TechAddress http://www.techaddress.com Providing the Latest User-Generated and Aggregate Technology News Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en Real World Got You Down? IBM Invites You To A Virtual Forbidden City. http://www.techaddress.com/2008/10/10/real-world-got-you-down-ibm-invites-you-to-a-virtual-forbidden-city/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/10/10/real-world-got-you-down-ibm-invites-you-to-a-virtual-forbidden-city/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:30:03 +0000 ibm Company & Product Profiles Web 2.0 News & Ideas http://www.techaddress.com/2008/10/10/real-world-got-you-down-ibm-invites-you-to-a-virtual-forbidden-city/ Source:TechCrunch

Can’t afford a ticket to China to go visit the Forbidden City? Well, now all you need is your computer. IBM, which is a big believer in virtual worlds, and China’s Palace Museum have created an exact replica of the 178-acre Forbidden City. After working meticulously for three years to recreate every building and thousands of major artifacts, the virtual Forbidden City is now available for download (for Windows, Mac, or Linux). It’s free, although, I warn you the Mac version, at least, is a massive 275MB file.

Once inside, you can choose an avatar, dress him or her up in Qing Dynasty-era robes, take virtual tours, play Go with computer-controlled characters, call up maps, explore buildings and objects that allow you to click for deeper information. The virtual world was built on a gaming platform from Garage Games called Torque. ( I guess OpenSim wasn’t good enough. No word on whether it will be interoperable with Second Life).

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/10/10/real-world-got-you-down-ibm-invites-you-to-a-virtual-forbidden-city/feed/ Jajah Launches Instant Chinese/English Voice Translation http://www.techaddress.com/2008/08/06/jajah-launches-instant-chineseenglish-voice-translation/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/08/06/jajah-launches-instant-chineseenglish-voice-translation/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:30:04 +0000 ibm Company & Product Profiles jajah http://www.techaddress.com/2008/08/06/jajah-launches-instant-chineseenglish-voice-translation/ Source:TechCrunch
Jajah, a popular VoIP service provider, has released a new English/Chinese translation service called JAJAH.Babel just in time for the Olympic Games. The service, which was developed in conjunction with IBM, allows users to call a free number to get a near-instant translation of spoken sentences. The service isn’t meant for voice calls […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/08/06/jajah-launches-instant-chineseenglish-voice-translation/feed/ IBM’s “PENSIEVE” Project to Digitize Business Cards http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/29/ibm%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cpensieve%e2%80%9d-project-to-digitize-business-cards/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/29/ibm%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cpensieve%e2%80%9d-project-to-digitize-business-cards/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:36:33 +0000 ibm Company & Product Profiles http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/29/ibm%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cpensieve%e2%80%9d-project-to-digitize-business-cards/ Source:TechCrunch
With the election rapidly approaching, it’s getting hard to keep track of all of the political news swirling around the web. Perspctv, a new mashup from developer Vineet Choudhary, utilizes 14 web services to try to bring all of the news together in one place.
To monitor current political news, the site searches for the […]Source:TechCrunch
The hype cycle now lasts less than a day. Take yesterday’s over-hyped launch of stealth search startup Cuil, which was quickly followed by a backlash when everyone realized that it was selling a bill of goods. This was entirely the company’s own fault. It pre-briefed every blogger and tech journalist on the planet, […]Source:TechCrunch
Take a look at the video above (which oddly reminds me of the early 90s) and you’ll see that IBM has taken a page from Evernote’s book.
Its research labs have been working on a project codenamed “PENSIEVE” that promises to algorithmically construct digital address books from photographs of business cards and the people they […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/29/ibm%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cpensieve%e2%80%9d-project-to-digitize-business-cards/feed/ IBM And Second Life Announce Interoperability, But Bridging Virtual Worlds Is the Wrong Answer http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/ibm-and-second-life-announce-interoperability-but-bridging-virtual-worlds-is-the-wrong-answer/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/ibm-and-second-life-announce-interoperability-but-bridging-virtual-worlds-is-the-wrong-answer/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:32:01 +0000 ibm second life Company & Product Profiles linden lab Vivaty http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/ibm-and-second-life-announce-interoperability-but-bridging-virtual-worlds-is-the-wrong-answer/ Source:TechCrunch
Imagekind, the art site that describes itself as “a hybrid art gallery, photo-sharing service and a print-on-demand service” has been acquired by CafePress for $15-$20 million in cash and stock, according to VentureBeat.
The site, which was launched two years ago, allows artists to upload and sell framed prints of their pieces, and also allows users […]Source:TechCrunch
Virtual worlds like Second Life have a silo issue—they are virtual worlds unto themselves. Today, Linden Lab (which operates Second Life) and IBM announced that they have successfully bridged two virtual worlds, with avatars from Second Life successfully “teleporting” to an entirely different metaverse based on an OpenSim server.
The two companies have been […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/ibm-and-second-life-announce-interoperability-but-bridging-virtual-worlds-is-the-wrong-answer/feed/ Google Tops Reputation Survey in U.S.; No. 2 Worldwide. Do You Agree? Vote In The TechCrunch Reputation Poll. http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/google-tops-reputation-survey-in-us-no-2-worldwide-do-you-agree-vote-in-the-techcrunch-reputation-poll/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/google-tops-reputation-survey-in-us-no-2-worldwide-do-you-agree-vote-in-the-techcrunch-reputation-poll/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:35:24 +0000 google microsoft apple cisco cbs ibm hp dell intel Company & Product Profiles Disney American Express Toyota http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/google-tops-reputation-survey-in-us-no-2-worldwide-do-you-agree-vote-in-the-techcrunch-reputation-poll/ Source:TechCrunch
Microsoft has announced this morning the availability of hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, collaboration and communication as part of the Microsoft Online suite. The hosted platform is a direct competitor to the Google App platform, which is currently available either for free or for as little as $50 per year.
The service plans for the Microsoft deals […]Source:TechCrunch
JS-Kit, a provider of Javascript comments, ratings, and poll widgets for blogs, has announced their acquisition of HaloScan, one of the largest hosted comments service providers. This announcement is also coordinated with the launch of several major features. Financial terms were not disclosed.
HaloScan had previously partnered with JS-Kit in January to provide the […]Source:TechCrunch
Which Companies Do You Trust Or Admire The Most? ( surveys)
Who do you trust more, Google or Toyota? The answer might depend on where you live. In its annual corporate reputation survey of 60,000 people worldwide, the Reputation Institute finds that Google scores highest in the U.S., but […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/07/08/google-tops-reputation-survey-in-us-no-2-worldwide-do-you-agree-vote-in-the-techcrunch-reputation-poll/feed/ Scoop: Job Cuts at PHP Startup Zend Could Be Aimed With An Eye Towards a Sale http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/scoop-job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/scoop-job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 00:35:28 +0000 microsoft ibm Company & Product Profiles Oracle zend-technologies http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/scoop-job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/ Source:TechCrunch
More details are emerging on round 2 of Yahoo/Microsoft: Instead of a simple straight up acquisition, Microsoft may be able to pull off a deal where they get to pick off just what they want - search - and leave the rest of Yahoo and its troubles behind.
This is a deal that would obviously cost […]Source:TechCrunch
The small screens of mobile devices are blurring the lines between webpages and widgets. So it should come as no surprise that MuseStorm, hitherto a platform for developing widgets for syndication across the web and onto desktops, is coming out with a tool for making iPhone-ready websites.
To be precise, MuseStorm isn’t exactly debuting a […]Source:TechCrunch
Israeli startup Zend Technologies has fired 25 percent of its R&D team (at least ten people), as well as others across the company, in an attempt to become cash flow positive, says a source close to the company. Zend offers its own distribution of PHP, the popular open-source scripting language for Web applications. It sells […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/scoop-job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/feed/ Job Cuts at PHP Startup Zend Could Be Aimed With An Eye Towards a Sale http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 22:30:04 +0000 microsoft ibm Company & Product Profiles Oracle zend http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/ Source:TechCrunch
Israeli startup Zend has fired 25 percent of its R&D team (at least ten people), as well as others across the company, in an attempt to become cash flow positive, says a source close to the company. Zend offers its own distribution of PHP, the popular open-source scripting language for Web applications. It sells software […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/05/19/job-cuts-at-php-startup-zend-could-be-aimed-with-an-eye-towards-a-sale/feed/ Amazon Web Services Gets Another Hiccup http://www.techaddress.com/2008/04/07/amazon-web-services-gets-another-hiccup/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/04/07/amazon-web-services-gets-another-hiccup/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:37:23 +0000 google amazon ibm Company & Product Profiles http://www.techaddress.com/2008/04/07/amazon-web-services-gets-another-hiccup/ Source:TechCrunch
TripIt, the service that creates master travel itineraries out of your confirmation emails, has become even more traveler-friendly with a new mobile site.
Users can access the site at m.tripit.com with their handheld devices. We’ve been told it works best with Blackberrys, iPhones, and Treos (the shot on the right is obviously how it looks […]Source:TechCrunch
After a long search that turned up no other buyers, Sean Fanning’s startup Snocap is being bought by music social network imeem. We first reported the deal in February. Imeem is officially announcing the deal today. Terms are not being disclosed, but we believe it was less than $5 million—a fire sale […]Source:TechCrunch
Amazon’s Web Services experienced another hiccup today. Early this morning, its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) went down for about an hour for at least some customers in the U.S. This follows a major outage of its S3 storage service in February. Companies big and small use EC2 as a virtual data center […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/04/07/amazon-web-services-gets-another-hiccup/feed/ 4 Reasons to Brace for a Turbulent Earnings Season http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:30:17 +0000 ebay stocks ibm Random Access Earnings MSFT MOT NOK AAPL INTC nflx tech stocks http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/ Source:GigaOM
Stock markets around the world are tumbling, with the Dow staying firmly in negative territory even in the face of an emergency interest-rate cut. And ready or not, the parade of technology earnings is on its way as well.

A handful of tech bellwethers have already delivered their results for the latest quarter, and if last […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/feed/ Microsoft Searches for Fast Growth With $1.2B Deal http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/microsoft-searches-for-fast-growth-with-12b-deal/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/microsoft-searches-for-fast-growth-with-12b-deal/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:32:06 +0000 microsoft goog ibm MSFT Interesting ORCL Fast Search & Transfer http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/08/microsoft-searches-for-fast-growth-with-12b-deal/ Source:GigaOM
On Feb. 1, Earth2Tech editor Katie Fehrenbacher will be moderating a panel on alternative energy for mobile devices at the first-ever Greener Gadgets conference in NYC. For more details on the conference — and a way to get 15 percent off the price of tickets — go here.
[…]Source:GigaOM
Microsoft is bolstering its enterprise search with an offer to buy Norway’s Fast Search & Transfer ASA in a cash deal valued at 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion). The deal is aimed at increasing functionality in Microsoft’s business software, as well as acting as a beachhead for Redmond in the enterprise search market, where […]

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