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PlayStation 3 motion-sensing controller to be shown off at E3? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:52 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget PlayStation 3 motion-sensing controller to be shown off at E3?  — It's now just over a month before Sony's E3 press event and already the rumor mill is aflutter with what the comapny's planning to debut on stage. ...

Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Wired Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government  —

See Wolfram Alpha in Action: Our Screenshots Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:30 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb See Wolfram Alpha in Action: Our Screenshots  — Last weekend, we attended a web demo of Wolfram Alpha , a new "computational knowledge engine" based on the work of Stephen Wolfram. Some have dubb...

iPod Classic Survives Deep Freeze in the Yukon Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:07 PM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo iPod Classic Survives Deep Freeze in the Yukon   — In the melting ice, amidst the thawing dog crap, Whitehorse, Yukon resident Andrew noticed an oddly-familiar rectangular item: An iPod classic . He...

With New Software, Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Nytimes With New Software, Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors  —

IAC in talks to buy Yahoo Personals Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews IAC in talks to buy Yahoo Personals  — CEO Barry Diller says Yahoo's site would augment IAC's Match.com business.

The EFF digs deep into the FBI's everything bucket Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:31 PM PDT ArsTechnica / Arstechnica The EFF digs deep into the FBI's everything bucket  —  Earlier this week, the EFF published a new report detailing the FBI's Investigative Data Warehouse, which appears to be somethin...

Alternatives to SQL Databases Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Lwn Alternatives to SQL Databases  —

IPhone App Developers Threaten To Sue Apple Over Late Payments Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Techcrunch IPhone App Developers Threaten To Sue Apple Over Late Payments  —

Man uses YouTube to help deliver baby Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Man uses YouTube to help deliver baby  — His wife drops on all fours. He calls the hospital. There are no midwives available. So naval engineer Marc Stephens has to rely on a couple of You...

Mexico begins shutting down as flu fears spread Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:46 PM PDT Megite: Technology / Reuters Mexico begins shutting down as flu fears spread  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico began shutting down all non-essential work and services on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as offic...

Africans have world's greatest genetic variation Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:31 PM PDT YahooBuzz / Yahoo!News Africans have world's greatest genetic variation   — AP - Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evo...

Godaddy: Don't Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking. Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:03 PM PDT DiggTechnology / Boingboing Godaddy: Don't Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking.  —  If I'm reading the pop-up window correctly, domain registrar Godaddy recommends against purchasing .tv domain names because the island of Tuvalu, ...

Should Google Be Paranoid About Losing The Android Name? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Should Google Be Paranoid About Losing The Android Name?  — The name Android is at the very core of Google's mobile initiative. It's even successfully gotten people to move away from calling the devices Goog...

Intelius buys Spock, the people search engine Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:52 PM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat Intelius buys Spock, the people search engine  — Intelius , a company that performs background checks on people, has acquired Spock , a people search engine, for an undisclosed amount. The deal wa...

I Wish More People Bcc'd Us On Their Confidential Acquisition Emails Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch I Wish More People Bcc'd Us On Their Confidential Acquisition Emails  —  Yesterday myYearbook CEO Geoff Cook reached out to FunAdvice President Jeremy Goodrich to talk about a possible acquisition. Based on certain assu...

Entire Copyright Act to be scrapped Posted: 30 Apr 2009 12:00 PM PDT Techmeme / NbrCo Entire Copyright Act to be scrapped   —  Entire Copyright Act to be scrapped The National government will freeze any further changes to the Copyright Act with an eye to throwing the whol...

Oracle to expand Web-based software offerings: source Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT ReutersTechnology / Reuters Oracle to expand Web-based software offerings: source  — BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp, the world's No. 2 business software maker, plans to expand its small line of programs that companies access via the...

Anti-DMCA crusaders fight for the right to crack DRM Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:45 AM PDT ArsTechnica / Arstechnica Anti-DMCA crusaders fight for the right to crack DRM  —  Every three years, the US Copyright Office reviews the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's most controversial sectionthe ban on ci...

Btrfs Is Not Yet The Performance King Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:15 AM PDT Megite: Technology / Linuxtoday Btrfs Is Not Yet The Performance King  —  "While we have talked about the Btrfs file-system before, as a quick primer it was originally developed by Chris Mason at Oracle and was merged in...

Looking for a new Mac? Here's a pricing matrix Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Appleinsider Looking for a new Mac? Here's a pricing matrix  —

Zend PHP framework accesses Amazon cloud Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:31 PM PDT YahooNewsTechnology / InfoWorld Zend PHP framework accesses Amazon cloud  — InfoWorld - Zend Technologies, maker of tools for building PHP applications, is extending its Web development framework to the Amazon Web Services ...

[VIDEO] - World's first Android Netbook- Skytone Alpha680 (coming Q1 in 2010)-= (doh!) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:25 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / MailGoogle [VIDEO] - World's first Android Netbook- Skytone Alpha680 (coming Q1 in 2010)-= (doh!)  —

Next iPhone to Easily Record, Edit and Share Movies? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / Macrumors Next iPhone to Easily Record, Edit and Share Movies?  —

Video iPhone to feature iMovie App? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:22 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Video iPhone to feature iMovie App?  —  Apple rumors seem especially rampant in this year's run-up to the Worldwide Developers Conference. While all the recent fuss has focused upon a ru...

Wolfram Alpha In Action Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:04 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Readwriteweb Wolfram Alpha In Action   —  Wolfram Alpha, a new "computational knowledge engine" based on the work of Stephen Wolfram. Some have dubbed Alpha a "Google killer," but, in real...

Is there a way to make calls from a computer by simply clicking the phone number in a web browser? If not, then why? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:03 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / SelfTechnology Is there a way to make calls from a computer by simply clicking the phone number in a web browser? If not, then why?  —

BlackBerry app could help locate kidnapped executives Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:52 PM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat BlackBerry app could help locate kidnapped executives  — In a world gone mad, this new BlackBerry app makes perfect sense. Now, if you're a traveling executive and you happen to be kidnapped, you can set ...

Ask Engadget: Best 4.3-inch GPS unit? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:52 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Ask Engadget: Best 4.3-inch GPS unit?  — We know, it's a little late here on the east coast to be "thinking clearly," but we (and David) are pleading with you to pull it together in order ...

Sifting through it all. Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:49 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Mixxingbowl Sifting through it all.  — So Mixx has launched the Sifter! Now some of the Power Mixxers and Super Mixxers might wonder what this feature is all about, or why they should ev...

Twitter in Real Life Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:49 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Collegehumor Twitter in Real Life   — Today the New York-based video production company CollegeHumor once again took a friendly shot at the messaging site, releasing Real Life Twitter ...

PlayStation 3 motion-sensing controller to be shown off at E3? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:43 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / Engadget PlayStation 3 motion-sensing controller to be shown off at E3?  —

Helicopter sabotage targets Indian billionaire Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Yahoo Helicopter sabotage targets Indian billionaire  —

IronPython 2.6 Release Roadmap Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Ironpython-urlsBlogspot IronPython 2.6 Release Roadmap  —

Agile is the new Waterfall Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Agilefaqs Agile is the new Waterfall  —

"New Microsoft Ad. I m a PC and an Artist. Sheila gets an HP HDX for 2000." Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT Twitter / Ithinkdiff "New Microsoft Ad. I m a PC and an Artist. Sheila gets an HP HDX for 2000."  —

"The failure to appreciate the iPhone was all mine." Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:08 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Nytimes "The failure to appreciate the iPhone was all mine."  —

Twitter in Real Life Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:49 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Collegehumor Twitter in Real Life   — Today the New York-based video production company CollegeHumor once again took a friendly shot at the messaging site, releasing Real Life Twitter ...

Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:23 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Maximumpc Blue Screen of Death Survival Guide: Every Error Explained  —  Picture this: It's late at night, you're sitting at your computer playing a game or working on a project when, suddenly, Windows freezes completel...

Pirate Party to Gain Seat in Swedish Parliament Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Torrentfreak Pirate Party to Gain Seat in Swedish Parliament  —

A Home With a Concert Hall Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Wsj A Home With a Concert Hall  —

San Diego Computer Services: Bridges Technical Solution Posted: 30 Apr 2009 06:08 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Mypcsbroke San Diego Computer Services: Bridges Technical Solution  —

Wolfram Blog : Twittering with Mathematica Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:48 PM PDT Twitter / BlogWolfram Wolfram Blog : Twittering with Mathematica  —

Content Central Blog: Bring on the public data Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:48 PM PDT Twitter / ContentcentralBlogspot Content Central Blog: Bring on the public data  —

What's wrong with broadband in America Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Dvice What's wrong with broadband in America  —  From iTunes to Hulu, the last few years have seen an explosion of online video, much of it now in HD. The future of online is video, video, video....

Evolution of Amazon.com Logo Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Kokogiak Evolution of Amazon.com Logo  —

Mini Mario Game as Resignation Letter Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Bagofnothing Mini Mario Game as Resignation Letter  —

Ask HN: What's the best way to incorporate a startup? Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / NewsYcombinator Ask HN: What's the best way to incorporate a startup?  —

Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Wired Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government  —

Judge bans reporter from live tweeting during trial. Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT Twitter / Newwest Judge bans reporter from live tweeting during trial.  —

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