Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Google going into music streaming

Well, Michael.  The evil continues…

record-player-300x200

Google is apparently in talks with record labels to populate its upcoming music store and streaming service by Christmas.

http://venturebeat.com/2010/09/03/google-gearing-up-for-itunes-rival-music-service-by-year-end/

 

And then there’s another one, Qriocity, by Sony that was also announced yesterday.  That story is here. (http://www.fastcompany.com/1686340/sony-launches-music-service-to-rival-apple-itunes)

US-Mexico border to be guarded by Predator drones

Well, I guess this is a start.  Haven’t seen much is the press about this.  Not a lot of discussion about what the drones intend to do, either.

National Guard Arizona

The international border in Nogales, Arizona is shown in this April 22 file photo. The entire 2,000-mile US-Mexico border will be monitored by Predator drones starting Wednesday.

Entire US-Mexico border to be guarded by Predator drones - CSMonitor.com