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AOL acquires Bebo for $850 million

By admin • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: News

AOL has announced this morning that they have acquired social networking service Bebo for $850 million in cash. Bebo has 100 employees operating in offices in the UK, San Francisco and Austin, TX. Bebo is the third-largest social networking service in the U.S. behind MySpace and Facebook.
Indeed, Bebo does make AOL a player […]



Modern Gadgets Affect Mental Health

By admin • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: News

A recently concluded study, by the Solutions Research Group of Canada, has found that about 68 percent of the people they surveyed, suffered from Disconnect Anxiety. The study was conducted over the past two years during which, about 5,000 Americans over the age of 12 years, were surveyed. The participants were questioned about their experiences […]



Intel reveals plans for quad-core laptop CPUs

By admin • Mar 16th, 2008 • Category: News

Intel says it will ship quad-core chips designed specifically for laptops later this year.
The quad-core chips, most likely for desktop replacement laptops, will be based on the Core 2 Duo microarchitecture and will ship in the third quarter, Intel officials said.
Intel declined comment on chip details, though enthusiast Web sites reported the chip is Intel’s […]



Wireless broadband offers a legitimate option for remote sites

By admin • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: News

For a remote site in your enterprise, getting wired connectivity for a VPN or frame-relay link back to your main office may not always be a quick or easy process. Now, we have a new option for connectivity in the situation where we can’t get our intended connection at the time we need it.While wireless […]



$100 Million iFund Launched for iPhone Developers

By admin • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: News

Aspiring software developers received word today of the launch of a $100 Million iFund to invest in companies developing apps and services for the iPhone and iPod touch.
It was a good day for aspiring iPhone developers. In addition to getting their first look at the iPhone SDK, developers were also told about the launch of […]