August 29, 2008 (Friday)
- Internet traffic bypassing the United States continues. In 1998, 70 percent of traffic went through the U.S. Now, only 25 percent does, causing economic, social, military, and intelligence consequences. (NYTimes)
- Google announces winners of the Android Developer Challenge, with the 10 top prizes going to applications using GPS. (InfoWeek)
Read more about this topic: August 2008 In Science
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