Rocker raises money for first album in Second Life
Keiko Takamura, a San Francisco indie rocker, raised some of the money to record her album and built a following by playing concerts in Second Life. She uses a broad array of other social media to find listeners and sell her music.
Why ‘open’ Android may lose the Apple iOS wars
While others look to Google for innovation in Android 3.0, Apple is already quietly dreaming up what's to come in iOS 5.0. And while Google has proven expertise in data and search technologies, Apple has an edge in operating system design. What is to stop Apple continuing to diversify its product range?
Murder by malware: Can computer viruses kill?
Can malware kill? A computer virus may have contributed to the Spanair plane crash which killed 154 people. A worm has infected life support machines. Can a trojan or malware be a murder weapon?
Which Linux is the most popular Linux?
Rick Lehrbaum, founder of LinuxDevices, has tried a new and interesting way at looking at Linux distribution popularity.
Laptop Mag says Apple’s really right on Flash
Recall a recent post in which I argued that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was completely right when he dismissed Flash as not being up to the demands of being installed on an iPhone? I was right. It isn't.
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “not a rapist” — CIA smears?
Julian Assange, figurehead of the shadowy Wikileaks organization, was last week accused of being a rapist in Sweden. Oddly, the leaked charges were confirmed by the Swedish prosecutor, but then quickly dropped. Assange denies rape, accusing the CIA of smearing him; others point the finger at "jilted lover" Anna Ardin. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to work out what's going on. Not to mention see and hear sorting algorithms...
Cameron Diaz might infect you
Cameron Diaz is one dirty, dirty girl.
Hang on -- let me rephrase that: The dazzling Ms. D is actually quite lovely in person (in my daydreams, anyway; we've yet to meet face-to-face). But on the Internet, there's something about Cameron that might infect you with a virus.
