P2P Let My P2P Go: Uncle Sam Eyes File Sharing Again In the wake of a leak of an international trade agreement on online file-sharing and copyright violation, U.S. House representatives are introducing legislation to curtail the greatest of American freedoms: the illegal download. Let's not kid ourselves, dear readers. P2P's best use cases all revolve around the liberation of data, software… Jolie O'Dell View comments
web The Brain Chip Cometh, & It Cometh from Intel Our own Marshall Kirkpatrick's dreaded brain chip for controlling computers and mobile devices may be closer than even he suspected. Intel researchers in Pittsburgh told journalists today that brain implants are harnessing human brain waves to surf the Internet, manipulate documents, and much more. And just as we told you two years ago, the… Jolie O'Dell View comments
Analysis Cloud Computing: Where to Next? In his keynote this morning, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff continued his critique on software companies for their lack of development and sense of entitlement. And not surprisingly, the full-on pitch continued for cloud computing with a parade of executives showing the applications they developed on Force.com. About 19,000 people attended… Enterprise Alex Williams View comments
Interviews Yowza: A Video Interview with Heroes Actor Greg Grunberg When Heroes actor Greg Grunberg tells you to download an iPhone application, you can't help but listen. Best known as television's mind controlling savant Matt Parkman, Grunberg demoed location-based coupon startup Yowza at today's Under the Radar Mobility Conference. Grunberg's iPhone app offers users deals from nearby stores, restaurants and… Dana Oshiro View comments
Analysis What Twitter's New Geolocation Makes Possible Twitter turned on its long-awaited Geolocation API today, meaning that users can opt-in to having their messages annotated with their exact locations. The significance of this is made clear by comparing it with last week's release of 500 million time-stamped Twitter messages for analysis. "You take this data, mash it up with any other very large… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments