Emerging Technology News

Reuters is reporting that shares of Blinkx , a publicly traded video search site based in the U.K., climbed 50 percent on Friday following rumors that corporate giants Google and News Corp. via CNET News.com

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Google has begun scanning the streets of Paris, gathering data for its Street View service , which adds street-level photography to the satellite views offered by Google Maps. via Infoworld

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“While news stories focus on large deployments of Wi-Fi equipment at companies such as General Electric and Coca-Cola”

NEW YORK, US: Many common assumptions held about the Wi-Fi industry in 2007 have been exposed as myths, according to a new Wi-Fi equipment market database released by ABI Research . via CIOL

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“It issue was not decided on the merits. It's obvious we are going to appeal.”

TorrentSpy attorney Ira Rothken TorrentSpy intends to appeal a court decision that requires the now defunct search engine to pay $111 million in damages to the six largest film studios, according to the ... via CNET News.com

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Yahoo is testing a new home page design for its search engine in India. Dubbed 'Glue Pages,' the design has a 3-newspaper look with modules reminiscent of iGoogle or some RSS newsreaders like Netvibes. via Search Engine Watch

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“It will allow us to offer our services beyond our network”

Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area. via Reuters

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Mobile & Wireless Networking Smartphones BT is offering its broadband customers a smartphone option so they can check their e-mail and surf the web while on the move. via Computer Weekly

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Military flyovers, bunting and pioneers recalling the founding of Israel marked the country's 60th anniversary celebration Thursday. via WMAG-FM Greensboro

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“We think we can do a lot more to drive contextual search”

Microsoft hopes to back up its refrain that it has a plan to catch Google by showing off some improvements to its Live Search product at a company-sponsored advertising conference later this month. via BuilderAU.com.au

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“It is actually a game changer if Clearwire can bring it out. For the consumer it is cheaper, faster and you are not locked down to home or Starbucks.”

As US technology giants including Google place a multi-billion dollar bet on WiMAX, backers of the wireless data-streaming format say it will radically change mobile Internet use. via The Sydney Morning Herald

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