"Koollage took home the main prize with its mashup service that focuses on delivering content to mobile devices, and the iPhone in particular" People’s Choice winner Gaiagy will give building owners (both individuals and businesses) personal recommendations for how they can most economically make their operations more “green”. - Aydin Senkut
Awesome selection of Android apps from MIT - Aydin Senkut
Interesting how many of these apps are location aware. - Chris White
I think the mobile nature of Android (or any other mobile platform) makes location awareness the standard feature on any mobile app - Turker Keskinpala
I would like to see Apple's phone market share in all the new countries, 3 months after a local iPhone is launched...(even more interesting contrasting it to any other major phone launch...) & then add usage metrics - Aydin Senkut
"Mobilkom austria recently made the fastest data call with a mobile device using the pioneering Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) technology from Nokia Siemens Networks. Stelera Wireless, a small U.S. operator, launched data services in rural Texas using this technology as well.
During the trial, the data transmission downlink speed reached 10.1 Mbps. I-HSPA will be capable of data transmission rates over 10.1 Mbps, NSN claims" - Aydin Senkut
"Think of it as the ultimate ivory tower for academics: a castle inspired by Spain's Alhambra, lavished with sun-dappled courtyards, artisan-crafted frescoes, grottos, fountains and a patio with 12 marble lions that spit water every hour on the hour.
But instead of housing nobles atop an Iberian hill, the newest fortress will serve as a quiet retreat for mathematicians next to a golf course in suburban Silicon Valley.
The castle, will be the new headquarters of the American Institute of Mathematics. It's expected to be complete by 2009." - Aydin Senkut
They also commissioned the production of a kind of concrete that also acts as a whiteboard surface, so the maths can roam free everywhere that people can. - Kevin Fox
"On its opening day, GTA IV sold 3.6 million units with a retail value of $310 million. Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two, said in a statement that the game made entertainment history, surpassing the first-day sales of any music title or movie or game." From a business view, such sales are astounding and they suggest that the hardcore market for gamers is healthy, regardless of the shift toward casual titles on the PC and the rise of the Nintendo Wii, which appeals to broader audiences beyond young male gamers. GTA IV represents the high tide of the crowd that loves to kick back, defy authority, and play extremely violent crime games. The resiliency of this franchise is amazing, given the U.S. and other parts of the world are stuck in a recession. - Aydin Senkut
"he controversial photo spread of 15 year old Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana) in Vanity Fair has been causing quite a commotion in the media since last weekend. The market share of visits to Vanityfair.com increased over 20x on Monday (April 28, 2008) as critics and fans flocked to the website to see the photos for themselves." - Aydin Senkut
"Indeed, the company’s user-friendly personal assistant helps you manage a variety of tasks, including dining, managing your address book and more." - Aydin Senkut
I'd never heard of Rearden. Does anyone use them? - Mike Reynolds
Off topic: Concierge medical service is hot. - Mitchell Tsai
"BitTorrent directory Mininova continues to grow. Stats from the site above (some are public, some via a non-published link) show the site is quickly racing towards 5 billion downloads after having only passed 4 billion February 18" - Aydin Senkut
"Yoono’s main draw at this point is its “Friends” widget, which offers all the features you’d expect from a social network aggregator. The widget compiles all updates from Twitter, Facebook, Piczo, Flickr, and Friendfeed, and displays them in a scrollable list. After clicking a person’s name, you are presented with direct links to their profiles, photo albums, or messaging pages, which cuts out a lot of tedious navigation. The widget also features integration with most of the major chat clients (AIM, MSN, etc), along with the ability to send out status updates to any profile. So far, so good (though pretty standard)." - Aydin Senkut
"“It’s a great catch-all way for me to have all my stuff in one place, and it lets me see a more comprehensive view of the ecosystem of my friends,” said Ms. Brooks, 39, a business development director at an online video start-up company in San Francisco." - Aydin Senkut
