shot across the

room and smashed against the wall.

"Oh dear," he wailed, "Whatever shall I do? I can't afford a new set."

"Don't worry," said a little boy,

"I'll get a pair from my Dad for you."

The next day the boy came back with the teeth, which fit perfectly.

"This is wonderful," said the man.

"Your father must be a very good dentist."

"Oh, he's not a dentist," replied the boy, "he's an undertaker."

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Celestial Lifeline

The professor of a graduate-school class of gifted students

included a huge amount of material on the midterm exam.

Tension in the room built, people were sighing and gasping aloud

as they realized how much material they had covered and

were expected to recall.

The following week the professor tossed the graded papers on her desk

and announced, "Class, after I left here last week, the Lord spoke to me.

He said, "Gee, thanks, professor.

I haven't heard from some of those people in years!"

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Dubai in the 1960s

Dubai in the 1960s

BetaNews Picks

AT&T will add more HD content to U-verse

AT&T announced today that its U-verse TV package will include eight more high definition channels, bringing the service a total of 40 HD channels.

Newer, sleeker Treo comes to Verizon Wireless

Palm announced the online availability of its newest Treo today, the 755p. Will this device be a strong opening to 2008 for the company that has recently been faltering?

US to drop WTO Internet gambling objection, open new markets to EU

The Internet gambling industry was dealt another lousy hand this morning in Geneva, as trade negotiators decided they're okay with US objections to Internet gambling as long as it takes measures that could privatize the Post Office.

Senate votes to consider FISA bill with telco immunity

A procedural hurdle that would have stopped debate on a controversial amendment to the FISA law failed in the US Senate early this afternoon.

Act IV: Nortel drags Vonage back to court

The networking company says that Vonage is violating nine of its patents, including those related to emergency and information calls, as well as click-to-call functionality.

Can start-up Ribbit conquer 'unified voice' before Google & Verizon?

A small, Silicon Valley-based start-up with an AT&T heritage is now working side-by-side big partners such as Salesforce.com and Adobe in an effort to revolutionize voice calls as we know them today.

Alltel to convert voice to text messages

Alltel Wireless Corp. will launch a new feature on Friday that allows voice messages to be converted to SMS text messages.

Amazon Kindle selling on eBay for over $1,000

Those wishing to receive an Amazon Kindle book reader before Christmas are resorting to auction site eBay, and paying a 200 percent premium in the process.

More Google users interested in cricket than iPhone, Paris Hilton

If the world's interests can truly be encapsulated by the end-of-year Google Zeitgeist rankings, then perhaps it's time for the media to re-evaluate its priorities as British sports appear to outrank some American celebrities.

GameStop to offer rainchecks for Wii consoles

While it might not be as good as actually getting a Wii for Christmas, Nintendo and GameStop have joined forces to help consumers get their hand on one...eventually.

Ohio finds more vulnerabilities in voting systems

In another indictment of the reliability of electronic voting systems, a report released Friday shows some Ohio tallies could be rendered inaccurate using tools as simple as a magnet.

Can 11 million PS3s bring Sony CE back into black?

In an interview published over the weekend, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai said he expects global PS3 sales to top 11 million by the end of March.

Will powerline home networking finally sizzle at CES?

With iPod- and MP3-enabled home networked audio systems now launched by multiple vendors, and a major test by DirecTV reportedly set for early in 2008, will networking on powerlines actually start to shine at this year's CES?

Palm layoffs follow disappointing quarterly revenue

The same week it announced sharply lower revenues for its second quarter, embattled handheld device maker Palm laid off 10 percent of its workforce.

Some Beta Sites

Chooii (spanish)

Chooii es la voz de la opinión y consejo de usuarios que ya han probado aquello que vienes buscando.

Chooii, conoce los bienes y servicios de tu entorno y compártelo con los visitantes

myvidoop

sign in to all your favorite websites using a single username

Myvidoop, un sistema de identificación para todos los sitios web que queramos

Yamelo

Find and remember music videos

Yamelo, volviendo al pasado con la música

BlewSpace

put your Blog into the map

Blewspace, registrando nuestros blogs en un mapa y conociendo otros cercanos

andUNITE

The Network of Seekers

Blog

andUNITE

AdReady

Advertise where your customers are.

AdReady

Yahoo! Shortcuts

As you write your blog post, Shortcuts look for Flickr photos, places, companies, products, people and much more. If Yahoo! shortcuts finds relevant content, it will let you know.

(a plugin for WordPress)