Sunday, May 17, 2009

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Top Technology News

Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:45 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?  — There's a popular story on Digg right now about a 104-year-old British woman who uses Twitter. It's an obvious headline: World's oldest Tweeter tal...

Nimi Adds Visual Effects and Eye Candy to Windows

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT

YahooBuzz / Lifehacker
Nimi Adds Visual Effects and Eye Candy to Windows   — Windows only: If you've waited out Vista and you're in no hurry to jump into testing Windows 7, Nimi is a fun little program for adding swanky visu...

Sony confirms new Alpha 230, 330 and 380 mainstream DSLRs

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:07 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Sony confirms new Alpha 230, 330 and 380 mainstream DSLRs  —  Sony's been pretty generous with the Alpha leaks in the run up to this launch, but it looks like this new trio of DSLRs for "first time" SLR buyer...

Samsung's First Android Phone Creeps Closer to Release

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:07 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Samsung's First Android Phone Creeps Closer to Release   — The Samsung i7500 , the company's first Android handset , was recently approved by the FCC, which means we're that much closer to seeing the Androi...

Why Social Media Revolts Take Place

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:15 PM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
Why Social Media Revolts Take Place   — This week, we were witnesses to Twitter's largest user revolt: fixreplies . When options for @replies were taken away, we were reminded of the po...

Crazy Jumpsuited Man Sets New Speed Record for Jetpacks

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Crazy Jumpsuited Man Sets New Speed Record for Jetpacks   — Like some kind of cross between NASCAR and Evel Knievel, Eric Scott of Jet Pack International recently set a new speed record for jetpacks: A surpr...

Astronauts Watching New Star Trek In Space

Posted: 16 May 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Astronauts Watching New Star Trek In Space   — According to NASA, the three astronauts in the International Space Station have been chilling out watching J.J. Abrams' Star Trek . Watching the En...

HP recalls notebook-computer batteries

Posted: 16 May 2009 11:17 AM PDT

Google News: Technology / Bizjournals
HP recalls notebook-computer batteries  — Hewlett-Packard Co. is voluntarily recalling lithium-ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers because of fire hazard, th...

Lamson The Python SMTP Server

Posted: 16 May 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Preakness Online: The 5 Step Preakness Crash Course

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
Preakness Online: The 5 Step Preakness Crash Course  — At home, at lunch, and on Twitter, everyone seems to be talking about the Preakness, one of most prestigious thoroughbred horse races around. They...

The Music Store Apple Forgot About

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
The Music Store Apple Forgot About  — Last January Apple released iLife 09, the latest addition to its highly regarded multimedia suite that ships with every new Mac. At the time, much...

So. Carolina eyes 'criminal investigation' of Craigslist

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
So. Carolina eyes 'criminal investigation' of Craigslist  — The attorney general's office says Craigslist continues to display prostitution ads and graphic porn, so it must launch an investigation and "poten...

Digital Domain: Just Browsing? A Web Store May Follow You Out the Door

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes
Digital Domain: Just Browsing? A Web Store May Follow You Out the Door  — If you shop but don't buy, online stores could use a new system that would immediately try to bring you back.

Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL  — Blogger and social media specialist Meg Pickard posted an image to Flickr this week showing how many Web 2.0 era companies have failed to date. Th...

Corner Office: Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:00 AM PDT

NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes
Corner Office: Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft  — The long and winding road approach no longer works at the meetings led by Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief.

Next Task in Space, Surgery With Boxing Gloves

Posted: 16 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

Google News: Technology / Nytimes
Next Task in Space, Surgery With Boxing Gloves  — By DENNIS OVERBYE "It looks like a great day for a spacewalk," Scott Altman, commander of the space shuttle Atlantis said Saturday morning.

Paddington Bear Waves to Google Street View Cameras

Posted: 16 May 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Paddington Bear Waves to Google Street View Cameras   — Reader Christopher Cooper spotted a suspicious furry, blue-trenchcoated, yet friendly fellow lurking around the British Museum in London, confirmin...

Laws That Could Save Journalism

Posted: 16 May 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Techmeme / Washingtonpost
Laws That Could Save Journalism   —  Laws That Could Save Journalism Unless Congress embarks on far-reaching change in public policy to maintain the viability of journalism as it evo...

Sony Pictures CEO Thinks the Net Wasn't Worth It

Posted: 16 May 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Slashdot / Slashdot
Sony Pictures CEO Thinks the Net Wasn't Worth It  — rossturk writes "Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said,'I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come from the Internet, p...

Not A Typo: Six Apart Opens Up Suite Of Products For Rival Wordpress

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:30 AM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Not A Typo: Six Apart Opens Up Suite Of Products For Rival Wordpress  —  Anil Dash, chief evangelist for blogging software platform Six Apart, announced today that blogging platform has launched a a plugin that provides...

Free EBooks for Linux Freshers

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / VijaybalajithecitizenBlogspot…
Free EBooks for Linux Freshers  —  Free EBooks for Linux Freshers (Linux/Unix)

Wolfram Alpha and Screen Scraping

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Why did the peoples of the New World fail to invent the wheel?

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Using Emacs

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:23 PM PDT

HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Surfaceeffect
Using Emacs  — 

ContactPoint child database goes live despite security fears

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:07 PM PDT

TheRegister / TheRegister
ContactPoint child database goes live despite security fears  — Thinking of the children - but is that all? Analysis The Government has announced plans to push ahead with the next phase in launch of a controve...

Hey reddit, Chrome nightlies for OS X are actually usable (and REALLY fast!)

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Would You Like to Smell... a Laptop?

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Sony Pictures CEO: nothing good ever came from the Internet

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:03 PM PDT

UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Techcrunch
UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter  —  Techcrunch exposes Digg-Link bait (Tech Industry News)

Swedish Government Wants to Force ISPs to Retain Data for 6

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Zeropaid
Swedish Government Wants to Force ISPs to Retain Data for 6  —  A newly leaked government report is suggesting that the Swedish government is planning on implementing a new law that would force ISPs to retain a...

Ask HN: The HN karma paradox

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:23 PM PDT

HackerNews / NewsYcombinator
Ask HN: The HN karma paradox  — 

Home built massage chair strikes inexpugnable fear into aching joints

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:07 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Home built massage chair strikes inexpugnable fear into aching joints  —  It's important to remember that when we make inevitable war with the machines, it was really all our fault -- take this guy Lin, for example. Sure...

20 Incredible Photoshopped Pictures

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Graphicdesignblog
20 Incredible Photoshopped Pictures  —  Some incredible and some disturbing picture. All to all a good photoshop work done. (Design)

Is Skype for Linux dead?

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / TuxxieBlogspot
Is Skype for Linux dead?  —  There does not seem to be a priority for Linux and an updated Skype for Linux has been long overdue. People have been wondering what is happening ...

the best consumer multi-touch notebook, 4gb ram, 320gb hd, 320mb dedicated graphics, 12" screen and tablet

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:03 PM PDT

Free EBooks for Linux Freshers

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / VijaybalajithecitizenBlogspot…
Free EBooks for Linux Freshers  —  Free EBooks for Linux Freshers (Linux/Unix)

Why did the peoples of the New World fail to invent the wheel?

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Twitter Trending analysis -

Posted: 16 May 2009 07:08 PM PDT

Swedish Government Wants to Force ISPs to Retain Data for 6

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Zeropaid
Swedish Government Wants to Force ISPs to Retain Data for 6  —  A newly leaked government report is suggesting that the Swedish government is planning on implementing a new law that would force ISPs to retain a...

Ask HN: The HN karma paradox

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:23 PM PDT

HackerNews / NewsYcombinator
Ask HN: The HN karma paradox  — 

20 Incredible Photoshopped Pictures

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Graphicdesignblog
20 Incredible Photoshopped Pictures  —  Some incredible and some disturbing picture. All to all a good photoshop work done. (Design)

Is Skype for Linux dead?

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / TuxxieBlogspot
Is Skype for Linux dead?  —  There does not seem to be a priority for Linux and an updated Skype for Linux has been long overdue. People have been wondering what is happening ...

Sample Google Chrome Extensions ‎(Chromium Developer Documentation)‎

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:03 PM PDT

Web 2.0 Logo Map Displays Internet Start-ups That Vanished or Got Acquired

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:40 PM PDT

list of all youtube videos taken down due to copyright complaint

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:28 PM PDT

Volvo Gets Equipped with Water Cannon

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / FocusoftBiz
Volvo Gets Equipped with Water Cannon  — Ford researchers strapped a gigantic water cannon onto a Volvo to help study how to enhance stability control technology, reducing risks to test dr...

Linux : Fedora 11 Screenshot Tour.

Posted: 16 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Fedoraproject
Linux : Fedora 11 Screenshot Tour.  —  Fedora 11 Screenshot Tour. Screen shots of install and other items. (Linux/Unix)

Then the answer is no.

Posted: 16 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT

I like this kind of ad on reddit!

Posted: 16 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Setting Up an SEO Shop Overnight!

Posted: 16 May 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Sphinn / Highrankings
Setting Up an SEO Shop Overnight!  — My rant about all the new SEO companies popping up over night... What I don't understand is why people think that SEO is something they can perfor...

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