Google Share Price Tops $400

The search engine company has gone from being an exercise in delivering relevant results for web queries to a global corporation with a market capitalization of $110 billion dollars.

Java Card Platform A Contactless Sport

Like Seattle's latest exotic dancer law, Sun Microsystems has gone "contactless" with its new Java Card platform, which eliminates the need for making contact with a Java Card reader. The contactless smart card can be read up to four inches (10 cm) away, enabling applications in rigorous environments such as public transportation or gaining access to government facilities.

eBay Wants To Be The Yellow Pages

They have the phone component in place from their purchase of Skype, and now eBay wants all the listings it can get to be the online resource for local search.

Google Base Arrives

Google has opened up its massive server farms to host user-submitted content that it will index and make searchable. The company opened up Google Base to users today.