Website on-watch: edgeio.com.

A brand new Ask.com is on the limelight.

"The new Ask.com is the culmination of years of innovation, combining themost advanced core search technology with one-of-a-kind tools that make searchbetter," said Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Ask.com. "People deserve a search enginethat gives them the tools to get what they need faster, not just a bunch oflinks on a page. Ask.com takes search to the next level."

Relatively clean, sleek, minimalist, additional side features on the right hand side which effortlessly invoke greated visual effect, yet no mess up. Let's see how it can go.

Feb 26, 387.35

Nokia made an embarrassment of its handset software glitches which delays DoCoMo's 3G handset (or i-mode) launch. Yet, share prospects still look fine.

Feb 22, 365.49

Huge investment 600bil Chinese yuan (or US$4.8tril) was poured over the pass 6 years for 3G activities. The imminent TD-SCDMA license, if successfully garnered by Chinese telcos will definitely need another pour of investment, for model building, base construction, operation etc.

China Internet users used to prevalently experience the spending or shopping spree online, which reach up to 71.3%. Rough total amount of transaction rose to 553bil yuan in 2005, from 350bil yuan in previous fiscal year.

Feb 21, 366.59

Blamed to make censorship in Chinese nation, spoiling free speech policy; and now said to have no Internet Content Provider license in China? Check it out yourself: the ICP license number is 050124. As other major foreign Internet giants, Google had been the minority sharefolder in joint venture in Ganji.

Home Depot, US's number 1 in home improvement chain, rose its share $42.68, added 80 cents, after announcement of 4Q profit to $1.29bil.

$25mil clear deal acquisition of cMango consulting firm, Wipro continues to consolidate its leading position of offshore insfrastructure management.

"You are passionate with what you are doing; you have a very high energy level; you understand your product space; you want to build great things, and you have the commitment to the kinds of great engineering that Google is facing for."

Do you have the same passions, unswearving interests towards what you are doing, as Googlers?

Bath, famous with 18th century of its Georgian architecture, turns to a spot of high city-wide wireless computing network, from the research project pioneered from Imperial College London and University College London, Vodafone, Nokia, HP Laboratories, Node and IBM.

What is the future of this invigorating mobile phone technology? City-dwellers' chill-out & travel, interactive city-wide game, information services for all activities: working, socialising, and relaxing, community connection, location-based services, and many more - you think of it.

Look in-depth into DRM: a technology which restrict consumers' media experience, by preventing the contents to be moved along multiple devices, and constrainting how the content can be used.

Will this credits the advantages to the pirated's soggy bed? Are consumer being duped to compromise their rights with media companies?

Myspace.com is overflowed. Teens are put at risk explored to the bad elements of "social-network".

Feb 19, 368.75

Dell's share fell $1.81 to $30.15 following the issue of 1Q outlook which is below Wall Street's expectation. However, Dell still announced it strong sales in previous quarter by posting earning $1.01bil, or 43% compared to a year earlier, and $15.18bil in revenue.

Meantime, State second satellite radio operators, XM posted $270.4mil loss due to the high cost of marketing and customers' acquisition.

Merck defending its accusation of causal death because of painkiller Vioxx, claimed that she did meticusly making the product and never fail to warn users of its risk.

Battle afoot sue from Nike against its keenest rival Adidas for the steal of cushion technology.

Countries in EU respectively gave stand against Lakshmi Mittal's clinch on Archelor. Nertherland-based Mittal Steel still have rosy hope on Luxemborg-based Archelor, whereif the deal of 18.6bil € is successful, then Indian-born billionaire will create a massive steel kingdom which would control about 10% of the global market. France, Spain and Luxembourg have opposed the takeover, with Belgium remaining neutral and the UK supporting Mittal.

Japanese 14bil ¥ satellite sent to orbit.

Je suis désolé State of Liberty. No break with China, and my users' searching data.

Sorry buddy Teong, I thin blogger.com has problem as your blog was deleted as I added in, as too as mine when you created. Out of storage?

Search is still the big thing in 2006. On-going gr o o o o o wing.

Next Do-Re-Mi spark between Amazon-Samsung Electronics, versus Apple's iTunes's digital content downloads-iPod's player. Possibly as well as Napster and Real Networks.

Feb 17, 368.75

Myspace goes wireless.

Sleepycat was eventually awaked; door's knocked, by Oracle.

Admitting world's increasingly dependant on web services, 3 Microsoft Office Live beta version are on the route now, letting its customers, small businesses to up and run business on the Internet, quickly, effortlessly, and inexpensively.

4 technology giants get grilled over Chinese biz.

"Yahoo has been accused of providing information that led to the jailing of two of its Chinese e-mail users, while Google started a Chinese version of its popular search engine that omits links to content deemed unacceptable by the government. Microsoft shut down, at Beijing's request, a popular Chinese blog that touches on sensitive topics such as press freedoms."

Can you guide how should proceed? Censorship, because of believe in doing good more than harm.. Meantime, brutally blamed as crush free speech online. Is step down from market of 110mil Internet Chinese users the one and only one way to move? Tough dilemma!

Feb 16, 366.46

I'm cool? Spicily hot? Maverick? Wicky? Diligent?

Personalise yourself with own favourite fonts. I got mine here and here, and perhaps here. If you know more, do share kay!

Look coooooool, aren't they?

Mashup on the quantum run. A revolutionized concept of Web2.0. Geobloggers, Chicagocrime.org, fotothing, and many many more from here...

Catch up FT's interview session with Bill Gates here, regarding Microsoft strategies on computer security and issue of censorship in China.

Having eye on this guy, Xiao Qiang, and his blog, and some of his articles: Catalyzing Free Expression and Civil Society, The 'blog' revolution sweeps across China, Tiananmen: the Gate to China's Future.

Feb 15, 342.38

"Give me reason why I should go partnership with you?" said Mr. Jobs.

"Because everyone brings handset everytime everywhere." simply yet confident from Mr. Zander.

Today, besides continue selling models (RAZR V3i, ROKR E1) with iTunes compatible, more Motorola handphones with Microsoft Window Media format are coming in sales soon.

Microsoft Mobile 5.0 squishs hard to RIM's Blackberry.

Being outstandingly contribute to America's nations in technological innovation and competitivemess, US president George W.Bush awarded Motorola the National Medal of Technology.

Since the company's founding of Galvin MFG Corp, Motorola stands arrogantly on the cutting edge of innovation in areas like cellular communication, networks, 2-way radios, paging, semiconductors, space flight communication and embedded electronic solution.

Feb 13, 345.70

"PAGE: We don't generally talk about our strategy ... because it's strategic. I would rather have people think we're confused than let our competitors know what we're going to do. That's an easy trade-off."

Do much, talk less. Like Schmidt said, let the results speak for themselves.

"HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SUDDENLY BE SO WEALTHY?

BRIN: It takes a lot of getting used to. You always hear the phrase, money doesn't buy you happiness. But I always in the back of my mind figured a lot of money will buy you a little bit of happiness. But it's not really true. I got a new car because the old one's lease expired. Nothing terribly fancy--you could drive the same car.

PAGE: If we were motivated by money, we would have sold the company a long time ago and ended up on a beach."

In the early 30s, white lab coat-clad, natural stubbornness of youth, aura of invincibility, keep doing things their way. Maverick.

Answers were minimalist along the "Legos" talk, yet eloquent. Again, let the results speak for themselves.

And, this is a perfect picture. An impeccable of mirror reflection of trio, sharing their light moment, puzzling the Legos and shaking the world.

Feb 10, 362.61

Really an eye opener... Spirited discussions, tempers proned to run high.

Let's see how Oracle revolutionises open-source softwares like JBoss, Zend and Sleepycat to better customer satisfaction? Addicted shopping sprees, irresistable to halt.

Has Tesco learnt the lesson from Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencers before gain a foothold on Wal-Mart's back yard, with also the presences of Kroger, Kmart, Costco, and Target?

So near, so far. How powerful of Oracle's Fusion after the mega buying spree of PeopleSoft, Siebel where 2,00o jobs need to be cut because of the acquistion?

Eyes on Google. Two Stanford doctoral dropouts will continue to shine, or be anticipantly dethroned? More analysis here.

Your mom can use it. Windows OneCare Live says so.

iPod Nano is almost affordable... It's sleek, trendy, stylish, but yet another lawsuit about its prone to be scratched and make the display unreadable.

Facing fierce competitions from Skype, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc, can Vonage maintain its VoIP biz with current business model?

FON again. Let's dig into this Argentina-born Spanish guy, Martin Varsavsky's very yakking business model:
1) Users: If I'm out-of-office or home, I can be still connected if I'm Foneros. 1mil hotspots is not just a dream; If I'm not Foneros, I can pay to stay connected in any hotspots over the world
2) ISPs: Pros or cons? You think of it...
3) If you as Foneros providing free WiFi access, you are Mr. Torvalds @ Linus
If you as Foneros acquising fees other non-Foneros's access, you are Mr. Gates @ Bill
If you as Non-Forenos tap into Fon hotspot, you are Aliens @; you pay for it. Fair enough.
Not bad of idea innovation, applying biz lively.

As a result, they secured a handsome $21.5mil.

Get it? More here.

FON: Share your WiFi broadband internet access at home, and enjoy the WiFi all over the world! 18mil euros / US$21.7 mil investment secured from Google, eBay's Skype and Sequoia Capital. Vision is kinda clear: 1mil WiFi hotspots throughout the world by 2010!

Wish to keep contact with people but lazy to type text message? Yack it yourself with voice-based email.

"Don't be evil"... Censorship to Chinese means I'm evil?

BASF, largest chemical firm cleared the bid with US$4.9bil takeover for Engelhard

Mittal's steel empire continues to dominance... Can she grabs Arcelor?