Loaded: Don't click on Koobface Video
Loaded: Don't click on Koobface Video Transcript
>> Mark: Cisco expands its e-mail with PostPath -- more companies are going Green -- and Muxtape rises from the ashes. It's Thursday, August 28th -- I'm Mark Licea and it's time to get Loaded. ^M00:00:10 [ Music ] ^M00:00:16
>> Mark: Cisco sees the value of web e-mail. The company paid big bucks in its acquisition with a Linex [assumed spelling] based e-mail service called PostPath. PostPath's goal has been to create a fully functional e-mail server putting it in contention with Microsoft Exchange. The software is mobile and works on the iPhone. Cisco has plans on intergrading the tool with their big purchase from last year, Webex. According to the Cisco blog, the company will integrate the PostPath tool into its Instant Messaging, Wikies, and Web 2.0 apps. All we can do is wait until we hear more from this. Gears now has a bid up for Safari. Gears is an open source extension from Google that lets users store and use offline data. It's helpful in that you can update some of your web based apps like Google Docs, if you don't have access to a network, or if you're just on the go. It's been available on Firefox and Internet Explorer, and if you go to the link below, you can have the Safari data. The RIAA shut down Muxtape last week -- an open source package that allows you to create and host your own mixed tapes through the Web. But, now a new site titled Opentape is recreating the same experience. The program will let you upload songs onto it and embed it wherever you choose -- very similar to Muxtape. I'm not sure if they think the RIAA won't notice that it's pretty much the same thing, but it's a cool idea and the response from users has been huge. So, we'll see how far this gets with RIAA. A New Jersey Company is investing over 200,000,000 over the next 3 years to go Green. The company Energy Storage and Power paired with PSEG Global to build an underground compressed air storage system for wind turbines and other sources of power. To create this energy, air is pumped into underground wells and caverns using natural gas powered machines. The pressurized air is used to power turbines that create electricity. There are 2 plants using this technology in Alabama and Germany that can generate up to several days of stored energy. I think a lot of companies are still dipping their feet in this kind of technology, but now that everyone acknowledges the value of producing more eco friendly methods of power, it's just a matter of time before other companies get on board. Sandisk announced a new SD Card and it is pretty fast. It's called the Extreme 3 30 Megabyte Per Second Card, and as you can guess from the title, the data transfer rate is 30 megabytes per second. The company claims it sets a new speed record and Nikon's D90 will be the first DSLR on the market to support it. It's due out in September and will come in 4, 8, and 16 gigabytes for 65, 110, and 180 bucks respectively. Dell is trying its luck in the Emerging Markets by releasing a line of low cost machines. Dell will target its line of Vostro machines at China and India -- among other countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The systems are pretty basic and don't offer a lot of the customization that some of the higher end models have, but they'll run either Linex or Windows. Other companies like HP and IBM are in the same market with their own low cost models geared towards specific regions. I think Dell understands that there is a need for low cost offerings outside of the US that hasn't been met, and so far the response from these markets has been 10 times the growth rate that they've seen in America. Firefox is getting Ubiquity, an extension in your Browser that lets you perform a variety of tasks. The program is a lot like QuickSilver for the Mac, but it pulls from different web services like Google Maps, Wikipedia, Twitter, and user generated mashups without changing tabs. It's a pretty cool feature to play around with and you'll need the latest version of Firefox -- give it a try if you haven't. Facebook spam is coming out of the woodwork. The social networking site acknowledged yesterday that they've been battling spam and phishing attacks. The name of the beast, Koobface. It's been dubbed the Facebook or MySpace worm and has about 27 variants. Users have reported the Spam appearing as a viral message encouraging you to click on the link, so, beware. Now, as far as social networks go, I know that Facebook has a reputation for its users being more refined, but if you see a sketchy link -- no clicking. Before we wrap things up this week, I wanted to acknowledge someone very special. Today I would like to give a whole hearted shout out to a very wonderful lady -- the queen of Loaded herself -- Natali Del Conte. From all of us at CNET to you -- happy birthday. Those are all your headlines for today and that does it for me this week, but if you missed any episodes -- head on over to www.loaded.cnettv.com and you can catch up. Natali will be back on Monday rested and ready to go, so tune in for that. I know we all miss her here too. I had a blast doing the show this week and I want to thank you folks for watching. I'm Mark Licea with CNET TV and you've just been Loaded. ^M00:04:32 [ Music ]
