Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Top Technology News

Top Technology News

"Cablevision Goes for U.S. Broadband Speed Record"

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT

The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:08 PM PDT

Newspond / Kotaku
The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!  — Update: ESPN got wise, and removed the mysterious Unicornification ability reported below. It was fun while it lasted!You need to stop what you're ...

Marin Raises 13 Million For Search Engine Optimization Software

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:00 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Marin Raises 13 Million For Search Engine Optimization Software  —  Marin Software, a startup that creates search engine optimization software for advertisers and agencies, has secured 13 million in Series C finan...

Has MIT finally lost its brains?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:30 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Has MIT finally lost its brains?  — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is, for many, the apogee of technological brain power. So why has the school suddenly eliminated eight va...

Far EasTone to release two Google Android phones this year

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:28 PM PDT

AskNews / NetworkWorld
Far EasTone to release two Google Android phones this year  —  NetworkWorld - Found 40 minutes ago Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Far EasTone is working with a 'leading' local handset mak...

ATI Radeon HD 4770 Debuts

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Newspond / HotHardware
ATI Radeon HD 4770 Debuts  — The official availability date of the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4770 is today. This entry-level card should be priced less than 100 USD and is the first de...

Giants pitchers Twitter themselves into trouble

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Giants pitchers Twitter themselves into trouble  — First Giants closer Brian Wilson Twitters that he's partying and next day he blows a save. His Twitter page is suddenly shut down. Then it is disco...

The Mystery Of CSS Sprites: Techniques, Tools And Tutorials CSS Smashing Magazine

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:40 PM PDT

HP ProBook Laptops Lineup Targets Cost-Conscious Businesses

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:32 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Eweek
HP ProBook Laptops Lineup Targets Cost-Conscious Businesses  — HP has introduced the ProBook series, a new lineup of laptops geared toward cost-conscious business users and focusing on design, pricing and featu...

HP Unveils Midrange Business Laptop Line

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:32 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Pcmag
HP Unveils Midrange Business Laptop Line  — The ProBook series includes 14-, 15-, and 17-inch models, situated between HP's high-end EliteBook line and its low-end Compaqs. by Tony Hoffman HP...

Cablevision has fastest Internet speeds for cable

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT

NewsVineTechnology / Newsvine
Cablevision has fastest Internet speeds for cable  — Cablevision Systems Corp. is set to unveil Tuesday the fastest Internet speeds available from any cable or phone company.

Brocade deepens IBM ties, steps up attack on Cisco

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:16 PM PDT

YahooNewsTechnology / AP
Brocade deepens IBM ties, steps up attack on Cisco  — AP - Brocade Communications Systems Inc. is deepening its ties with a powerful ally, IBM Corp., forging a new distribution deal for Internet router...

Facebook's Privacy Settings Present Intrinsic Limitations To The Platform (Nick O'Neill/All Facebook)

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

Techmeme / Allfacebook
Facebook's Privacy Settings Present Intrinsic Limitations To The Platform (Nick O'Neill/All Facebook)  —  Facebook's Privacy Settings Present Intrinsic Limitations To The Platform I've written countless times about Facebook's privacy facade and how it...

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 beta

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 beta  — The open-source browser takes another step toward a final release of version 3.5 with what's expected to be the final beta.

Prosper CEO says P2P lending could reboot economy

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Prosper CEO says P2P lending could reboot economy  — Peer-to-peer lending system gets a tool to help the banks: a platform to trade small loans as securities.

McAfee launches free online cyber crime help center

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
McAfee launches free online cyber crime help center  — New McAfee Cybercrime Response Unit site offers PC scanning tool and helps people learn whether they are at risk of cybercrime and where to go if t...

Does Apple Netbook repudiation signal a shift?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Does Apple Netbook repudiation signal a shift?  — Apple COO Tim Cook's negative comments about Netbooks reflect an incipient school of thought.

Microsoft announces Vine, a location-based service for emergencies

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Microsoft announces Vine, a location-based service for emergencies  — Microsoft plans to release the test version next month of a new product called Microsoft Vine , which will allow users to share reports and updates...

Music Piracy Suit Against N.Y. Family Is Settled for 7000

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT

NYTimesMedia / NYTimes
Music Piracy Suit Against N.Y. Family Is Settled for 7000  — The settlement would end a four-year fight between record companies and the family of Patricia Santangelo, who was accused of illegally downloading...

Preservation Group Lists 11 Sites in Need

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 03:33 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Washingtonpost
Preservation Group Lists 11 Sites in Need  — By Steve Vogel The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which today releases its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the Uni...

NEA breaks 2B for its latest fund

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:52 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
NEA breaks 2B for its latest fund  — New Enterprise Associates has racked up another 1 billion for its newest fund its 13th bumping its total to 2.15 billion, an impressive feat in...

Announcing the SOCIAL BLEND HAIKU contest

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Mixxingbowl
Announcing the SOCIAL BLEND HAIKU contest  — Make fun of Greg aka cGt2099 (that would be ME) from Social Blend in the form of a Haiku, and you could win yourself a SOCIAL BLEND T-shirt... Cont...

Cablevision Goes for U.S. Broadband Speed Record

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / BitsBlogsNytimes
Cablevision Goes for U.S. Broadband Speed Record  —  The new service will offer download speeds of 101 megabits per second and upload speeds of 15 Mbps for a cost of 99.95 per month. It will be avai...

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification service

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Satoris closes 1.1M for Alzheimer's diagnostics

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:37 PM PDT

Why do people write viruses?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / BlogsTechrepublic...
Why do people write viruses?  — The image of virus writers as intelligent kids with too much time on their hands resorting to digital vandalism to entertain themselves persists.

Has The Virtualization Future Arrived?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Real Ghostbusting gadgets

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT

EFF & Wiki Operator Sues Apple Over Bogus Legal Threats

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT

The World's Fastest Computer

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Creative's cheap Zen MX even bores paid product models

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:22 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Creative's cheap Zen MX even bores paid product models  —  Well what do you know... Creative's still in business and pumping out yet another variation of its Zen media player. The Zen MX features the same ...

Marin Software Adds 13 Million Third Round For SEM Tech

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:22 PM PDT

PaidContent / Paidcontent
Marin Software Adds 13 Million Third Round For SEM Tech  — Search marketing tech firm Marin Software has raised 13 million in a third round of funding. DAG Ventures led the round previous investors Benchm...

Bosch enters remote healthcare electronics market with Health Buddy

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:22 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Bosch enters remote healthcare electronics market with Health Buddy  — Following similar moves by Intel and General Electric , auto parts and appliance maker Bosch said it will launch a new division today that will foc...

Microsoft Vine To Connect Family, Friends When Crisis Hits

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Techcrunch
Microsoft Vine To Connect Family, Friends When Crisis Hits  —  Launching as a private beta on Tue, Vine is designed to keep family and friends in touch when other communication methods are either broken or not...

How 4chan hacked ReCAPTCHA to win the TIME 100 Poll

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Announcing the SOCIAL BLEND HAIKU contest

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Mixxingbowl
Announcing the SOCIAL BLEND HAIKU contest  — Make fun of Greg aka cGt2099 (that would be ME) from Social Blend in the form of a Haiku, and you could win yourself a SOCIAL BLEND T-shirt... Cont...

Why do people write viruses?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / BlogsTechrepublic...
Why do people write viruses?  — The image of virus writers as intelligent kids with too much time on their hands resorting to digital vandalism to entertain themselves persists.

"Prosper.com Reopens for Lending"

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT

"Cablevision Goes for U.S. Broadband Speed Record"

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT

6 of the Worst Comic Book Events of the Modern Age of Comics

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:10 PM PDT

5 Elevator Pitches to Help Internet Marketers Explain What They Do

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:10 PM PDT

Sphinn / Digitallabz
5 Elevator Pitches to Help Internet Marketers Explain What They Do  — There are so many elements to marketing on the internet that I often find myself struggling to come up with a quick, easy to understand explanation...

Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News? VentureBeat

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:48 PM PDT

Zimbra Desktop Launches to Challenge Outlook and Thunderbird

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Zimbra
Zimbra Desktop Launches to Challenge Outlook and Thunderbird  —  Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop 1.0 released for Linux, Mac and Windoze. Time to dump Outlook or Thunderbird and get ALL your email in one place. (Software)

MS debuts Vine, an app for real-time community coordinating

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:23 PM PDT

How I finally understood the Y Combinator

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:23 PM PDT

33 Tutorials to Unleash the Photoshop Beast in You

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Smashingdownloads
33 Tutorials to Unleash the Photoshop Beast in You  —  When it comes to graphic designing, Adobe Photoshop is the best application to work with. The possibilities it provides are endless, it all comes ...

Stress Tests: Most of the 19 Banks Passed

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT

IBM's aims to get supercomputer to think and interact in human terms.

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT

Return Of The Decent 99 Graphics Card, ATI Radeon HD 4770

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Hothardware
Return Of The Decent 99 Graphics Card, ATI Radeon HD 4770  —  AMD is launching yet another new ATI Radeon graphics card today. And in light of the current worldwide economic conditions, along with the perform...

Is it just me or is something not kosher with all this swine flu talk going around these days?

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:10 PM PDT

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