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Time on social networks almost doubles in a year

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:18 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Reuters
Time on social networks almost doubles in a year  — NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters Life!) - Spending more time on social networks and blogs? You're not alone, with the latest figures showing the number of...

Google Wave: Our First Hands-On Impressions

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb
Google Wave: Our First Hands-On Impressions  — When Google Wave made its public debut last week, it created quite a stir, but without being able to get a hands-on look at the product, it was qui...

Mahalo's Case Of Mistaken Identity

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Mahalo's Case Of Mistaken Identity  — About 45 minutes ago I tried logging into Mahalo to stake a few claims for myself in the site's revamped directory , which pays users for creating ...

Why Apple Can Afford to Phone It In With the Next iPhone

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:48 PM PDT

AskNews / Wired
Why Apple Can Afford to Phone It In With the Next iPhone  —  Wired - Found 43 minutes ago Apple could sleepwalk through its next iPhone release and competitors still couldn't catch up, analysts ...

Adobe service puts browsers side by side

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Adobe service puts browsers side by side  — The technology, previously code-named Meer Meer, allows Web developers to compare how a site looks in Firefox, IE, and Safari.

AMD shows off world's first DirectX 11 GPU

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
AMD shows off world's first DirectX 11 GPU  —  On a roll of late, aren't we AMD ? Just when you thought the fun was slowing over in Taiwan, in flies this: the world's first official DirectX 11 ...

U.S. Inquiry Into Hiring at High-Tech Companies

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:45 PM PDT

NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes
U.S. Inquiry Into Hiring at High-Tech Companies  — The antitrust investigation targets some of Silicon Valley's best known companies, including Google, Yahoo, Apple and several others, according to ...

Tech giants reportedly targeted in DOJ recruiting probe

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Tech giants reportedly targeted in DOJ recruiting probe  — Apple, Google, and Yahoo are being investigated for possible antitrust violations over negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's emplo...

Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful  — Google's experiment make e-mail more like instant messaging, and IM more like e-mail.

Building an Advisory Board

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb
Building an Advisory Board  — This is one post/chapter in a serialized book called Startup 101. For the introduction and table of contents, please click here . This is part of ...

Liked "Google Takes On Microsoft With Operating System " http://ff.im/-3wlnm

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Mio's new Intel Atom and AMD Neo netbooks might help you navigate through a sea of me-too computers at Computex

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Mio's new Intel Atom and AMD Neo netbooks might help you navigate through a sea of me-too computers at Computex  —  Sure, it's odd to see Mio churning out a couple of netbooks, but what's even more surprising is that they're at least somewhat interesting. The 8....

Lithium acquires Keibi to help monitor its corporate social networks

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:22 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Lithium acquires Keibi to help monitor its corporate social networks  — Given the market, this deal makes sense: Corporate social network builder Lithium Technologies has acquired social content-filtering service Keibi ...

textPlus: Free Unlimited Group SMS on Your iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
textPlus: Free Unlimited Group SMS on Your iPhone or iPod Touch  — Theoretically you could never pay a single cent for real SMS messages again. textPlus , a super new iPhone and iPod Touch app for SMS, is a free al...

Missing Air France AF447

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Checkmycity
Missing Air France AF447  — An Air France plane missing over the Atlantic with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact, the air...

Microsoft introduces controller free gaming, Project Natal

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:23 PM PDT

Read all 'e-reader' posts in Digital Media

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / NewsCnet
Read all 'e-reader' posts in Digital Media  — by Lance Whitney Two companies that teamed up to create displays for the Sony Reader and Amazon.com Kindle e-book readers are officially joining fo...

"Mahalo Will Now Pay You To Create Topic Pages" via@erickschonfeld

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:08 PM PDT

Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 12:00 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money  — The curated search result service opens up its pages to user edits and pays them by sharing advertising revenues.

Wolfram Alpha holding live Q A Thursday

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 11:45 AM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Wolfram Alpha holding live Q A Thursday  — Company founder Stephen Wolfram will take live questions during a Thursday Webcast on Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram's new 'computational engine.'

25 Amazing Features of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Associatedegree
25 Amazing Features of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine  — Unlike a search engine, the Wolfram Alpha pulls from its own knowledge base and actually responds to questions, instead of spewing out reference ma...

Why Apple Can Afford to Phone It In With the Next iPhone

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Wired
Why Apple Can Afford to Phone It In With the Next iPhone  —  Apple could release a boring, minor upgrade for its next iPhone and it wouldn't matter because competitors are already far behind, analysts say. (...

Hitachi develops world’s smallest RFID chip

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Wii Hacker is working on Microsoft's Natal

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Atom Pinhole Camera

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Microsoft Launched New Search Engine, BING

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Texting disease away

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:31 PM PDT

NewsVineTechnology / BBCNews
Texting disease away  — A mobile phone based health project is helping the Peruvian military to keep disease at bay. The initiative, dubbed Alerta DISAMAR, has allowed do...

At 25, Tetris still eyeing growth

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Reuters
At 25, Tetris still eyeing growth  — By Franklin Paul LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If you've ever worked in an office or own a computer, chances are you've heard of Tetris. Born in 1984 and...

Questions and Answers: Air turbulence

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Guardian
Questions and Answers: Air turbulence  — Aviation experts explain phenomenon of air turbulence.. The Air France plane that disappeared between Brazil and France with 228 people on board is...

Sony Ericsson W995a: Walkman Cellphone with Geo-Tagging 8.1MP Camera

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Sony Ericsson W995a: Walkman Cellphone with Geo-Tagging 8.1MP Camera   — This is the Sony Ericsson W995a , a 600 unlocked Wi-Fi and A2DP-enabled 3G cellphone that puts together a 8.1-megapixel camerawith geo-tagging cap...

Covet.com Will Be Your Stylist And Personal Shopper In One

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:15 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Covet.com Will Be Your Stylist And Personal Shopper In One  —  Shopping for fashion on the web can be an overwhelming experience. Not only can you find an unlimited amount of clothing on the e-commerce sites ...

Microsoft games executive describes origins of Project Natal game controls

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Microsoft games executive describes origins of Project Natal game controls  — Microsoft threw one of the biggest curve balls at the E3 video game conference on Monday as it announced a new way to control games through your sp...

Opera releases first test version of new browser

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Opera releases first test version of new browser  — HELSINKI (Reuters) - Norway's Opera Software released on Wednesday the first test version of Opera 10, the newest version of its browser, promising...

Sony unveils PSP Go gaming device

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

BBC / BBCTechnology
Sony unveils PSP Go gaming device  — Sony unveils its new, widely-leaked, handheld gaming device, the PSP Go, at the E3 video games conference in Los Angeles.

Brocade gets HP HBA support

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

TheRegister / TheRegister
Brocade gets HP HBA support  — But can't see any for CNA HP has added another brick to Brocade's wall by qualifying its host bus adapters with ProLiant servers, along with MSA an...

25 Amazing Features of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Associatedegree
25 Amazing Features of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine  — Unlike a search engine, the Wolfram Alpha pulls from its own knowledge base and actually responds to questions, instead of spewing out reference ma...

At 25, Tetris still eyeing growth

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Reuters
At 25, Tetris still eyeing growth  — By Franklin Paul LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If you've ever worked in an office or own a computer, chances are you've heard of Tetris. Born in 1984 and...

SpyOnWeb

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:10 PM PDT

Sphinn / Spyonweb
SpyOnWeb  — Simply enter website url, ip address, google adsense or google analytics code and find out what sites belong to the same owner.. Free Alternative t...

Google and Bing: Plagiarism or ... ?

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / CappellaBlogspot
Google and Bing: Plagiarism or ... ?  —  They always say: To copy your stuff is the best compliment that you have done your stuff very well. I wonder if Bing is trying to tell Google that...

160+ RSS Feeds For Web-Designers And Developers

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT

25 machines that defined personal computing: Altair to IBM

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Maximumpc
25 machines that defined personal computing: Altair to IBM  —  We take a close look at some of the most influential personal computers of the past 40 years. From pre-microprocessor machines to the venerated IB...

Yahoo's Cloud

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:43 PM PDT

HackerNews / Yahoo
Yahoo's Cloud  — 

Threads, slow and buggy

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:43 PM PDT

Another Big Gov't Conservative Wants to Censor the Internet

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / PokerBlogtownhall
Another Big Gov't Conservative Wants to Censor the Internet  —  U.S. News World Report published a column by Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) on the issue of online poker. Regrettably, Bachus argued in favor...

The Free Speech Bastion: Too Much We Think?

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Firstamendmentuninhibited....
The Free Speech Bastion: Too Much We Think?  — Since certain social media sites allow unlimited posts from media whores such as CNN, USA Today, etc., I think it is absurd that opposing and often...

Robot Vacuums With Dirt-Emptying Docks

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Botjunkie
Robot Vacuums With Dirt-Emptying Docks  — The Siemens Sensor Cruiser VSR 8000 and the K rcher RC 3000 come with a base station which can charge the robot and empty the dust bin.

Warning: Brain overload

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Timesonline
Warning: Brain overload  — Scientists fear that a digital flood of 24-hour rolling news and infotainment is putting our primitive grey matter under such stress that we can no...

Google Loses Backwards Compatibility On Paid Link Blocking PageRank Sculpting

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Bloggasm 6% of Huffington Post s front page stories contain original reporting from the site

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Valve announce Left 4 Dead 2

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / JustblissWordpress
Valve announce Left 4 Dead 2  — Valve have announced that Left 4 Dead is returning from.. well It didnt have time to go anywhere but at least it looks like some more content is co...

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