Author: Martin Swinney

  • Feds push for tracking cell phones

    Two years ago, page when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the “Scarecrow Bandits” that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with a novel method of locating the thieves. CNET. Com: FBI agents obtained logs from mobile phone companies corresponding to what their cellular towers…

  • What does your browser say about you!!!

    BrowserSpy.dk is the place where you can see just how much information your browser reveals about you and your system. Did you know that all websites that you visit can find out which fonts you have installed? It’s also possible to find out if you have a range of programs installed. These include Adobe Reader,…

  • Think big with a gig: Google experimental fiber network

    Google Plans Gigabit Fiber Internet for 50000 to 500000 homes Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, hospital streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates around the world…

  • Thinking big, being part of a team pay off for entrepreneur Alexander Muse

    Dallas TX: Unconventional describes Alexander Muse. He thinks big and – for the most part – it has paid off. He helped start a half-dozen technology companies in Dallas – with creative names such as MotorSport Ranch and Big in Japan – since the late 1990s. He sold three of them for tens of millions…

  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition Partners With JAGTAG to Deliver First of Its Kind 2D Barcode Initiative

    JAGTAG TO DELIVER MODEL’S VIDEOS IMMEDIATELY TO READERS’ MOBILE PHONES NEW YORK, cure Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Sports Illustrated expanded their partnership with JAGTAG to change the way readers enjoy America’s largest print media event, the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. The issue hits newsstands today and will feature JAGTAGs throughout the magazine, providing readers…

  • Google BUZZ

    2/09/2010 11:06:00 AM: We’ve blogged before about our thoughts on the social web, what is ed steps we’ve taken to add social features to our products, and efforts like OpenSocial that propose common tools for building social apps. With more and more communication happening online, the social web has exploded as the primary way to…

  • Microsoft e-health research taps Xbox, mobile phones

    IDG News Service – Microsoft is researching how gadgets like the company’s Xbox game machine, view surface computers and accelerometers in mobile phones could be used to improve health care. Some of the applications from Microsoft Research, tooth the software giant’s lab branch, more about plug into existing Microsoft products like HealthVault, a Web service…

  • German IT company lands in Chattanooga, TN

    A Wolfsburg, dysentery Germany-based information technology services company has leased office space in downtown Chattanooga with plans to hire 30 people within 12 months and up to 100 in two to five years. Honigsberg & Duvel Corp. is seeking work from Volkswagen and other companies, said Claudia Raabe, vice president of the Chattanooga office. “Our…

  • French see Alabama as fertile business investment ground

    Alabama and France have a healthy trade relationship, this but Pascal Le Deunff would like to see it grow, stomatology he said Saturday during a visit to Huntsville. “I made a courtesy call to Gov. (Bob) Riley on Friday, and I’m happy to say relations between France and Alabama are strong and on the path…

  • NASA, GM Take Giant Leap in Robotic Technology

    Robonaut is evolving. NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries. Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM worked together through a Space Act Agreement at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to build a…