"danimlp writes "An article at SearchEngineWatch states that Google and Yahoo have become as almost parts of the operating system, a 'layer' above Linux."
Give the use of search technology to aid point of care decisions then the underlying os is becoming less relevant. [Slashdot]
6:24:10 PM    

Medicare Web Site to Provide Comparative Data on Prescription Medicines. Medicare will soon publish information comparing the prices of most prescription drugs, shining a bright light on some of the biggest secrets in the health care industry. By Robert Pear. [New York Times: Technology]
6:20:41 PM    

Jamais Cascio hypothesizes that current smartmobtech is growing "personal memory assistant"s. Combine increasingly powerful, small, wireless recording units (pictures, video, sound) with a searchable, Tivo-like design. Cascio asks the right question - is this more panoptic, sousveillant, or transparent?

(thanks to Alex Steffen)

9:38:45 AM    

Computers to be 'oxygen of the future'
By the year 2010, scientists predict we will be immersed in a sea of miniature computers.
Source: Tracey Logan, BBC News, March 31, 2004

Social Networking Stretches its Reach
Social-networking technology is making new connections as small players in the field experiment with ways to integrate it with wireless and collaboration technologies.
Source: Matt Hicks, eWEEK, April 8, 2004


The rush to RFID
With implementation deadlines closing in, companies scramble to revamp business processes.
Source: David L. Margulius, InfoWorld, April 9, 2004


[Smart Mobs]
9:30:26 AM