OIM 471 Fall 2010: November 2010

Zhenya Pankova sends and receives 200 text messages a day. That’s typical for a ninth-grader. But to read her texts, she presses her Samsung cellphone to her ear. Pankova is blind.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/26/advances_in_mobile_technology_provide_the_blind_with_new_tools/

Jury orders SAP to pay Oracle $1.3b

SAN FRANCISCO — SAP, the largest maker of business application software, must pay $1.3 billion to Oracle Corp. for copyright infringement by a now-defunct software maintenance unit, a federal jury decided yesterday.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/24/jury_orders_sap_to_pay_oracle_13b/

Nuance stock jumps on false news of sale to Apple

Shares of Nuance Communications Inc., a maker of speech-recognition software based in Burlington, rose 12 percent yesterday morning after investors spotted an online video interview with Steve Wozniak, who cofounded Apple with Steve Jobs 34 years ago. In the video, he mistakenly said the company had acquired Nuance.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/24/nuance_stock_jumps_on_false_news_of_sale_to_apple/

Saturday, November 27, 2010

New Black Friday twist: 'Check in' and save big

http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/24/technology/black_friday_checkin_deals/index.htm

Friday, November 26, 2010

New Black Friday twist: 'Check in' and save big

Anyone with FourSquare use this over the break?

http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/24/technology/black_friday_checkin_deals/index.htm

5 tips for holiday electronics shopping

Shopping on Black Friday? Check out this article!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/25/electronics.shopping.tips/index.html

Apple cuts iPad price to $458

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/26/apple.black.friday.sale/index.html

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Holiday shopping goes mobile, social

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/25/tech.tools.shopping/index.html

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

'The Daily' will be first iPad-only newspaper

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/11/22/5510255-the-daily-will-be-first-ipad-only-newspaper

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/hautelook-brings-flash-sales-to-facebook/?ref=technology

Just another way for people to advertise on facebook!

10 deliciously insane cooking gadgets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40283480/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

SAP Readies Software for RIM's New Tablet

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703531504575624922298533194.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/technology/23netflix.html?_r=1&ref=technology

This is an interesting article about ordering movies online. We just got a movie box on campus so it will be interesting to see if students keep using that or start using services like this

How Microsoft learned to stop worrying and love open Kinect

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/23/microsoft.open.kinect.wired/index.html

Monday, November 22, 2010

New York Times Article Facebook

Facebook, the world's largest social network, announced in July 2010 that it had 500 million users around the world. The company has grown at a meteoric pace, doubling in size since 2009 and pushing international competitors aside. Its policies, more than those of any other company, are helping to define standards for privacy in the Internet age.
The company, founded in 2004 by a Harvard sophomore, Mark Zuckerberg, began life catering first to Harvard students and then to all high school and college students. It has since evolved into a broadly popular online destination used by both teenagers and adults of all ages. In country after country, Facebook is cementing itself as the leader and often displacing other social networks, much as it outflanked MySpace in the United States.
But it has also come to be seen as one of the new titans of the Internet, challenging even Google with a vision of a web tied together through personal relationships and recommendations, rather than by search algorithms. In a major expansion, Facebook has spread itself across other websites by offering members the chance to "Like'' something -- share it with their network -- without leaving the web page they're on.
In November 2010, Mr. Zuckerberg introduced Facebook Messages, a new unified messaging system that allows people to communicate with one another on the Web and on mobile phones regardless of whether they are using e-mail, text messages or online chat services.
Analysts say that if Facebook Messages proves successful, it could greatly increase the time users spend on the site, making Facebook even more dominant.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

OnLive to start selling streaming game console

NEW YORK—Video game streaming company OnLive plans to start selling its small gaming console for $99 on Thursday, with delivery starting on Dec. 2.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/18/onlive_to_start_selling_streaming_game_console/

MySpace users log in to Facebook, too

NEW YORK — In a sign of the companies’ divergent fortunes, MySpace will let its users log in to their Facebook accounts through their MySpace page.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/19/myspace_users_log_in_to_facebook_too/

Samsung’s tablet isn’t ready to take on iPad yet

Know somebody who owns a Zune? Well, Samsung Electronics Co. has created the perfect tablet computer for anyone who does.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/18/samsungs_tablet_isnt_ready_to_take_on_ipad_yet/

Thursday, November 18, 2010

MySpace to Facebook: OK, We Surrender

(AP) In a sign of the companies' divergent fortunes, MySpace said Thursday it will let its users log in to their Facebook accounts through their MySpace page.Doing so will port the likes and interests they have listed on their Facebook profiles to MySpace, where they will get a stream of entertainment content based on these interests.MySpace users have already been able to sync their status updates to their Facebook profiles. Thursday's announcement is a deeper integration of Facebook's technology into MySpace. It doesn't involve any financial transactions.The integration of Facebook Connect into MySpace's home page will be followed by the addition of Facebook's "Like" buttons across MySpace, the company said.Once a mighty rival, MySpace has conceded that it is no longer a social network but a social entertainment destination - think MTV for the Web 2.0 generation. To this end, the company recently overhauled its website to give its mostly young audience more ways to consume music, videos and celebrity gossip. CEO Mike Jones said in a conference call Thursday that the users' initial response to the redesign is "very, very positive."Facebook, meanwhile, is working to become the social overlay of the Web. Dan Rose, a Facebook vice president, called the integration with MySpace a "powerful demonstration of the Facebook platform." MySpace: Mashup with Facebook Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. bought MySpace for $580 million in 2005. After a promising start, the site began to lose its luster. Users and advertisers flocked to Facebook. In its most recent quarter, which ended Sept. 30, News Corp. said its "other" business segment, which includes MySpace and the rest of the Digital Media Group, reported an operating loss of $156 million, $30 million greater than a year earlier. The main reason for this was lower search and advertising revenues at MySpace.

Hi-tech robots search ocean floor for ancient shipwrecks

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/18/titanic.robots.shipwrecks/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/18/supercomputer.china/index.html

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Google's computers want to dress you

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/17/google.shopping/index.html

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Internet users warned of criminal gangs selling bogus virus protection

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8133434/Internet-users-warned-of-criminal-gangs-selling-bogus-virus-protection.html

What your e-mail address says about you

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/16/email.users/index.html

Google unveils Hotpot, a recommendation engine for Places

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/16/google.hotpot.mashable/index.html

.Is Asurion Cell Phone Insurance Worth It?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20101116/bs_bw/1047b4204045368736

Kinect officially a hit with 1 million units sold

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20022878-75.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks

Why film studios are betting on Web again

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20022759-261.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/technology/16facebook.html?ref=technology

This goes along with Kates article about e-mail and Facebook

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/business/media/16apple.html?_r=1&ref=technology

iTunes to sell Beatles Titles...

I know this doesn't really have anything to do with IT for the purposes of this class, I just thought it was interesting!!

What your e-mail address says about you

Interesting article - what does your email say about YOU?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/16/email.users/index.html

Do dedicated GPS devices have a future?

Is your smartphone going to replace your traditional GPS device...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/11/15/future.of.gps.devices/index.html

Monday, November 15, 2010

The Dallas Cowboys Suffer Domain Name Failure At The Worst Possible Time

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Cowboys-suffer-domain-name-failure-at-the-worst-?urn=nfl-283761

'Project Phoenix': Aol tries to raise email from ashes

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/14/aol-launches-project-phoenix-mail-service/

Is this the first step toward a flying car?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/11/flying.car/index.html

Facebook Offers New Messaging Tool

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/technology/16facebook.html?ref=technology

Great Holiday Expectations for E-Readers

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/business/media/15ereader.html?ref=technology

Start-Up Plans a More Personal Social Network

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/technology/15photo.html?ref=technology

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Web

The World Wide Web - How it Started

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Value of a Clever Ticker in Texting, Tweeting Age

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704865704575610911325869000.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Tweeting to Sell Cars

Auto Makers Turn to Social Media 'Influencers' to Drive Sales.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658204575610593926104822.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop

Microsoft Unveils Alliance in China

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704756804575608212193008050.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

In the Grip of the New Monopolists

Do away with Google? Break up Facebook? We can't imagine life without them—and that's the problem.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575604993311538482.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Capturing Hearts, One Upgrade at a Time

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/14every.html?ref=technology

Should You Be Snuggling With Your Cellphone?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/14digi.html?ref=technology

Zagat Aims to Regain Its Online Balance

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/technology/14zagat.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Mass Twitter campaign supports airport threat tweeter

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/12/twitter.viral.campaign.airport.bomb/index.html

A game they couldn’t win

Media giant Viacom Inc. revealed yesterday that it plans to sell Harmonix Music Systems Inc., a major reversal of fortune for the Cambridge maker of the Rock Band line of video games. The move comes four years after Viacom spent $175 million to acquire Harmonix, one of the Boston area’s most prominent video game developers.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/12/call_of_duty_sets_sales_record_in_debut/

Google data is focus of probe

WASHINGTON — Google Inc.’s collection of wireless data using cars taking photographs for the company’s Street View product is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission, the agency said yesterday.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/11/google_data_is_focus_of_probe/

First Apple computer to be sold at UK auction

LONDON—The first Apple computer -- together with a letter signed by Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs to the original owner -- will be sold at a London auction this month.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/12/first_apple_computer_to_be_sold_at_uk_auction/

Mag Publishers Cozy Up to Android, Leave Apple in the Cold

Is this the solution for the dying publishing industry?

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Mag-Publishers-Cozy-Up-to-Android-Leave-Apple-in-the-Cold-71223.html

New Facebook privacy tip: 'Super-logoff'

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/12/facebook.superlogoff/index.html

Friday, November 12, 2010

Watchdog Planned for Online Privacy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703848204575608970171176014.html?mod=WSJ_article_LatestHeadlines

New Cell Phone to Prevent Drunk Dialing

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6088879-7.html

10 Businesses the Smartphone is Destroying

http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/finance-whatsmartphonekilled/products-the-smartphone-destroying%20/

'Zombie' virus attacks more than 1 million cell phones in China

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/11/11/china.cell.phone.virus/index.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Phone Apps to Navigate Traffic

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/travel/14practraffic.html?ref=technology

LimeWire Disavows New 'Pirate Edition'

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704804504575606862080016220.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Could Facebook replace your e-mail inbox?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/11/cashmore.facebook.email/index.html

Can Facebook get you fired? Playing it safe in the social media world

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/11/10/facebook.fired.social.media.etiquette/index.html

Samsung's Galaxy Tab Is iPad's First Real Rival

Now that Samsung has created the Samsung Galaxy tab will it make consumers second guess buying the IPad or will it be the runner up to the Ipad?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703805004575606580224319038.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

RIM to Price PlayBook Tablet Under $500

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703805004575606541887006882.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RightMostPopular

Samsung's Galaxy Tab Is iPad's First Real Rival

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703805004575606580224319038.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RightMostPopular

Google Battles to Keep Talent

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704804504575606871487743724.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop

Dare to trash your boss on facebook?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/11/10/nat.facebook.boss.mos.cnn

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/10/hyper.texting.teens/index.html

Study links too much texting, social networking to health risks

Ask.com to Return to Old Service

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/technology/internet/10ask.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Mozilla launches F1, a new way to share links

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/11/mozilla.f1.mashable/index.html

Firefox 4 gets much, much faster

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20022442-12.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks

An inside look at the testing of Windows 7 Phone

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20022285-56.html?tag=topTechContentWrap;editorPicks

Are tablets the smartphone killer?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/11/10/tablets.smartphone.killer.wired/index.html

Shares of Cisco sink 11% on outlook

http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/10/technology/cisco/index.htm

'Immersive' digital projections transform buildings into canvases

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/11/projection.mapping.brands/index.html

Mozilla launches F1, a new way to share links

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/11/mozilla.f1.mashable/index.html

Protecting Your Home From Afar With a Robot

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/technology/personaltech/04basics.html?src=me&ref=technology

It’s a Tablet. It’s Gorgeous. It’s Costly.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/personaltech/11pogue.html?_r=1&ref=technology

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/tech-talk-podcast-a-social-web-browser/

Interesting about podcasts. I don't really participate in podcasts but after reading this article it seems like something I should start doing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/technology/11photo.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Interesting artlice on new photo sharing.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Electric Volt and Leaf: Zippy, fun, superquiet

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/10/leaf.volt.electric.cars/index.html

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Mobile phones may diagnose STDs

When do smart phone apps cross the line??

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/11/09/diseases.mobile.phone/index.html

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/04/kinect.dark.skin/index.html

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Lighting affects Kinect's face recognition, report says

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/04/kinect.dark.skin/index.html

Google Instant goes mobile

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/11/05/google.instant.mobile.mashable/index.html

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/11/05/apple.alarm.daylight.savings/index.html

Google avoids fine, though it breached Britain’s privacy laws

PARIS — British data protection officials said yesterday that Google had committed a “significant breach’’ of privacy laws when its Street View mapping service gathered e-mail messages, computer passwords, and other personal information without the owners’ knowledge.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/04/google_avoids_fine_though_it_breached_britains_privacy_laws/

Big banks consider allowing iPhones

Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are considering whether to let employees use theApple Inc. phone as an alternative to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry for corporate e-mail, said three people familiar with the plans. The banks are testing software for the iPhone that’s designed to make it secure enough for company messages, said the people, who didn’t want to be named because the plans aren’t public.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/06/big_banks_consider_allowing_iphones/

AT&T sets up division to target health care

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/04/att_sets_up_division_to_target_health_care/

NEW YORK—AT&T Inc., the country's largest telecommunications company, on Thursday said it is setting up a division to target the health care industry, hoping to have a significant seat at the table when industry adopts electronic medical records, doctor's visits by video-conferencing and wireless gadgets like remote glucose monitors.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Can the USPS Be Saved?

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/70980.html

Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Fascinating Things Web Crawlers Can Tell You

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-Fascinating-Things-Web-Crawlers-Can-Tell-You-71170.html

Facebook knows when you'll break up

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/11/02/facebook.breakups/index.html

Google and VivaKi Extend Partnership

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/google-and-vivaki-extend-partnership/?ref=technology

Samsung Makes Push in Tablet Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703805704575593550749221716.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Yet another tablet to hit the market...

Robot cars: Google searches for next Android

http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/04/technology/google_big_bets/index.htm

First impressions: Microsoft's Kinect gaming system

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/gaming.gadgets/11/03/kinect.video.game/index.html

Online Behavior Tracking and Privacy: 7- Worst Case Senarios

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/04/behavior.tracking.mashable/index.html

Panasonic invests $30million in Telsa

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/03/panasonic_invests_30m_in_electric_car_maker_tesla/

Panasonic invested $30 million dollars in Telsa Motors Inc which is an electric car maker. Panasonic's reasoning for this investment is a look into the future and a global market for green vehicles is on the up rise. Shares in Panasonic jumped 3.7% after the announcement of their deal with Telsa. Panasonic looks to follow in Toyota's footsteps which are the world's number 1 automaker. Toyota invested $50 million into high-end electric car maker and they have come up extremely successful. Panasonic hopes this investment will help the company exceed in the market and create an increase in revenue for them.

Facebook deals with Electronic Arts Inc.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/11/03/ea_facebook_in_virtual_currency_deal/

The video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc, signed a 5 year deal with Facebook making Facebook virtual currency, Facebook credits the main way to pay for virtual items on their site. EA has one of the top ten games located on Facebook. Some of EA games consist of football, soccer, Monopoly and many others. About 200 million people play games every month on the Facebook site. After this deal shares of EA rose about 40 cents to $16.20.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Thousands of Web Users Delete Profiles From RapLeaf

This article is about how web users decided to delete their accounts on RapLeaf.

"The article, part of the paper's What They Know investigation into online privacy, reported how the company takes a step beyond traditional online trackers by collecting real names and email addresses of Internet users to build detailed dossiers on them. "

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304248704575574653801361746.html?KEYWORDS=web+tracking

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010