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Web 2.0 Summit Defines Next Phase of the Web - Web Squared
June 23, 2009White Paper Previews Key Concepts for Web 2.0 Summit's Sixth Anniversary O'Reilly Media and TechWeb, co-producers of the Web 2.0 Summit, announce the release of a white paper and an accompanying webcast on Web Squared, which will define the next phase...
The CIO Summit of America brings together 200+ IT Leaders
June 23, 2009Despite the challenges imposed by the global economic downturn, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and other senior IT leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage existing information technology investments to lower their organization's overall...
Stay Tuned: US Readies for Digital TV Switch
June 12, 2009Starting June 12, 2009, television won't send analog signals In a year or so, television networks and stations won't even bother to send analog signals. Everything will be digital U.S. television stations are set to make the long-anticipated switch...
- June 12, 2009
By Dave DeForest According to several internet ratings agencies more and more people are viewing television programs on the internet. Some of them may be bypassing broadcast television altogether to watch their favorite shows. This trend was highlighted...
Aral Sea in Central Asia is about to disappear
June 04, 2009The US-government’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released satellite photographs which provides the clearest evidence yet that the Aral Sea in Central Asia is about to disappear, with all the social, economic and political...
What are tiny colored lines in Gmail?
May 30, 2009Some weeks ago, users of Google mail started to notice that tiny lines in red and light blue colors appeared next to (beside, on top, and/or under) the status of their contacts (see desktop screenshot image). What do they mean? No announcement from...
Atlantis lands in California from Hubble mission
May 24, 2009Atlantis landed at the Edwards Air Force Base on Sunday, completing a mission that was two days longer than originally anticipated, with the threat of rain and thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center canceling landing attempts on Friday and Saturday...
August 27, 2009: Red Planet is about to be spectacular?
May 24, 2009In recent weeks you probably got an email with a content that reads something like this: "The Red Planet is about to be spectacular. Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two...
Moldova participates in WSIS Forum 2009 in Geneva
May 22, 2009A delegation of the Moldovan Ministry of Information Development is participating in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS 2009) that is taking place at the central premises of the International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland...
Amazing Hubble Photos, Telescope's Final Tune-Up
May 21, 2009NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 11, 2009, for the last manned mission to improve and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-member crew, slated to return to Earth on Friday, successfully completed...