Archive for May, 2011

Wheeeeeeeee!!!!! Talkin’ 2011 roller coasters

May 31, 11 by Christine Frietchen

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial opening day for dozens of theme parks across the U.S., but with the recession having an impact on attendance numbers the last couple of years, there are fewer new rides and attractions for 2011. Even so, a handful of roller coasters are offering new thril...

eBay complains about UK mobile broadband coverage

May 31, 11 by CNET News.com
The online auction firm eBay has complained to the U.K.'s communications regulating body about a lack of mobile broadband coverage in parts of the country.

Editorial: The G-8 takes on the Net - leaders of the Group of 8 nations want to govern cyberspace. Good luck with that.

May 31, 11 by David Goldstein

Egged on by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the leaders of the Group of 8 nations announced Friday that the Internet was too important for governments to leave ungoverned. Cyberspace needs a legal framework that promotes human rights, the rule of law, privacy, security and the protection of ...

Waiting for the New Mobile Payments Frontier

May 28, 11 by David Goldstein

The mobile phone will eventually take over your wallet, replacing your credit cards, cash and coupons. But it could be some time before this new type of transaction becomes an everyday reality.

Although the mobile payments trumpet has been sounded many times, Thursday’s announceme...

Waiting for the New Mobile Payments Frontier

May 28, 11 by David Goldstein

The mobile phone will eventually take over your wallet, replacing your credit cards, cash and coupons. But it could be some time before this new type of transaction becomes an everyday reality.

Although the mobile payments trumpet has been sounded many times, Thursday’s announceme...