Mobile payments - Market heating up. BlackBerry, Android, iOS may launch apps in July. http://ping.fm/XKsvd

Social Media - Newscorp sell MySpace for 35 million. Another old media - new media deal that goes sour. http://ping.fm/R6Ru6

Telecom - Sprint CEO fighting merger of AT&T and T-Mobile saying it would hurt customers...and probably his company. http://ping.fm/b0Sqz

Google - Company launches Google+, a new product that will turn its search platform into one giant social network. http://ping.fm/gfOcY

Women in Tech - Successful entrepreneur discusses why women have an advantage in tech and to get more women into tech. http://ping.fm/EBUhR

CIO - Gartner survey shows more CFOs oversee and aren't confident in IT. Don't think CFOs should oversee IT. http://ping.fm/s1cOK

Wireless payments - Paypal grows mobile online payments but big challenge is in point of sale payments. http://ping.fm/rIcTp

Online music - Popular European service Spotify says they'll finally enter US market. Is it true this time? http://ping.fm/eaGUt

Google unveils a new laptop.. http://ping.fm/cK7aw #cloud

Browsers - No longer a sexy subject but study shows steady decline of IE, steady growth of Chrome, FireFox and Safari. http://ping.fm/8QDcT

Tablets - iPads, Xoom, Playbook...who has the most traffic? iPad, with 97% of all traffic. http://searchengineland.com/comscore-the-ipad-owns-97-percent-of-us-tablet-traffic-82855

How much bill paying and purchasing are you doing with your mobile device? http://ping.fm/WE3Uw

IT Market - HP and Oracle fighting and starting to take legal action against each other. Customers are the only losers. http://ping.fm/TWq1q

Smartphones - iPhones eating into Droids' market share. It may not last but this will drive more innovation. http://ping.fm/Rw7wu

Smart Grid - Utilities entering 21st century by using smart meters and other capabilities. http://ping.fm/pIShL

Verizon - Company to offer tiered plans. No more unlimited data. How about FREE unlimited texting instead? http://ping.fm/Qkc29

Oracle - Company sues Google, showing why Larry Ellison, its founder, is rich and we are not. http://ping.fm/Yi7Vu

RIM - Maker of BB devices sees shares fall 11 pct. Sales estimates missed and fears rising of its ability to compete. http://ping.fm/WthIg

Women in IT - 3 Google women executives discuss paths in tech careers, including their inner geek. http://ping.fm/s59jc

IT Jobs - 6 hot jobs. Number 2 is data scientist, a role pioneered by a former employer of mine...25 years ago. http://ping.fm/QCU4l

Shopping and Technology - This could solve a lot of problems and hassles. Can't wait to shop for cars this way! http://ping.fm/ycWNs

Workforce - President Obama calls on private sector to help train 10,000 additional engineers a year. http://ping.fm/0y1Gw

Mobile Devices - The introduction of multiple mobile platforms into the enterprise is posing serious security issues. http://ping.fm/jNmS8

Engineers - Silicon Valley says there is a lack of talented engineers but is it more about age discrimination? http://ping.fm/dx8WJ

Security (Part 4) - Final part. Two distinct philosophies: Clean Environment and Malicious Host’s doctrines. http://ping.fm/aImwK

CIO - So you finally made CIO and now report to the CEO. How do you push back on him/her? http://ping.fm/9EXvH

Billionaire Entrepreneurs - What happens when founders start indulging? Some can get bizarre. http://ping.fm/kT1On

Security (Part 3) - A framework for a results oriented security approach. http://ping.fm/2rABa

Green apps - Researchers want smartphone apps that won't suck your battery dry. Finally! http://ping.fm/cn1yU

Security (Part 2) - A framework for evaluating vendors and solutions in the security space. http://ping.fm/JZLWj

Wireless payments - HP want to introduce capability into phones and tablets using Near Field Communications tech. http://ping.fm/lMMvk

Security (Part I) - Defining the end state: 3 different frameworks. http://ping.fm/AhPzc

Nokia - Former Microsoft exec, now Nokia CEO, tries to turn around firm, as it falls behind Apple, Android smartphones. http://ping.fm/x9MAW

Apple surpasses HP as largest buyer of chips http://ping.fm/BI0gX #apple #HP

Data analytics - What happens when you merge a developer, statistician and data analyst? Real business intelligence. http://ping.fm/n85Tq

Mobile OS - A comparison of Apple's new iOS 5 against Android. http://ping.fm/fxFrv

IT Trends - Consumerization of IT is already here. Do we truly understand it and how it integrates in the enterprise? http://ping.fm/f7IHD

Windows 8 - New version on the way. Revamped interface and more hardware options are its selling point. Is it worth it? http://ping.fm/pz1RS

Should we tax internet sales for on-line retailers? http://ping.fm/u9xfY

Cloud Computing - Steve Jobs declares end of the PC. It's actually been going on for some time but it may accelerate. http://ping.fm/pPeRV

Wireless, GPS - A company's plan for wireless service may interfere with or shut down GPS devices. Ironic, isn't it? http://ping.fm/1I2L9

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega wrapped up the D9 conference: http://ping.fm/eNMob

Innovation - Facebook CIO talks about their approach to innovation which includes willingness to fail. http://ping.fm/VnSy7

Internet Stocks - Fundamental measures mis-aligned with stock market. Some say bubble may burst others say no. http://ping.fm/eA3dR

Groupon - IPO could value firm at over $15 billion, larger than Xerox, Humana, Kroger, among others. Really?? http://ping.fm/J0mvF

Internet - By 2015 South Korea will be the largest Internet data consumer with France in 2nd, USA 4th, China 12th. http://ping.fm/axFg2

Another cyberattack: Gmail hit by cyberattacks from China http://ping.fm/ci9iU

Smartphones - Android phones are not only higher in number but they are now more desirable than iPhones. http://ping.fm/tJv9l

SEO - Search Engine Optimization can improve visibility of a website but beware the Google police if you cheat. http://ping.fm/A9QiC