How soon will video calls over cell phones be the norm? http://ping.fm/ASzHk #Google #mobility #4G

Cloud Computing - Recent outages, security breaches could cost up to $3 billion. Is it truly ready for prime time? http://ping.fm/l7vhY

Tech Earnings - For the first time in 20 years, Microsoft's quarterly profits are lower than Apple's. http://ping.fm/PoMpB

Are videogames & internet replacing sports and community centers? http://ping.fm/AdcqA #internet #videogames #playstation #HITEC

Entrepreneurship - Silicon Valley meets Oxford. The key learning? Fail fast and learn from it. http://ping.fm/mbxKG

MIT - A successful venture capitalist and entrepreneur takes over the famed MIT Media lab. http://ping.fm/jwyJ0

How private is your location? http://ping.fm/t7Phu #Google #Apple #privacy

How soon will DVDs go away like the 8-track, record, etc? http://ping.fm/lR8he #Netflix #disruption

Education - Women surpass men in advanced, graduate degrees. Women unemployment rate lower than men's. http://ping.fm/8k9bY

Oracle - The speculation starts as to who will be the real number 2 at Oracle. http://ping.fm/r10E6

Tablets - So far, iPads have no real competitor. New entries will need a combination of factors to even come close. http://ping.fm/dxgra

Amazon outage - Will recent outage hold back cloud computing? Maybe not but it could push reliability & availability. http://ping.fm/L6TWm

The US needs more women to pursue careers in technology. http://ping.fm/kUSFV #STEM #HITEC #Facebook

Data - 22 free apps can help us better visualize massive info flows. First decide what and why you want to measure. http://ping.fm/oo5ej

Wireless - Verizon makes larger gains than AT&T in its wireless service. http://ping.fm/0MFmt

Tech and Gen Y - Survey shows corporations need to listen to millennials, who are no longer rookies, about tech ideas. http://ping.fm/p5nyx

Tech Spending - Sales and profit forecasts from IBM and Intel point to growing demand from corporate sector. http://ping.fm/mNAgr

How efficient are our tax dollars being spent on federal IT Systems/Technology? http://ping.fm/13mcN #HITEC

Social Media - Recruiters increasingly use it as platform to select candidates; potential for discrimination exists. http://ping.fm/JhEii

SAP - Key executive in charge of Software as a Service (SaaS) product leaves company. Big loss. Oracle is smiling. http://ping.fm/f5Wpc

BlackBerry - Reviews of new tablet are mixed. No email or calendar but platform has potential. Too little too late? http://ping.fm/f5Vj9

BlackBerry Tablet - Reviews of new device are mixed. No email or calendar but platform has potential. Too little too late? http://ping.fm/mUipN

Telecom - FCC begins review of AT&T's T-Mobile merger. Public will weigh in as part of the public notice process. http://ping.fm/PgNcq

Global Tech - Is the USA in decline in tech leadership? This article has many links that point to disturbing trends. http://ping.fm/bHSit

Social Media - Companies pushing social media to drive customer support. Here are some insights to scaling that model. http://ping.fm/h2rNR

Security - FBI takes control of Coreflood botnet, disables malicious malware on 2 million PCs. Was your PC one of them? http://ping.fm/aSC2V

Cisco - Company ditches Flip camera business unit as it re-focuses on its core business. http://ping.fm/wKau8

18.8 billion total core internet searches were conducted in March 2011 (12.1 B on google). http://ping.fm/DzKMf #Google #HITEC

What % of US online searches goto Google? http://comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/4/comScore_Releases_March_2011_U.S._Search_Engine_Rankings #Google #Yahoo #Bing #HITEC

Consulting - 7 dirty tricks from consultants and tips on how to avoid them. http://ping.fm/bBNrn

Mobile phones - Intel rumored to design phone set for China making it the first such device to have Intel chips. http://ping.fm/rQETf

IT Salaries - ComputerWorld survey shows key roles' earnings across US. http://ping.fm/ljeAg

RIM - Maker of BB to introduce PlayBook tablet. So why the pessimism despite global footprint, strong financials? http://ping.fm/vaCao

Google's new CEO makes some changes at the top. http://ping.fm/TnsNB #HITEC #Latism #Google

Innovation - Google's model encourages employees to act as entrepreneurs...including ending unsuccessful initiatives. http://ping.fm/G6BmG

Media - Audiences are getting older but the media giants don't seem to be worried. http://ping.fm/gqNOy

Selling Virtual Game Winnings: a $3 Billion Industry http://ping.fm/Sb8QD #videogames #virtual #hitec

Google - Larry Page, one of the two founders and now the new CEO, is moving fast to reorganize the search giant. http://ping.fm/ziLLa

IT Hiring - Silicon Valley is experiencing a hiring boom for software engineers. http://ping.fm/mdakQ

Cool Video on explosive data growth and Exadata: http://ping.fm/Iv5FE #Oracle #Exadata #HITEC #Latism #cloud

US Senator McCain touts the power of Twitter
http://ping.fm/uDjjH #JohnMcCain #twitter #HITEC #Latism

Security - Web based attacks attacks up 93 percent in 2010. Social networks and mobile apps increasingly targeted. http://ping.fm/SuI9b

Privacy - Mobile apps may be tracking more than consumer realize. Check out the links in this story as well. http://ping.fm/rinM6

Google - Ironic for Microsoft to join EU suit against Google but what can the search giant do to counter its rival? http://ping.fm/3x2zQ

CRM - Saleforce.com's acquisition of Radian6 brings the company closer to CRM 3.0. http://ping.fm/of2L5

Mobile industry - AT&T says T-Mobile acquisition will improve service by increasing capacity. Will customers see it? http://ping.fm/o5tgZ

Healthcare & IT - IBM uses nanotechnology to destroy bacteria, addressing a $34 billion health problem. http://ping.fm/SNWag

How do you think Google's new CEO will do? http://ping.fm/x6zLn #google #hitec #droid #latism

Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google
http://ping.fm/niw8u #google #microsoft #HITEC #Latism

Education - Key in global economy but some say it's not worth it. Personally, I think that's a bad message to send. http://ping.fm/ahFJN

Mobile Streaming - Time Warner's streaming iPad app draws ire of content providers. Do consumers lose? http://ping.fm/g7Djr