Topic: GOOGLE - on November 22, 2006 at 1:20:00 PM CET
GoogleOS: What To Expect
There's no such thing as the GoogleOS in reality - but despite that, it is one of the most talked about Web products. People can't stop discussing it - and even imagining screenshots for it! Seems like everyone expects Google to get into direct competition with Microsoft, by releasing an operating system. However Google refuses such claims and even makes fun of this kind of buzz. Nevertheless we decided to analyze where Google may be heading with their product strategy - and from that determine what are the chances of a GoogleOS.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 22, 2006 at 11:44:00 AM CET
Ten Worst Internet Acquisitions Ever
As the market for acquiring fledgling Internet companies heats up, it's worth taking a look at all those acquisitions that didn't quite work out. For every Internet acquisition that's successful there seems to be dozens that die on the vine.
So what makes for a really bad Internet acquisition? First, it has to be expensive. No one's going to rake a company over the coals over a few blown $50 million acquisitions. That might sound like a lot of money to you and me, but that's a rounding error to Google.
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Topic: FUN - on November 22, 2006 at 10:00:00 AM CET
And the richest fictional character is..
Move over Santa. The red-clad philanthropist has lost the top slot on Forbes magazines' list of the 15 richest fictional characters to defense contractor Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Warbucks, a lieutenant general in the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, unseats Santa from the top position for the first time with an estimated net worth of $36.2 billion with the conflict in Iraq boosting his fortune.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on November 22, 2006 at 9:36:00 AM CET
London Police Equipped With 360-Degree Cams
Police officers in London have begun to use a camera mounted on their headgear in an effort to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Officers in the 19 safer neighbourhood teams in the Haringey area have been issued with eight cameras, each the size of an AA battery, that record video images to a special utility belt. They are activated by a switch on the belt.
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