Archive for June, 2005

Yahoo Maps API

on Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Yahoo’s response to Google in Map APIs was quick…

http://developer.yahoo.net/maps/

Sun Laptop

on Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Sun has announced it’s laptop for scientists and developers.

The Ultra 20 Workstation, a desktop computer equipped with an AMD Opteron processor will cost US$895.

The Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation will list at $3,400 and is equipped with Sun’s Ultrasparc processor, the Solaris 10 operating system, 512 megabytes of memory, a 40 gigabyte hard drive and WiFi connectivity.

Also there will be a “try and buy” program that lets customers take an Ultra 20 for a 90-day test drive at no charge.

Online Dating

on Thursday, June 30th, 2005

A 2003 report by comScore Networks stated that 40 million Americans had visited an online dating site, and JupiterResearch reported early this year that industry revenue will reach $516 million in 2005.

from New York Times

Sony can’t stop PSP porn

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

“It is utterly undesirable, but we cannot stop software makers from selling such videos,” a public relations official at Sony Computer Entertainment said. The hand-held PlayStation uses the universal media disc, or UMD, format, enabling the console to play games or videos recorded on optical discs 2.3 inches in diameter”

From Top Tech News

Copyright Map

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

A good approach to copyrighting:

Google Maps API

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Google Maps API is released

from Google Blog : http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ and

The ASL Web Project

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

An amazing project.
Both in terms of idea and application…

Broadband Web Applications for Deaf People

Microsoft for AJAX?

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics.

The company is building software, code-named Atlas, that provides developers with tools designed to ease creation of AJAX-style applications. An early version of the software will be made available to developers at the company’s Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles in September.

from News.com

Google’s Video Player Cracked

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

DVD Jon cracked Google’s video player in less than a day…

for his blog : DVD Jon

Hello World

on Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Due to the popular demand (!), instead of e-mailing hundreds(!) of people, I’ll keep my stuff in this journal…

Hope you enjoy it.

Comments are very very welcomed.