The latest hip phrase to catch fire in technology circles is ‘collabomise’. “It is the new way of doing things. We are always looking for good ideas, and want to work with great thinkers, but also want our own ideas respected. So this is basically a collaborative process that involves compromise. Thus the term ‘collabomise’ ... Read More

Apparently, all this time we have been duped into thinking that Europe and Asia enjoy much more advanced broadband connections, especially for wireless services. It turns out we were wrong. Excerpt from the interview given by the Verizon CEO at the Council for Foreign Relations: “In Japan, where everybody looks at Japan as being so ... Read More

In a stroke of brilliance some ‘entrapraneur’ has had the genius idea to create a site (GotAdSpace) to allow anyone to offer ad-space for rent. You can offer your forehead for a company logo tattoo or your butt-cheek for a temporary decal if you are a beach bunny who is particularly fond of tiny thong ... Read More

In an unexpected turn of events, the successful power-up of the Large Hadron Collider has made it something more than just a toy that is designed to unlock the mysteries of the Universe. The proton beams generated by the Collider have a very surprising effect. All the scientists working on the Collider as it powered ... Read More

Only a few weeks after the Northwest fiasco, where two pilots overshot the airport they were supposed to land in by 1.5 hours, a United Airlines pilot is charged with being drunk as he was about to start a transatlantic flight. (Reuters) Every time something like this happens I am reminded of the often-used line ... Read More