Liberty Reserve’s take-down by a consortium of global (governmental) forces is not only seemingly straight out of Pulp Fiction but hopefully a one-off versus a harbinger for the next-wave of ‘net crime: digital money laundering.
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/UVeZs
Bluetooth – check. Tiara – why not? Laser beams – Is that legal? You get the picture… while many are indeed humor send-ups regarding Google Glass accessories don’t be surprised that a market for these (upon commercial release of Glass) will readily be spawned.
(Source) Mashable: http://goo.gl/Y1g0x
Clearly, Apple Fanboys know no bounds! Well, perhaps at least one doesn’t as someone paid $650K for one of the original (garage-built) Apple 1 Computers (signed by Woz) from 1976…
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/cvbze
Granted, there’s a vested incentive. However, Google’s push towards helping to develop / fund Wireless Networks in Developing Markets could go a long way towards eliminating the collusion of the dominant global Telcos (which if done correctly could be a very positive development!)
(Source) WSJ: http://goo.gl/PvavT
Dissolvable electronics that heal wounds? No, Bones is not the doctor herein as this field has the potential to (further) revolutionize healing and medicine!
(Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/7m5MB
Google’s acquisition of Makani Power (a firm that uses kites to generate power from the wind) could potentially usher in another alternative power resource / market niche due to their deep-pockets and continued focus on pushing the envelop in domains that were once exclusively the realm of quasi-public industries (Energy / Fiber Optics, etc.)
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/KgqKM
As Yahoo! continues to try to turn their fortunes around offering 1 TB of free-data storage via Flickr is not a bad approach (nor, is having a Developer build an application that’ll allow any given end-user to store more than photos therein). How long the company allows for this will in all probability be largely dependent upon how many people discover / use Flickr’s service?
(Source) Information Week: http://goo.gl/k31rk
Depending upon the success of Samsung’s App Development Contest (awarding $800,000 for successfully developing an application based upon their new SDK) this could herald in a new area of economic-incentive-based competition or turn out to be a bust…
(Source) PC World: http://goo.gl/IefQN
Count the Financial Times as another major organization that has been hacked.
(Source) Digital Trends: http://goo.gl/cyq4w
