12 - 2010 | Lcolm Net

Chrome OS Vs Android

Internet

Is there much point in having Chrome OS when Android is established and could easily be made to work on laptops, etc. Using Chrome OS will mean that Google have users data and a standalone laptop will not be much use unless it has a live net connection.

Sascha Segan writes on PCMag.com “5 Ways Android is Better Than Chrome OS” and points out that “Wireless networks aren’t reliable, “Living in the cloud” will bust your data cap, amongst other caveats.” Full article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374323,00.asp

Perhaps Android and Chrome OS will merge at some point!

Fossil Watches Pull Data from Smartphones

Technology

Fossil the watch and accessories company have showed some prototypes that talk to a smartphone over Bluetooth and exchange information, reports Scobleizer.

At present the watches only support Android and BlackBerry phones.

Vice President of Watch Technology, Bill Geiser, said the watches will cost “around $200.”

Fossil, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of clothing and accessories, primarily watches and jewelry, but also sunglasses, wallets, handbags, belts, shoes and clothing, based in Richardson, Texas, United States. Their brands include Fossil, Relic, Abacus, Burberry, Emporio Armani, Michele Watch and Zodiac Watches.

Full article at: http://scobleizer.com/2010/12/15/the-concept-connected-watches-from-fossil/

Twitter Launches Online Ads Buying

News

Twitter has added an online form to its website that companies can use to express interest in purchasing Promoted Accounts, Promoted Tweets or Promoted Trends.

Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting.

At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters in length.

Twitter connects businesses to customers in real-time. Businesses use Twitter to quickly share information with people interested in their products and services, gather real-time market intelligence and feedback, and build relationships with customers, partners and influential people.

http://business.twitter.com/advertise/start

Open Source CMS Leaders

Internet

Alan Shimel writes on Network World “Open Source CMS Dominate the Market, Who Are The Leaders?” about a new report (that you can download for free) from Water and Stone which details the share of market and other facts about 20 of the leading open source CMS players.

Report Findings include:

• The Big Three — WordPress, Joomla! and Drupal — remain ?rmly in command of the market.

• WordPress has taken the lead in brand strength after a strong growth year.

• The gap continues to narrow between .NET market leader DotNetNuke and contender Umbraco. This

continues the trend observed in the 2009 Report.

• Liferay leads the Java WCM market, though Alfresco is not far behind and in fact leads in several metrics.

• Up and coming systems to watch include: Concrete5 and Umbraco.

• Systems possibly at risk include: Textpattern and Xoops

Full article: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/69726