New! Google plans to test high-speed broadband. Service may run 100 times faster than cable or DSL. Google's Speedy

New! Social Media: AOL links instant messaging to Facebook Chat. AOL released a trial of AIM instant messaging that connects with Facebook's Chat service. The collaboration allows AIM users to send and receive instant messages to their Facebook friends, who are also imported into AIM's Buddy lists. AOL Facebook

New! Motorola Droid vs iPhone vs Nexus One vs Blackberry?

At one time, Verizon, then the #1 wireless carrier, turned down Apple and the iPhone as too expensive a contract, so AT&T took the iPhone and vaulted to carrier dominance. Verizon then devided to contract for the 'Droid OS on it's phones and on Ads about it's 3G coverage (maps) to try to climb back. Goolge then made its own phone to go with it android OS, the Nexus One. BUT...Blackberry is still the most popular SmartPhone.

Discussion Option: What are these phones and who are thses carriers? How do they differ in OS (operating systems), do they have exclusive search clients, and what are their wirless carrier options?

Motorola | Verizon | AT&T | T-Mobile | Verizon 2 | Multiple Carriers and Nexus One | SmartPhone

New! Google versus Apple or The iPhone Versus The Nexus One?

Discussion Option: How does the iPhone stack up against the newer Nexus One? How else and in what areanas are Apple and Google competing (OS, wireless, cell phones, etc.)

Google vs Apple | iPhone vs Nexus One | a Reader Vote | Mobile Dominance Quattro | Unholy Alliance?: apple and Microsoft

New! What are Netbooks and are they taking over the computing world?

Discussion Option: What is a netbook vs a laptop or a notebook? What are the advantages and uses for netbooks?

Netbooks | NotebookReview | Laptop | NoteBooks

New! What is the best or at least most popular browser?

Browser Software Popularity 2007 - all are free downloads

• Internet Explorer - 65.2% (down from 92.6% in 2003/2004)
• Firefox (identified as Mozilla before 2005) - 25.1%
• Mozilla - 2.9%
• Opera - 1.5%
• Netscape Navigator - 0.3%
• Oxygen <1%
• Safari <1%

America Online (based on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla)

For browser news and info 2009:
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/index.htm

Discussion Option: What is the most popular browser and what doe sthe future seem to be for the current contenders and newcomers?

New! What is Chrome: an OS, a browser only, something else?

Discussion Option: What is Chrome: an OS, a browser, something else? What is Google's plan for Chrome (the browser), netbooks, and the new Google OS? Do they have a unique view of the use for netbooks or the future of computer use?

Google OS | Google OS Printalbe | Google's Launch Blog | Short Video

What is the most popular Search Engine?

Right now, Google, hands down...in the U.S. There are many popular search engines used in other parts of the world.

July 2006 | European Search Engines | Colossus | Rankings | More | and More

Discussion Option: Is Bing, the new browser from Microsoft, a threat to Google? How does the MS and Yahoo! deal affect this question?
Article 1 Microsoft Gets it Right | http://www.kumo.com |
| Kumo vs Bing | Article 2 Yahoo Microsoft Seal deal

Is there a new Windows Operating System in the works already?

Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft. The primary version for consumers will be called Windows 7 Home Premium, and the version for Business will be called Windows 7 Professional. They will also release lower end Basic and Starter to PC makers and a top end called Ultimate for large corporations.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

Discussion Option: How good is the New OS, Windows 7? Does Google plan to introduce a free OS pose a threat? Does Opera 10 have a place in the browser, OS and server wars?
Article1 Opera Browser a Server| Article 2 Google Chrome OS System

Is there a new MS Office version in the works already?

Yes! It is called Office 14 (initially Windows 14 with Bulldog alluding to a Microsoft acquisition called Stratature)

It entered development during 2006 while Microsoft was finishing work on Microsoft Office 12, which was released as the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The major version number 13 has been skipped, presumably due to aversion to the number 13. It was previously thought that Office 14 would ship in the first half of 2009,[1] but more recent information suggests a late 2009/early 2010 release timeframe.[2] Microsoft Office 14 is expected to be released around the time of Windows 7.

Wikipedia
Windows 14 with Bulldog
Ben Hickman Blog
Softpedia

Discussion Option: How will Office 2010 improve on the 2007 version? What is new and how will it compete in the software and web markets?
Article 1 Office 2010 test opens | Article 2 TechCrunch Complete Guide | Blogs

Is there a real market for e-Readers?

Yes! Amazon's Kindle, introduced in 2007, has become the "brand" most people know. Readers allow digital books to be read via a portable device larger than an iPhone but small than a NetBook. Many e-readers have been developed. Developers develop proprietary products much like MS Office versus Corel's WordPerfect Office Suite. The myriad of e-book formats is sometimes referred to as the "Tower of eBabel". Competitors publish E-books in a text format that may or may not allow formatting and graphics, and the "readers" are the devices created specifically to receive the file download and allow reading with a device smaller and more portable than a laptop and able to hold many "books".

Discussion Option: Are there many markets for e-Readers and will they become as popular as MP3 players? Should formats be standardized or remain proprietary? What are the compatibility issues/
Article 1 Office 2010 test opens | Article 2 E-Readers Turning the Page | Kindle | Sony's eReader

New! What is Cloud Computing? is it new or an old idea revisted?

Discussion Option: Cloud Computing - Bigger and Better for Business? What is "Cloud Computing" and is it good for businesses? Good for individual, private users? Is it new and, if so, how is it new? Who will benefit, what are the limitations or drawbacks? Who are the providers and how will it work.

Cloud Computing | Wiki | Video1 | Video2 | News | News

Is there a Web 2.0? Sure is and it's big!

Discussion Option: What is Web 2.0 and is it a good thing?

Session 12 | Wiki | An Index? | O'Reilly |

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