CNET - NEW YORK--For private investigator Steven Rambam, the Internet is his most valuable tool in helping to find missing persons, cheating husbands, and your competitor's dirty secrets. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - We uploaded digital files and had photos printed by Kodak Gallery, RitzPix, Shutterfly, and Wal-Mart.com. It wasn't always pretty, but one online vendor clearly earned our top marks. -- read full article
AFP - The rights group headed by Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Saturday condemned a draft bill on Internet crime, warning that it could boost the number of executions in the Islamic republic.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Going forward, IBM's global services unit will face stiff competition from HP, which plans to acquire EDS, and fast-growing Indian outsourcers like Wipro. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google executives reportedly said the company was making its own branded mobile phone to compete with Apple's iPhone. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Saying Apple wasn't prepared for the demand, a Piper Jaffray analyst predicts iPhone 3G shortages for two to four weeks. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The deal to buy ZAO Begun, a Russian contextual advertising service, marks Google's first publicly disclosed acquisition since last October. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Feelix Growing project is developing software, cameras, and sensors that help robots detect facial expressions, voice, proximity, and other parameters to determine a person's emotional state. -- read full article
Reuters - In a rare slip for Google Inc,
Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp gained share as Google lost ground
in the Web search market in June, industry data released on
Friday shows.
Reuters - Fund manager Bill Miller,
one of Yahoo Inc's top shareholders, dealt a blow on Friday to
billionaire investor Carl Icahn's two-month campaign to replace
the Internet firm's directors, throwing his support behind
Yahoo's current board.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Deloitte survey found that businesses use online communities to generate ideas, discover products, and discuss brands, but many fail to draw a critical mass. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The chip maker expects to refute charges that it is harming competition with the tactics it is using in its battle with rival AMD. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Internet real estate sites show that the building that houses Psystar is on the market for $4.6 million. -- read full article
