Google Knol, is a user-generated encyclopedia, collaborative reference site. It’s similar in concept to Wikipedia, except that Knol allows its authors to earn a profit from their articles with ads.

“Our goal is to encourage people who know a particular subject to write an authoritative article about it,” according to Google.

Knol makes it easy for you to write and share your knowledge with the world.

Knol offers:

• Ease of use
  All you need is an account, a name and a desire to write and we’ll take care of the rest.
• Control
  You specify the level of collaboration you want with the community. Your knol, your voice.
• Community
  You can connect with other experts in your area of interest to share and grow knowledge.
• Visibility
  We value and promote authorship. Great content will be visible on any search engine.
• Growth
  Sharing your knowledge with the world is rewarding for everyone.

Visit http://knol.google.com/ for user-generated encyclopedia.

Apple’s iPhone 3G is a blockbuster, 1 million sold phones in just three days. It is a Internet-enabled multimedia smartphone. It has a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons, but a minimal amount of hardware input.

The iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on 29 June 2007 and is in the process of being introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine’s Invention of the Year in 2007. On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released and supported faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS.

Though IPhone is the Invention of the Year in 2007, but there are other smartphones from HTC, Samsung, RIM, Nokia, LG, and GPS-maker Garmin, that can offer the same features. Of these, about half are not scheduled to be out until the end of this year.

Here is the list of 8 Killer iPhone 3G Alternatives featured in informationweek.

1. BlackBerry Bold
2. HTC Touch Pro
3. LG Voyager
4. LG Dare
5. Nokia N96
6. Samsung Omnia
7. Samsung Instinct
8. Garmin Nuvifone

[IW - 8 Killer iPhone 3G Alternatives ]

With Yahoo’s Zimbra Desktop Beta all users of Yahoo Mail, @ymail and @rocketmail users — can access their mail and calendars offline.
Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop is the next-generation email application that makes email easy again. Zimbra Desktop is free for anyone use and is currently a ‘Beta’ version.

All your accounts in one place

Zimbra Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Outlook or any other work or personal email account using POP or IMAP is easy to set up in Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop.

Key features

* Email, contacts, and calendar all in one application
* Available for Windows, Apple, or Linux desktop computers
* Easily set up Zimbra, Yahoo! Mail Plus, AOL and Gmail email accounts with the Account Wizard
* Any POP or IMAP email account can be added to Zimbra Desktop
* No limit to the size of your email storage
* It works online and offline

Visit Yahoo Zimbra and Download the client software here

Aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 million tons by 2020 through environmental innovation, Fujitsu Limited has announced that the Fujitsu Group has established “Green Policy 2020,” its medium-term environmental vision.

The policy is embodied in the three keywords Creation, Collaboration, and Change:

• Creation of advanced technologies and business solutions;
• Collaboration with customers, business partners, and other key stakeholders in the international community;
• and the promotion of Change within the Fujitsu Group itself.

Three Goals

1. Benefit our customers and society as a whole
2. Pursue internal reforms
3. Preserve biodiversity