Samsung's Galaxy Tab

This bloomberg article breaks down the new Galaxy Pad which is supposed to be the big competition to the iPad. Doesn't look like apple has a lot to worry about...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-18/only-apple-haters-can-love-samsung-galaxy-tab-rich-jaroslovsky.html

Public Sector influence on IT Companies

Interesting article regarding the effect governmental budget cuts can have on larger IT companies such as Cisco. I was surprised to see that 22% of Cisco's business comes from the public sector: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-10/cisco-s-gross-margin-misses-some-estimates-on-component-costs-shares-fall.html

Myspace Struggles

Interesting article about myspace's struggles. Illustrates the shrinking life cycle in today's environment: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101103/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetnewscorpmyspace

Chinesse Super Computer

New Chinesse super computer now the world's fastest:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39886462

"Technostress" Article from Business Report

I thought this was interesting article that will be the cover story for next weeks Baton Rouge Business Report. I sometimes think people over analyze the affects of technology and connectivity on our daily lives, but I found this article interesting anyway.
http://www.businessreport.com/news/2010/oct/18/its-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-tchn1/

Social Media Risk vs. Reward

Here is an interesting write up from the Baton Rouge Business Report about the potential for Social Media to replace other forms of advertising. Made me think of what the Healing Place Preacher said about connections:
http://www.businessreport.com/archives/daily-report/2010/sep/29/1865/

Goverments potenital impact on technology

It will be interesting to observe over the next decade what if any impact goverment policies will have on new technologies that essentially allow people to be tracked. Will laws or govermental policies be enacted on the basis of ensuring of privacy? Will this stifle advances in technologies. Who knows, but some countries outside the U.S. have already started cracking down, most notably China, but here is an interesting article about something as innocuous as Street View being banned in the Czech Republic: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/22/google-street-view-czech-privacy