BBC NEWS | Business | Can Cisco turn the downturn into opportunity? Near-advert for Cisco by BBC with interesting speculation about 'telepresence': "During my face-to-face interview with Mr Chambers we pointedly do not shake hands – because I am in London and he is in San Jose, linked up by a sophisticated bandwidth-hungry system [...]

Times Higher Education – By the blog: academics tread carefully Although they are still lagging behind their colleagues in the US, British academics are slowly but surely moving into the blogosphere. The appeal of academic feedback, as well as the opportunity for public engagement and the potential for enhancing reputations, has those who blog [...]

BBC NEWS | Technology | Small is big in gaming world "Small can mean big bucks in the world of gaming where micropayments are being seen as playing an increasingly important part in making money for the industry." (tags: economy games anticipation micropayments internet payment)

Orange Cone: Information shadows, a mini-bibliography Data shadows vs. information shadows and… ubicomp. (tags: ubicomp data information shadow commentary terminology) Orange Cone: Finite and Infinite Terms: the trouble with optimistic names Mike K on why he calls ubicomp ubicomp: "Lately, I've been thinking about why "ubiquitous computing" [...]

P.U.M.A. – Segway Advanced Development Segway and GM have worked together to create the slightly bonkers but also quirkily cool concept of the PUMA, a sit-down Segway for two… (tags: anticipation mobility urban future segway)