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The naked Europeana

coulson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:35:39 +0000

Europeana err…how’s it described again, the ‘Google Books Competitor’ the ‘digital library of European literature, art, history, and culture’ etc. anyway it hit the ground running head first today on it’s official launch date. But then again we shouldn’t worry, …

El Grid : from the people who brought you the Internet – coming soon!

coulson — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:12:04 +0000

For those of us who seldom show interest in Proton collisions at this time of the year, the coming red-button day at the CERN might have escaped our attention. The fact that a circular tunnel 27 kilometres long under the …

More Lucre for French Search engine

coulson — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:25:28 +0000

Quaero – ring any bells? In a word it’s the former European Google-Killer turned Gallic pied de nez (cock-a-snook). There are those that have said it’s more like a bottomless money-pit which will never amount to much. There are also …

Fibre optic in Paris for 1 â‚¬ per month!

coulson — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:48:58 +0000

Homes in Paris are to be fitted out with fibre optic relayed Internet connections that will cost 1 â‚¬ (1,19 with tax) a month for each household connected. This has got to be the cheapest deal in Europe at the …

Free and legal music downloads saga continues…

coulson — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:55:07 +0000

With shake-ups and shake-downs fast becoming monnaie courante in the online music world, music discovery service Last.fm have shook a leg once again: launching its on-demand service in the US, UK and Germany immediately, [Last.fm] plans to roll it out …