Google Launches Online-Publishing Service, a Potential Wikipedia Rival

Google Inc. has launched an online-publishing service that is a potential competitor to Wikipedia.
Google on Wednesday took the wrappings off its previously announced publishing-and-reference service called Knol, which allows users to write articles on specific topics and to make money from them.
By trying to provide such content, the service is likely to compete with online [...]

Retailers gear up for third Vodafone boycott

Thousands of independent retailers are gearing up for a third boycott of Vodafone products this weekend, in response to the mobile phone operator’s cut in commission payments.
The three-day boycott will take place from Friday 25 July 2008 to Sunday 27 July.
The retailers have been further incensed by Vodafone’s announcement earlier this week of revenues up [...]

Internet addresses going to exhaust by 2011

According to a prediction by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), it is reported that more than 85 per cent of the available addresses on the internet have been allocated and the remaining will run out by 2011. Thus internet world may face this doomsday inn exactly 1,273 day.
The web addresses I am [...]

Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks

NEW YORK–Using a laptop, cell phone headset, building access badge, credit cards, or even a passport can make you a walking target for data thieves and other criminals, a security expert warned at the Last HOPE hacker conference here late Friday.
In a frightening but entertaining session entitled “How do I Pwn Thee? Let me [...]

Google ‘UK’s top consumer brand’

Internet search engine Google has become the UK’s top brand for the first time, according to a consumer survey.
It moved up two places from last year’s poll, beating Microsoft into second place and Mercedes Benz into third.
Google also topped a poll of “superbrands” as judged by professionals earlier this year.
No supermarkets made [...]